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West Virginia School Service Personnel Of The Year Finalists Announced

West Virginia’s School Service Personnel of the Year finalists were announced Monday.

West Virginia’s School Service Personnel of the Year finalists were announced Monday.

According to a press release, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) honor recognizes the outstanding contributions of public education staff members who have shown exceptional skill, and commitment and have earned the respect and admiration of students, teachers, administrators, co-workers and parents. 

The five finalists are Gary Brydie, a school bus operator from Cabell County, payroll secretary Melissa Faw from Raleigh County, secretary Susan Moran from Preston County, Mineral County secretary Darlene Wiltinson and  Donna Summerlin, a teacher’s aide at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

West Virginia’s School Service Personnel of the Year and Teacher of the Year will be announced on September 12, 2023, during a ceremony at the Clay Center in Charleston.

For more information about the West Virginia School Service Personnel of the Year, please visit the WVDE website.  

Who Is the School Service Employee of the Year?

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A kindergarten instructional aide in Mercer County has been honored as the state school service personnel employee of the year.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A kindergarten instructional aide in Mercer County has been honored as the state school service personnel employee of the year.
 
     The West Virginia Board of Education announced the award Wednesday for Gail Shrewsbury of Spanishburg Elementary School.
 
     The board says Shrewsbury created a table to improve cafeteria behavior and to reward students who follow the cafeteria rules. She treats those students to a special lunch table with fresh flowers and small surprises bought with her own money.
 
     Shrewsbury was selected from among 33 nominees and will receive $500 from the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association. She has been employed by Mercer County schools for 33 years.
 
     The annual award recognizes aides, bus drivers, cooks, custodians, maintenance and office workers and other employees.

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