[1. 2022 Employee of the Year Recognition - 11:30 a.m.]
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>> >> GOOD MORNING. AND WELCOME TO THE 2022 CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE HERE TO FACILITATE AND CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH YOU. PLEASE WELCOME DR. DANIEL
CURRY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR OPENING REMARKS. >> THANK YOU, TRACY.
FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO HELP US PLAN FOR THIS DAY. SINCE MAY OF 2020, WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, WE'VE BEEN ANNOUNCING OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSON OF THE YEAR, IN THIS WAY, LIVE STREAMED AND SURPRISED AT THEIR PLACE OF WORK. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAVE A BANQUET.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BANQUET TONIGHT. BUT WE HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP DOING THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT EACH WINNER'S PLACE OF WORK. WE'RE GOING TO HONOR ONE TEACHER. IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO HONOR JUST ONE ESP.
BUT THAT INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTS ALL. AS A SON OF A SUPPORT PERSON, I HAVE FOND APPRECIATION FOR THE CRITICAL ROLE YOU PLAY IN OUR SYSTEM.
NO MATTER YOUR POSITION OR TITLE, YOU ARE REALLY TEACHERS TOO.
ALL OF OUR SCHOOL HONOREES WILL BE APPROPRIATELY HONORED AT A BANQUET LATER THIS EVENING.
ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES COMING OFF AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING PERIOD.
ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVING DONE THINGS NOBODY EVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHALLENGES, CELEBRATING OUR FINEST IS THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL HERE IN 2022.
YOU HELP TO BUILD OUR FUTURE BY SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES AND SAVE LIVES. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PUT STUDENTS ON TRACK TO THE AMERICAN DREAM. YOU BUILD THE BRIDGE THAT THEY TRAVEL TO GET FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE THEY CAN BE. TODAY, WE CELEBRATE YOU ALL.
OKAY. SO I AM GOING TO GO OUT TO MY CAR AND GO SURPRISE SOMEONE.
SO ENJOY THE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU, DR. CURRY. IT IS NOW MY HONOR TO WELCOME DOMINICK POWELL FROM OUR PARTNER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION TO OFFER
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES. >> GOOD MORNING, CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MY NAME IS DOMINICK POWELL, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. WE ARE SO HONORED TO BE A SPONSOR AND A PART OF AN AMAZING DAY, CELEBRATING YOU AS OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ON BEHALF OF THE CREDIT UNION, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE NOMINEES THIS YEAR AND GOOD LUCK TO THIS YEAR'S CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSON OF
THE YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOMINICK.
YOUR PARTNERSHIP HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL TO THIS EVENT. I AM NOW EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST GROUP OF THE 2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR HONOREES. I WILL NOW SHARE MY SCREEN.
MIC MICHELLE PERRY, BARSTOW ELEMENTARY.
LORI HODGE, BARSTOW ELEMENTARY. ANN JONES, WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
JULIE BOGAZIK, BEACH ELEMENTARY. SHERI OWENS, BEACH ELEMENTARY.
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OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS AGAIN.LET'S GO HERE. HOLD ON. LORI WHITAKER LORI WHITAKER, WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY. COLLEEN COXE, WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY.
DENISE LENNON CALVERT ELEMENTARY. RACHEL HALL CALVERT ELEMENTARY.
MARCUS LECOUNT, CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL. TYLER PERKINS.
CALVERT COUNTRY SCHOOL. SHERI BLITZ, SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY.
BROOK SEARS, SUNDERLAND ELEMENTARY. VICTORIA BALLENTIN, CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL. KELLY MCDONALD, CALVERT HIGH SCHOOL.
JANICE PARKER, ST. LEONARD ELEMENTARY. JACQUELINE WILLY ST. LEONARD
ELEMENTARY. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M STACY, PRESIDENT OF THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF. THANK YOU DR. CURRY AND TRACY FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. I'M GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO MAKE THIS PROCESS MORE EQUITABLE FOR ALL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. I AM HAPPY TO SEND CONGRATULATORY REMARKS TO NOT ONLY THE HONOREES, BUT TO ALL CCPS STAFF, FOR NAVIGATING A HIGHLY STRESSFUL AND DEMANDING YEAR. ONLY BY WORKING TOGETHER AND RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER'S KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS WILL WE CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON THIS JOURNEY. IT IS OUR SIMILARITIES THAT LEND SUPPORT AND OUR DIFFERENCES THAT ALLOW US TO GROW. TO MICHELLE, JULIE, TYLER, DENISE, KELLY, CINDY, WANDA, LORI, ELIZABETH, LISA, SONYA, TJ, BRIDGETT, VALERIE, DANA, SHIRLEY, JANICE, SHERI, COLLEEN AND DAWN THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE STUDENTS OF CCPS. FOR LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND FOR EXEMPLIFYING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF ALL CALVERT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.
CONGRATULATIONS, THIS IS A WELL DESERVED HONOR. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH STACY.
AND EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM APPRECIATES YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR. WE WILL NOW GO AND TURN TO OUR SECOND GROUP OF THE 2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR HONOREES. I WILL NOW SHARE MY SCREEN AND LET'S HOPE -- OOPS.
