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The Alameda County Office of Education recently published its list of this year’s county classified employees of the year, which included two employees from the Dublin Unified School District.
According to an April 24 press release from the ACOE, Amador Elementary School head custodian Carly Mendoza and Dublin Elementary School health services assistant Helen Doyle were among the nine employees that the county recognized as the 2024 Alameda County Classified Employees of the Year.
“I am excited to recognize the 2024 Alameda County Classified Employees of the Year, whose exemplary work supports Alameda County schools everyday,” Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Alysse Castro stated in the press release. “These honorees are undeniably committed and go above and beyond to make sure students have what they need to be successful. Their essential roles ensure students have healthy meals, reliable transportation, and safe campuses that create conditions where students can thrive.”
In a DUSD spotlight video series, Doyle said she has been at Dublin Elementary since 2013 and that she loves her team, staff and teachers she works with at the school and who all heavily contribute toward each student’s educational experience.
“It really takes a village to take care of a child,” Doyle said.
According to the county press release, Doyle is trustworthy, reliable and effortlessly connected with everyone, which is why the staff at Dublin Elementary can depend on her to safeguard each students’ health needs while ensuring “utmost confidentiality at all times.”
“Helen exhibits exemplary leadership and unwavering commitment in leading the medical team for all our health and safety drills,” according to the county press release. “She meticulously ensures that all staff members receive comprehensive training, including sessions on EpiPen administration, showing her dedication to maintaining a safe and prepared school environment.”
Mendoza is a Dublin native who went through the DUSD system and whose own children now attend Dublin schools. According to the county press release, she has been the head custodian at Amador Elementary for the past five years and has exhibited a deep understanding of all the aspects of her custodial duties.
“As a head custodian I ensure that the school is clean on a daily basis and well organized,” Mendoza said in the DUSD spotlight video. “The work I do directly impacts the children and I want them to come into a clean learning environment every day.”
In the video, she said she actually enjoys the learning environment so much that she has begun working on her teaching credential program at the school so that one day she can become a teacher as well.
Although neither Doyle nor Mendoza was selected by the California Department of Education as State Classified Employee of the Year, the recognition did go to another staffer in Alameda County — Rinat Fried, a research associate in early childhood education for the Oakland Unified School District.