The Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) has named the 2024 Classified School Employees of the year.

The annual award program highlights the contributions of classified school employees who support the education of Imperial County students from kindergarten to grade twelve. The four individuals names this year are Elba Gallegos and Rosaura Garcia from Brawley Elementary School District, Peter Gutierrez from Central Union High School District and Christian Moreno from El Centro Elementary School District. 

Dr. Todd Finnell, Imperial County Superintendent of Schools said, " Each of these individuals are excellent examples of the thousands of employees throughout all of our school districts who bring passion and purpose to their jobs. They make a tremendous difference in the lives of the students and families they serve". 

Each of these award winners has been nominated by ICOE to the California Department of Education for the statewide award.