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District communications director presents Cultivating Kindness awards
Summary
Karen Prieto, the district's lead director of communications, read nominations and presented winners for the Cultivating Kindness awards, citing nominees' consistent compassion and support for students.
Karen Prieto, lead director of communications, presented the district's "Cultivating Kindness" awards and read excerpts from nominations that praised staff for supportive behavior toward students and families.
Prieto (speaker 9) summarized nominations for employees including Jacqueline Mendoza and Desiree; she said nominees were described as "always smiling" and making the high school "a happy place to be at." For another recipient, Dr. Shantay DiPalko (speaker 10) read a department nomination praising Hopi Alvarez, stating "Hopi brings a gentle heart to every interaction, offering our most vulnerable students the kind of steady compassion they can truly feel." The board thanked staff and the awards were recorded in the meeting minutes.
The awards were presented as part of the superintendent's report and recognitions segment; one nominator was absent due to a family emergency and was noted as such during the readout.
