GEM (Great Employees Matter)
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The internal employee recognition program GEM (Great Employees Matter), seeks to recognize outstanding employees who serve the mission and core values of the Coppell Independent School District in a manner that exceeds job and salary expectations.
Coppell ISD employees must be nominated by supervisors, colleagues or other employees of the District, and as many as 10 top nominees - who go “above and beyond the call of duty” - will be recognized two times per year before the Board of Trustees. The names of those honored will also be added to the Superintendent’s District Highlights at the applicable school board meeting.
Nomination Period for 2022-2023
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- Fall (August 17 - October 28, 2022)
- Campus nominations due by Oct. 28
- GEM Recognition - Dec. 12th Board Meeting
- Spring (January 3 - March 10, 2023)
- Campus nomination due by Mar. 10
- GEM Recognition - Apr. 24th Board Meeting
- Fall (August 17 - October 28, 2022)
GEM Recipients
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Fall 2022
- Claudia Aceves (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Anita Gupta (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Maryam Hassan (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Sandy Meyer (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Kimberly Perez (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Paridhi Sharma (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Haley Thomas (Structured Learning Aide, VRE)
- Travis Ponikiewski (Technology Support Specialist)
- Trevor Ponikiewski (Technology Support Specialist)
- Ashlyn Judd (Special Education Teacher, CHS)
- Jodie Deinhammer (Anatomy & Physiology Teacher, CHS)
- Libby May (Language Arts Teacher, CMSW)
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Spring 2022
- Dr. Patricia Dawson (Director of ESL, Bilingual Programs and Pre-K)
- Laura Bird (Language Acquisition Specialist, CMSE)
- Colleen Cobb (Language Acquisition Specialist, CMSN)
- Allison Stephens (Math Teacher, Victory Place)
- Katherine Reyes (Kindergarten Teacher, Lakeside)
- Schuyler Beecher (Special Education Teacher, CMSW)
- Vicky Sanchez (Payroll/Attendance Clerk)
- Cynthia McClure (Crossing Guard)
- Chris Davis (HVAC Tech)
- Roy Dean (Groundskeeper)
- Gilberto Gonzalez (HVAC Tech)
- Juan Rangel (Lead Groundskeeper)
- Juan Ramirez (Groundskeeper)
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Fall 2021
- Bill Borowski (Health Science Teacher, CHS9)
- Carrie Brown (Music Teacher, CRE)
- Gwen DiRenzo (Office Aide, CRE)
- Kathy Glover (5th Grade DLI Teacher, DCE)
- Jose Gonzalez (Grounds Lead, Service Center)
- Reema Gupta (Practical Academics Aide, TCE)
- Meghan Hunt (Librarian, Pinkerton)
- John Kelder (Athletic Coordinator, CMS West)
- Jenny Quonoey (Secretary, CRE)
- Tara Sowels (Bilingual/ESL Instructional Coach, Brock Center)