A meals service employee at Hanson Elementary College in Ramona has been named one of many 2022 California Categorised Workers of the 12 months.
Gayla Hager is the lead meals service worker on the college and has been with the Ramona Unified College District for 18 years. She was named one in all 9 state categorized workers of the yr and was additionally one in all California’s two nominees for the nationwide RISE (Recognizing Inspiring College Workers) Award, which will likely be introduced by the U.S. Division of Training subsequent yr.
Hager was additionally chosen because the San Diego County Categorised Worker of the 12 months.
In his announcement of the state honor, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond stated, “Gayla Hager stands out as an exemplary college meals service skilled, in each her kid-friendly strategy to customer support and her stellar work efficiency, even throughout tough circumstances. Gayla has perfected the stability between regulatory compliance and comfortable, well-fed college students.”
Thurmond went on to explain how Hager learns the meals likes and dislikes of scholars so she will be able to symbolize them at districtwide menu planning conferences. In a number of situations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Hager needed to single-handedly put together, serve, clear up after and doc 450 meals in a single college day.
In addition to selecting their Categorised Workers of the 12 months, many college districts have additionally named their Academics of the 12 months, a few of whom will go on to compete for the county after which the state title. The San Diego County Workplace of Training plans to decide on and honor the San Diego County lecturers of the yr within the fall.
North County’s college district winners, certificated workers adopted by categorized workers, are:
Bonsall Unified College District: Amy Tull, fifth-grade instructor, Vivian Banks Constitution College; Laura Vera, attendance clerk, Sullivan Center College
Carlsbad Unified College District: Amanda Tsoi, sixth-grade science instructor, Valley Center College; Dan DeLeon, campus security assistant, Sage Creek Excessive College
Del Mar Union College District: Stephanie Cluxton, kindergarten, Torrey Hills College; well being aide technicians Susie Peterson, Ashley Falls, Lisa Kim, Sycamore Ridge, Debra Maldonado, Sage Canyon, Becky Younger, Del Mar Heights and Del Mar Hills, Tracy Berger, Carmel Del Mar, Jaime Hernandez, Torrey Hills, and Sanjana Dhruv, Ocean Air and Del Mar Heights
Encinitas Union College District: Jennifer Inexperienced, fifth grade, Ocean Knoll Elementary College; Danielle Johnson, tutorial assistant, specialised care I, Flora Vista Elementary College
Escondido Union College District: Carla Hodge, second grade, Felicita Elementary College, and Johanna Vigil-Deleon, industrial know-how / STEM lab, Rincon Center College; Gregory Nava, paraeducator within the SEAS (Social-Emotional Educational Helps) program, Miller Elementary College
Escondido Union Excessive College District: David Nemteanu, graphic arts instructor, Del Lago Academy; Tracy Reynolds, senior community help technician, district service heart
Fallbrook Union Elementary College District: Breena Bogikes, elementary bodily training instructor, William H. Frazier Elementary College; Thomas O’Malley, lead mechanic, Transportation Division
Oceanside Unified College District: Rebecca Miceli, first and second grade, Del Rio Elementary College, and Kristina Vasquez, Eleventh-grade U.S. Historical past and ninth-grade entrepreneural exploration instructor, El Camino Excessive College; Donna Contrado, well being technician, Palmquist Elementary College, and Carlos Rozo, day lead custodian, César Chávez Center College
Poway Unified College District: Nay Flinn, kindergarten instructor at Join Academy, Aimee McCoy, eighth-grade humanities and AVID instructor, Mesa Verde Center College, and Andrea Ford, Spanish instructor, Westview Excessive College; Andrea Schmidt, college bus driver, Transportation Division, Alisa Mendenhall, accounting assistant IV, preschool, after college and prolonged scholar providers, Debra Sabatini, well being technician, Bernardo Heights Center College, Julie Charles, well being technician, Willow Grove Elementary College
Ramona Unified College District: Kaylene Weber, intervention instructor grades 1-6, Barnett Elementary College; Gayla Hager, lead meals service, Hanson Elementary College
San Diego County Workplace of Training: Cindy Stallo, training specialist at 37ECB Neighborhood College; Vedrana Carew, English language growth assistant, Lindsay Neighborhood College
San Dieguito Union Excessive College District: Timothy Stiven, social science and humanities instructor, Canyon Crest Academy; Cathy Shroyer, administrative assistant II, district workplace administrative providers
San Marcos Unified College District: Kristen Engler, college counselor, Richland Elementary College; Ivy Keim, occupational therapist, Early Training Heart
San Pasqual Union College District: Kymbee McKay, kindergarten instructor; Mike Veach, upkeep division
Solana Seaside College District: Kathy Cimo, college nurse, Solana Santa Fe College; Susan Callagy, tutorial assistant, Solana Pacific College
Valley Heart-Pauma Unified College District: Evelyn Hupp, particular training instructor, Valley Heart Elementary College; Omar Huerta, assist desk technician, district workplace know-how division
Vista Unified College District (Golden Apple award winners): Susan Blew, a number of elementary topics, The Management Academy; Christine Barrett, arithmetic, Madison Center College; Krystal De Leeuw, particular training, Vista Excessive College; Christina DeSanto, principal, Rancho Minerva Center College; Scott Conley, operations supervisor, Services/Upkeep/Operations; Rosie Figueroa, administrative secretary, Monte Vista Elementary College; Nick Garcia, psychologist, Beaumont Elementary College