Three schools, six districts, one organization, and one state department of education are winners of the 2004 Partnership Awards from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. They are recognized for excellence in developing and sustaining comprehensive, goal-oriented programs of school, family, and community partnerships. The award winners are working to ensure that all families are welcome at their children's schools and that their programs and practices of family and community involvement help increase student success.
Nine programs received Special Recognition in 2004 and a prize of $500 for exceptional quality and sustained progress.*
*Highlands Elementary
School, Naperville, IL,
Jessica Jozwiak and Lisa Trychta, Co-Chairs;
Susan Stuckey, Principal (Naperville Community Unit School District
203)
*Lowndes Middle
School, Valdosta, GA,
Jacqueline Crawford, Kim Williams and Rebecca Young, Co-Chairs;
Samuel Clemons, Principal (Lowndes County Public Schools)
*Roosevelt Elementary
School, Saint Paul, MN,
Christine Cardinal, Parent Educator and Action Team Chair;
Maria Castro, Principal (Saint Paul Public Schools)
Cleveland Municipal
School District, Cleveland, OH
Theresa Yeldell, Executive Director, Division of Family and Community
Engagement;
Barbara Byrd-Bennett, CEO
*Local District
B, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Charlotte Castagnola, Facilitator;
Sue Shannon, Superintendent (Now, District 2)
*Local District
F, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Linda Ariyasu, Coordinator;
Richard A. Alonzo, Superintendent (Now, District 4)
*Naperville
Community Unit School District 203, Naperville, IL,
Nina Menis, Director, Office of Community Relations;
Alan Leis, Superintendent
*Saint
Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, MN,
Arty Dorman, Program Manager, Family and Community Involvement Office;
Patricia A. Harvey, Superintendent
*Seattle
Public Schools, Seattle, WA,
Adie Simmons, Director, Family Partnerships Project;
Raj Manhas, Superintendent
*Families In
Schools, Los Angeles, CA
Ruth M. Yoon, Executive Director
California Department of
Education,
Carol Dickson, Program Consultant;
Jack O'Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction