Cedar Hill ISD Longhorn Insider April 2018 | Page 8

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
T
he district celebrates the positive impact educators have on students with the annual
CHISD Teacher of the Year awards. Each campus selects a candidate based on five
requirements. Candidates must:
• be exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled, and plan to maintain
active teaching status in CHISD
• inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn
• have the respect and admiration of students and peers
• play an active and useful role in the community, as well as in the school
• be poised, articulate and possess the energy to withstand a rigorous schedule
Once selected, candidates
complete an application
and then a committee
selects one elementary and
one secondary Teacher
of the Year. Each takes
home $1,000 and advances
to a Region 10 Teacher
of the Year competition.
District-level winners will
be announced at the
CHISD Employee Service
and Recognition event
Thursday, April 26.
Alvin Collins, Bessie Coleman
Middle School, Art and Yearbook
(Sixth – Eighth Grade)
“It takes a village to ensure the
growth of our students’ social,
emotional and academic needs.”
Reva Morrison-Cummings,
Bray Elementary, Pre-K
“As a wife, mother and lifelong
educator, I truly believe that teaching
is not just a career or profession, yet
a true calling indeed.”
Campus-level winners for
the 2017-18 school year:
Bridney Allen, Cedar Hill Collegiate High
School, Freshman MAPS (Methods of
Academic and Personal Success)
“I make it a point to reach out and let all of my
scholars know that whatever they desire they
can be if they work hard enough for it — period.”
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Damian Mackey, Cedar Hill High
School, Algebra II
“I have a firm belief that all students
can and will succeed.”