PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. – For the first time, the Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) will recognize support staff in addition to teachers from each school in the District. Schools nominated a teacher and a support staff employee who will contend for a chance to be named District Teacher and District Support Staff of the Year.
This will be the fifth year that PCSSD will participate in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year program through the Arkansas Department of Education. The school-level winners for the 2024-2025 school year are vying to earn the spot of the 2026 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Last year, PCSSD Teacher of the Year, Jeanie Wilcoxon, won the 2025 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. This year’s teacher nominees are as follows:
TEACHER NOMINEES AT EACH SCHOOL | |
SCHOOL | NOMINEE |
BAKER ELEMENTARY | Jamie Garmon |
CATO ELEMENTARY | Mindi Reed |
CHENAL ELEMENTARY | Mary Muller |
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY | Stacey Moore |
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY | Crystal LeWoff |
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY | Tracy Hill |
HARRIS ELEMENTARY | Wendy Sanabria |
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY | James "Jay" Loy |
LAWSON ELEMENTARY | Amanda Sahlin |
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY | Ashlea Blakely |
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY | Jeannette Myers |
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY | Amanda Fowlkes |
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY | Chanetra Gaines |
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY | Tiffany Darr |
SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY | Shasta Anderson |
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY | Haley Jones-Massey |
MAUMELLE MIDDLE | Craig Tyson |
MILLS MIDDLE | Samone Vail |
ROBINSON MIDDLE | Catherine Ziller |
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE | Haley Frakes |
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH | Alexandria Slater |
MAUMELLE HIGH | Allison Shepherd |
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH | Michael Flowers |
ROBINSON HIGH | Lyndra Romack |
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH | Andrea "Elaine" Harris |
SUCCESS LEARNING ACADEMY | Amanda Hill |
This is the first year for schools to nominate a support staff employee to compete for District-level recognition. PCSSD is excited to have the opportunity to recognize support staff for their hard work and dedication given to each school within the District. This year’s support staff nominees are as follows:
SUPPORT STAFF NOMINEES AT EACH SCHOOL | |
SCHOOL | NOMINEE |
BAKER ELEMENTARY | Stephona Williams (Cafeteria Manager) |
CATO ELEMENTARY | Carla McGee (Nurse) |
CHENAL ELEMENTARY | Susan Duncan (Registrar) |
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY | Lakisha Nash (Student Services Liaison) |
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY | Reid Altom (Speech Therapist) |
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY | Kami Hammond (Dyslexia Interventionist) |
HARRIS ELEMENTARY | Jessie Watson (Lead Custodian) |
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY | Gabriela Vega (ELL Assistant) |
LAWSON ELEMENTARY | Ana Gomez (Lead Custodian) |
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY | Janet Peach (SPED Para) |
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY | Larry Clark (Security) |
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY | Jessie Thomas (Registrar) |
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY | Patricia Davis (Bookkeeper) |
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY | Carol Riddle (SPED Para) |
SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY | Rachel Moorman (Dyslexia Interventionist) |
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY | Jennifer McQueen (Registrar) |
MAUMELLE MIDDLE | Linda "Sharon" Tackett (Secretary) |
MILLS MIDDLE | Michael Robinson (SPED Para) |
ROBINSON MIDDLE | Paris Tatum (Bookkeeper) |
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE | Paula Falls (Lead Custodian) |
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH | Marilyn Pugh (Lead Custodian) |
MAUMELLE HIGH | Deborah Price (Bookkeeper) |
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH | Vickie Jackson (Custodian) |
ROBINSON HIGH | Dani Knight (Attendance Clerk) |
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH | Angie Hughes (Nurse) |
SUCCESS LEARNING ACADEMY | Aviva Randolph (ALE Para) |
DISTRICT / BUILDING LEVEL | Yolanda Richards (Executive Assistant) |
A panel made up of District and school administrators will review the nominees for both categories to determine the PCSSD Teacher of the Year and Support Staff of the Year. The District winner will be announced at a celebration event in May.