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SBISD Educators Win District and State Awards
from June 2023
by SB+ Magazine
By Liz Clearman
Our educators strode into summer with a bang! Not only do we have our amazing teachers of the year within SBISD, HEB’s yearly Excellence in Education Awards also recognized the phenomenal talent that we are so fortunate to have in our district. At the district level, Susan Thorn (Buffalo Creek Elementary) and Nakhestcia Franklin (Guthrie Center) both won SBISD Teacher of the Year for primary and secondary campuses, respectively. The other nominees for this award were Megan Carpenter (Sherwood Elementary School), Nan Chandler (Hunters Creek Elementary School), Jerson Andrade Flores (Northbrook Middle School), Soha Nassef (Northbrook High School), and Charles Reed (Spring Woods High School). The 2023 Principals of the Year for the district are Spring Branch Elementary’s David Rodriguez and Spring Woods High School’s Jennifer Collier
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On April 30th, HEB hosted its 21st Annual Excellence in Education Awards ceremony at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio, awarding $430,000 in cash awards and grants to deserving educators and districts all over the state. Spring Woods High School represented our district beautifully, winning two major awards. Ryan Beeler, a beloved teacher at Spring Woods High School, won the Rising Star Secondary award, which comes with a $5,000 check for himself as well as a $5,000 grant for the high school. Principal of Spring Woods, Jennifer Collier, won the School Principal Secondary award for her outstanding work, taking away $10,000 in cash and a $25,000 grant for SWHS. Spring Branch ISD was also one of five finalists nominated for Large School Districts in the state of Texas, and Betsy Young (Memorial High School) was a finalist for the Leadership Secondary award.
The SBISD campus teachers of the year can be found here: springbranchisd.com/news/read-more/~board/sbisd-post-board/ post/congratulations-to-sbisds-2023-campus-teachers-of-the-year.
A huge congratulations to all our nominees and winners for representing SBISD and for your immense dedication to Every Child in the district. We are #SBISDProud!
