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HEART Winners - 2/2022

February 2022 HEART Champions


This year we celebrate the eighth anniversary of our Customer Experience program, Communicate with H.E.A.R.T., which was launched on Valentine’s Day 2014. Since its inception, the HEART Committee has recognized a total of 206 Educators as HEART Champions. This week 35 employees, nominated by YOU, were selected – the largest class to date!

The caliber of nominations was outstanding. The task of identifying our Champions is never easy, and this held true again for the second-quarter award period.

The Champions each bring unique contributions and impact to the CMSD community. The Communicate with H.E.A.R.T. model stresses that the role of the Educator is greater than the tasks associated with his/her job.  These Educators embody this philosophy in every way. As we have dealt with the challenges and impact of the pandemic, their acts of service in many instances turned struggles into triumphs for our students, families, and fellow educators.

I extend a sincere THANK YOU to ALL Educators for your daily service and dedication to the experience of our scholars, families, visitors, and educators. You are showing your heart, and you are appreciated!

While we celebrate the anniversary of Communicate with H.E.A.R.T., help us to congratulate our newest HEART Champions, who are listed below. Click here (Communicate with HEART Anniversary Padlet) to leave a celebratory note for our Champions and share your photos and HEART anniversary messages throughout the week. Please also enjoy the treats that will be delivered to work locations this week as a small token of my appreciation and join in the activities highlighted below.

CONGRATULATIONS Second-Quarter HEART Champions:

Champion

Nominator

Kassey Allen - Educational Aide, James A. Garfield  

Jessica Geftic, Art Teacher 

Christina Amalong - Intervention Specialist , James A. Garfield

Jessica Gefti , Art Teacher

Krissy Curtis - Educational Aide, Tremont Montessori 

Debra Bush, Instructional Aide, PCIA

Kanika Davila - School Secretary, James A. Garfield

Jessica Geftic, Art Teacher

Brian Evans - Senior High School Principal, John Adams HS

Lynn Kanengeiser, School Nurse

Ella Grayson - Environmental Service Specialist, Riverside

Irene K. Epple, Paraprofessional (Aut/Md)

Jerilyn Oppenheim,  Math Intervention Teacher 

Kimberly Reynolds, Teacher 

Maura Hefferman-Jamieson, Teacher, Intervention Specialist (Aut/Md)

Juliet King - Senior High School Principal, John Adams HS

Lynn Kanengeiser, School Nurse

Linda Palombo-King - Resident Educator on Assignment, Talent Division

Carla McCandless, Teacher Child Development

Leah Kozlowski - Assistant Principal, Michael R. White STEM

Christine Gross, Art Teacher

Matthew Lamovec – IT Contractor, IT Division/Help Desk

Johnathan Steinbach, JD, Teacher – K-8 Ldbd Tutor

Heather Mullapudi - Teacher Model Lead Data Specialist

Blythe Kilcoyne, Art Teacher

LaQuine Sims - Director of School Software Support, IT Division

CMSD Educator Stephanie

Gloriane Allen-Smith, Program Manager Early Learning, Early Childhood/Dike School of the Arts

Katie Potter, Teacher

Kyle Spence – IT Contractor, IT Division/ HELP Desk

Johnathan Steinbach, JD, Teacher – K-8 Ldbd Tutor

Lynn Tarkey – Teacher, Robert Jamieson

Andrew Schulman, Teacher

Theresa Upperman - Registered School Nurse, Riverside

Jessica Gamble, Principal 

Heather Kama-Starr,  Assistant Principal 

Katie Davis, School Secretary 

Lon Will – IT Contractor,  IT Division/Help Desk

Johnathan Steinbach, JD, 

Teacher- K-8 Ld Tutor 

COVID Hotline Nurses - Health Services, Chief Academic Division

Mildred Agnew, RN
Patricia Breslin, RN
Michael Cotter, RN
Maryassa Cottingham, RN
Halle DeLong, RN
Lenora Gregory, RN
Angie Hale, RN
Gwen Hau, RN
Chris Higgins, RN
Vanessa Greer-Jones, RN
Lynn Kanengeiser, RN
Molly Koslowski, RN
Beverly Scott, RN
Mary Spellacy, RN
Karen Steigerwald, RN
Vonzell Thomas, RN
Veronicka Walter, RN
Sherdina Williams, RN

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