Top teachers, staff honored at Inspire Celebration

Northwest ISD announced its Teachers of the Year and honored the top educators and staff across the district at its annual Inspire Celebration on Thursday, April 7, showcasing the tremendous teaching talent and staff support throughout the district.

With a strong field of educators competing for the overall district teaching honors, Britney Nichols of Schluter Elementary School earned the Elementary Teacher of the Year honor, while Kristy Butler of Medlin Middle School earned Secondary Teacher of the Year recognition. With these commendations, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Butler will now represent the district in the Region XI Teacher of the Year competition, which spans 76 pubic school districts as well as charter and private schools across and area of 7,843 square miles.

Additionally, all 31 Northwest ISD schools named their Exemplar Educators of the Year, honoring the district’s top teachers by campus for the 2021-2022 academic year. Northwest ISD’s Exemplar Educators, seen below, were selected following a rigorous process on their campus that evaluated their leadership, motivation and effectiveness in the classroom.

The Inspire Celebration also acknowledged the district’s Employees of the Year, retirees and some of Northwest ISD’s longest-serving staff members celebrating their major work anniversary milestones. Photographs of the ceremony can be found on the district's Flickr page. 

Elementary Exemplar Educators of the Year
School	Teacher
Beck Elementary	Christie Montgomery
Berkshire Elementary	Heather Stepp
Cox Elementary	Kristin Martin
Curtis Elementary	Sarah Waterman
Granger Elementary	Jessica McConnell
Haslet Elementary	Steffanie Joseph
Hatfield Elementary	Krysta Kick
Hughes Elementary	Niki Butley
Justin Elementary	Katie Mastropiero
Lakeview Elementary	Laura Janese
Lance Thompson Elementary	Enriquita Espree
Love Elementary	Kristina Clark
Nance Elementary	Carole Beard
Peterson Elementary	Michelle Wolther
Prairie View Elementary	Kayla Coser
Roanoke Elementary	Kasy Morgan
Schluter Elementary	Britney Nichols
Sendera Ranch Elementary	Bethany LeFlore
Seven Hill Elementary	Mackenzie Davidson
Thompson Elementary	Alexandria Novak
Secondary Exemplar Educators of the Year
School	Teacher
Adams Middle School	Kandle Pierce
Chisholm Trail Middle School	Rachel Small
Medlin Middle School	Kristy Butler
Pike Middle School	Jordan Ricks
Tidwell Middle School	Jessica Alexander
Wilson Middle School	Michelle Bell
Byron Nelson High School	Park Conner
Eaton High School	Tracie Williams
Northwest High School	Aaron Monaghen
Steele Accelerated High School	Kendra Langston
Denton Creek	Shelly Smith
Employees of the Year
Category	Employee & Location
Instructional Support	Liliana Ramirez (Roanoke)
Support Services	Lisa Black (Pike)
Administrative Support	Brenda Mounce (Love)