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Students read personal reflections as district names teachers of the year
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Summary
At a board meeting, a Light School principal introduced student readings and the district recognized campus and district teachers of the year, including Brenda Rodriguez, Anthony Sanchez and Amanda Torres. Winners posed for group photos and the district thanked families for support.
At a board meeting, the principal of Light School introduced a student-writing activity and the district honored its teachers of the year.
The principal (speaker 1) said she had noticed a large gap in students' writing and created a prompt for middle-school students; five students read excerpts aloud. A Legacy Middle School student (speaker 3) read a reflection that began, "When I first came to Legacy in sixth grade, it was such a big change," and described losing friends and ultimately being "beyond grateful for this change."
The meeting host (speaker 5) announced campus-level and district-level teacher awards. Named campus honorees included Brenda Rodriguez (Cass Lee High School), Anthony Sanchez (East Central High School), Monica Guzman McCain (Ballard Middle School), Candace Halcomb (Harmony Elementary), Diana Alviso and Brianna Salazar (elementary campuses). The district winners announced were Aleric Chaney (elementary teacher of the year, Pecan Valley Sim Academy), Valerie Robinson (secondary teacher of the year, RTC/BCLC), and Amanda Torres (EAST CENTRAL ISD teacher of the year, Highland Forest Elementary). The moderator said the honored teachers would gather for a group photo.
The moderator praised the role of families in supporting teachers and said the district could "put our teachers up against any teachers" in the state. The principal reminded attendees about the "Love Our Schools" event (a flyer was included in the meeting packet) that lists activities across district campuses.
No formal board votes or motions on these recognitions were recorded in the transcript; the segment primarily recorded readings, announcements and a brief photo opportunity.
The principal closed by noting the next regular board meeting is scheduled for the 16th at 6:30 p.m. and a special board meeting on the 30th.
