District rewards more employees

Danette Goulet

NEWPORT-MESA -- They’re security guards, teachers, custodians and

high-level administrators.

And Tuesday night, they were the second round of school district

employees recognized for their dedication and hard work.

“It seems very well-received, and as many nominations as we are

getting indicates there is a need and an appreciation for it,” said Bruce

Crockard, the director of classified personnel for the Newport-Mesa

Unified School District and a PRIDE committee member.

The PRIDE employee recognition program was developed last year as a

way to give praise and boost morale among employees.

The program puts nomination ballots in the hands of every person who

comes into contact with school district employees, to award praise to

those who are deserving.

Each letter in the title of the program stands for one of the five

areas in which an employee may be recognized. P stands for positive

attitude, R recognizes the person’s number of years in service to the

district, I is for initiative and creativity, D is for dependability, and

E is for excellence in customer service.

“Those are all the critical attributes that we would like to see in

all our employees,” Crockard said. “And we just thought it was time to

recognize them for it.”

Out of 90 nominees for this second round of awards, the following

employees were honored: Adele Albano, Pat Alsop, Sur Bright, Brooke

Booth, John Carpenter, Norman Chapman, Mary Lee Clark, Norberto Colin,

Billie Flamson, Barbara Gularte, Ron Howard, Geoff Ianniello, Everardo

Laris, John Larkins, Peggy Lenhart, Marla Loffelmacher, Eleanor Rebard,

Cindy Ridens, Thomas Shiskovsky, Georgia Siler, Bonnie Swann, Judy

Taylor, Linda Thompson, Erin Topping and Nancy Urricariet.