An Internal Newsletter from the
Sherman ISD Communications Department
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Staff of the Year Recognized At May Board Meeting |
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Watch the Staff of the Year recognition video above |
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The Sherman ISD Board of Trustees recognized the Staff of the Year at the Monday night board meeting. |
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Elementary Teacher of the Year
Kacy Hawkins, Fairview Elementary kindergarten teacher
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Secondary Teacher of the Year
Kristi Sroka, Sherman High School animal sciences teacher and CTE Department Chair
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New Teacher of the Year
Jacquelyn Hernandez, Pre-K teacher at Fred Douglass ECC
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Employee of the Year
Scott Conrad, Director of Maintenance and Operations
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Team of the Year
SHS Biology Team of Bryan Batts, Owen Meachum, Suzy Richardson, Heather Moothart, Stacey Ramay and Carolyn Tucker
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Substitute of the Year
Carla Adam, regular substitute at Washington
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Volunteer of the Year
Jessie Brannum, regular volunteer
at Wakefield
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Crystal Tumbleson Named Katy Country, Mad Rock Teacher of the Year |
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Congratulations to Crystal Tumbleson for being named the 93.1 Katy Country and Mad Rock 102.5 Teacher of the Year! Tumbleson is a special education teacher at Sherman High School and works diligently to ensure the learning of her students. She was nominated in April as the stations' Teacher of the Month.
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Dr. Kelly Flowers Named Director of Bilingual Education and Language Services |
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Dr. Kelly Flowers, who has served Sherman ISD as the Director of Elementary Education for the past two years, has been named the district's Director of Bilingual Education and Language Services.
Dr. Flowers is fluent in both Spanish and English. Before joining Sherman ISD, served as a district point person for the Bilingual Language Arts Vertical Team, a curriculum writer for bilingual ELA frameworks, and a third, fourth, and fifth-grade bilingual teacher. She has also served as an elementary assistant principal.
Dr. Flowers earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Austin College, a master's in Educational Administration from Texas A&M Commerce and her doctorate in Education Leadership from the University of North Texas.
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Amy Porter Named Director of Elementary Education |
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Amy Porter, the current principal of Sherman Middle School, has been named Director of Elementary Education for Sherman ISD.
Porter, who is a Sherman High School graduate, has served the district for 28 years, as an elementary teacher, instructional technology coordinator, elementary and middle school principal and Director of Teaching and Learning.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and a master's degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
The district is working with Sherman Middle School staff to create a principal profile to guide the hiring process for a new leader at SMS.
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Give Us Your Thoughts on Health Insurance Costs, Care Availability |
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The Texas Legislature passed SB 1444 in 2021, introducing changes to the state health insurance for educators, TRS ActiveCare. One of those changes stated school employees should be asked about their satisfaction with health insurance costs and care availability in their area under their current insurance plan.
We ask you to please complete the survey before the end of the year. When asked which ESC region covers Sherman ISD, answer ESC Region 10.
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Time to Enroll in Supplemental Benefits |
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Open enrollment for supplemental benefits ends May 31. Self-enrollment is possible online if you have missed an appointment with a Benefits Specialist.
Supplemental benefits include dental insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending, dependent care accounts, health savings accounts and more.
Lunch will be provided to the campus with the highest participation in terms of percentage.
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Bearcat Day Camp To Be Offered This Summer For SISD Employees |
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It’s a great time to be a Bearcat! Sherman’s Bearcat Day Camp’s summer program will be offered for the third year, and we are so excited to offer this program for our valued employees.
Anyone who works in SISD is offered free child care through this program. Students 4 years to going into sixth grade are welcome. Dates this year are May 31 until August 4. Operating hours will be 7am to 4:45pm, and lunch and breakfast will be provided.
Bearcat Day Camp will be at Neblett Elementary. Each week students will study a different theme. From dinosaurs to weather, the fun doesn't stop! Students will stay engaged and active!
If you are interested and would like to take advantage of this fun program, please fill out the form through the button below.
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SISD Staff Members Receive Service Pin Awards |
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Staff members from across the district recently received service pin awards in recognition for their years of service at Sherman ISD. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to our students! |
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Retiree Celebrations To Be Held At SISD Campuses |
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Congratulations to all our retirees this year! Each campus is holding a celebration for their respective retirees, and you're invited to attend.
All retirees will be honored for their service to the district at the Retiree Dinner at 6pm on May 23 at the Hilton Garden Inn.
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Business Education
for Teachers Program
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Partnership between local EDCs, ISDs and Workforce Solutions Texoma
for Middle School and High School Teachers/Counselors
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Camp Gladiator Healthy Lifestyle Webinar |
Camp Gladiator is offering healthy lifestyle webinars at an exclusive discount when you use the code TTCHALLENGE79 at sign-up.
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We would love the opportunity to feature honors and recognitions received by SISD employees. Please send accomplishments and news to Todd Kleiboer at tkleiboer@shermanisd.net.
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