The Hamilton Southeastern School District will have a Librarian/Media Specialist as Teacher of the Year for the second consecutive school year.
Maria Kussy from Brooks School Elementary School was named HSE School District Teacher of the Year for the upcoming school year beginning in August. The previous Teacher of the Year was John Hochstetler, a Library/Media Specialist at Sand Creek Intermediate.
The winner of the Honor & Excellence Award for support staff went to Della Johnson, Office Manager at HSE High School.
(From left) Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Erica Buchanan-Rivera, Danielle Riego, Renee Isom and Superintendent Bourff. (Photo provided by HSE Schools)
The “All for One Award” honors staff members that practice equity and inclusion in their work. The two winners of that award for 2019 are Danielle Riego, English as a New Language Coordinator, and Renee Isom, Media Specialist at Fishers High School.
Below is a list of all those honored, by school building:
Teachers of the Year
Brooks School: Maria Kussy
Cumberland Road: Todd Niswander
Durbin: Abby Back
Fall Creek: Jean Doss
Fishers: Sara Larkins
Geist: Lacy Rose
Harrison Parkway: Kristen Morgan
Hoosier Road: Katie Norton
Lantern Road: Anita Harrison
New Britton: Tanya Cooper
Sand Creek: Tiffany Zaleski
Thorpe Creek: Jackie Renick
Fall Creek Intermediate: Seth Zook
Riverside Intermediate: Hollie Vessels
Sand Creek Intermediate: Kirsten Toner
Hamilton Southeastern Int/JH: Jen Hill
Fall Creek Junior High: Brandon Spidel
Fishers Junior High: Alison Strole
Riverside Junior High: Will Rogers
Fishers HS: Amanda Howard
Fishers HS: Jennifer Pope
HSE HS: Josh Gish
HSE HS: Becky Schroeder
Finalists for District Teacher of the Year
High School Level: Becky Schroeder
Middle Level: Hollie Vessels
Elementary Level: Maria Kussy – District Teacher of the Year
2019 Honor and Excellence Award Winners
Brooks School: Jane Meyer
Cumberland Road: Stacey Foust
Durbin: Leslie Snyder
Fall Creek: Amy Reade
Fishers: Amy King
Geist: Ben Nguyen
Harrison Parkway: Ann Buennagel
Hoosier Road: Dawn Doyl
Lantern Road: Susan Kissel
New Britton: Eric Richardson
Sand Creek: Beth Verhoestra
Thorpe Creek: Tina Gordon
Fall Creek Intermediate: Bill Thomas
Riverside Intermediate: Sherry Johnson
Sand Creek Intermediate: Janica Denney
Hamilton Southeastern Int./JH: Karen Wright
Fall Creek Junior High: Amy Frolick
Fishers Junior High: Mark Amstutz
Riverside Junior High: Erin Forst
Focus: Lewis Painter
Fishers HS: Jill DeMoss
HSE HS: Della Johnson
Transportation: Bill Morris
Administration: Julie Hays
Finalists
Elementary: Amy Reade – FCE, Cafeteria Manger
Intermediate: Erin Forst – RJH, Instructional Assistant
High School: Della Johnson – HHS, Office Manager
District H&E Award Winner
Della Johnson