The ABC Recognition Program
The ABC (Above & Beyond Champions) Recognition Program was established in 2021 to celebrate our people and culture and recognize employees in four areas: Continuous Improvement/Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Supporting Student Success, and Team Achievement.
In our first year, we received 36 nominations! Nominations are reviewed by a committee of teachers, support staff, and exempt employees, and presented to the senior leadership team for final decision. Baljeet Gill, Colin Abernethy, Deborah Chenier, Nicole Bliss, Shannon Thiesen, Steve Preston, Tambra Boerma-henderson and Vanessa Fleury - thank you for participating in something new and working together to recognize our colleagues.
We celebrated our four award recipients at the Long-Term Service Dinner on March 1, 2023. The 2021-22 ABC Recognition Program Award Recipients are:
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation | Sabrina Robertson: Education Assistant at the Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts – North Poplar Campus.
- Leadership Excellence | Carissa Chapman: Grade 6 Teacher at Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School
- Supporting Student Success | Belinda Brow: Student Information Assistant at the Bakerview Centre for Learning
- Supporting Student Success | Mercedes Sargent: Music Teacher at Yale Secondary School
Read the News Story to learn more about their contributions
We’d like to recognize all of the nominees and thank those who took the time to nominate them:
Alanna Kemp, Alicia Tessarolo, Ashleigh Wighton, Bonnie Mackenzie, Bridgette Clarke, Bryon Carpenter, Cameron Friesen, Darlene MacDonald, Debbie Beisiegel, Dorothy Funk, Janal Macdonald, Jas Biring, Jennifer Baerg, Jennifer Romano, Jodi Coleman, Julie Wilms, Kirsten Skotnisky, Kris Sward, Kristen Cobb, Leah Savage, Leanne Sonoda, Loraleigh Epp, Michelle Gallagher, Rebecca Kandal, Rhonda JantzKrahn, Sabrina Robertson, Seet Gill, Shanon Ducharme, Shelby Patrick, Tambra Boerma-Henderson, and Veena Arora.
The next nomination period will open early May. There are great things happening all over the district that deserve celebration. Keep an eye out for the call for nominations and consider recognizing a colleague for going above and beyond.
MICHELE RADOMSKI, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT
Human Resources
