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Russell Lofthus was nominated for the Southwest MESPA Division
Leadership
Achievement Award by his 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 his principalship, Lofthus follows this quotation: ”Since I am a music lover, I will use the words from the first
verse of a song called “I Am A Child” by Neil Young that reflects my
feelings about the importance of working with children and seeing
things through their eyes.”
I am a child,
I’ll last a while.
You can’t conceive of the pleasure in my smile.
You hold my hand,
Rough up my hair,
It’s lots of fun
To have you there.
“I
believe that children truly enjoy having us as part of their lives, and
they want us to know them as individuals. As principals, we need to
understand that children are full of ideas and have great potential.
The opportunity I have to oversee a school building that works for
children is truly one of the pleasures of my life.” To read more about Russ, click here.
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