FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
This year’s St. Johns County School District (SJCSD)
School-Related Employee of the Year is Staci
Boyer, a confidential secretary/bookkeeper for
Principal Allen Anderson at Freedom Crossing
Academy. In early 2018, she and her principal left
their previous positions to take on the overwhelming
task of opening a new K-8 school. Greeting
students, working with teachers, creating job
postings, entering purchase orders, overseeing
fundraisers and ensuring that her principal has the
support he needs to be successful are just some of
her daily duties.
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s we continue through the school year,
celebrating the success of our students,
preparing for state testing and planning for high
school graduations, it is the perfect time to reflect
on the dedication of our support employees
throughout the district. They may not be standing in
front of your children on a daily basis, but it is their
work that helps all of us do ours better each day.
Getting to recognize all of the School-Related
Employees of the Year is an annual highlight
for me. These employees are so important in
fulfilling the mission of our district. They are the
individuals who keep our schools and grounds
clean, transport our students safely to and from
school, feed our students nutritious meals, assist in
the classroom, help out in the media centers, take
care of administrative details, handle front office
duties, update our data, keep our schools safe, and
monitor and ensure the health and well-being of
our students. The applications are varied in skills
and abilities, but the love for children resonates in
them all and it makes for a very daunting task for
the judges.
Enthusiastic, dedicated and insanely creative are
words used to describe Ms. Boyer. She is always
willing to help and has the trust of her principal,
teachers and peers to carry out complex tasks with
minimal supervision. She organizes events regularly
and never takes her focus off of doing what’s right
for the students she serves. Her principal lauds
her loyalty and her ability foster the family setting
throughout the school and community. She is a very
valued team member in the SJCSD and her strong
work ethic and commitment to doing whatever
is needed to get the job done are just a sample
of what makes her an excellent candidate for
consideration at the state level.
Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness,
Caring and Citizenship, all six CHARACTER
COUNTS! pillars are celebrated this month. I
encourage you to engage in activities where you
and your children can display and focus on any of
the pillars. I sign off with our mission this month to
echo the importance of the six pillars: The SJCSD
will inspire good character and a passion for
lifelong learning in all students, creating educated
and caring contributors to the world.
TIM FORSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
ST. JOHNS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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