Humble ISD District Teachers of the Year announced for 2012-2013

Ana Mascolo has been selected as Humble ISD El-ementary Teacher of the Year for 2012-2013. Ms. Mascolo, an academic coach at Elm Grove Elementary School, is a National Board Certified Teacher. Throughout her 16-year teaching career, she has facilitated service learning projects with Humble Elementary, Quest High School and Humble High School in-cluding the Monarch Watch Butterfly Project, Worm Way Busi-ness, Water Testing at Jesse Jones Park, and Saturday Garden Days.

Robin Pullen, a special education teacher, brought the Best Buddies program to Kingwood Park High. Best Buddies allows regular education students to meet, befriend and im-prove the lives of individuals with disabilities. Ms. Pullen also started a tradition with her students: Before the Homecoming Dance, special ed students are invited to gather at J. Chris-topher’s for dinner and then attend the dance together. The event has grown in popularity from 16 in the group in 2003 to 68 in 2011.

Mascolo is Region 4 finalist!Ana Mascolo is a finalist for Region 4 Teacher of the Year! This is the second consecutive year that our Elementary Teacher of the Year has advanced to finalist standing. Ana will be among five elementary teachers in the Region 4 area, which serves 53 school districts, interviewing for the honor. The Region 4 Teacher of the Year will be named on August 8. Ms. Mascolo is an academic coach at Elm Grove Elementary School.

Ana Mascolo - EGE

Robin Pullen - KPHS

Patricia Ucci - JFE

Brandy Heckman - LE Jenni Olges - OFE

Donna Smalley - ESE

Margarita Davila - PLE

Stacey Ward - TE

Wendy McAlister -OE

Secondary Finalists:

Brittany Templeton -CMSJill Carlson - KHS

Congratulations to District Finalists for Teacher of the Year:

Elementary Finalists:

Gabriela Diaz Worley - AHS

Atascocita Spring Elementary . . . . . . Bridget MullinBear Branch Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle McCreaDeerwood Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kasey ColletteEagle Springs Elementary . . . . . . . . . . Donna SmalleyElm Grove Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana MascoloFall Creek Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paula HallFoster Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiffany MayGreentree Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie MitchellHidden Hollow Elementary . . . . . . . . Melissa ColbertHumble Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly NunnJack Fields Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia UcciLakeland Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandy HeckmanLakeshore Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassie PfeiferMaplebrook Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . Jane BowlingNorth Belt Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marsha WaggenspackOak Forest Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . Jenni OlgesOaks Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendy McAlisterPark Lakes Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . Margarita DavilaPine Forest Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather DaughertyRiver Pines Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer MoutonShadow Forest Elementary . . . . . . . . . Carol Ann MavrinacSummerwood Elementary . . . . . . . . . Leia Unsworth

Congratulations to our 2012-2013 Campus

Teachers of the Year

Timbers Elementary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stacey WardWhispering Pines Elementary . . . . . . Olevia Daniels LyonsWillow Creek Elementary . . . . . . . . . . Amy PierpontWoodland Hills Elementary . . . . . . . . Amy HaysAtascocita Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah MandellaCreekwood Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brittany TempletonHumble Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie PolkaKingwood Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie BlackRiverwood Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon SiscoRoss Sterling Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica EnghTimberwood Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle NeyreyWoodcreek Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamika BartleyAtascocita High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabriela Diaz WorleyHumble High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher FreyKingwood High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jill CarlsonKingwood Park High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin PullenSummer Creek High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chioma UkabamQuest Early College High School . . . . Leonor CalderonCambridge School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica SharpCareer/Technology Ed. Center . . . . . . Robert McAndrewsDisciplinary Alt. Ed. Program . . . . . . Julie Gere

Each campus follows its own selection process for choosing a Teacher of the Year. All campus Teachers of the Year are invited to submit essays for consideration as District Teacher of the Year. Based upon the essays, finalists for District Teacher of the Year will be named May 7. Interviews with finalists will be held May 14. Following the interviews, a District Elementary Teacher of the Year and a District Secondary Teacher of the Year will be named. District Teachers of the Year represent Humble ISD in the Region 4 Education Service Center Teacher of the Year Contest. Region 4 encompasses 53 school districts, representing over one million students and more than 83,000 professional educators.