A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

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July 15, 1999

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Melinda Kitchell Malico
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RILEY NAMES CAROLE KENNEDY AS
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S DALY PRINCIPAL-IN-RESIDENCE

U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley today named a Missouri school principal, Carole Kennedy, as the new principal-in-residence for the U.S. Department of Education.

In her position, Kennedy will provide a school leader's viewpoint within the department and serve as a contact for principals around the country. The position is named after Patrick Daly, a New York City school principal killed in 1992 by gunfire during a drug dispute at a housing complex, as he searched for one of his students who had been missing school.

"Carole's long record of accomplishments testifies that she definitely is in touch with today's schools," Riley said. "Her insight as an administrator will be valuable to our goal of recruiting talented individuals to become principals and effective instructional leaders."

Kennedy has served as president of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and as a member of the National Assessment Governing Board in 1998. She also served on the department's America Goes Back to School steering committee in 1996.

Kennedy helped develop the nationally recognized Parent as Education Partners program and assisted the National PTA and Secretary Riley in presenting standards to bolster parent and family involvement in education.

She has also been active in numerous community service activities including those that address race and school violence.

Her honors include Missouri's National Distinguished Principal Award (1988). In 1989 she was selected as one of America's 100 outstanding education administers by the American Association of School Administrators.

Kennedy has been principal of John B. Lange Middle School since 1997 and also served as principal of New Haven Elementary School (1991-1997), both in Columbia, Mo. She was also principal of Conn-West Elementary School in Grandview, Mo., from 1981-1991. Before becoming a principal, Kennedy taught elementary and middle school.

Kennedy holds a master's degree in elementary education from Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., an education specialist degree in educational administration from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

She will serve in the position for two years.

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