LET'S DO THIS AGAIN. THERE WE GO. CYNTHIA BOYTET, CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL. JASON OATES, CALVERT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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ANGELA COXE, SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHIRLEY SURGENT, SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL. WANDA PECK, CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY.KATRINA WRIGHT, CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY. CATHERINE WEISSKURCHER, PLUMB POINT MIDDLE. DANA SMITH, PLUMB POINT MIDDLE. CORRINE HEARTSOG, DOW ELEMENTARY. MELISSA COXE. DOW ELEMENTARY.
LEAH NURVEY, PLUMB POINT ELEMENTARY. VALERIE ANDERSON, PLUMB PLUM POINT ELEMENTARY. DAWN BENTON. ALAN PRICE.
ELIZABETH COLLINS, HUNTINGTOWN ELEMENTARY. SO NOW I'M HONORED TO INTRODUCE
MS. DONNA, PRESIDENT OF THE CALVERT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. >> GOOD MORNING.
ON THIS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWESOMENESS, I AM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE A FEW REMARKS AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALVERT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. AND CALVERT COUNTY'S AWESOME TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO CELEBRATE ALL STAFF, AS EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR, EVERY YEAR. BUT ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR.
I RECOGNIZE HOW DIFFICULT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN. WE MAY HAVE RETURNED TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, BUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT NORMAL FOR YOU.
TEACHERS, YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB. THE PEOPLE YOU CHOSE TO REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOLS ARE PHENOMENAL EDUCATORS. CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. THEY ARE ADVOCATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH, ADVOCATES FOR CEA, ADVOCATES FOR KEEPING DIVERSE BOOKS ON OUR LIBRARY SHELVES. ADVOCATES FOR THEIR STUDENTS, ADVOCATES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. ADVOCATES FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZES. FOR THE RELATED ARTS AND EQUITY AND FUNDING.
THEIR STORIES ARE INSPIRING. THEY REMIND US TO LISTEN WITH EMPATHY, BE KIND TO OURSELVES, AND THAT IT'S OKAY TO HAVE AN OOPS. IF I HAD TO PICK ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE ALL OF THIS YEAR'S WINNERS, IT WOULD BE PASSIONATE.
PASSIONATE ABOUT READING AND WRITING, PASSIONATE ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER. PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL. ANYONE OF THESE AWESOME TEACHERS WOULD REPRESENT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELL AS THE 2022 MARYLAND TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CHILDREN EVERY
DAY. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH, DONNA. NOW WE GET TO SEE OUR LAST GROUP OF HONOREES. AND I WILL NOW SHARE MY SCREEN. (NO AUDIO)OKAY.
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AND NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THE CALVERT ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS,PRESIDENT, TRAVIS MISTER. >> GOOD MORNING. YOUR JOB IS CHANGING DAILY.
WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE IN CALVERT COUNTY WITH US. I EMPHASIZE THE WORD "SOME" BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO IMPACT STUDENTS'S LIVES DAILY. FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY, YOU ARE TRULY A HERO. YOU INSPIRE YOUNG LEARNERS, MOTIVATE YOUR FELLOW CO-WORKERS. CULTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS CAN THRIVE IN. YOU HAVE IT. YOU ASK WHAT IS IT? YOU HAVE THE UNCANNY ABILITY TO ENGROSS STUDENTS IN YOUR CONTENT, ALLOWING THEM TO EXPLORE, EXPLAIN AND APPLY THEIR LEARNING. IT IS BEING AVAILABLE TO MEET YOUR STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE EACH AND EVERY DAY. IT IS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU ARE APPROACHABLE BY EVERYONE. IT IS ULTIMATELY BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR LEARNERS AND BEING A PROFESSIONAL. YOUR STUDENTS, YOUR COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE LUCKY TO HAVE EACH OF YOU. I SPEAK FOR YOUR ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS, THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE WISH EACH OF YOU THE BEST OF
LUCK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TRAVIS.
SHARE MY SCREEN ONE MORE TIME. YOU HAVE JUST SEEN ALL 49 OF OUR WONDERFUL 2022 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AND TEACHER OF THE YEAR HONOREES.
AT THIS TIME CCPS WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JEFF WANAMAKER, FROM BAYSIDE AUTO GROUP, FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF THIS WONDERFUL EVENT. NO OTHER COUNTY CELEBRATES THEIR TEACHER AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS LIKE WE DO. WE ARE LUCKY AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE PARTNERS LIKE JEFF AND MARK HERE TO SUPPORT EACH WINNER.
IVE WITH DR. SUSAN JOHNSON, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF INSTRUCTION AND MR. TONY NEVARRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, WHO ARE ON
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LOCATION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.>> HELLO. WE'RE HERE AT PLUM POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
CONGRATULATIONS. WE RECOGNIZE YOU AS CALVERT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSON OF THE YEAR. COME ON DOWN. SEE WHAT YOU GET.
OH MY GOSH. THANK YOU. GO HAVE A SEAT IN THERE.
