37 Area Educators Graduate From Leadership Academy for Character Education (LACE)
Thirty-seven new names have been added to the graduation list of the Sanford N. McDonnell Leadership Academy for Character Education (LACE). Following a year-long experience that included monthly access to national experts, analysis and strategic planning, site visits to exemplary schools, and participation at Cooperating School Districts annual Character Education Conference, 37 area educators recently graduated from the academy. The list of graduates includes central office administrators, principals and assistant principals.
LACE is a joint program of the College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis’ CHARACTERplus program. UM-St. Louis and CSD jointly fund the leadership academy. However, thanks to the generosity of Sandy McDonnell, founder of CHARACTERplus, participants were able to complete the rigorous academy program at no cost.
Recent graduates of the Sanford N. McDonnell Leadership Academy for Character Education are:
- Petra Baker, St. Louis Public School District
- Nicole Besselman, School District of the City of St. Charles
- Doni Bloch, UMSL
- Laura Brock, St. Louis Public School District
- Vrhonne Brown, St. Louis Public School District
- Lisa Brown, St. Louis Public School District
- Rosemary Bruce, St. Louis Public School District
- Diane Cox, St. Louis Public School District
- Patricia Cox, St. Louis Public School District
- Glenda Gremaud, Perry County School District
- Mary Hogan, Lindbergh School District
- Mary Anne Hoppe, St. Louis Public School District
- Terry Houston, St. Louis Public School District
- Ted Huff, Francis Howell School District
- Michael Hunter, St. Clair School District
- Mary Ingmire, Lincoln County R-III School District
- Carmen Jansen, Image Schools
- Mark Kasen, St. Louis Public School District
- Derek Lay, Francis Howell School District
- Gary Leimkuehler, St. Clair School District
- Peggy Meyer, St. Louis Public School District
- Monica Miller, St. Louis Public School District
- Amy Moore, Lincoln County R-III School District
- Terry Ross, St. Louis Public School District
- Ann Russek, St. Louis Public School District
- Barbara Sharp, St. Louis Public School District
- Sylvia Shead, St. Louis Public School District
- Patrick Shelton, Wood River-Hartford School District
- Ronald Simpson, Wood River-Hartford School District
- Sheila Smith-Anderson, St. Louis Public School District
- Jeff Steffens, Perry County School District
- Denise Swanger, Bayless School District
- Ron Tucker, Bayless School District
- Stephanie Valleroy, Special School District
- Lori White, Special School District
- Natalie Wiemann, Lincoln County R-III School District
- Michelle Wilkerson, Hancock Place School District
CHARACTERplus, a project of the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, works to advance the cause of character education and sustain its impact on the lives of educators and students.
