Purpose:
- Develop criteria and process for selection of districtwide staff and community partners annual Promise Awards and revise, if necessary.
- Propose districtwide staff and community partners annual Promise Award recipients to the superintendent.
Committee Type:
- The Promise Awards Advisory Group聽is approved to do specific annual work.
Timeline:
- Each spring, the Promise Awards Advisory Group meets to set criteria for the annual Promise Awards and score nominees.
Committee Members:
- Andrew Forhan, Communications Technician Specialist (Advisory Group Chair)
- Jacqueline Brawley, Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations (ex-officio)
- Sam Stapleton-Cousens, Bellingham Family Partnership Program Kindergarten Teacher
- Laura Murdzia, Happy Valley Elementary School Administrative Assistant
- Kim Kirk, Sehome High School Social Studies Teacher/Dean of Students
- Cristina Manterola, Family Liaison at Cordata and Shuksan
- Chesed Reyes, Squalicum High School Paraeducator
- Katie Owen, Bellingham High School Athletic Trainer and Sports Medicine Teacher
- Mike Finley, Fairhaven Middle School Teacher
- Colin Cushman, Sehome High School Activities & Athletics Coordinator
- Pam Pottle, Northern Heights Elementary School Principal
- Teri Herda, Silver Beach Elementary School Principal
- Ruwani Brohier, Cordata Elementary School Teacher
- Dionte Thomas, Squalicum High School Campus Monitor
- Joe Wooding, Options High School Teacher
- Kelly Balzer, Northern Heights Elementary School Paraeducator
- Nelly Schonborn, Birchwood Elementary School Spanish Teacher and Multilingual Learner Specialist
- Jessica Sankey, Executive Director of Operations
- Sonia Cole, Sehome High School Principal
- Jennifer Gaer, BPS Volunteer Coorindator
- Alyssa Johnson, Sehome, Wade King, Lowell, and Bellingham Family Partnership Program School Nurse
- Kate Wearn, Community Representative
- Grace Munson, Community Representative
- Laura Corker, Community Representative