A group photo of an award winner during the prize patrol

On Thursday, April 3, Abilene ISD proudly recognized the second round of recipients in the district's new Employee Awards Program. These awards honor outstanding educators and staff who exemplify the district’s Strategic Priorities–fostering collaboration, promoting active classroom engagement, and building strong partnerships with the school community.

Employees are recognized in six categories: teacher, new teacher, student support, auxiliary, paraprofessional, and substitute. Recipients are nominated by their peers and selected through a committee review process.

Congratulations to the following individuals, and thank you for your dedication to our students and families! 

A special thank you to First Financial Bank for generously sponsoring the AISD Employee Awards and providing a gift card to each recipient.

For more information on AISD's Employee Awards program, click here.

Brahima, the technology team, and representatives from First Financial Bank

Auxiliary
Brahima Coulibaly, Technology Computer Technician

A photo of Jordan Parker, representatives from Craig MS, First Financial Bank, and AISD

New Teacher
Jordan Parker, 6th Grade English Language Arts and Reading at Craig Middle School

Gerald Shelby, his family, and representatives from FFN Bank

Paraprofessional
Gerald Shelby, Special Education Aide at DAEP

A photo of Brooke Taylor, other AISD staff, and representatives from FFN Bank

Student Support
Brooke Taylor, Positive Behavior Support Liaison at Stafford Elementary

RitoJo Smith, her daughter, and her class in a group photo

Substitute Teacher
RitaJo Smith

A photo of Sara Garza and her class

Teacher
Sara Garza, English as a Second Language Teacher at Abilene High School