Fort Mill School District honors 2022 teachers and staff of the year

As educators continue to try to navigate teaching during a pandemic and overcome new and strange obstacles, Fort Mill School District is celebrating its best and brightest.

On Monday, the district announced its 2022 teachers and support staff of the year.

Winners were nominated and voted upon by their peers and will serve on the district’s Teacher and Classified Liaison Committees next year.

Five teachers will be selected as honor roll finalists to be considered for the 2022 District Teacher and Support Staff of the Year. The winners will be announced at the beginning of the next school year.

The winners from each school are the following:

Banks Trail Middle

Tabatha Astacio-Arce, eighth grade english language arts teacher

Stephanie Cost, media/tech assistant

Catawba Ridge High

Christy Slater, human geography teacher

Sara Freeman, receptionist

Doby’s Bridge Elementary

Kayla Keller, first grade teacher

Sereeda Callahan, school nurse

Forest Creek Middle

Melissa Grupp, literary specialist

Jonathan Wall, ISS coordinator

Fort Mill Elementary

Anna Marks, reading recovery

Cindy Caldwell, school nurse

Fort Mill Middle

Lori Leslie, media/teach assistant

Elisa Chwlalkowski, seventh grade math

Fort Mill High

Danielle Herring, special education

Karen Adams, receptionist

Gold Hill Elementary

Delaney Costanzo, guidance counselor

Rebecca Johnson, school nurse

Gold Hill Middle

Jennifer Isenhour, band teacher

Dawn Fite, PowerSchool manager

Kings Town Elementary

Robin Feneis, literary/math interventionist

Heather Leach, academic/tech assistant

Nation Ford High

Kristi Kruft, early childhood education

Katherine O’Brian, attendance clerk

Orchard Park Elementary

Shannon Pruitt, K/1 special settings

Mike Goff, maintenance

Pleasant Knoll Elementary

Meredith McDowell, second grade teacher

Kristin Gommer, special services assistant

Pleasant Knoll Middle

Alison Coyne, seventh grade science

Jennifer Kiser, instructional assistant

River Trail Elementary

Nicole Swank, special education

Kelly Sittloh, kindergarten assistant

Riverview Elementary

Mandy DeMeio, literary coach

Samantha Root, registered behavior technician

Springfield Elementary

Kimberly Long, K/1 special education teacher

Joanna Harrigan, tech assistant

Springfield Middle

Rebecca Lipps, art teacher

Chanee Battle, school nurse

Sugar Creek Elementary

Elke Urhahne, english second language teacher

Kimberly Larsen, school nurse

Tega Cay Elementary

Kimberly Logan, gifted and talented teacher

Sharlene James, PowerSchool manager

District Staff

Kay Connor, FSO manager, student nutrition

Shari Hartley, substitute coordinator, district office

Jill Watts, administrative assistant, maintenance

Fred Johnson, bus driver, transportation

This story was originally published February 8, 2022 at 8:32 AM.