Clint Independent School District

Clint ISD "Rolled out the Red Carpet" for the 2008 Teachers of the Year during a banquet on May 8, 2008 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Over 280 guests were present at the event as Clint ISD announced the 2008 Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year for the District as well as the District Rookie Teacher of the Year. For the fifth year in a row, a C.T. Welch Intermediate teacher holds the honor of District Elementary Teacher of the Year. Ashley Broadway, a reading teacher, was awarded the honor for 2008. The District Secondary Teacher of the Year honor was awarded to Gilbert Molina, a science teacher at Horizon Middle School. Both Molina and Broadway were presented with a plaque and a check for $2500.00 during the banquet co-sponsored by El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union and ARTchitecture. Broadway and Molina will prepare over the next few months to represent Clint ISD in the Regional Teacher of the Year competition in July. Yolanda Aceves was named the District Rookie Teacher of the Year. "Her attitude is incredible. She never complains and will do anything she is asked to do and then some," says Michael Mackeben, Red Sands Elementary Principal of Yolanda Aceves a first year 5th grade teacher at Red Sands Elementary. Aceves received a trophy and a check for $500 during the banquet. All Clint ISD Campus Teachers of the Year were recognized during the banquet ceremonies. Ricardo Estrada, Superintendent, presented each with plaque and a check for $1000. The Campus Teachers of the Year are: Chris Gee, Clint High School; Hilda Ulloa, Mountain View High School; Rosie Rodriguez, Clint Junior High School; Barbara Fourzan, East Montana Middle School; Juan Amador, Horizon High School; Gilbert Molina, Horizon Middle School; Ashley Broadway, C. T. Welch Intermediate; Beatriz Darancou, W.D. Surratt Elementary; Lorena Sublasky, Montana Vista Elementary; Brenda Valles, Desert Hills Elementary; Maria Sanchez, Red Sands Elementary; Lucy Delacruz, Frank Macias Elementary; and Efren Tarango, DAEP.