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District Staff Honored with LEEA and ESS Awards
Nine Big Lake Schools staff members were recently honored with the Leadership in Educational Excellence Award (LEEA) and Education Support Staff (ESS) Awards through Resource Training & Solutions.
These annual recognitions celebrate school employees who make a meaningful difference every day. LEEA honors licensed educators, while ESS recognizes unlicensed support staff.
Congratulations to this year’s award recipients. Thank you all for being exceptional representatives of Big Lake Schools!
LEEA Honorees
- Cara Miller, Liberty
- Dawn Mueller, Independence Elementary STEM
- Heidi Kedrowski, Big Lake Middle School
- Samantha Glover, Big Lake High School
ESS Honorees
- Emily Schlegel, Independence Elementary STEM
- Jess Lumley, Community Ed
- Renae Rotz, Big Lake High School
- Jodi Smith, Liberty (not pictured)
- Carrie Telega, Liberty (not pictured)
From left: Dawn Mueller, Heidi Kedrowski, Samantha Glover
Cara Miller (right) with Principal Smock-Potter
From left: Emily Schlegel, Jess Lumley, Renae Rotz. Not pictured: Jodi Smith & Carrie Telega