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2024 Individual Winners



Audrea Carmack Skyward director
Audrea Carmack  
SMS 2.0
Texas
"Audrea Carmack oversees Skyward operations for International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas,) serving 23 campuses and more than 22,500 students, all while training more than 2,342 Skyward users."

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Kathy Tennant Technology integration specialist
Kathy Tennant  
SMS 2.0
Wisconsin
"Kathy Tennant has been using Skyward as both a regular education teacher and a special education teacher for 18 years in a classroom before working with Skyward from the administrative side for the past four."

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Robin Ballard PEIMS coordinator
Robin Ballard  
SMS 2.0
Texas
"Robin Ballard's innovative use of Skyward has revolutionized Lake Dallas ISD’s accountability measures and had a direct, positive impact on the staff and students."

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Shari Hines Administrative support
Shari Hines  
SMS 2.0
Minnesota
"Shari Hines, a seasoned Skyward user with a tenure almost as long as the district's Skyward implementation, has made indelible contributions to Fairmont Area Schools’ proficiency in using the platform."

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Andrew Thumma Database administrator
Andrew Thumma  
Qmlativ
Pennsylvania
"It is difficult to pinpoint another Qmlativ user having as big an impact as Andrew Thumma does every day."

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Juan Martinez PEIMS coordinator
Juan Martinez  
Qmlativ
Texas
"Juan Martinez has significantly elevated the San Benito CISD district's use of Skyward, and has done so with a selflessness that proves his excellence and leadership."

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2024 District Winners



Boerne ISD
Boerne, TX

Boerne ISD
Qmlativ
Texas
"Skyward has played a pivotal role in enhancing the service delivery processes throughout Boerne ISD, bringing about significant improvements across the entire district."

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Denali Borough School District
Healy, AK

Denali Borough School District
Qmlativ
Arkansas
"Denali Borough School District has demonstrated remarkable creativity in tailoring Skyward Qmlativ Student Information System to address the distinctive challenges of tracking and reporting K-12 education requirements."

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School District of New Richmond
New Richmond, WI

School District of New Richmond
SMS 2.0
Wisconsin
"While going paperless has been an ongoing challenge for the School District of New Richmond (SDNR), families have been getting more and more used to doing business online instead of filling out paper documents."

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Previous Winners


Dr. Nicole Jones Dr. Nicole Jones
Director of Employment Services 
Wisconsin
2023
Fadi El-Duweini Fadi El-Duweini
Administrative Systems Coordinator
International
2023
Fayerene Meeks Fayerene Meeks
Finance Supervisor 
Michigan
2023
Kenneth Surma Kenneth Surma
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations
Illinois
2023
Kevin Orton Kevin Orton
IT Manager
Illinois
2023
Kimberley Israel Kimberley Israel
Enterprise Applications Coordinator
Texas
2023
Hartford Union High School Hartford Union High School
Wisconsin
2023
Midlothian Independent School District Midlothian Independent School District
Texas
2023
Brian Adesso Brian Adesso
Director of Business Services 
Wisconsin
2022
Jackie Schreiber Jackie Schreiber
Accounting Manager 
Wisconsin
2022
James Matthews James Matthews
Director of Information Services
Texas
2022
Jennifer Bowers Jennifer Bowers
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Wisconsin
2022
Virginia Schneider Virginia Schneider
Assistant Director of Student Information Systems 
Florida
2022
Mansfield Independent School District 6 Mansfield Independent School District 6
Texas
2022
Mascoutah School District #19 Mascoutah School District #19
Illinois
2022
Char Schoonover Char Schoonover
Registrar and Skyward Specialist
Wisconsin
2021
Diane Austin Diane Austin
Business and Employee Services Personnel Specialist
Wisconsin
2021
Jerri Hauser Jerri Hauser
Administrative Assistant
Wisconsin
2021
Kelly Mitchell Kelly Mitchell
Business Office Specialist
Illinois
2021
Tara Laidley Tara Laidley
Director of Technology
Illinois
2021
Comal ISD Comal ISD
Texas
2021
Princeton Public Schools Princeton Public Schools
Minnesota
2021
Amy Grizzel Amy Grizzel
Software Specialist 
Tennessee
2020
Bailey Conroy  Bailey Conroy
Executive Administrative Assistant 
Illinois
2020
Gloria Hocking Gloria Hocking
PEIMS Coordinator/Qmlativ Liaison 
Texas
2020
Kathy Reynolds Kathy Reynolds
Database Coordinator
Pennsylvania
2020
Scott Herring Scott Herring
Data Support Specialist
Pennsylvania
2020
Glenbrook High School District 225 Glenbrook High School District 225
Illinois
2020
Maryville City Schools Maryville City Schools
Tennessee
2020
Dr. Chad Jones, Ed.D Dr. Chad Jones, Ed.D
Director of Digital Learning
Texas
2019
Georgia Omer Georgia Omer
Curriculum/Skyward TSA
Utah
2019
Tim Howard Tim Howard
School Data Specialist/Programmer
Michigan
2019
Streator Elementary District #44 Streator Elementary District #44
Illinois
2019
Darby West Hernandez Darby West Hernandez
PEIMS Coordinator Stephenville ISD, TX
Texas
2018
Scott Anthony Scott Anthony
Management Information Systems Manager CHSD 230, IL
Illinois
2018
Stephanie Kaack Stephanie Kaack
Data Coordinator Manteno CUSD 5, IL
Illinois
2018
Macon County Schools Macon County Schools
Tennessee
2018
Jacque Deckard Jacque Deckard
Data Management Coordinator Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation, IN
Indiana
2017
Jennifer Dossett Jennifer Dossett
Information System Specialist Alcoa City Schools, TN
Tennessee
2017
Scott Hansen Scott Hansen
Director of Technology and Information Systems Marion County School District, FL
Florida
2017
Birdville ISD Birdville ISD
Texas
2017
Round Lake Area Schools 116 Round Lake Area Schools 116
Illinois
2017
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Michigan
2017
Jeff Bushman Jeff Bushman
Director of Technology Pacelli Catholic Schools, WI
Wisconsin
2016
Michael Heaps Michael Heaps
Support Services Manager Jordan School District, UT
Utah
2016
Sonja Hoskins Sonja Hoskins
Data Services Manager School District of La Crosse, WI
Wisconsin
2016
Center Grove Community School Corp Center Grove Community School Corp
Indiana
2016
Lewisville ISD Lewisville ISD
Texas
2016
Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47 Sauk Rapids-Rice ISD 47
Minnesota
2016
Charles Mikeska Charles Mikeska
Assistant Superintendent West ISD, TX
Texas
2015
John Reiels John Reiels
Director of Technology Nicolet High School, WI
Wisconsin
2015
R.J. Gravel, Ed.D. R.J. Gravel, Ed.D.
Director of Instructional Technology Johnsburg School District 12, IL
Illinois
2015
Deerfield Public Schools 109 Deerfield Public Schools 109
Illinois
2015
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
Texas
2015





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