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BUSD names its employees of the year

Heather Holdo and Sara Barclay

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The Bonsall Unified School District recently announced their selections for the 2019 certified and classified Employees of the Year, including Melissa Ledri, a teacher at Sullivan Middle School, and Cindy Pagett, the office manager at Bonsall West Elementary School.

These employees have been recognized for all that they do for the school district and the students they impact from all the educators and staff members in the district. Staff members at each of the five school sites nominate a certified and classified employee for their outstanding interest in the well-being of the students and school. These nominations are sent to the district along with a description of the candidates; the district management team votes for the representatives.

A teacher of art, yearbook, language arts and social studies, Ledri works with other teachers, her students and their parents, supporting them in and out of the classroom.

"I like to think that I have made an impact on the students I have taught throughout the years at Sullivan. I hope to have been a part of keeping the culture at SMS one of community and commitment, but also a positive place to be a middle school student," Ledri said.

She also employs teaching methods which are structured for impactful and flexible learning.

"I was given good advice and put in many hours of planning and working to develop teaching strategies, lessons, projects which constantly change and should change to help and guide middle school students. I knew middle school was where I wanted to be," Ledri said.

Much of what makes stepping foot on a school campus welcoming is the first face visitors see, which, in the case of Bonsall West Elementary, is Pagett, as the office manager. In addition to clearing attendance, writing tardy slips and answering phone calls, Pagett registers and greets new students, attends to the needs of teachers and students and deals with the parents' concerns.

"Always be positive, be a team player and always give your all to everything you do," Pagett said, when asked to provide advice to other BUSD employees.

Ledri said, "I enjoy working here because it is an awesome place to collaborate with teachers and staff throughout the district. They are real, fun, intelligent, and care for the education of all students."

 

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