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Azusa Unified honors site classified employees and names Alma Martinez district Classified Employee of the Year
Summary
Azusa Unified School District recognized classified staff from across the district at the Jan. 14 board meeting; Gladstone bilingual instructional aide Alma Martinez was named the district Classified Employee of the Year following site nominations and a December selection panel.
The Azusa Unified School District on Jan. 14 honored dozens of classified employees at a recognition ceremony hosted during the Board of Education meeting, naming Gladstone Middle School bilingual instructional aide Alma Martinez the district Classified Employee of the Year.
The awards capped a selection process that begins at each school site in October. Superintendent-level staff said sites nominate one honoree by mid-November and a panel met Dec. 12 to choose district winners.
Principals from across the district introduced their school honorees and described the work that led to each selection. Dalton Elementary principal Jessica Estrada introduced Oscar Lara as Dalton’s classified employee of the year and called him “always watching over our campus, ensuring that it’s a safe, clean and welcoming environment.” Hodge Elementary principal Jeanette Flores presented Angelica Velasquez as her site’s honoree. Other site winners named at the meeting included Violet Gonzalez (Charles H. Lee Elementary), Teresa Ramirez (Longfellow), Crystal Raymundo (Magnolia), Veronica Chavez (Murray), Tina Y. Castro (Paramount), Leticia Olague (Valleydale), Terry Ortiz (Azusa High School), Bertha Chavez (Sierra High School, not present), Monica Pringle (Azusa Adult Education Center), Roberta Villareal (MATP job coach), Edna Hicks (Nutrition Services), Henry Chamorro (Technology), and others.
Sam Perdomo, Gladstone Middle School principal, introduced Alma Martinez and credited her work tutoring newcomer students and serving on the site council. Martinez, who told the board she previously attended district schools, said, “I am grateful to be here tonight and to have been selected as a unified classified employee of the year.”
Board Member Grier noted the routine but essential nature of classified work: “I almost think the wires in the walls that, sometimes, you can’t see that cause and power everything else in the room.” Several other board members and student representatives offered congratulations during the meeting.
District and community partners presented awards and gift cards from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and Foothill Credit Union to the district honoree. The board invited honorees to the dais for group photos before resuming the regular meeting agenda.
The recognition items did not require board action beyond presentation.
Ending: The district said the full list of site honorees and photos will be published on the Azusa Unified School District website.
