Maryland's Largest School District
The MCPS Fire Ribbon celebrates excellence in teamwork, collaboration, and peer support across MCPS schools. This peer-to-peer, crowd-sourced recognition builds culture, and reflects MCPS values of community, service, and excellence.
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Bannockburn ES |
Jonathan Dworin |
ELD Teacher |
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Brookhaven ES |
Allison McGowan |
STEM Teacher |
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Brookhaven ES |
Antoni Forline |
Music Teacher |
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Brookhaven ES |
Sagine Dominique |
Paraeducator |
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Carderock Springs ES |
Hannah Robbins |
5th Grade Team Leader |
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Carl Sandburg Learning Center |
Jordan Masker |
Program Specialist |
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Chevy Chase ES |
Sam Elson, Nada Ibrahim, Bridget Prego, Josephine Luster, Zamzam Salhan, Colleen O'Brien |
MCPS Staff |
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Clearspring ES |
Amber Debrowski |
Kindergarten |
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Cloverly ES |
Mr. Peet |
Building Services |
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Dr. Sally K. Ride ES |
Astrid Odellas |
Kindergarten/First Grade Learning Center Teacher |
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Fox Chapel ES |
Alicia Reed |
Grade 5 Team Leader |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Philip Brando |
Science Teacher |
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Garrett Park ES |
Eric Almengor |
Administrative Secretary |
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Garrett Park ES |
Shakirra McKinley |
School Counselor |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Leslie Manzon |
Special Education Team Leader |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Farah Shahrostambaik |
Pre-K Paraeducator |
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Glen Haven ES |
Travis Truppner |
Paraeducator |
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Glenallan ES |
Juan Del Granado |
Building Service Worker |
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Greenwood ES |
Eugenia Chang |
ELD Teacher |
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Highland View ES |
Rosa Pineda and Jose Ayala |
Building Service Workers |
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Jones Lane ES |
Rose Davis |
Special Education Paraeducator |
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Little Bennett ES |
Laura Yutzey |
Speech Pathologist |
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Lois P. Rockwell ES |
Yvette Lopez-Abernathy |
Teacher, Elementary |
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Maryvale ES |
Angela Hebron |
Paraeducator, Head Start |
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Olney ES |
Stephanie Giurlando |
Grade 5 Teacher |
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Olney ES |
Elizabeth Nguyen |
Teacher, Reading Specialist |
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Olney ES |
Keri Bonnett |
Para Educator |
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Olney ES |
Julie Gormley |
Para Educator |
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Olney ES |
Ailyn Martinez & Elsy Castillo |
Building Service Manager & Building Service Assistant Manager |
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Poolesville HS |
Allison Wilder |
Administrator - Magnet Coordinator |
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Redland MS |
Daniel Ottalini |
Science Teacher |
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Robert Frost MS |
Norda Kittrie |
Media Assistant |
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Rock Terrace School |
Melissa Norton |
Reading Specialist / Middle School Team Leader |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Ashley McGrew |
Secretary |
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Sherwood HS |
Katherine Jaffe |
Social studies teacher |
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Spark M. Matsunaga ES |
Shannon Smith |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Summit Hall ES |
Donna Camden |
ELD Teacher |
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Thurgood Marshall ES |
Steph Hight |
3rd Grade Teacher |
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Washington Grove ES |
Clarissa Allotey |
Music Teacher |
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Wayside ES |
Ellen Adams |
Second Grade Teacher |
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Wayside ES |
Melissa Rhoads |
Media Specialist |
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Wayside ES |
Michelle Deutsch |
First Grade Teacher |
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Wayside ES |
Julie Raab |
Media Assistant |
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Westland MS |
Claire Bloch |
Acting RTSE |
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Whetstone ES |
Elsa Rios |
Parent Community Coordinator |
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Recipient's First and Last Name |
Recipient's Title/Role |
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Bannockburn ES |
Emily Xia |
5th grade team leader |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Lauryn Cave |
1st Grade Learning Center Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Mary Blow |
Para-Educator |
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Brookhaven ES |
Jordan Crowley |
HSM Teacher |
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Burning Tree ES |
Cheryl Johnson, Amanda Luzi, and Lindsey Salcetti |
First Grade Teachers |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
David De Francesco |
3rd Grade Teacher |
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Carl Sandburg Learning Center |
Miriam Vargas-Pacas |
Building Service Manager |
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Cloverly ES |
Patricia Parker |
Educator |
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Dr. Sally K. Ride ES |
Aneela Patterson |
Paraeducator |
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Flower Valley ES |
Flower Valley SESES Team |
SESES Team |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Jodi Hart |
Reading Intervention Teacher and EFR |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Mervat Hassan |
Paraeducator |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Lajuen Usui |
First Grade Team Leader |
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Greenwood ES |
Faridy Frias |
Cafeteria Manager |
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Jackson Road ES |
Shaniece Hospedales |
Kindergarten Teacher |
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Jackson Road ES |
Jodi Whalen |
Math Content Coach |
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Jones Lane ES |
Lilly Carter |
2nd Grade Teacher |
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Little Bennett ES |
Nicole Anderson |
Academic Support |
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Lois P. Rockwell ES |
