Lamar CISD announced the 2024-2025 Teachers and Support Staff Members of the Year at the annual awards banquet. These are the highest district honors and those selected have shown tremendous dedication to their campus throughout the school year.
Each campus nominated an individual to represent their school, then the nominees had the opportunity to apply for the district level title. The top individuals represented each color track as district finalists.
After a rigorous process the following individuals were selected from across the district:
Elementary Teacher of the Year
Peter Knox
Randle Elementary School, 5th Grade Science Teacher
Secondary Teacher of the Year
Brooke Howard
Wertheimer Middle School, 6th Grade Science Teacher
Elementary Support Staff Member of the Year
Cindy Moore
Frost Elementary School, Nurse
Secondary Support Staff Member of the Year
Brian Randle
Randle High School, Football Coach
Rookie of the Year
Zachary Castillo
Beasley Elementary, Physical Education Teacher
“Encouraging students to build confidence in them every single day is just wonderful," Elementary Teacher of the Year Peter Knox said. “I just feel blessed...I can’t get over this.”
“We all work hard, but the most important thing is everybody in this room is doing everything for the right reasons, for these kids and for the community,” Secondary Support Staff Member of the Year Brian Randle said.
“I am incredibly proud of everyone recognized,” Lamar CISD Superintendent Dr. Roosevelt Nivens said. “Our district has the best of the best inspiring the next generation and I can’t thank them enough for their contributions in creating a fun and safe learning environment for our students.”
The generous sponsors for the awards banquet include Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, Amazon Business, and School Specialty who provided tokens of appreciation to all awardees.