Anita Kelly is the Vacaville Unified School District Classified Employee of the Year! She serves Jepson Middle School and our community with grace and dedication through various essential roles. During her many years of service in the Jepson Counseling Office, Anita has developed a wide range of skills and expertise that we rely on daily. Because of her impressive institutional memory and talents, Anita helps us respond effectively when challenging circumstances arise. Her contributions are essential to keeping our school running smoothly. Anita goes above and beyond to assist others. Jepson teachers go to Anita with questions about our students to be better informed and serve our students and their parents more effectively.
Anita welcomes new students and their parents to our school with a broad smile and warm heart. Her role in translating for our Spanish-speaking students and parents helps our school community feel valued and connected. Her consistent and compassionate work supporting Foster Youth and students who are homeless is inspiring. Anita checks in with students and their families and regularly monitors their grades and progress. Last year she supported the management of the virtual speech program to ensure that students could access the program and be successful. She maintains a binder of essential information for staff who provide virtual speech this year. Anita manages data effectively, and we can count on her to provide us with important information, including attendance and grades, to inform our leadership and intervention work.
Anita Kelly is an essential and reliable part of our Counseling Department and supports our counselors very well. She is a very welcoming face of Jepson Middle School. Students and parents who visit the Counseling office with various needs, sometimes of a sensitive and emotional nature, know they will be met by a compassionate and friendly person in Anita.
Because of her many talents and areas of expertise, strong interpersonal skills, and many years of dedicated service at Jepson Middle School, Anita Kelly is well-deserving of Classified Employee of the Year.