Principals head to conference

Staff report

Warren

The Raymond John Wean Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Cambridge, Mass.-based Community Advocates for Young Learners Institute to bring 10 elementary school principals from Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties to the institute’s National Conference in Columbus next week.

This conference, “Ready Schools: Your Leadership in Systems that Help Young Learners to Thrive,” is a result of four years of the institute’s intense work with elementary school principals in Massachusetts who have pre-kindergarten programs in their schools. Other states, including Ohio, have requested this type of training.

The principals from Ohio will join with other elementary school principals and early-childhood administrators from across the United States in a hands-on, interactive conference featuring site visits to high quality early-childhood programs in Ohio, national experts and interactive workshops.

The 2010 Wean Scholars taking advantage of this unique opportunity are:

Roger Kitzmiller, Beloit Elementary.

Matthew Bowen, Damascus Elementary.

Robert Walls, Campbell Elementary.

Joe DiLoreto, Jackson-Milton Elementary.

Loree Richardson, Warren schools.

Dani Burns, Warren schools,

Denise Ormerod, Warren schools.

Donna Zuga, Lakeview schools.

Mary Fran Jones, Lake-view schools.

Scott Taylor, Lakeview Elementary.