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Victor White III
Prairieview-Ogden CCSD197
“It is a great honor and very humbling to have your
colleagues recognize you -- especially considering
I know how hard all of them work within their
district,” said White, who has been an educator for
29 years, serving as teacher, coach and
administrator before becoming superintendent of
the Prairieview-Ogden district in 2006. “I share this
recognition with the PVO Board of Education
members, past and present, administration, faculty,
staff, parents, and community members that are
dedicated to providing the best educational
opportunities for our PVO Students.”
Those nominating White noted that the district has received more than $2 million in grants that have
purchased equipment/ training that the small rural school district would not have been able to afford
otherwise. In addition, White helped pass a building referendum and 1 percent sales tax in Champaign
County. These have allowed PVO to upgrade floors, heating and cooling, bathrooms, roofs, gym floors,
lighting, handicapped bleachers and other building items without using money from the education fund.
Other accomplishments in the district include:
Installing geothermal and a wind turbine at South Elementary School
Installing three computer labs and providing laptops and smartboards for each teacher
Adding courses/curriculum to the Junior High School
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Michael Kelly
Carlinville 1
“I am very surprised and extremely honored to be
recognized by my peers for this award,” said
Kelly, who has been an educator for 33 years,
serving as teacher, coach and administrator
before becoming superintendent of the Carlinville
district in 2005. “To be selected from among this
respected collection of educators means a great
deal to me both professionally and personally.”
Those nominating Kelly noted that Carlinville
CUSD #1 was the first school district in Illinois to receive district
accreditation from the AdvancED organization. Also, Carlinville High
School is regularly recognized as one of the top schools in Illinois by the U.S. News &World Report.
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