COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Since 1990, campuses nationwide have experienced amazing outcomes with Capturing Kids' Hearts tools and processes, creating the socio-emotional safety conducive to learning. Through the National Showcase Schools awards, the Flippen Group is again recognizing and celebrating schools that go the extra mile each day, building an environment where students are relationally connected and eager to learn.
These 226 campuses are being considered for this honor for the 2018-2019 school year:
ALASKA
Bartlett High School, Anchorage, Alaska ● Principal Sean Prince
Burchell High School, Wasilla, Alaska ● Principal Jason Marvel
Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School, Palmer, Alaska ● Principal Jennifer Schmidt-Hutchins*
Nicholas J. Begich Middle School, Anchorage, Alaska ● Principal Brian Singleton
Sherrod Elementary School, Palmer, Alaska ● Principal Lorri Cook*
Snowshoe Elementary, Wasilla, Alaska ● Principal Jason Moore
Swanson Elementary, Palmer, Alaska ● Principal Rourka Spatz*
Teeland Middle School, Wasilla, Alaska ● Principal Jason Ross*
West Anchorage High School, Anchorage, Alaska ● Principal Sven Gustafson
ARIZONA
Camp Verde Middle School, Camp Verde, Arizona ● Principal Danny Howe*
Country Meadows Elementary, Peoria, Arizona ● Principal Danielle Skrip*
Dr. Daniel Bright School, Cottonwood, Arizona ● Principal Jessica Vocca
Greenway Elementary School, Bisbee, Arizona ● Principal Jennifer McBeth
Julia Randall Elementary School, Payson, Arizona ● Principal Linda Scoville
Lowell Junior High School, Bisbee, Arizona ● Principal Laura Miller
Payson Center for Success High School, Payson, Arizona ● Principal Linda Gibson
Payson High School, Payson, Arizona ● Principal Jeff Simon
Rim Country Middle School, Payson, Arizona ● Principal Jennifer White
Thunderbolt Middle School, Lake Havasu City, Arizona ● Principal Mari Jo Mulligan*
ARKANSAS
Ahlf Junior High School, Searcy, Arkansas ● Principal Chris Eubanks
Health Wellness and Environmental Studies, Jonesboro, Arkansas ● Principal Cynthia Wright
Howard Perrin Elementary, Benton, Arkansas ● Principal Stacye Shelnut
MicroSociety Magnet School, Jonesboro, Arkansas ● Principal Amanda Turner*
Ringgold Elementary, Benton, Arkansas ● Principal Beverly Mayfield
Southwest Middle School, Searcy, Arkansas ● Principal Carrie Parsley*
W.C. Caldwell Elementary, Benton, Arkansas ● Principal Diane Lovell
CALIFORNIA
Alta Mesa Elementary School, Redding, California ● Principal Darin Pust
Burton Elementary School, Porterville, California ● Principal Brooke Torres*
Burton Middle School, Porterville, California ● Principal Adriana Franco*
California Elementary School, West Covina, California ● Principal Lori Wilds
Community Collaborative Charter School, McClellan, California ● Principal Jon Campbell*
Community Outreach Academy Elementary , McClellan, California ● Principal Larissa Gonchar*
Community Outreach Academy Middle School, North Highlands, California ● Principal Scott Jonard
Dean L. Shively Middle School, South El Monte, California ● Principal Elizabeth Evans
Desert Rose Elementary, Palmdale, California ● Principal Melanie Pagliaro
Dogwood Elementary School, Heber, California ● Principal Jeralyn Shaw
El Dorado Elementary, Lancaster, California ● Principal Todd Coleman
Empowering Possibilities International Charter, West Sacramento, California ● Principal Erin Marston
Futures High School, Sacramento, California ● Principal Nataliya Burko
Gateway International School, Sacramento, California ● Principal Joi Tikoi*
Heber School, Heber, California ● Principal Cynthia Silva
Higher Learning Academy, Sacramento, California ● Principal Deborah Avalos
