EUGENE, Ore. - Lane Community College President Mary Spilde received an award that will be named in her honor, at the first annual meeting of Connected Lane County on October 8. The award is henceforth known as the Connected Lane County Mary Spilde Vision Award.
Spilde was recognized for her long held goal to bring local education leaders together to share information, increase cooperation, and support students in their educational transitions. Her vision inspired the formation of a regional collaborative that eventually became known as Connected Lane County and served as a role model for similar collaboratives across the state.
"The power of work like ours is collaboration," said Spilde. "This is for everyone working to achieve Connected Lane County's vision."
Also at the meeting, Bridge Builder Awards were presented to the following teams:
- Katherine Pears, Research Scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center and creator of Kids in Transition to School (KITS). KITS is a preventive intervention intended to enhance psychosocial and academic school readiness in children at high risk for school difficulties.
- Dev Sinha, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Oregon for Lane Ignite the Core. Dr. Sinha teaches Lane County teachers how to teach Math Common Core Standards, and is committed to clarifying the value of Common Core Standards in the local community.
- Jonathan Jacobs, Director of Enrollment Management Research, University of Oregon; Craig Taylor, Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning, Lane Community College; Larry Sullivan, Superintendent, Lane Education Service District; Carol Knobbe, Assistant Superintendent, Lane Education Service District; Kate Weber, Data and Library Specialist, Lane Education Service District; and Randy Trummer, Director of Technology (retired), Lane Education Service District for the development of Connected Lane County's Longitudinal Assessment and Research Dataset that will be used to assess correlations between achieving metrics and other outcomes data to determine what is most important for student success.
Connected Lane County is a local coalition of school districts, institutions of public higher education, early childhood, and community partners. It was formed to help fulfill Oregon's 40-40-20 educational attainment goal set by the state Legislature in 2011 that 40 percent of Oregonians will have a two-year associate degree, 40 percent will have a four-year bachelor's degree or higher, and 20 percent will have a high school diploma or the equivalent, by 2025.
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