On Thursday, April 3, Abilene ISD proudly recognized the second round of recipients in the district's new Employee Awards Program. These awards honor outstanding educators and staff who exemplify the districtβs Strategic Prioritiesβfostering collaboration, promoting active classroom engagement, and building strong partnerships with the school community.
Employees are recognized in six categories: teacher, new teacher, student support, auxiliary, paraprofessional, and substitute. Recipients are nominated by their peers and selected through a committee review process.
Congratulations to the following individuals, and thank you for your dedication to our students and families!
A special thank you to First Financial Bank for generously sponsoring the AISD Employee Awards and providing a gift card to each recipient.
For more information on AISD's Employee Awards program, click here.

Auxiliary
Brahima Coulibaly, Technology Computer Technician

New Teacher
Jordan Parker, 6th Grade English Language Arts and Reading at Craig Middle School

Paraprofessional
Gerald Shelby, Special Education Aide at DAEP

Student Support
Brooke Taylor, Positive Behavior Support Liaison at Stafford Elementary

Substitute Teacher
RitaJo Smith

Teacher
Sara Garza, English as a Second Language Teacher at Abilene High School

