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RAMAC Names Education Award Winners
By Phyllis Sides, April 23, 2001

Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce has announced the winners of the 2001 Excellence in Education Awards.

The awards program gives the Racine business community the opportunity to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the education of our children.

The Racine Unified School District won honors in two categories. Superintendent Dennis McGoldrick was named Administrator of the Year, and Marilyn Kiemen was named Teacher of the Year.

The Community Education Leader of the Year is William Boyd, and the Program of the Year is the Quantum Opportunities Program of the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Racine County.

As superintendent of schools, McGoldrick "has demonstrated his knowledge, skills, work ethic, vision and devotion to the cause of children," the announcement said.

Despite the pressures involved in being the district's chief administrator, McGoldrick always has been professional and dignified, according to RAMAC.

McGoldrick's most recent accomplishments include helping to develop a strategic action plan to improve student achievement, school effectiveness plans, 21st Century Learning Centers and Career Connections for K-12 students.

Kiemen is the librarian at Horlick High School, a position she uses to touch the lives of students, faculty, staff members and the community. Kiemen has developed and improved the libraries facilities and resources to meet students' needs, the announcement said.

She also helped to implement the Horlick ID student security program and the Survive and Thrive self-esteem program. Keiman also was active is developing the Health Care Career Academy, which begins at Horlick next year.

Boyd, a former university president and president of the Johnson Foundation, is known as an advocate for children and a supporter of public and private education.

His most recent contributions include development of Unified's strategic plan, establishment of the Kids First Fund and helping to pass several referenda.

OIC's Quantum Opportunities Program is a dropout prevention program designed to assist economically disadvantaged at-risk young people. The program uses education, community service, and personal development to solve a serious community problem, the announcement said.

With a 97.5 percent graduation rate, the program is recognized as one of the top 10 most effective models in the country.

The selections were made based on five key focus areas of the Racine Business Promise: properly preparing students for jobs and college, reducing the dropout rate, improving the educational process through early-intervention programs, improving student motivation and self-esteem and improving the management of schools.

Write to Phyllis Sides c/o The Journal Times, 212 Fourth St., Racine, WI 53403.

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"With a 97.5 percent graduation rate, the program is recognized as one of the top 10 most effective models in the country."

RAMAC Names Education Award Winners
By Phyllis Sides, April 23, 2001

Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce has announced the winners of the 2001 Excellence in Education Awards.

The awards program gives the Racine business community the opportunity to recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the education of our children.

The Racine Unified School District won honors in two categories. Superintendent Dennis McGoldrick was named Administrator of the Year, and Marilyn Kiemen was named Teacher of the Year.

The Community Education Leader of the Year is William Boyd, and the Program of the Year is the Quantum Opportunities Program of the Opportunities Industrialization Center of Racine County.

As superintendent of schools, McGoldrick "has demonstrated his knowledge, skills, work ethic, vision and devotion to the cause of children," the announcement said.

Despite the pressures involved in being the district's chief administrator, McGoldrick always has been professional and dignified, according to RAMAC.

McGoldrick's most recent accomplishments include helping to develop a strategic action plan to improve student achievement, school effectiveness plans, 21st Century Learning Centers and Career Connections for K-12 students.

Kiemen is the librarian at Horlick High School, a position she uses to touch the lives of students, faculty, staff members and the community. Kiemen has developed and improved the libraries facilities and resources to meet students' needs, the announcement said.

She also helped to implement the Horlick ID student security program and the Survive and Thrive self-esteem program. Keiman also was active is developing the Health Care Career Academy, which begins at Horlick next year.

Boyd, a former university president and president of the Johnson Foundation, is known as an advocate for children and a supporter of public and private education.

His most recent contributions include development of Unified's strategic plan, establishment of the Kids First Fund and helping to pass several referenda.

OIC's Quantum Opportunities Program is a dropout prevention program designed to assist economically disadvantaged at-risk young people. The program uses education, community service, and personal development to solve a serious community problem, the announcement said.

With a 97.5 percent graduation rate, the program is recognized as one of the top 10 most effective models in the country.

The selections were made based on five key focus areas of the Racine Business Promise: properly preparing students for jobs and college, reducing the dropout rate, improving the educational process through early-intervention programs, improving student motivation and self-esteem and improving the management of schools.

Write to Phyllis Sides c/o The Journal Times, 212 Fourth St., Racine, WI 53403.