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District 1/ North Killeen
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I grew up in Killeen, my dad retired from the United States Army, my mother is a retired teacher from Killeen ISD. Early on my parents taught me the value of being tenacious, self starting, vision and purpose driven, the importance of focus and taking deliberate action, compassion for our fellow man/woman, the power of forgiveness, and ultimately the value of love.
What do you do for a living and how did you get into the field you are in? If you are retired, what did you do?
The Killeen Independent School District board of trustees approved an increase to Teacher of the Year prize payments at the regular school board meeting Tuesday evening.
For the past decade, KISD has participated in the Texas State Teacher of the Year program which awards Teacher of the Year honorees with a monetary gift annually.
This year, the district is retroactively awarding prizes to the 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year.
âWe want to celebrate our teachersâ success,â KISD Superintendent John Craft said.
Tuesday, the KISD school board unanimously voted 6-0 to more than double the Teacher of the Year winnersâ checks from $2,000 to $5,000. Board member Shelley Wells was absent Tuesday and unable to vote.
Saegert Elementary Assistant Principal Becky Whitelow will become the newest principal of Brookhaven Elementary this fall.
âHer natural ability to lead is easily recognized by all who come in contact with her,â the district said of Whitelow in a press release.
Whitelow, a military combat veteran, began her KISD career as a first-grade teacher at Sugar Loaf Elementary. Whitelow will replace outgoing principal Iris Felder who was recently promoted to KISD executive director of elementary schools.
Cedar Valley Elementary Assistant Principal Jessica Napolez will become the schoolâs newest principal for the 2021-2022 school year.
Napolez began her KISD career teaching at Iduma and Hay Branch elementary schools.
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Hundreds resign, retire amid extremely challenging year for educators
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KILLEEN, TX â Thousands of teachers have resigned or retired over the last year, but what s more, is the number of educators who ve died across our nation from COVID-19.
As many districts continue looking at mitigating viruses in the years to come, the Killeen Educators Association highlights the challenges faculty still face. Yes the kids might be okay, but they re not going to empty schools they re not going to empty classrooms, they re going to people who could very much well die from this virus, said Jennifer Lee, an educator with KISD.