School Board Recognitions

November 21, 2006

6. Student, Employee, and Public Awards and Recognitions

6A. 2006 Inviting School Distinction
The School Board is pleased to recognize Creeds Elementary School as a 2006 Inviting School, as designated by the International Alliance for Invitational Education. Accepting the award on behalf of the school is:
Robin D. Davenport, Principal
Sharlene Howell, Assistant Principal
Bob Bernhard, Computer Resource Specialist
Vickie Lynn Baker, Data Resource Specialist
Christine Banks, Data Research Specialist

Creeds Elementary School joins an elite group of schools around the world as a 2006 Inviting School/District. Selected by the International Alliance for Invitational Education, this honor is based on the implementation of an "invitational education" philosophy in a school or district. Invitational education asserts that every person and everything in and around schools adds to, or subtracts from, the process of being a beneficial presence in the lives of students. To be considered for this award, each school must demonstrate that the people, places, programs, policies, and processes all provide positive messages and intentions that make a school or district a most inviting place of effective teaching and learning. Schools, districts, and universities throughout the world compete each year for this honor. Creeds Elementary principal Robin Davenport accepted the 2006 Inviting School/District Award during the 23 rd Anniversary Meeting & World Conference in Asheville, North Carolina on September 22, 2006. Creeds Elementary is one of only five schools and districts in the United States to earn this distinction!

Please join me in congratulating Creeds Elementary School.

6B. 2006 American Council of Teachers of Russian Scholar Laureates

The School Board is now pleased to recognize the 2006 American Council of Teachers of Russian Scholar Laureates.

Aleksandr A, Ocean Lakes High School, Meghan H, Landstown High School, and Rebekah W, Kempsville High School, have been selected as 2006 American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) Russian Scholar Laureates. The Board of Directors of the American Council of Teachers of Russian, a constituent organization of the American Councils for International Education, has established this special award. These students are members of a highly select national group of Russian students that were selected as the nation's most outstanding Russian students of 2006. Aleksandr, Meghan and Rebekah will be recognized in a special section of the fall issue of the ACTR Letter that will be published in early September.

Please join me in congratulating these outstanding students of Russian!

6B. Outstanding Attendance – October 2006
The School Board is pleased to recognize the schools with the highest rates of student attendance for the month of October 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 98.01% is the recipient of the elementary school attendance flag for October. Accepting Old Donation's attendance certificate is Principal Gloria Harris. Congratulations to students and staff at Old Donation Center!

Kemps Landing Magnet School, with an attendance rate of 98.61%, receives the attendance certificate for middle schools for October. Accepting the certificate for Kemps Landing Magnet is Principal Randi Riesbeck, along with students:
Karma B
Kimi K
Kyle M
Nikki Y
These students have all maintained perfect attendance since kindergarten!  Congratulations to the students and staff at Kemps Landing Magnet School for their outstanding student attendance in October!

At the high school level, outstanding attendance for October 2006 goes to Ocean Lakes High School who reported a 96.18% student attendance rate. Accepting Ocean Lakes' certificate is Assistant Principal Norman Benwitz and senior Eric C, who has had perfect attendance for his entire high school career.

Congratulations to Ocean Lakes High students and staff!

6D. Most Improved Attendance – October 2006
The School Board will now recognize the school with the most improved attendance for the month of October, 2006.

A review of attendance data shows that Corporate Landing Elementary School had the highest percent of most improved attendance for October with an improvement rate of 0.96% for student attendance. Accepting Corporate Landing Elementary's attendance certificate is Principal David French and SCA President Harmony G. Congratulations to students and staff at Corporate Landing Elementary School!

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

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