Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Alice Seagren and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty recognized exemplary Minnesota education leaders in a Governor's Reception at the Capitol.
Honored at the reception were (l-r):
Education Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year Amber Damm, a seventh- and
eighth-grade English and language arts teacher at Clara Barton Open
School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Middle Level Principal of the Year, Coleman McDonough, Hazel Park Middle School, Academy, St. Paul
Minnesota's Milken Educator Martha Spriggs, a math teacher at Andersen United Community School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, High School Principal of the Year, Bruce Locklear, Edina High School
Minnesota Association of School Administrators’ Superintendent of the Year, Superintendent Patty Phillips, North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools
Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association, 2009 National Distinguished Principal Stacy DeCorsey, principal at Jordan Elementary, Jordan Public Schools
Minnesota Commissioner of Education Alice Seagren
National Distinguished Principal Stacy DeCorsey with Gov. Pawlenty
Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.
Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
