The Board of Trustees recognized several groups at the September 9, 2024 board meeting.

September Pledge Leader

Thank you to Lily Snyder, third grader at San Leon Elementary, for leading the pledges to the American flag and the Texas flag at the September 9 board meeting.

Texas New Mexico Power and CLEAResult Score and Load Shed Program

Josh Campbell, Program Manager with Texas New Mexico Power, presented Dickinson ISD with a $108,126 check for energy efficiency through participation in the annual CLEAResult Score and Load Shed Program. District highlight which helped account for the cash incentive include multiple chiller and HVA retrofits, roof replacements, LED light retrofits, and summer load management. 

Pictured with Campbell for the ceremonial check presentation are members of the Board of Trustees, Superintendent Dr. Rebecca Brown, Director of Energy Managemen Jeff Pulkinen and Assistant Director of Energy Management Aaron Whitener. 

Dickinson ISD Head Building Keepers

There is an important group of employees working behind the scenes each day to make sure our buildings are clean and ready for students, teachers, support staff, and visitors. Whether it is cleaning and maintaining restrooms, picking up trash, dusting, mopping and so much more, the district’s 16 Head Building Keepers have an eye for details and lead the custodians at each facility to make sure the 2.65 million square feet of district facilities are cleaned.

The Board of Trustees honored the following:  Kassandra Aviles, Bay Colony; Maria Pena, Calder Road; Lupe Olguin, Hughes Road; Perla Padilla, K.E. Little; Lupita Garcia, Lobit Village; Raquel Pelico, San Leon; Abraham Morales, Silbernagel; Bernadino Romero, Barber; Susana Castillo, Dunbar; Juan Pelico, Dickinson Junior; Maria Coreno, Kranz; Alex Flores, McAdams; Gloria Gomez, Dickinson High; Maribel Cuadra, DCC/DALC; Nina Flores, ESC and Gator Academy; and Esther Lopez, Facility Services.

Teacher Incentive Allotment Recipients

Dickinson ISD had 35 teacher qualify to receive the Teacher Incentive Allotment during the August 2024 distribution. The TIA was created in 2019 as part of House Bill 3, and the goal of the program is to recruit, retain, and reward high-quality teachers by providing a state stipend based on performance. To receive a designation, a teacher must be National Board Certified or identified as a top-performing teacher per the standards provided by TEA as well as meet district criteria. The three designation levels are Recognized, Exemplary, and Master, and the stipend amount varies from $903 - $20,060 based on the designation level and current campus assignment.

Congratulations to the following TIA recipients for the August 2024 distribution. They include:

• Master Designation - Ashley Anderson, Creacy Brown, Francesca Grice, Carol Leggio, Li Lu, and Yadira Sesher
• Exemplary Designation - Cinthya Angeles, Andrea Bright, Sarah Carr, Diane Fernandez, Anna Flores, Victoria Graves, Alexandria Hernandez, Ryan Janak, Marisa Johnson, Melanie Macias, Alexis N’Ganga, Monica Rickerl, Emily Tracy, and Jessica Van Horn
• Recognized Designation - Barbara Erdberg, Shelby Hollen, Juliann Ivory, Diana Lobato, Karly Provoyeur, William Seidensticker, Michael-Ann Shumate, Stephanie Smothers, Devin Tarver, Janet Tuttle, Christie Verdun, and Hannah Westerlage