Recognizing excellence in Kyrene is a long-standing tradition that has celebrated educators for eight years. Since the inception of the Kyrene Values Awards, over 800 employees have been honored.

This school year, we asked Team Kyrene to submit peer nominations for the individuals who go above and beyond for our schools, students and staff, rooted in the traits outlined in the Kyrene Key Values: Connection, Collaboration, Compassion, Courage, Curiosity. These shared values define who we are as Kyrene educators and what it takes to meet our responsibilities to students, to each other and to our community. Kyrene Values Educator awardees are recognized quarterly by the Superintendent. Awards will be given out quarterly to 12 recipients who are chosen from the nomination pool by the Kyrene Values Committee. Last week, we surprised and celebrated our quarter 3 awardees amongst their students and peers.

Our quarter 3 awardees are:

1. Scott Rapier, PE Teacher, Kyrene Altadeña
2. Kathy Cota, 1st Grade Teacher, Kyrene del Cielo
3. Amy Dill, ESS Certified Facilitator, District Office
4. Jazzy Fey, Administrative Support Specialist, District Office
5. Adrienne Hekster-Babic, K-5 Instructional Assistant, Kyrene de la Estrella
6. Taylor Medina, IA Resource Preschool CCDS, Kyrene de la Estrella
7. Jesse Oates, Program Coordinator II, Kyrene de la Estrella
8. Mindy Johnson, 4th Grade Teacher, Kyrene de la Mariposa Computer Science Academy
9. Carrin Collins-Rowe, Teacher/Academic SEI Interventionist, Kyrene de los Niños
10. Aviana Kooi, IA Resource CCD, C.I. Waggoner
11. Kayla Langston, Teacher Librarian, C.I. Waggoner
12. Margaret Rodriguez, Principal, C.I. Waggoner

Congratulations to our awardees and to all the individuals who were nominated!

Thank you to our sponsor, CORE Construction for providing each awardee with a $100 Amazon gift card.