Orange County Public Schools has chosen five employees as finalists for the 2016 Support Person of the Year. The winner will be announced during the OCPS Support Person of the Year Awards Ceremony next month.
Finalists include Sonya Sexton, clerk at Conway Middle School; Meltonia Presley, ESE paraprofessional at Pineloch Elementary School; Maria Spegal, media clerk at Timber Creek High School; Kimberly Richardson, school secretary at Winter Park Ninth Grade Center; and Michael Stringer-Bratton, permanent substitute at Wolf Lake Middle School.
The person chosen as the Orange County Public School Support Person of the Year will be considered for the Florida School-Related Employee of the Year, a state program that honors outstanding support personnel for their contributions to schools and districts. Support personnel are essential to the successful operation of a school or district office. Nominees demonstrate exceptional skill and dedication in the performance of their jobs, thereby earning them the respect and admiration of students, teachers, administrators, co-workers, and parents.