 | C. Bennice Young, Minneapolis Division
 | | C. Bennis Young, principal at Elizabeth Hall International Elementary, Minneapolis |
In her principalship, Young follows
the philosophy of a favorite quote: “Obstacles are what you see when you take
your eyes off your goals.”
According to colleagues, Young: “exhibits excellent leadership skills. She has the knowledge, experience, organizational
skills, communication skills, and problem solving skills necessary to be an
effective leader.”
Continuing,
they agreed: “She has extensive knowledge in curriculum and research and she
has a great ability to work collaboratively with others. She has done great work at Hall. She is a team player who is always
willing to share and help other administrators.”
Among her most significant career
accomplishments, Young includes:
- Learning and growing in her profession and in her
understanding of teaching and learning from her experiences as teacher, teacher
mentor, administrator, Bush Fellow, and various other professional development
experiences, too many to list.
- Being allowed to become part of the lives of so many North
Side Minneapolis children and families.
- Participating in the International Baccalaureate Primary
Years Programme authorization process at her school (Elizabeth Hall
International Elementary School).
Young participated in the Bush
Foundation’s Leadership Fellows Program, which seeks accomplished, motivated
individuals who are eager to prepare themselves for greater leadership
opportunities and to create positive change in their communities. In 2007 Young also took part in
the Minnesota Principals’ Academy, a program at the University of Minnesota
that enables cohorts of practicing principals to put leadership best practices
from education, business, the military and other fields to work on behalf of
their students and schools.
Young was nominated for the award by her Minneapolis colleagues.
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