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Snohomish School District honors classified staff at March 12 recognition ceremony; routine board items approved
Summary
The Snohomish School District held a classified employee recognition event March 12 that honored paraeducators, custodians, food-service and operations staff, administrative assistants and others. The board also approved routine minutes and a revised personnel consent item by voice vote.
The Snohomish School District recognized more than a dozen classified employees March 12 for service that district leaders said supports students and keeps schools running.
At a ceremony held before the regular board meeting, district administrators and building leaders presented certificates to staff across the district, citing dependability, mentorship and day‑to‑day contributions that school leaders said improve student experiences. "He is our hero," Holly Applegate said of Noah Zermino, the Glacier Peak High School IT staff member being honored for rapidly resolving technology problems and supporting classrooms.
The presentations covered a wide range of roles. Inez Garcia introduced Michael McGee as the district's custodial classified award recipient and noted McGee's reliability and work as lead custodian at Snohomish High School, including a recent Golden Apple Award. Brian Burton presented Kim Wren as the district CTE classified employee of the year for work supporting student stores and marketing programs at the high schools. Food‑services staff recognized Sarah Jackson for taking the lead at the Central Emerson kitchen during a year of construction and high volume service. Grounds staff honored Jeremy Hill for work on field rehabilitation and routine landscape care.
Several paraeducators and administrative assistants were also recognized. Presenters praised Amy Buddy and Amy Anderson for their work in transition and resource programs; Carrie Plants (administrative assistant at Centennial) and Stephanie Mueller (Cascade View) for office leadership; Ruth Scribner (Seattle Hill) and Sonya Lang (student coordinator/administrative assistant in business services) for office and student‑data work; and Rachel Lattimore in HR for data cleanup and support related to a district software transition. Presenters noted specific program details when relevant: staff said the AIM Transition Center serves about 31 young adults (ages 18–20) with disabilities and that Cascade View added seven new classrooms over the summer, increasing office and registration workload.
District leaders invited recipients in the room to identify family and colleagues, and several honorees introduced spouses, children or co‑workers. The board paused for a brief reception following the ceremony; board leadership thanked staff for year‑round contributions to schools and students before resuming regular meeting business.
Board actions: After the recognition items, the board returned to order and handled routine business. The board approved the minutes from the Feb. 26 regular meeting; approved a revised personnel report included in the consent agenda; and then approved the consent agenda as amended. Each motion was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies provided in the meeting record.
Two recipients were noted as unable to attend: Jesse Dossman (Little Cedars) and Elizabeth Lam (Cathcart Elementary). The board then recessed for about 15 minutes and later announced an executive session would follow.
