School of the Year —
Valley Academy Leader of the Year — Hugh Hallman, Tempe Preparatory Academies Teacher of the Year — Carrie Wypiszynski, Phoenix Collegiate Academy Lifetime Achievement Award — Richard Cooper, Tucson Country Day School
Not exact matches
Also in these ranks:
leaders like former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick (Milton
Academy and Harvard), former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (St. Albans and UPenn) and, of course, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, the lone public school graduate among these (Northern
Valley Regional in affluent Bergen County and Stanford), who has also been the most vocal supporter of school choice.
Governor Donald Carcieri, Speaker Gordon Fox and Mayor Daniel J. McKee cut the ribbon at Blackstone
Valley Prep Mayoral
Academy's 2009 opening, surrounded by (from left to right) Cranston mayor Allan Fung, R.I. attorney general Peter Kilmartin, former senate majority
leader Daniel Connors, R.I. commissioner of education Deborah Gist, former president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools Nel - son Smith and former R.I. representative Mary Ann Shallcross Smith.
Seneca
Valley superintendent Tracy Vitale, a participant of the Pennsylvania Superintendent's
Academy, met with school
leaders to discuss best practices and share ideas.
School of the Year — AmeriSchools College Preparatory
Academy Leader of the Year — Greg and Pam Miller, Challenge Charter School Teacher of the Year — William Hayo,
Valley Academy
The
leaders of Reid Traditional Schools opened Painted Rock in response to the increasing demand at
Valley Academy, one of Arizona's first public charter schools.
«Kelly personifies the consummate educational pioneer and
leader, and she instills in all her students a true love for learning,» said Penny Harrison, CEO of the San Jacinto
Valley Academy.
As a school created by parents and teachers,
Valley Academy respects the role of teachers and values their participation and school
leader Heidi Mitchell has has worked hard to engrain this philosophy in the overall school culture.