This month’s spotlight teacher is Stephanie “Dawn” Hilburn. Ms. Hilburn is a first-grade teacher at Woodland Heights Elementary School. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Tarleton State University and is a certified PK-6 teacher.
Ms. Hilburn’s prior experience includes teaching positions at Bridgeport Elementary and Merkel Elementary. She has been with Brownwood ISD since 2019.
Ms. Hilburn is respected by her colleagues and strives to provide solid, rigorous instruction every day to every student. The strength in her results indicate an overall eye for instruction that grows all students and their achievement across a variety of content areas. She has a passion to see all students succeed, and has been an asset to the Woodland Heights campus from day one.
Brownwood ISD is grateful to have teachers like Ms. Hilburn who go above and beyond providing necessary instruction for each student while filling in any learning gaps and supplying them with the tools needed to achieve success.
Our staff spotlight honoree for the month is Carol Gilbreth. Ms. Gilbreth is the Digital Media Specialist (Librarian) for the fourth and fifth-grade campus at Coggin Intermediate School. She completed various trainings at New Horizons Ranch & Center in Goldthwaite and received a Nurse’s Aide certification from John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth. Ms. Gilbreth has studied at Ranger Jr. College and Howard Payne University, and is a state-certified Educational Aide.
“Ms. G” is an amazing librarian. She supports her fellow teachers, the campus, and her students. She manages to see every student in the fourth and fifth grades at least once every other week. From completing special requests from teachers to maintaining an up-to-date library, Ms. G always goes the extra mile. She encourages student ownership of the library and has helped countless students develop a love of reading.
Brownwood ISD is thankful to have staff like Ms. Gilbreth who consistently go out of their way to support their campus, teachers, and students!