School Board Recognitions

October 17, 2006

6. Student, Employee, and Public Awards and Recognition

6A. Teacher of Excellence Award

The School Board is pleased to recognize Nancy Moskway-Vadersen 2006 winner of the prestigious National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Secondary Teacher of Excellence Award.

Ms. Moskway-Vadersen was selected for this award by the Virginia Association of Teachers of English (or VATE). Ms. Moskway-Vadersen, an English teacher and Mathematics and Science Academy advisor at Ocean Lakes High School, has been an active VATE officer and former VATE President, and is recognized by her peers an outstanding classroom teacher. In 2003, she was nominated by her colleagues in Virginia Beach for the honorable Foster B. Gresham Award from VATE, for which she was selected. The NCTE Secondary Section celebrates high school classroom teachers who have been recognized for their excellence locally, thus moving that person's recognition to a national level. Nancy will receive this honor at the Secondary Luncheon at the NCTE Convention in Nashville in November.

Please join me in congratulating Nancy Moskway-Vadersen for receiving the Teacher of Excellence Award.

6B. Outstanding Attendance – September 2006

The School Board is pleased to recognize the schools with the highest rates of student attendance for the month of September 2006. Representatives from these schools are invited to come forward as their school's name is announced.

Old Donation Center , with an attendance rate of 98.96% is the recipient of the elementary school attendance flag for September. Accepting Old Donation's attendance certificate is Lynne Rychlik, Old Donation Center's 2007 Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to students and staff at Old Donation Center!

Kemps Landing Magnet School , with an attendance rate of 98.98%, receives the attendance certificate, for middle schools for September. Accepting the certificate for Kemps Landing Magnet is Principal Randi Riesbeck. Congratulations to the students and staff at Kemps Landing Magnet School for their outstanding student attendance in September!

At the high school level, outstanding attendance for September 2006 goes to Princess Anne High School who reported a 97.44% student attendance rate. Accepting the school's certificate is Assistant Principal Iris Nimmo. Congratulations to Princess Anne High students and staff!

Mr. Chairman, that concludes our scheduled recognitions for this evening.

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