Twelve Principals Achieve Highest Recognition
Schools and Principals Honored at the Third Annual Edi Awards
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Edison Schools (Nasdaq: EDSN),
the nation's largest private manager of public schools, announced today that
more principals and schools than ever before were honored at the company's
Third Annual Edi Awards. The principals as well as their teachers and staff
were recognized for their hard work and ability to improve levels of
achievement.
The awards ceremony was held at the Edison Principals' Leadership
Conference (PLC), which took place from October 7 - 9 in Colorado Springs. At
the PLC, principals attend seminars on school leadership, achievement
management systems, and sharing best practices.
Twenty-five principals were honored at the ceremony with the four-star
achievement awards for their schools' strong gains in student achievement. The
criteria for four-star achievement is based on a composite that includes a
high percentage of short-term and long-term academic gains as well as meeting
internal objectives set by each school at the beginning of the academic year.
A record twelve principals received "double four-star awards," in recognition
of their ability to raise levels of academic performance, build a strong
culture of achievement, and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.
Edison also recognized principals and schools new to Edison and those
schools who had completed their first successful year of partnership. "We are
so proud of these schools and their principals for attaining high levels of
achievement. Our principals are committed to building, growing, and
maintaining exemplary schools," said Chris Cerf, Edison's President and COO.
"These awards are a testimony to the hard work and dedication that define the
principals, teachers, and students at our schools across the country in the
growing Edison family."
"I am one of the many principals who found the time spent at the PLC to be
just what was needed to continue making a difference in the lives of
children," said JoAnn Cason, principal of Gilmor Elementary School in
Baltimore, Maryland. "I adore being treated like I am special ... . I treat
my students that way, and I treat my staff the same way! I spare nothing to
educate the children and staff who I serve, because I am mindful that our
greatest investment in life, more precious than any gold, is our children."
Double Four-Star Schools
Long Beach, CA Starr King-Edison Academy-Elementary School,
Doris Takenouchi
Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School - Chamberlain
Campus,
John Pannell
Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School - Woodridge
Campus,
Clara Canty
Chicago, IL Chicago International Charter School - Elementary
Academy,
Robert Lang
Buffalo, NY The Charter School for Applied Technologies,
Larry Ljungberg
Baltimore, MD Furman Templeton Elementary,
Rosalind Lockwood
Baltimore, MD Gilmor Elementary,
JoAnn Cason
Baltimore, MD Montebello Elementary,
Sarah Horsey
Phoenixville, PA The Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School,
Angie Padrnos
York, PA Lincoln-Edison Charter School
Dallas, TX Edison-Maple Lawn Elementary,
Juanita Nix
Dallas, TX Edison-Medrano Elementary,
Ricardo Weir
Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Urban League of Business & Economics,
David DeBerry
Four-Star Achievement Schools
East Palo Alto, CA Edison McNair Elementary Academy,
Mary Seiersen
Long Beach, CA Starr King-Edison Academy - Elementary School,
Doris Takenouchi
San Francisco, CA Edison Charter Academy,
Vincent Matthews
Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School- Chamberlain
Campus,
John Pannell
Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School - Woodridge
Campus,
Clara Canty
Wilmington, DE Thomas A. Edison Charter School - Junior Academy,
Chuck Hughes
Atlanta, GA Charles R. Drew Charter School,
Karen Eldridge
Chicago, IL Chicago International Charter School - Elementary
Academy,
Robert Lang
Baltimore, MD Furman Templeton Elementary,
Rosalind Lockwood
Baltimore, MD Gilmor Elementary,
JoAnn Cason
Baltimore, MD Montebello Elementary,
Sarah Horsey
Duluth, MN Kenwood-Edison Charter School,
Bonnie Jorgensen
Buffalo, NY The Charter School for Applied Technologies,
Larry Ljungberg
Riverhead, NY Riverhead Charter School,
Steve Cohen
Chester, PA Chester High School,
Major Poteat
Chester, PA Columbus Elementary,
Mary Torian Dunnock
Chester, PA Showalter Middle School,
Jayne Gibbs
Chester, PA Wetherill Elementary School,
Paul Loper
Phoenixville, PA The Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School - Jr.
Academy,
Angie Padrnos
York, PA Lincoln-Edison Charter School,
Jamy Jackson
Dallas, TX Edison-Blair Elementary,
Cyndi Harrison
Dallas, TX Edison-Maple Lawn Elementary,
Juanita Nix
Dallas, TX Edison-Medrano Elementary,
Ricardo Weir
Dallas, TX Edison-Titche Academy,
Marco Hinojosa
Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Urban League of Business & Economics,
David DeBerry
About Edison
Edison Schools manages 150 public schools with a total enrollment of
approximately 80,000 students. Through contracts with local school districts
and public charter school boards, Edison generally assumes educational and
operational responsibility for individual schools in return for funding that
is comparable to that spent on other public schools in the area. Over the
course of three years of intensive research, Edison's team of leading
educators and scholars developed an innovative, research-based curriculum and
school design. Edison opened its first four schools in August 1995, and has
grown rapidly in every subsequent year. For more information, please visit
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things, the possibility that: (1) Edison, its independent auditors and/or the
SEC may identify additional items that materially and adversely affect
Edison's financial results; (2) the financing discussed separately by Edison
today may not be consummated; and (3) the events relating to the informal SEC
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agreements or give rise to costly and protracted litigation against Edison.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent
Edison's estimates as of October 16, 2002. Edison anticipates that subsequent
events and developments will cause its estimates to change. While Edison may
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Edison specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing Edison's estimates or
views as of any date subsequent to October 16, 2002.
SOURCE Edison Schools
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