Report by Paula Antolini
December 3, 2016 8:46AM EDT
Photo: (Left to right) Theresa Yonsky, Dir. of Fiscal Services, Bill Foster, BOE Member, Commissioner of Education, Dr. Christine Carver, Supt., Dr. Kristen Brooks, Assist. Supt., and Larry Craybas, BOE Chairman.
Bethel Board of Education Wins CABE Board of Distinction Award – Level II
The Bethel Board of Education has once again won the CABE Board of Distinction Award – Level II.
The CABE Board Recognition Awards are designed to recognize boards which provide effective leadership to their districts through the use of good practices. This program, which acknowledges the importance of school board members and superintendents working together as effective teams, strengthens publiceducation in Connecticut and across the country. This award recognizes Boards which are truly exemplary.
The award was presented at the CABE/CAPSS Convention. The Board will also be honored, for one year, on a plaque that hangs in the Leonard Rovins Conference Room at the CABE Office and will be recognized in the December CABE Journal.
Dr. Christine Carver stated, “I would like to thank the Board for their hard work and dedication to the families and children of Bethel Public Schools and their tireless commitment and support to fulfilling the mission of the Bethel Public Schools. Please join me in offering them heartfelt thanks for the work they do.”
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ABOUT CABE
The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education serves local and regional boards of education in Connecticut and is dedicated to improving the quality of education throughout the state and the nation. CABE’s membership includes 151 school districts representing 90% of the state’s public school population. CABE is a leading advocate for public education at the state capitol and in Washington, DC, and offers many types of support services to local boards of education including the Board Member Academy, a continuing education program for local board of education members.
CABE Board Recognition Awards
CABE believes that Boards of Education and Superintendents which exhibit the most effective leadership are characterized by their ability to work together as “teams.” The CABE Board Recognition Awards are designed to recognize Boards which work effectively in this manner. Boards which fulfill 22 of the following 34 Level One criteria, including a minimum of three in each area, will earn the Level One CABE Board Leadership Award.
In order to appropriately recognize those Boards which are truly exemplary, CABE has now established a second level of awards, the Board of Distinction Award. Only Boards which have achieved Level One distinction at least twice in the prior four years are eligible to receive the Board of Distinction Award. Boards must achieve at least two Level Two items in each Level Two category to receive this award.
2016 CABE Leadership Award Winners
Level I – CABE Board Recognition Award
Bristol Board of Education
Canterbury Board of Education
Canton Board of Education
Coventry Board of Education
East Haddam Board of Education
East Lyme Board of Education
Killingly Board of Education
Naugatuck Board of Education
New Britain Board of Education
Plainfield Board of Education
Shelton Board of Education
Thomaston Board of Education
Waterbury Board of Education
Waterford Board of Education
Wilton Board of Education
Windsor Locks Board of Education
Level II – CABE Board of Distinction Award
Berlin Board of Education
Bethel Board of Education
Bloomfield Board of Education
Derby Board of Education
Glastonbury Board of Education
Montville Board of Education
Old Saybrook Board of Education
Plainville Board of Education
Plymouth Board of Education
Putnam Board of Education
Simsbury Board of Education
Vernon Board of Education
Wolcott Board of Education