Stefanie Kucsan |
Teacher, Elementary |
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Maryvale ES |
Maria Romero |
Administrative Secretary |
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Northwood HS |
Ryan Sullivan |
Choral Music Director |
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Northwood HS |
Liz Lightfoot |
Counselor |
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Poolesville HS |
Katie Hackey |
ITSS |
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Quince Orchard HS |
Peter Ariano |
Music Teacher and Band Director |
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Redland MS |
Thaseen Amin |
Paraeducator Special Educator |
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RICA - John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents |
Alyssa Cunneen |
Assistant Principal |
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Robert Frost MS |
Charmian Redden |
Science Content Specialist |
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Robert Frost MS |
Logan Hsueh |
IT Specialist |
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Rock Terrace School |
Elizabeth (Liz) Nardin |
Transition Lead Teacher |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Traci Tsui and Navina Grover |
Cafeteria Manager and Cafeteria Worker |
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Sequoyah ES |
Kerri Wallis |
PE Teacher |
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Sequoyah ES |
Naeemah Sharpe |
LC Paraeducator |
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Thurgood Marshall ES |
Ethan Fields |
P.E. Teacher |
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Thurgood Marshall ES |
Leigh Dixon |
Focus/ELD Teacher |
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Washington Grove ES |
Clarissa Allotey |
Special Educator - PEP |
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Westland MS |
Gerald (JT) Twigg |
Special Education Teacher |
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Whetstone ES |
Karen Herrera |
Building Service staff member |
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Recipient's First and Last Name |
Recipient's Title/Role |
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Bannockburn ES |
Cara Tellier |
3rd Grade Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Lauryn Cave |
Teacher, Special Education |
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Burning Tree ES |
Kristy Probst |
Special Education Elem Program Specialist |
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Burning Tree ES |
Vanessa Wilson and Karen Torrico |
Teacher, Special Education and Paraeducator |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
Christina Hashemzadeh |
Paraeducator |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
Kintora Olfus |
4th Grade Team Leader |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
Sarah Vandegrift |
Counselor |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
Danny Divver |
4th Grade Teacher |
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Capt. James E. Daly ES |
Darine Yehya |
3rd Grade Teacher |
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Carderock Springs ES |
Marcie Axelrod |
Special Education Teacher |
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Carl Sandburg Learning Center |
Jackie Mueller |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Clearspring ES |
Hannah Bischoff |
Kindergarten Learning Center teacher |
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Dr. Sally K. Ride ES |
Paige Carroll |
School Secretary |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Phyllis Levy |
Administrative Secretary |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Tara Blurton |
First Grade Teacher |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Denise Mann |
Pre-K paraeducator |
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Germantown ES |
Sheysie Cuthbert de Carlson, Yayu Wang, Jeongsook(Joy) Kim |
Special Para Educators |
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Glen Haven ES |
Laura Tun |
Instructional Team Leader |
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Glenallan ES |
Amra Nansimbi |
Teacher |
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Glenallan ES |
Cecilia Orellana |
Building Services |
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Greenwood ES |
Christine Cutino |
Media Assistant |
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Jones Lane ES |
Brittany Kimmel |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Jones Lane ES |
Linda Oh |
ELD Teacher |
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Judith A. Resnik ES |
Shauna Pier |
Teacher, Academic Intervention |
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Little Bennett ES |
Marti Musser |
ELD Teacher |
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Lois P. Rockwell ES |
Coleen McIntyre |
Special Education Resource Teacher |
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Longview School |
Kezia Oliveria Gass |
Paraeducator |
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Luxmanor ES |
Erica Son |
Kindergarten Teacher |
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Northwood HS |
Christine “Capp” Stein |
Resource Counselor |
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Northwood HS |
Cristian Pereira |
Counseling Secretary |
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Poolesville HS |
Michelle Hunsicker-Blair |
Media Specialist |
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Redland MS |
Deb Romano |
Special Education Teacher |
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Rock Terrace School |
Shannon Morgan |
Paraeducator, Extended Transitions |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Maritza Reynoso Arias |
Building Services |
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Sargent Shriver ES |
Elaine Pak |
ELD Teacher |
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Sequoyah ES |
Antonina Smillo |
LC Paraeducator |
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Sequoyah ES |
Catherine (Katie) Myers |
2nd Grade Teacher |
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Sherwood HS |
Cambrian Powell |
Regional Center Lead |
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Thurgood Marshall ES |
Ava Anderson |
Music Teacher |
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Thurgood Marshall ES |
Katty Jaquez Suero |
Building Service Assistant Manager |
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Washington Grove ES |
Heather Zimmerman |
PEP Parent Educator |
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Westland MS |
Laura Williams |
School Counselors |
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Westland MS |
Jillian Bailey |
Attendance Secretary/ Secretary I |
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Recipient's First and Last Name |
Recipient's Title/Role |
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Bannockburn ES |
Meredith Pennypacker |
4th grade team leader |
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Belmont ES |
Minjiang (Alice) Bai |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Ashley Wright |
