CONGRATULATIONS!

At the October 13 Governing Board meeting, the following individuals were inducted into the Superintendent's Honor Roll:

Members of the Committee on Multicultural/Diversity Curriculum, some of whom are pictured at right, were honored for their efforts. Members include: Linda Schloss, Dr. Suzanne Ashby, Barbara Benton, Janet Vargas, Garrett Holm, Dr. Karen Wynn, Dr. Ingrid Miller, Dr. V. Carole Smith, Maria Hooker, Linda Powers, Kelly Langford, Dr. Harriet Scarborough, Evelyn Yanagihashi, Dr. Joseph Hines, Dorothy Lew, Caroline Carlson and Dr. Guadalupe Romero.

Mary Whitsitt, a parent volunteer, serves as the unofficial library book repair specialist at Rincon and University High Schools.

Kim Grimes, librarian at Corbett Elementary, received the Frances Henne Award, sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians.

Craig Sinclair, a special education teacher at Palo Verde High Magnet School, and Laura Hersey, his teaching assistant, helped a student who was experiencing academic and personal difficulties.

Bill Crouse (pictured), a special education teacher at Cholla High School, who along with Ron Stacy, TUSD Transportation Dept. director, has coached children in the Arizona Organiztion of Disabled Athletes for more than 10 years.

If you would like to nominate someone for the Superintendent's Honor Roll, please call the Communications Department for a nomination form at 617-7303.

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Ford Teacher Chosen as
Local Wal-Mart's 1998
Teacher of the Year

Shirley Chandler, a fifth-grade teacher at Ford Elementary School, was honored on Sept. 30 as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Teacher of the Year.

Joyce M. Geranis, principal at Ford, and Denito Kelly, a local Wal-Mart manager, along with the entire Ford student body recognized Ms. Chandler's efforts for the school and the community.

Ms. Chandler, who has taught for six years at Ford and has worked with TUSD for nearly 20 years, will receive a $500 grant and a Teacher of the Year vest. During her years at Ford, she has led students in the Champs Have And Model Positive Peer Skills (CHAMPS) group, a student leadership club that promotes unity and non-violence among students, and helped organize the filming of an anti-tobacco commercial with her class.

Each Wal-Mart store and SAM's Club selects a deserving teacher from those nominated by schools in that community. The $500 award is given each year to promote teaching excellence nationwide and to better educate our young students. Applications are available in January and February only from Wal-Mart and SAM'S Club managers.

Cholla's Global Village and Law Programs Receive National Recognition

Cholla High Magnet School was selected as one of two schools in the nation to receive the National Council for the Social Studies Program of Excellence Award.

Cholla's award-winning program features state-of the-art 21st century courtroom of the future; a computerized law library where students research cases using WestLaw software package; and a Global Conference Center, which includes a chamber where students hold mock jury deliberations using GroupSystems, an online decision-making software program.

Each state and the District of Columbia can select one program from each of five categories to receive the Programs of Excellence Award. Each state may nominate up to two state winners for national consideration. Cholla's program was nominated by Barbara McKean and Paul Robinson, faculty members at the U of A's College of Education and board members of the Arizona Council for Social Studies.

For more information on Cholla's Global Village and law programs, please call Debra Cunningham, Cholla Magnet Lead Teacher, at 617-7761. For information on the District's magnet program, plesae contact Burney Starks, Magnet Program Marketing Specialist, at 617-7385.