Blue & Gold Standard - Community Independent School District

The Blue and Gold Standard is an initiative to recognize the achievements of staff across Brave Nation that were nominated by their peers as exemplary educators. To qualify for this honor, educators were evaluated on the following criteria:

Blue and Gold Standard Criteria - Student Centered learning, language rich environment, classroom culture, technology integration

Blue and Gold Standard Honorees

September 2024

The following staff members were named to the September 2024 Blue and Gold Standard, and were honored at the October 2024 Board of Trustees meeting. They also were honored by the District at a special breakfast in October 2024.

Marquis Frazier

Titles: Physical Education, Coach

Dawn Gage

Titles: 4th Grade Teacher

Marisa Gonzalez

Titles: 2nd Grade Dual Language Teacher

Morgan Gruner

Titles: Lifeskills Teacher

Melissa Haynes

Titles: 2nd Grade Teacher

Amanda Kelley

Titles: First Grade Teacher

Alyssa Metcalf

Titles: 4th Grade Teacher

Brandee Murphy

Titles: 3rd Grade Teacher

Nicholas Pfister

Titles: Band Director

Nancy Phetsarath

Titles: 1st Grade Teacher

Stephanie Sheehan

Titles: Lifeskills Teacher

Shana Sorrels

Titles: Special Education Math

Kimberly Webb

Titles: Dean of Students

Locations: NeSmith Elementary School

Blair Young

Titles: FCS

November 2024

The following staff members were named to the November 2024 Blue and Gold Standard, and were honored by the District at a special breakfast in December 2024. They will also be honored at the January 2025 Board of Trustees meeting.