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Gateway Unified honors retirees, support staff and teachers at awards segment
Summary
Gateway Unified School District recognized dozens of retirees, long‑serving employees and award winners during a special segment of the board meeting, highlighting years of service across classrooms, food services, transportation and district offices.
Gateway Unified School District took about an hour of its meeting to recognize retirees and staff award winners, honoring educators, classified employees and support staff from across the district.
The board and district leaders recognized employees who retired or were singled out for awards this school year. Honorees named during the meeting included Carol Flannery (retired after 31 years), Carol Smith (nearly 19 years in special education), Larry Rogers (about 18 years with the district), Danielle Tweedy (district administrative support), Jessica Rodin (district LPN and newly assigned CTE health‑career instructor), Aaron Brackley (maintenance staff promoted to supervisor), Julia Dunham (special education teacher), and others from food services and transportation. Several speakers emphasized the honorees’ long service, day‑to‑day support for students and the personal connections they built in classrooms, cafeterias and on buses.
District presenters described a range of specific duties and traits: cafeteria staff who sheltered children on cold mornings, office managers who serve as primary problem‑solvers for families and staff, drivers who cover long, hard‑to‑staff routes, LPNs who also will teach a new CTE pathway, and paraprofessionals working in special‑needs classrooms. Board members and staff repeatedly thanked honorees for their commitment to students and the district’s programs.
The segment included recognition of an administrator named Region 1 Administrator of the Year (Alex), and the student board representative for the year, Taylor Kirkland, who was applauded for her service. Presenters also noted community honors such as an AmeriCorps recognition for a longtime foster grandparent and local career/college fair participation.
No formal board action was recorded in the transcript for the awards segment; the item was ceremonial. The meeting transitioned from recognition into public comment and business items following the awards.
