Danforth Student Wins Leadership Award
Catherine Brown, Danforth Cohort 25 student, was recognized at the May 16 Seattle Public School Board meeting as the winner of this year's Excellence in Educational Leadership Award. The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) gives this award to practicing school administrators who have made significant contributions to the improvement of administrator preparation. Dr. Margery Ginsberg, lead faculty of the Leadership for Learning program at the University of Washington, presented the award to Brown at the board meeting. Danforth Alum Wins Award for Leadership
Jill Hudson, Danforth Cohort 10 graduate and principal of Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School, was awarded the Thomas B. Foster Award for leadership during a surprise ceremony this morning. The annual award, sponsored by the Alliance for Education, comes with a $50,000 grant to the school, presented in the form of an oversized check. Hudson, in her third year at Nathan Hale, is the 10th recipient of the award, which goes to a Seattle Public Schools middle, K-8 or high school principal. The 1,100-student school is the first to win the award twice. In presenting the award, district officials cited Hudson’s leadership in school and district initiatives as well as Nathan Hale’s gains on last year’s standardized tests. Danforth Alum Wins 2011 Golden Apple Award for Principal of the Year
Dr. Jennifer Wiley, Danforth Cohort 7 alum and principal of Franklin High School in Seattle, won the 2011 Golden Apple Award for Principal of the Year. The Golden Apple Awards honors successful teaching models and programs among Washington state educators. Dr. Wiley believes in education as a tool to provide any individual access to a level playing field and the opportunity to prosper. As principal for eight years of a public high school serving the country’s most diverse zip code, she’s worked with staff to support "a campus free of second-class citizenship." In 2003, Franklin staff and community chose to de-track—doing away with an honors program for high-performing students only and allowing any student to aim for and achieve honors credit. Nearly nine in ten students from the class of 2009 reported heading to a two- or four-year college, and more than one in five graduating seniors were recently admitted to the University of Washington at a time of high admissions standards. Also a talented percussionist, Jennifer teaches a steel drum class for students with little or no music experience. "She can talk the kids’ language without trying to sound like them," says one colleague. KCTS 9 will be broadcasting this year's Golden Apple Awards on TV starting March 1. New Leadership Positions for Cohort 23 Alum
We are pleased to announce new leadership placements for our Danforth 23 Alumni. Of the 28 members of our Spring 2011 graduating cohort, 19 have been
placed in new leadership roles for the 2011-2012 school year. Placements include
6 principals; 11 assistant principals; and 2 other administrative leadership roles.
New LWSD Principals Bring Wealth of Experience and Excitement to Schools
Two Danforth 23 Alum were featured in an article highlighting new principals Danforth Alum Receives Foster Award for Outstanding Leadership The Alliance for Education and Seattle Public Schools announced that Jeff Clark (Cohort 12), principal of Denny International Middle School, is this year’s recipient of the Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence for his outstanding leadership at the school. Principal News Publication Justin Baeder, Danforth 19 Alum and principal of Olympic View Elementary School in Seattle, shares time management tips for school leaders. His article “Peak Productivity: Managing the Workload of Leadership,” featured on the cover of the Winter 2011 publication of The Principal News, provides principal and educational leaders with simple ideas on how to effectively organize and lead. In the article, he writes: “Without strategies for managing the workload that accompanies school leadership, the emergencies that arise every day—in addition to the onslaught of routine administrative work—can consume all of a principal’s time and energy, and ultimately lead to job dissatisfaction and turnover. Increasing the principal’s capacity to do leadership work can have a direct impact on the performance of the school.” New Principal In June 2010, Danofrth 23 Alum Brian Patrick made news as the upcoming principal of of Methow Valley Elementary.
2010 Milken Educator Award Kelly Aramaki, Danforth Cohort 15 Alum, won the $25,000 Milken Educator Award for Washington. The award, called the “Oscars of Teaching” by Teacher Magazine, exists to attract and reward outstanding K-12 teachers and education leaders. Aramaki, principal of John Stanford International School in Wallingford, is one of 55 educators nation-wide who is receiving the award. The Milken Educator Award, with no nomination or application procedure, is the largest teacher recognition program in the U.S. and was created to retain and attract the highest quality K-12 educators to the profession.
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In March 2010, director Beth Kruvant joined Danforth students for a screening and discussion of her new film, A Heart of Stone

Wayne Greer, a student in the Danforth 18 cohort, was awarded the KCTS-TV Golden Apple award, which honors excellence in education in Washington state.
Rebecca Goertzel, a student in the Danforth 18 cohort, is interning at John Stanford International School in Seattle. The school was recently recognized as the top elementary school in the nation.
Ed Noh is happy to talk about what he’s learned in his first year as principal at Seattle’s Lawton Elementary. Just don’t plan on having the conversation in his office . . . 