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Deborah Shepard was nominated for the North Suburban MESPA Division
Leadership
Achievement Award by her peers. The award honors principals whose
exemplary leadership and sustained efforts have made noteworthy
contributions to the operation of effective school learning programs
-- improving education, their communities, and their profession.
MESPA
members selected 12 of their peers to receive the 2009 MESPA Division
Leadership Achievement Award, one from each MESPA division. “Great
principals lead great schools. These men and women are leaders in our
profession and truly represent the very best in Minnesota public
schools. As leaders, we focus on the potential and possibilities to
ignite hope within our schools,” said P. Fred Storti, MESPA executive
director.
In her principalship, Shepard follows this
quotation: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find
the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social situation; to know
even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to
have succeeded.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). To read more about Deborah, click here.
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