2002 - 2003

YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS OF MERIT
Garfield Elementary School Yakima, Washington Alan Matsumoto, Principal		Lincoln School Mundelein, Illinois Shirley E. Anderson, Principal
Mae Smythe Elementary School Pasadena, Texas Emily Maddox, Principal		Meadowlark Elementary School Kearney, Nebraska Tom Camp, Principal
	Sequoyah Elementary School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma DeAnn Davis, Principal

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Durant Road Middle School Raleigh, North Carolina Thomas C. Benton, Principal		Lowell Elementary School Indianapolis, Indiana Susan M. Howard, Principal
Oakbrook Elementary School Fairfield, California Charles Miller, Principal		Union Gap School Union Gap, Washington Donna Janovitch, Principal

CHARTER SCHOOL WINNER

	AN ACHIEVABLE DREAM ACADEMY, PUBLIC CHARTER PREP SCHOOL, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA We teach kids winning ways: a unique partnership between An Achievable Dream, Inc., a private non-profit organization and the Newport News Public Schools and the local business community provides an 8.5 hour school day and a 210 day school year with three 10-day intersessions for remediation, enrichment and accelerated work.
With 900 students who are economically disadvantaged and at risk of school failure, we provide an enriched curriculum with intensive reading and foreign language, small classes, cultural enrichment activities, tutoring, technology and character education. Tennis instruction is provided for all students; military volunteers are role models and there is an on-site health clinic offering medical and dental care. NATIONAL RECOGNITION: "A Break the Mold School", Business Week Magazine; American Heroes in Education, Reader's Digest; National School of Character, National Association of Character Education.


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