Title: ELCA Principal Named 2002 Distinguished Principal
ELCA NEWS SERVICE
September 30, 2002
ELCA PRINCIPAL NAMED 2002 DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL
02-232-DM*
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The principal of Laurel Hall School in North
Hollywood, Calif., Kathleen Haworth, has been named National
Distinguished Principal for 2002 by the National Association of
Elementary Schools Principals (NAESP) and the U.S. Department of
Education. She will be honored at an awards banquet Oct. 10-11 in
Washington, D.C.
Laurel Hall School is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA).
"Equipping each student with strong academic skills has been
the primary goal of each school I have served," said Haworth on her
nomination form. "I feel that I have been a positive role model to
all the school communities I have served. I take pride in the
fact that in each setting, I have been able to clearly assess the
needs and understand the uniqueness of each educational setting."
"The award for Haworth marks the third year in a row that an
ELCA school principal has received this prestigious award," said
Robert Federwitz, director for schools, ELCA Division for Higher
Education and Schools (DHES), Chicago. "It is also interesting that
all three have been from Southern California, specifically from the
Southwest California Synod -- the synod with the most schools."
Haworth has been principal for Laurel Hall School since 1997.
From 1980 to1983, she taught music at three schools: St. Jane Francis
Catholic School, North Hollywood; St. Francis de Sales Catholic
School, Sherman Oaks, Calif., and America Lutheran School, Burbank,
Calif. From 1983 to 1993, she was an assistant principal at the
Calvary Lutheran School, Arleta, Calif. During that time she served
for one year as an executive director for Reviving Baseball in Inner
Cities (RBI) Youth Program, Los Angeles.
In 1980 Haworth earned an associates of arts degree in liberal
studies from Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, Calif., and in
1998 she obtained her master's degree in administration from
California State University Northridge, Northridge Calif.
A grant secured from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis, will make it possible for Haworth, her family and some
DHES staff members, to attend the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The National Distinguished Principals Program was established
in 1984 as an annual event to honor exemplary elementary and middle
school principals who set the pace, character, and quality of the
education children receive during their early school years. One
principal is chosen annually from each of the 50 states and the
District of Columbia.
[*Diana Mavunduse is a communicator with the World Council of
Churches, Geneva, Switzerland. This fall she is serving as a
volunteer with the ELCA News Service.]
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