A+ Award Winners Honored at School Board Meeting


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Front row, left to right:  Bill Heinmiller, Lexi Alza, Mary Jane McDonough and Wes Elifritz.  Back row:  Anne Bates, Dr. Tonya Salisbury, Bill Schmidt, Betsy Eldridge and Kathryn Feucht. 

 

 

Nine exemplary employees received A+ Awards at the Westerville City Schools Board of Education meeting held Monday evening, April 10.  They are: 

  • Mary Jane McDonough, kindergarten teacher, Huber Ridge;
  • Dr. Tonya Salisbury, academic coach, Annehurst;
  • Anne Bates, teacher, Heritage;
  • Bill Heinmiller, International Baccalaureate coordinator, South;
  • Kathryn Feucht, intervention specialist, South;
  • Bill Schmidt, crossing guard, Heritage and Robert Frost;
  • Lexi Alza, intervention specialist, Pointview;
  • Betsy Eldridge, paraprofessional/aide, Early Learning Center Preschool; and
  • Wesley Elifritz, athletic director, North.

A+ Awards honor outstanding school employees whose actions demonstrate:

  • Support of the district’s Mission Statement, which is “To prepare students to contribute to the competitive and changing world in which we live;”
  • Willingness to go above and beyond normal expectations in support of students; and
  • Behavior consistent with one or more of the district’s values, including respect, inclusiveness, community, communication, collaboration, innovation, nurturing, trust and accountability.