NLR

Please join us in congratulating the 2025-2026 Classified Employees of the Year. In addition, we have now begun to acknowledge a Coach of the Year. These honorees will be celebrated, along with the 2025-2026 Building-Level Teachers of the Year, at the Night of Honors, which will take place on April 17, 2026.

Title

Employee

Child Nutrition Employee of the Year

Lakevia Hatchett
Manager
Pike View Early Childhood Center

Dr. Scot A. Tyler Sr. Transportation Employee of the Year

Charles Whitehead
Bus Driver

Maintenance, Operations & Facilities Employee of the Year

John Grogan
Carpenter

Office & Technical Employee of the Year

Delandrea Reddix
Human Resources Service Partner

Paraprofessional of the Year

Kacie Kinchen
Pike View Early Childhood Center

Safety & Security Employee of the Year

SGM Donald Hunter
Commissioned School Security Officer

Support Services Employee of the Year

Kristen Valley
Wraparound Services Specialist
Amboy and Boone Park

Coach of the Year

Daryl Fimple
Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
North Little Rock High School