In June, Hays CISD celebrated the critical work of its guest, or substitute, teachers. Highlighted by most of HCISD’s campus guest teachers of the Year, many of the group joined with administrators and friends for the 2018 Guest Teachers Luncheon at Kyle Elementary’s Kimbro Building. Tricia Griffith, Staffing and HR Systems Coordinator of Guest Teacher Management, led the celebration. According to Hays CISD statistics, the 610 guest teachers had a 93 percent fill rate for the 40,000 guest teacher calls submitted in the 2017-2018 school year. The 2017-2018 campus guest teachers of the year included Destiny Horton, Carol Callahan, Theresa Chavez, Irina Casey, Michelle Bevers, Brooke Paluch, Holly Prine Hannah Deaver, Charisa McBee, Laurie Fisher, Caitlin McGuinness, Diana Olvera, Janera Miller, Doug Wiseman, Megan Frazier, Larson Frost, Sarahi Hernandez Lopez, Paul Thompson Julie Castillo, Joel Matthews, Julia DeLeon, MaryAnn Clarke and Ann McReynolds.
