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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Recipient's School/Office Location |
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 School/Office Location |
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 |
