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Classified School Employee of the Year

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​​​​​​​​​​​​2025 Orange County
Classified School Employee 
of the Year Finalists

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​​Starting from top row, left to right: Jill Brand, Yesenia Rosales, Gina Matz, Kurtland Lucas, Michael Kimball, Candice Hall, Jose Ruvalcaba, Melissa Erman, Heather Sherrill


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The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) invites all Orange County school districts to submit nominations for the Classified School Employee of the Year (CSEY) program based on guidelines and timelines established by the California Department of Education.  The goal of the program is to recognize the professional efforts of exemplary classified employees.

Congratulations to our California Classified School Employees of the Year, Kurtland Lucas from the Garden Grove Unified School District, Melissa Erman from the Huntington Beach Union High School District and Gina Matz from the Fullerton School District! 

For more information, visit: California Department of Education News Release

​​OCDE Newsroom: Three from Orange County named California Classified School Employees of the Year​


For information, please contact your school district's CSEY coordinator.

OCDE contacts: 

Kristin Rigby                              Alicia Gonzalez
Coordinator                              Sr. Administrative Assistant
(714) 966-4435                        (714) 966-4435
krigby@ocde.us​                       aliciagonzalez@ocde.us

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