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Students and staff honored at Frankfort Independent meeting; retired-teachers group presents education grants
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Summary
At the March 9 meeting the board recognized all-district athletes, Beta Club and spelling winners, and several staff members for peer-nominated service; representatives of the Capital City Retired Teachers Association presented small education grants to local teachers.
The Frankfort Independent School District board used part of its March 9 meeting to recognize student athletic and academic achievements and to honor staff nominated by their peers.
A board member opened recognitions by highlighting the district’s 40-first-district basketball tournament and naming all-district and all-region athletes across girls’ and boys’ teams, noting that many freshmen and sophomores figure into future rosters.
The board also recognized Second Street Middle School’s Beta Club achievements and named spelling contest winners, including Daisy Wilson (third place) and Shelby Stauffer (first place in the state-level spelling contest). The superintendent read peer nominations for staff awards: Melissa Dort was commended for developing Chromebook-care workflows and a Chromebook remediation class that teaches device responsibility and digital citizenship; Jonathan Jones was praised for technology support and for going "above and beyond" to ensure staff have the equipment they need; and Lauren Trevor was recognized for human-capital performance after moving into an instructional-coach role at Brinker High School.
Guests from the Capital City Retired Teachers Association (CCRTA) — Ramon Berg and Sue Crompler — introduced themselves and described a grants program that awards education grants to local schools. They named several recipients present at the meeting (Jessica Callas, Mackenzie Glittergirth, Lisa Dale); one recipient, Lauren Kirk, was unable to attend. Ramon Berg and Sue Crompler described the CCRTA process of scoring and awarding grants to local applicants.
The board did not receive any public comments during the public-comment period. The recognitions underscore local volunteer and retired-teacher support for school programs and highlight student and staff accomplishments ahead of spring events and end-of-year activities.
