Jeffrey Redett

Jeff Redett and Dr. Grego

Jeff Redett, the head plant operator at Ponce de Leon Elementary, was named Pinellas County Schools’ 2015-16 Support Employee of the Year. Redett works cooperatively with students, staff and parents and understands the special needs of the students in the school’s self-contained IVE classes. At Ponce de Leon Elementary, Redett created the “Green Team ”and each week students from the “Green Team” wear green shirts that Redett secured the funding for, and collect recycling around campus.
 

Redett was named the Support Employee of the Year winner at a luncheon held Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at Feather Sound Country Club.  All the district’s semifinalists and finalists were recognized at the luncheon. Redett was selected out of 101 nominees. That group was whittled down to six finalists representing six categories. Those categories were: Classroom Support, Clerical, Food Services, Maintenance/Safety/Health, Plant Operations and Transportation.

 

Jeff Redett was named the Support Employee of the Year  The six category winners received a $200 Achieva Credit Union check, a gift bag, a framed certificate and a surprise school or site visit that included flowers, balloons and a five-foot banner. The overall winner received a $300 check. Achieva Credit Union, who for 20 years has sponsored the district’s Support Employee of the Year recognition program, provided all the awards.
 

Semifinalists for Pinellas County Schools’ 2015-16 Support Employee of the Year were chosen in six categories:

 

Classroom Support
•Eva Cano-Fernandez, Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary School, Bilingual Assistant I
•Erik Lucero, Sandy Lane Elementary School, Teacher Assistant
•Haydee Marrero-Valdes, Boca Ciega High School, ESE Associate

 

Clerical
•Paula Melton, St. Petersburg High School, Senior Data Management Technician
•Valerie Jones, Jamerson Elementary School, Library Media Assistant / Clerical Assistant
•Shirley Whiting, Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School, Secretary III

 

Food Service
•Tammy Endicott, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Food Service Assistant
•Linda Folts, Clearwater Fundamental Middle School, Food Service Manager II
•Michelle Ondick, Cross Bayou Elementary School, Food Service Assistant

 

Maintenance/Safety/Health
•Caleb Alfred, Clearwater High School, Pool Technician
•Gerald Niles, Sanders Exceptional Student Education Center, Police Officer

 

Plant Operations
•Cornelia Ali, Calvin Hunsinger ESE Center, Plant Operator II
•James Hingley, Starkey Elementary School, Night Foreman II
•Jeffrey Redett, Ponce de Leon Elementary School, Head Plant Operator II

 

Transportation
•Barbara Gieselman, Transportation - Lealman Compound, Bus Driver
•Marlene Saari, Transportation - Clearwater Garage, Bus Service Recorder

 

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