Donna Marshall Award of Excellence: Kelli Blake

The success of any educational institution during the 2020-2021 academic school year was the result of lots of moving parts: competent administrators, hard-working teachers, dedicated students and families, and the unsung behind-the-scenes heroes - the ever-resilient, knowledgeable, and flexible Information Technology (IT) departments. At The Westview School, our IT Department consists of one amazing woman, Kelli Blake.

To provide an exceptional program for each student this past year, it was essential for us to fully utilize the technology we already had and secure additional technology to better support our students in person and online. A thorough review was done for every classroom to address the specific requirements for delivering the instructional program to each group of students. Kelli’s role in this process was essential.

“Kelli has been an important part of our success this year,” said one co-worker. “Kelli has supported us in countless ways through the toughest year yet. She makes herself available to help, and we can always count on her to quickly resolve any issue that may arise.”

One staffer said, “Kelli has been such an important part of our school this year. She has taken us into an entirely new realm of technology.”

Kelli has gone above and beyond this year. She is such a hard worker. She can often be found working long hours and weekends away from home, with an end goal to keep Westview technology online and running smoothly for both staff and students. Kelli is an employee that everyone can count on, and she is consistently and reliably available with patience and expertise when needed.

Our entire Westview community highly values the work Kelli has put in to make Westview successful this year. She is loved by all and is an integral part of our team. Our success could not be without her. Westview is proud to present the inaugural Donna Marshall Award of Excellence for Non- Instructional Staff to Kelli Blake, IT Director.

She has accomplished so much for both buildings and is consistently there for when we need her help. During this unexpected online learning time, her role at our school was essential. She should know how much we value and the work she has put in for us to succeed this year. We love our PC Queen!!