CHECK IT OUT. SO HERE IS MS. DANA SMITH, OUR COUNTY EDUCATIOAL SUPPORT
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR. >> CONGRATULATIONS, DANA, WE ARE SO EXCITED AND PROUD THAT YOU REPRESENT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS THE 2022 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR. AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IS SPECIAL TO US AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WINNERS AND HONOREES. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CONSTELLATION EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, COMMUNITY BANK OF THE CHESAPEAKE.
CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM. CALVERT COUNTY SCHOOL FOUNDATION.
WEAR YOUR SPIRIT WAREHOUSE IN HUNTINGTOWN. STYLED SALON IN PRINCE FREDERICK. LORD CALVERT BOWLING. JERRY'S PLACE SEAFOOD.
NO TIME TO COOK AND THE OPTIMIST CLUB OF CALVERT. SO NOW WE ARE GETTING READY TO GIVE AWAY ANOTHER NEW CAR COMPLIMENTS OF BAYSIDE AUTO GROUP, DR. CURRY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS HAS ARRIVED ON LOCATION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2022 EACHER OF THE YEAR. DR. CURRY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL WHERE I AM YET OR NOT.
WE HAVE CALLED FOR THE TEACHER TO JOIN US REALLY SOON. WHILE I'M HERE, I'LL POINT OUT
THAT WE'VE GOT MARK HERE REPRESENTING BAYSIDE TOYOTA. >> WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS OVER TEN YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS. THIS IS OUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSON OF THE YEAR. SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.
THANK YOU, DR. CURRY. THANK YOU CALVERT SCHOOL SYSTEMS.
>> ZACK IS THE CAMERAMAN. AND FLOWERS AND BALLOONS TO GIVE TO THE TEACHER.
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WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR -- I WILL TELL YOU NOW THAT WE ARE AT HUNTINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.AND WE ARE WAITING FOR A TEACHER. SHE HAS BEEN CALLED.
HOPEFULLY WILL BE HERE SOON. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ROCK STARS THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. ALL OF OUR TEACHERS HAVE HAD TO DO THINGS NO ONE EVER THOUGHT A TEACHER WOULD BE EXPECTED TO DO.
THEY HAVE BEEN PIONEERS IN MANY WAYS. NEW THINGS.
THEY ARE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY, WITH TEAMS MEETINGS AND ALL OF THE ONLINE PLATFORMS. THEY JUST KIND OF BECOME A REGULAR PART OF OUR WORK AND YOUR WORK.
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS. AND JUST KIND OF -- >> MAYBE WE SHOULD GO SURPRISE
HER. >> WE SHOULD RUN HER DOWN INSTEAD.
>> YOU COULD ALWAYS DO A DANCE, DR. CURRY. >> OH, YEAH.
IT MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR EVERYONE. >> I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO FIND HER. LET'S SEE HERE. WE ARE A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DOWN TIME. MAYBE WE CAN GET MR. WEBER TO
SAY A FEW WORDS. >> BE HAPPY TO. EXCITED.
REAT TEACHER AND GREAT REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR SCHOOL.
EXCITED FOR HER. OUTSTANDING JOB. ONE OF OUR BEST.
>> YOU KIND OF HAVE A THING GOING, MR. WEBER. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OF CALVERT COUNTY TEACHERS OF THE YEAR THAT COME FROM HUNTINGTOWN.
>> IT ALL STARTS AT THE TOP. NO. I TELL YOU, THEY MAKE ME LOOK GOOD.
THIS IS THE BEST STAFF I EVER WORKED WITH IN MY 42 YEARS. TALENTED GROUP.
DEDICATED. SHE IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT. WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW THROUGH
HERE. >> MS. OLMER TEACHES WHAT? >> ENGLISH.
>> HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN HERE? >> SINCE THE FOURTH OR FIFTH YEAR.
SHE TEACHES 11TH GRADE ENGLISH PRIMARILY. DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
PLUS SHE IS OUR WRITING COACH. HAS INFLUENCE ON ALL CONTENT. >> WELL, WE KNOW THE SCORES, HUNTINGTOWN HIGH HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE. SOMETIMES THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING HERE.
>> GREAT TEAM. >> ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
CONGRATULATIONS. THERE SHE IS. THANK YOU.
THIS IS AWESOME. BEFORE YOU DIG INTO THE CAKE, LET'S TAKE YOU OUT TO SEE WHAT
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ELSE WE HAVE FOR YOU, FROM BAYSIDE TOYOTA. COME ON.A LITTLE PRESENT FOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE ONLINE.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> THIS IS REALLY COOL. SUCH AN HONOR.
THIS IS A REALLY BIG SURPRISE. I'M PRIVILEGED TO TEACH IN THIS TOWN.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, TRACY THAT IS IT FOR TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR IN CALVERT COUNTY, ALL OF OUR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR IN CALVERT COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING AT A BANQUET.
BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY AND ALWAYS A WONDERFUL TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR STAFF AND ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THEY DO. HANDING IT BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU, DR. CURRY.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, RACHEL. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING YEAR AS YOU REPRESENT CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS THE 2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR. I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR HONOREES. WE TRULY LOVE AND APPRECIATE
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