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2004 Kentucky Farm Bureau
Outstanding Teacher in
Community Service What community event has occurred each year for 25 years, involves 1200 elementary children, 50 high school students, over 30 community businesses and is named after a vegetable? That would be “The Great Pumpkin Patch”. In response to numerous candy tampering incidents that occurred nationwide in 1978, the students and staff of the Meade County FACS Department wanted to offer a safe alternative for “door-to-door” trick or treating for the children of Meade County. The result was “The Great Pumpkin Patch”. Each year members of the Meade County FCCLA seek monetary donations from various clubs and organizations throughout the school and community. The donations are used to purchase candy for the event, which is then stored in a secure location. This process allows the FCCLA chapter to have confidence that the candy distributed is tamper free. Members decorate the hallways, doors, and lobby area of the first floor of the high school. Then they wait for the children to arrive, and they always do! This past year Mrs. Scott and the Meade County FCCLA celebrated the 25th anniversary of this very successful community event. Thousands of children and hundreds of FCCLA members have become a part of this wonderful night. From this event, Mrs. Scott says the members have learned to take responsibility for their behavior, work with different age groups, give back to the community, and carry through many activities. “The Great Pumpkin Patch” is the legacy of Mrs. Janet Scott to the children and families of Meade County. It is for this event and her continued commitment other community service activities that we award Janet Scott the Outstanding Teacher in Community Service Award. Outstanding Career and
Technical Educator For the past five years, Mark Raleigh has served as the Principal/Director of the Chapman Career and Technical Education Center and as the Covington Independent Career and Technical Education Coordinator. In this role, he has been a positive voice for Career and Technical Education and has promoted its benefits in many ways. He reaches out to other school districts to share the benefits of Career and Technical Education. In doing so, students from the following high schools, Dayton, Newport, Lloyd, Ludlow, and Holy Cross have joined students from Holmes H.S. in exploring educational opportunities at Chapman CTC. He regularly promotes, encourages, and expects both faculty and students to participate in the various Career and Technical Student Organizations. This past year Chapman CTC served as the host school for the Region 7 FCCLA Star Events and the North Region SkillsUSA/VICA. Leading by example, he has attended the local, regional and state events for FCCLA, FBLA, and SkillsUSA/VICA. Recently, Mr. Raleigh’s content expertise was utilized on a committee that developed the Industrial Education Program Assessment Instrument, which is used by the Department of Technical Education to evaluate Industrial Education Programs that are housed in high schools or area technology centers. Additionally, Mr. Raleigh’s leadership has led to increased enrollments in CTE programs. He has encouraged everyone involved to realize that recruitment and marketing is a part of their responsibility, too. Together, they have developed brochures, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and a promotional video, all which have resulted in positive enrollments for the CTE programs. It is for these accomplishments and numerous others that we award Mark Raleigh the Outstanding Career and Technical Educator Award. Arch of Fame Award Where would Kentucky ACTE be without Mike Stone? Since July 1998 he has led our association to a new level. He began with accepting the challenge of developing a plan for KACTE to assume control of all logistics for the Annual Statewide Career and Technical Education Summer Program. This responsibility includes planning, organizing, and conducting the three-day event for more than 1,500 teachers. The impact of a successful conference is far reaching and results in improved techniques and curriculum that affects professional performance and student achievement. At the direction of the KACTE Board, Mr. Stone developed a civics program for Career and Technical Education Student Organizations. For the last three years, the Student Organization Leadership Day (SOLD) has grown each year to include more than 800 participants in 2004. The program provides CTSO members with a civics lesson and the opportunity to tour the state capitol and meet with their state legislators. At the suggestion of Mr. Stone, a writing instructor was added to the curriculum to guide students in converting the materials received and experiences of the day into a portfolio entry to meet Kentucky graduation requirements. While Mr. Stone’s direct contact with students is limited, his efforts contribute to CTE improvements in the state by assisting teachers and CTSOs. Over the last three years, Kentucky has shown significant improvement in CTE student achievement. His passion for KACTE and commitment to the profession are greatly appreciated. It is for these accomplishments and numerous others that Mike R. Stone is awarded with the Arch of Fame. CONGRATULATIONS to all of the 2004 award winners!!! KACTE extends a special thank you to Kentucky Farm Bureau for sponsoring the awards presentation. Please consider nominating outstanding individuals for their contributions to Career and Technical Education. The state level award applications are available at www.kacteonline.org. Watch for award application deadlines in the sprint on the state and national websites.
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