Re: [Fwd: [LiteracyForAll] Superintendent of the Year]

["Allen Flanigan." <Allen.Flanigan@USPTO.GOV>]

Rod Paige also, if I remember correctly, got a 20 thousand dollar award from
CTB-McGraw-Hill, and I believe someone on this list from Tejas pointed out
that HISD does lots of business with McGraw.  This came out at the same time
I noticed that Maryland Superintendent Nancy Grasmick got the same award,
and that CTB-MH is the primary contractor for their state test.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: susanharman@IGC.ORG [SMTP:susanharman@IGC.ORG]
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 5:19 PM
> To:   ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU
> Subject:      [Fwd: [LiteracyForAll] Superintendent of the Year]
>
> This would be very funny if it didnt portend the next 4 years of
> corruption.
> Susan
>
> Gerald Coles wrote:
> >
> > Hi Folk,
> >
> > Here's the educational quote of the day.  Read on to understand why.
> >
> > "We want to be a world-class district, so we wanted to associate with
> > world-class organizations.  ServiceMaster is such an organization."
> >    -Ron Paige
> >
> > Feb. 16, 2001, 11:55PM
> > >Paige gets award for superintendent of the year
> > >
> > >Bush appointment had no influence
> > >
> > >By MELANIE MARKLEY
> > >Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
> was
> > >named the 2001 superintendent of the year Friday by the American
> Association
> > >of School Administrators. Paige, who was HISD superintendent for seven
> years
> > >before resigning to accept his Cabinet post last month, was Texas'
> nominee
> > >for the national award. "I am humbled to be selected from among so many
> > >dedicated and talented superintendents and share the distinction with
> the
> > >administrators, teachers and school board who have devoted themselves
> to the
> > >success of the Houston Independent School District and its students,"
> Paige
> > >said in a statement. The award, announced at the school administrators'
> > >annual conference in Orlando, Fla., was co-sponsored by the association
> and
> > >ServiceMaster Co. of Downers Grove, Ill. Although HISD has a contract
> with
> > >ServiceMaster to oversee maintenance of the district's facilities,
> officials
> > >said the contract had nothing to do with Paige receiving the award.
> Darlene
> > >Pierce, director of the superintendent of the year program, said Paige
> was
> > >selected by a panel of education, business and government leaders.
> Pierce
> > >also said Paige's appointment as secretary of education did not
> influence the
> > >panel's decision. Paige, in fact, was selected as a finalist before
> President
> > >Bush announced the appointment, she said.
> > ===================
> >
> > For the rest of the infomercial on ServiceMaster's contract with the
> > Houston schools, complete with the above quote from Paige and a photo of
> > him in the classroom, click on
> >
> > http://www.servicemaster.com/mgmt/edu/index.htm
> >
> > & then click Houston ISD in the Education Districts section.
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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