Gems of Appreciation

"After years of serving solely as a high school counselor, Debbie has added elementary counseling to her repertoire. She embraces the experience of counseling at Bertram Elementary and reminds those staff serving in elementary education how fortunate they are."

"Melissa is an outstanding employee and her continual dedication of hard work ethics is never ending. We are blessed to have her as a Manager with the Food Service Department."

"BJ Gates, our new Assistant Principal at R. J. Richey has brought freshness, enthusiasm and a love for the students to our campus. We are thrilled to have her and we are learning from her everyday! Congrats BJ!"

"Kristie has been working tirelessly, for months, to help BMS work towards becoming a National Demo School for Springboard (our ELA curriculum program). She has used her conference time, time after school, summer time as well as hours and hours at home to work towards this goal."

"Sara is a gem in our department because she continually goes above and beyond by investing in and caring about her students. Sara helped at registration, helped ready the fleet for school, answered phones, and assisted as needed in the office. Sara is the epitome of a team player."

"Becky is an amazing custodian. She goes above and beyond in keeping Shady Grove clean, organized and safe. Without her and her amazing team, it would have been difficult for us to be ready on the first day of school."

"Joann has been a dedicated and hardworking Manager for many years. She cares about each and every student and it shows in the quality of food the kitchen serves. Her friendly smile and personality does not go unnoticed."

"Even though Mr. Hill is new to our campus as the AP, he has jumped right in and is ALWAYS willing do what needs to be done or come up with a plan to make things run more smoothly. He is always actively building relationships with students and is making himself very visible to the students."

"Ms. Aline is the glue that holds Bertram Elementary together. She constantly puts the students and staff above her own needs."

"BCISD Accountant Deidra Hall is always there to help anyone and has been a great help to many with the end of year rollover. She is a "gem" as far as knowledge of school business and procedures."