MAEF School Spotlight Award Honors Five MESPA Members

MAEF School Spotlight Award Honors Five MESPA Members
1/21/2008 12:05 PM

News from the Minnesota Department of Education:

The Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation (MAEF) advocates, promotes and recognizes academic excellence in all Minnesota elementary and secondary students, schools, and communities. The following schools, with MESPA members as their principals, were awarded the 2007 MAEF School Spotlight Award in recognition of academic excellence and celebrate the success evidenced by their students’ achievements.

The award shines a spotlight on a school’s curriculum, instruction, assessment, and staff development that addresses student needs and works toward success for all. MAEF established this award program to identify schools that they believe demonstrate academic excellence through significant gains in student achievement, especially those that evidence “beating the odds.”All Minnesota schools that participate in Minnesota’s statewide assessments are eligible to apply. MAEF Board members will present a framed recognition certificate at each school.

2007 Recipients:
Bamber Valley Elementary, Principal Becky Gerdes
Rochester School District # 535
Superintendent Romain Dallemand

Eastern Heights Elementary, Principal Jayne Ropella
St. Paul School District # 625
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen

Highland Elementary, Principal Katherine Page
Columbia Heights District # 13
Superintendent Kathy Kelly

Horace May Elementary, Principal William Burwell
Bemidji District # 31
Superintendent James Hess

Sunnyside Elementary, Principal Paul Good
Mounds View School District #621
Superintendent Dan Hoverman

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

1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

651.999.7310 MN toll free 800.642.6807

Fax: 651.999.7311 E-mail: mespa@mespa.net