Learning Center, Academic Interventionist |
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Candlewood ES |
Kate Hardy |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Candlewood ES |
Melanie Hermenegildo |
Paraeducator |
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Carl Sandburg Learning Center |
Brian Turner |
Behavior Support Teacher |
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Clearspring ES |
Kathryn Nayel |
Kindergarten Teacher |
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Cloverly ES |
Christine Chauvin |
Speech Pathologist |
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Dr. Sally K. Ride ES |
Kate Amin |
Kindergarten Teacher |
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Earle B. Wood MS |
Jocelyn Pickering |
Deaf of Hard and Hearing Teacher |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Himilse Pinto Roman |
Registrar |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Grace Elgart |
Speech Pathologist |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Hsiao-Maan Shah |
Cafeteria Manager |
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Greenwood ES |
Carlos Cooper |
Building Service Manager |
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Little Bennett ES |
Jessica Hawkins |
ELD Teacher |
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Recipient's First and Last Name |
Recipient's Title/Role |
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Belmont ES |
Kara Freitas |
Grade 3 Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
April Henderson |
4th Grade Learning Center, Special Education Teacher |
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Carl Sandburg Learning Center |
Almira Smith |
Special Education Para-Educator |
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Clearspring ES |
Rico Wims |
Assistant Building Service Manager |
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Dr. Sally K. Ride ES |
David Vega |
Assistant Building Manager soon to be Building Manager |
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Earle B. Wood MS |
Katie Custer |
Media Specialist |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Erminia Rosanova |
Assistant Principal |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Judith Marin |
LFI Teacher |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Hsiu Tsai |
Food and Nutrition Services |
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Germantown ES |
Charles Goforth |
Building Services Assistant Manager |
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Germantown ES |
Charles Goforth |
Building a sassistantmanager |
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Greenwood ES |
Lillian Gascon |
Administrative Secretary |
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Greenwood ES |
Susan Ostrinsky |
Attendance Secretary |
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Judith A. Resnik ES |
Jason Ellison |
Building Service Assistant Manager II |
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Judith A. Resnik ES |
Gabriella Torres-Kolobow |
Paraeducator |
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Judith A. Resnik ES |
Victoria Howell |
Teacher, Elementary |
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Little Bennett ES |
Tricia Smith |
Classroom Teacher |
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Lois P. Rockwell ES |
Brittnay Tarpley |
Building Service Manager III |
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Montgomery Knolls ES |
Kelly Ballesteros Buitrago |
Community School Liaison |
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Poolesville HS |
Melody Morgan |
Math Teacher |
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Redland MS |
Erica Alexander |
Paraeducator |
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Rock Terrace School |
Kent Thompson |
Extended Transitions Program Specialist and Behavior Support Teacher |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Franchesca Mateo |
Admin Secretary |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Majano, Ana |
Para Educator |
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Sargent Shriver ES |
Shannan McCahan |
4th Grade Teacher |
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Sargent Shriver ES |
Eleni Pavlou |
ELD Teacher |
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Sequoyah ES |
Julie McInerney |
Media Specialist |
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Sequoyah ES |
Jackie Nasar |
Learning Center Teacher |
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Takoma Park MS |
Julio Martinez |
Building Service Manager |
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Takoma Park MS |
Carlyn Patterson-Breese |
Assistant Principal |
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Washington Grove ES |
Julie Schnabel |
ELD Teacher |
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Waters Landing ES |
Melisha Cteef |
Community School Liaison |
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School |
Recipients' Full Names |
Title/Role |
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Belmont ES |
Kelly Morris |
Special Education Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Liliana Vieira |
Teacher |
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Brooke Grove ES |
Megan Bibeault and Mikaela Brewer |
Teacher and Special Education Teacher |
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Gaithersburg MS |
Gabrielle Hssain |
World Languages & Electives Content Specialist |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Amanda Burkman |
Staff Development Teacher |
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Georgian Forest ES |
Edgar Ayala |
Building Service Manager |
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Little Bennett ES |
Ashley Mattingly |
Teacher |
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Luxmanor ES |
Annette Messier |
PEP Parent Coordinator |
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Poolesville HS |
Lindsay Junkins |
Teacher |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Keisha Keys |
Teacher |
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S. Christa McAuliffe ES |
Yessica Ramirez |
Building Services Assistant Manager |
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Sargent Shriver ES |
Jacqueline Russell |
General Music Teacher |
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Sargent Shriver ES |
Raquel Ordonez |
Third Grade Teacher |
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Sequoyah ES |
Angelee Falodun and Rachael Banaei |
Special Education Elem Program Specialist and Paraeducator |
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Summit Hall ES |
Melinda (Mindy) Elias |
Assistant Principal |
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Summit Hall ES |
Chris Ricketts |
Math Content Coach |
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Washington Grove ES |
Laura Hahn |
Reading Specialist |
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Westland MS |
Lauren Corby |
Counselor |
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Westland MS |
Melanie Travers |
Pupil Personnel Worker |
