Leslie Martin of Kellogg Middle School to be honored as 2013 Support Person of the Year

From left, Kellogg Middle School Principal Lisa Gonzalez Scott,
Support Person of the Year Leslie Martin, and Superintendent Sue Walker
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools

Leslie Martin, security monitor at Kellogg Middle School, has been selected as the 2013 Shoreline School District Support Person of the Year. 

Leslie will be honored at a reception at 6:30pm Monday, March 4 in the Shoreline Center lobby, prior to the School Board meeting that evening. She will receive a professional development grant from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation. The District will celebrate Support Staff Appreciation Week March 4 to 8.

“Leslie has worked at Kellogg for more than 20 years and she is truly the spirit and often the face of our school,” read her nomination, signed by the entire Kellogg staff.

“She is a friendly face to kids that haven’t yet found a comfortable peer group, an antenna for counselors regarding kids who are in distress, a problem solver, a shoulder for kids to cry on, a sounding board for parents, and an extra hand when a task needs to completed. Leslie exemplifies the components of our school motto, VALOR: Vision, Achievement, Leadership, Originality and Respect.”

Leslie joined the Kellogg staff as an instructional assistant in 1991. As the security monitor at Kellogg since 2000, Leslie works at every athletic contest, attends every music event and other evening celebrations, and supervises three days a week in the after school “Hang Time” program.

"Leslie will do whatever it takes to keep us safe"
Leslie Martin, Support Person of the Year

“Leslie does whatever she can to keep us safe,” her colleagues wrote. “Immediately following the Sandy Hook tragedy, she toured the whole campus, checking to see what needed to be done in every room to improve safety. In true Leslie style, she led the charge, not content to wait for a committee.”

The Shoreline Schools Support Person of the Year award has been made annually since 1997 to honor outstanding classified staff members. The recipient is selected by a committee of parents, staff and administrators from nominations submitted from across the District.