VISD Hosts First Ever Staff Excellence Awards Banquet

On Monday, May 1, Victoria ISD hosted the Staff Excellence Awards where the staff was recognized for their achievements in the following categories: Campus Teacher of the Year, Campus Impact Award, and Campus Rising Star Award.

The VISD Impact Award recognizes a support staff member that goes above and beyond to serve students and support staff. This team member plays a large role on campus and truly impacts everyone around them. 

The VISD Rising Star represents teachers who have three or fewer years of teaching experience and demonstrates exceptional drive and commitment to the profession. These outstanding individuals have been recognized by their peers and campus administrators as rising stars on campus.

Melisa Crable was selected as the Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Lindsay Ferrell was selected as the Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Melisa Crable, a 5th-grade teacher at O’Connor ACE Elementary School, is in her 10th year of teaching, and her 8th year of teaching with VISD. Prior to coming to O’Connor, Crable taught at DeLeon Elementary. 

If you were to visit this Mrs. Crable’s classroom, you would likely find students using technology to integrate multiple content areas and apply new learning in real-world situations. After school, you might find her Computer Club students working on the campus yearbook, creating and editing videos, or applying skills they learned during visits to local news agencies. Deliberately connecting her students to the community brings learning to life in Melisa Crable‘s fifth-grade classroom.

Lindsay Ferrell, a Social Studies teacher at Howell Middle School, is in her 7th year of teaching and her 2nd year with VISD, starting with Howell in 2021. 

If you were to walk into our Secondary Teacher of the Year’s classroom, you will find students completing project-based learning experiences with a focus on mastering the grade level standards while also building creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Her students engage in respectful dialogue to solve problems collectively and have opportunities to experience the democratic process in action in her Social Studies classroom.

Crable and Ferrell will move to the regional selection process for the Region 3 Teacher of the Year, conducted in June and July. Crable and Ferrell are both candidates for their respective grade levels.

Congratulations to the: 

VISD 2022-23 Campus Teachers of the Year

Early Childhood Center at F.W. Gross - Constance Perez

Aloe Elementary - Victoria Sestak

Chandler Elementary - Alissa Cano

Crain Elementary - Mary Jane Flores

DeLeon Elementary - Leslie Baker

Dudley Elementary - Blake Jacobusse

Hopkins Elementary - Jennifer Young

Mission Valley Elementary - Jamie Joost

O’Connor ACE Elementary - Melisa Crable

Rowland Elementary - Danielle Lopez

Schorlemmer Elementary - Sarah Young

Shields Elementary - Stephanie Mullins

Smith STEM Academy - Erin Mills

Torres Elementary - Luis Torres

Vickers Elementary - Heather Aley

Cade Middle School - Stacey York

Howell Middle School - Lindsay Ferrell

Patti Welder Middle School - Kristin Hiles

Stroman Middle School -  Mercy Uresti

STEM Middle School - Jennnifer Castrejon

VISD Success Academy - Teresa Williams

Victoria East High School - Aurelia (Railey) Patterson

Victoria West High School - Oscar (Miguel) Gonzalez

Career & Technology Institute - Rachel Lowrey

2022-23 Campus Impact Award

Early Childhood Center at F.W. Gross - Angela White

Aloe Elementary - Shanice Hughes

Chandler Elementary - Audra Schubert

Crain Elementary - Tiffany Linares

DeLeon Elementary - Martha Torres

Dudley Elementary - Leona Vidrine

Hopkins Elementary - Carol Castillo

Mission Valley Elementary - Lisa Sauceda

O’Connor ACE Elementary - Rydnee Weishuhn

Rowland Elementary - Bri Ireland

Schorlemmer Elementary - Aida Gutierrez

Shields Elementary - Jamie Happel

Smith STEM Academy - Bryan Kalina

Torres Elementary - Elida Torres

Vickers Elementary - Shena English

Cade Middle School - Jessica Davis-Williams

Howell Middle School -Vidala Tamayo

Patti Welder Middle School - Guadalupe “Lupe” Barrientez

Stroman Middle School - Lisa Guzman

STEM Middle School - Ashley Sanchez

VISD Success Academy - Melissa Rodriguez

Victoria East High School - Rosemary Suniga

Victoria West High School - Pedro Valenzuela

Career & Technology Institute - Jean Morales

Juvenile Justice Center - Kathryn Polk

2022-23 Campus Rising Star Award

Early Childhood Center at F.W. Gross - Lavonna Russell

Aloe Elementary - RaLynn Pena

Chandler Elementary - Jennifer Stephens

Crain Elementary - Sergio Luquin Aizpun

DeLeon Elementary - Jennifer Tran

Dudley Elementary - Adrian Saenz Quintanilla

Hopkins Elementary - Adela Avila

Mission Valley Elementary - Cori Wenske

O’Connor ACE Elementary - Leslie Perez

Rowland Elementary - Chasity Henneke

Schorlemmer Elementary - Mary Ann Comstock-King

Shields Elementary - Melanie Rodriguez

Smith STEM Academy - Brandice Fillmore

Torres Elementary - Rosario Zamora

Vickers Elementary - D’Laci Albrecht

Cade Middle School - Pedro Pardo

Howell Middle School - Velia Alaniz

Patti Welder Middle School - Tiffany Martinez

Stroman Middle School - Carmen Vanegas

STEM Middle School - Tammie Tipton

VISD Success Academy - Katie Folmar

Victoria East High School - Brenna Crane

Victoria West High School - Hope Camargo

Career & Technology Institute - Nicole Dybala

Congratulations to all of the recipients! We are #VISDProud to have you on #TeamVISD.