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SUSD educators nominated for national award Contributed
SANGER HERALD 7A THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018
New principal at Reagan
Renae Cowings and Christina Cline of Washing- ton Academic Middle School have been nominated for the 2018-19 national LifeChanger of the Year award.
Cowings, an eighth grade vice principal, was recog- nized as a LifeChanger for tacking tough situations with a positive demeanor. She also serves as the team leader
for the English/language arts department, where she has helped staff members with implanting new classroom strategies and navigating Common Core standards.
Cowings was nominated by her colleague, Jennifer Schmidt.
“Renae is a leader who inspires others to initiate
change, to believe in their potential, and to make each day better than the previous one," said Schmidt. "We feel blessed to have such a leader at our school who has made tangible, positive changes in the mindsets of our students, teachers, and the campus environment. I feel that our staff has blossomed under her umbrella of professional ethics, trust in us, and can-do attitude."
Cline, a seventh grade language arts teacher, was recognized as a LifeChanger for her kindness and compas- sion to all students. She was nominated by an anonymous former student who said,
"I was a troublemaker in class, but she treated me like I was her own," her nomina- tor said. "When I talked to
her, she made me feel abso- lutely welcomed, like I could tell her anything...She has made the biggest impact on me throughout the years."
Sponsored by the Na- tional Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of the Year recognizes and rewards the very best K-12 educators and school district employees across the United States who are making a difference in the lives of students by ex- emplifying excellence, posi- tive influence and leadership.
Each school year, LifeChanger of the Year receives hundreds of nomi- nations from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Sev- enteen individual LifeChang- er of the Year awards will be given during the 2018-2019 school year.
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Former Apaches
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
There will be a new principal at Reagan Elementary School in Sanger when the next school year begins.
"Christy Platt will replace John Hannigan who made the difficult decision to leave in order to make an impact on a larger scale around his work and published books on equity and school disclipine," said incoming superintendent of schools Adela Jones.
"Platt, who was a teacher at Reagan when the school opened, is delighted with the op- portunity to become the new principal," said Jones.
Platt, was principal at Sanger Academy Charter School until she took a leave of ab- sence to successfully battle cancer.
The change at Reagan was the latest in a series of changes that all involved promo-
tions from within the district.
Jones, who had been an associate superin-
tendent, is replacing Matt Navo who resigned and attended his final school board meeting on Tuesday evening.
Tim Lopez, a 2010 County Administrator of the Year who had been an area adminis- trator, became an associate superintendent, replacing Jones.
Jamie Nino, who had been overseeing professional development, curriculum and instructional technology at the district level, became an area administrator, replacing Lopez.
Dan Grossnicklaus, who had been informa- tion systems manager, was named program coordinator.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
Jaclyn Merk of Sanger recently earned a master of social work degree from Simmons College in Boston.
Simmons is a nationally recognized private college in the heart of Boston.
Founded in 1899, Simmons is the only un- dergraduate women’s college in Boston and maintains a history of visionary thinking and a focus on social responsibility.
Deylon Klose, son of Tiffany Klose and a 2017-2018 SHS graduate, has received a four year full ride scholar- ship.
A list of hundreds of applicants from within his major field of study was narrowed down to just six and Klose interviewed on June 8, the same day as his graduation from Sanger High. He received the call from Fresno State on June 19, letting him know he was selected as a recipient
of the Alice E. and Paul J. Sr. Vincent Memorial Scholarship. Klose plans to major in biology, then attend medical school to become a dermatologist.
Elementary School
Christy Platt who will be the new principal at Reagan Elementary School was a teacher at the school when it first opened in the fall of 2005.
BUDGETS: In addition to approving a new fiscal year budget the school board changed the attendance area for Jefferson and Wilson elementary schools ...
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requests to take action on a sports complex were primarily responsible for a council voting deadlock that prevented passage of the budget at its final regular meeting of the fiscal year on June 21.
In addition to approving a new fiscal year budget the school board:
• honored robotics mentors Michael, Mitchel and Jonathan Stokes;
• approved local control accountability plans for the district and Quail Lake, Sanger Academy and Hallmark charter schools;
• decided to move forward with a new bond measure in November;
• increased the Level I developer fee for new residential housing to $3.79 per square foot and the Level II fee to $4.80 per square foot;
• changed the attendance area for Jeffer- son and Wilson elementary schools because of the new subdivision development taking place near Jefferson; and
• said goodbye to outgoing superintendent Matt Navo.
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School board president Pete Filippi's emotion- al presentation of a plaque of appreciation to outgoing superintendent Matt Navo went well beyond the usual handshake. After Navo praised and thanked almost everyone in the room for helping him during his tenure as su- perintendent Filippi handed him the gavel and Navo gavelled the meeting and his job with the school district to a close.
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