Every month, the School Board and district administration recognizes employees that have demonstrated excellence and dedication to their jobs.

We will post the summaries of these individuals every month on this page, after the Board meeting in which they're recognized.

   Food Service: Department Heads

• Kristie Morrow (Head Cashier)
• Jackie Jensen (Food Service Manager)
• Vicki Carlson (Middle School Manager)
• Kristi Cross (Head Cook)
• Ranae Woods (Head Baker)
• Cindy Harbarger (Department Head School Store)

These ladies are our Food Service Department Heads. They are the cornerstone to our operation. They are instrumental in the planning, creating, preparing, cooking, and serving of over 1700 delicious meals in a sanitary, healthy environment  EVERY DAY!

Last year, our food service department faced its greatest challenge ever with the loss of 5 out of 6 department heads. Given that situation, it would have been understandable to see quality, service, cleanliness, and sanitation standards begin to be compromised.  But, these fine professionals would not, and most importantly, did not let that happen.

Today, our food service department is seeing its greatest participation and is serving more meals than we have ever served before. That success is due to these ladies commitment to excellence.
Thank you for your leadership and your willingness to maintain the high standards that our community, parents, staff, and students have come to expect.

March 2008

  
Carol currently serves as a Fifth Grade teacher at DIS.

Description of Responsibilities: Carol currently teaches 5th grade at DIS. She has been an elementary teacher for the past 29 years. She has served on numerous school wide committees including School Improvement, Reading Incentive Committee, RTL Reading Committee, Social Committee, and been instrumental in implementing school wide initiatives. She has also mentored and supervised numerous first year and student teachers throughout her career!

Carol employs a variety of innovative teaching techniques, each of which focus on each individual student and his/her educational needs. She works hard to identify student strengths and weaknesses and makes every effort to ensure each student reaches his/her fullest potential.  Carol demonstrates a genuine caring and respect for all students and consistently seeks out ways to ensure successful learning for all students at DIS!

Carol's outstanding skills, abilities, and instinctive understanding of young students have left an impact on students that far exceeds the 5th grade!! Congratulations, Carol!!

   SpEd: Janet Jones

  
Janet currently serves as the Special Education Case Manager and Facilitator at DIS.

Janet exceeds expectations in managing special education procedures and programs.  She has taken the lead role in training district special education staff and case managers on new federal and state special education regulations.  She has been an excellent resource for our new special education staff throughout the district.  Her knowledge and organizational skills are outstanding!  Congratulations, Janet!

January 2008

   DMS: Jeff Kitterman

Mr. Kitterman exemplifies all three of Douglas Middle School’s character goals; respect, resourcefulness and responsibility. He made the arduous move several years ago from his position as a Band Teacher to the role of a Media Specialist. This transition was made in anticipation of his total hearing loss. Mr. Kitterman currently possesses two Master’s Degrees; one in Music Education and the other in Library Science.

Mr. Kitterman’s quick sense of humor and commitment to his chosen profession made him an exemplary Band Teacher and now an invaluable Media Specialist. He was responsible for creating the first school website in the district over three years ago. Under his guidance we have updated our library collection and developed a Guided Reading library. His commitment to integrating technology into the curriculum is evident in the support he provides to our middle school staff. Finally, Mr. Kitterman continues to teach at least two periods of Web Design/Digital Imagining each day.

Mr. Kitterman’s resourcefulness, professionalism, sense of humor, courage and unending determination make him a respected role model for the students and staff at Douglas Middle School.  Each day, having Jeff as our inspiration, helps to make all of us better educators and people.

December 2007

Janet has been responsible for educating young children in CCSD#1 since 1972. Most people in this board room recognize her, know her, have been taught by her or have a child who has attended her class. Many who have taught for the duration that Janet has have faded and lost their passion for teaching. Janet has not. Although her knowledge base of curriculum, procedures, classroom management, and overall pedagogy is second to few, she still lights up with excitement when she discovers something new that can be applied to her class. Her love of teaching has not dwindled and her drive to perform at a superior level has never been in doubt. The students who have passed through her classroom have experienced a rich learning environment and a caring, knowledgeable teacher. Those fortunate enough to teach with her have experienced an true professional and master teacher to emulate. Thank you for your undaunted dedication to this profession and the difference you've made in the lives of the children of Douglas.

November 2007

Krista’s knowledge of work definitely exceeds her outlined job expectations. She takes an active role in student success and holds students to high expectations. She is extremely positive and enthusiastic about her job. She is always willing to put in extra time and has attending numerous trainings to assist her in her work with students with special needs. Students, staff and parents appreciate the positive interactions she maintains with students.

Krista is a pleasure to work with and it is evident students at Shawnee know she cares about them and their academic success. Congratulations Krista, we appreciate all you do!!

October 2007

Pam's outgoing personality and positive energy has brought an enjoyable relationship with her co-workers and students. She always goes above and beyond her job. Her efforts, hard work and dedication are a true benefit to the District and our students.

September 2007

Dick is very knowledgeable within his content area of chemistry, and he has an intuitive talent to enhance instruction within this department as a facilitator.  He is a published author, has attended some very prestigious universities including UCLA Berkeley, University of Washington, and Princeton University.  Along with his graduate level knowledge, Dick relates very well to the academic needs of all of this students.,  H facilitates a positive learning environment in a content area, which at times is very difficult to grasp.  His classroom elements of instructional support his instructional goals and engage students in quality learning.  Students formulate many high level questions and assume responsibility for their academic success within his class.  Dick is exceptional in terms of academic instruction and rapport building with his students.  He is a quality teacher, peer, and mentor.  One trait that sets Dick apart from other teachers is his desire to have Douglas High School succeed during his career and long after he fully retires.  He has been instrumental in grooming his current department members to continue the high level of instruction in the science department along with completing graduate programs to continue with concurrent offering.  He is a great teacher, facilitator, and friend to many within Douglas High School.

August 2007

Theresa has worked in the District for ten years, and joined the Technology Office two years ago as our database technician. She coordinates the use and maintenance of our district’s numerous student applications and data services to ensure our student data and state reporting have the highest integrity and accuracy. She assists with state grant writing and attends state workshops and meetings to help keep our staff current on reporting needs.

DeeAnn has been in the District going on her third year as our technology specialist. She works with building tech facilitators and lab coordinators to ensure the maximum level of hardware availability we can provide for our staff computers, student computers, and student labs. She also provides assistance with using our software and subscriptions to staff.

In addition to their knowledge and work ethic, both Theresa and DeeAnn have brought a welcome splash of personality and positive energy to our interactions with staff, and many have remarked on their friendly and personable demeanors. They are eager to learn and teach our staff, as well as listen to ideas and suggestions from buildings and bring them forward to improve our overall service.

Theresa and DeeAnn always go above and beyond in their jobs. Our district’s technology and data needs have grown tremendously in the last few years, and they are meeting these challenges by their hard work and enthusiasm. They strive to give our staff the best experience and knowledge that our department can deliver. Their efforts, hard work, and dedication are a true benefit to the District and our students!