Jim Maples Academy, Porterville, California ● Principal Mitzie Styles*
Joshua Elementary, Lancaster, California ● Principal Lorraine Zapata
Joshua Hills Elementary, Palmdale, California ● Principal Michelle White
La Mesa Junior High School, Santa Clarita, California ● Principal Michele Krantz
Lassen View Elementary, Redding, California ● Principal Caryn Emerson
Leona Jackson School, Paramount, California ● Principal Kelly Anderson
Monte Vista Elementary, Lancaster, California ● Principal DeeDee Anderson*
New Temple Elementary School, South El Monte, California ● Principal John Gannon*
New Vista Middle School, Lancaster, California ● Principal Kymberlee Cochran*
Oak Grove Elementary School, Porterville, California ● Principal Troy Hayes*
Ocotillo Elementary, Palmdale, California ● Principal Larry Lueck*
Orangewood Elementary, West Covina, California ● Principal Janet Shirley*
Palmdale Discovery Center, Palmdale, California ● Principal Colleen Sawyer*
Quail Valley Elementary, Palmdale, California ● Principal Kathy Moshier
Sacramento Academic & Vocational Academy (SAVA), Sacramento, California ● Principal Morri Elliott*
Sequoia Middle School, Redding, California ● Principal John Moser
Summerwind Elementary, Palmdale, California ● Principal Linda Brandts
Summit Charter Academy Lombardi Campus, Porterville, California ● Principal Stacie Fleischman*
Summit Charter Academy Mathew Campus , Porterville, California ● Principal Lily Shimer*
Summit Collegiate Academy, Porterville, California ● Principal Jorge Ramos
Sycamore Elementary School, Redding, California ● Principal Susanna Winstead*
Tumbleweed Elementary School, Palmdale, California ● Principal Regina Tillman
Turtle Bay School, Redding, California ● Principal A.J. Anderson*
William R. Buckley Elementary, Porterville, California ● Principal Matthew Baxter*
Yucca Elementary School, Palmdale, California ● Principal Terrie Dowling*
COLORADO
Abrams Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Lois Skaggs
Banning Lewis Ranch Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Shannon Molnar
Cedaredge Elementary School, Cedaredge, Colorado ● Principal Daniel Renfrow
Colorado Preparatory Academy, Westminster, Colorado ● Principal Sheila Stevens*
Delta Middle School, Delta, Colorado ● Principal Sheryl Yeager
Frances L. Jenkins Middle School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Darren Joiner*
Granby Elementary School, Granby, Colorado ● Principal Kelly Martin
John Adams Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Nate Hansen
Lincoln Elementary School, Delta, Colorado ● Principal Jennifer Magner*
Ridgeview Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Theresa Ritz*
Stratton Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Julie Edner
Wilson Elementary School, Colorado Springs, Colorado ● Principal Stephanie Atencio
CONNECTICUT
Pine Grove Elementary School, Avon, Connecticut ● Principal Jess Giannini*
FLORIDA
Bagdad Elementary, Milton, Florida ● Principal Daniel Baxley*
Pine Forest High School, Pensacola, Florida ● Principal Laura Touchstone
W. H. Rhodes Elementary School, Milton, Florida ● Principal Michele Barlow
ILLINOIS
Gower West Elementary School, Willowbrook, Illinois ● Principal Gina Rodewald*
Riverdale School, Riverdale, Illinois ● Principal Shinora Montgomery*
IOWA
Aurora Heights, Newton, Iowa ● Principal Jim Gilbert
Central Elementary, Nevada, Iowa ● Principal Christina deNeui*
Emerson Hough Elementary, Newton, Iowa ● Principal Jolene Comer*
Johnston Middle School, Johnston, Iowa ● Principal Brent Riessen
Lenox Junior-Senior High School, Lenox, Iowa ● Principal Mike Still
Nevada High School, Nevada, Iowa ● Principal Kody Asmus
Southwest Valley Middle School, Villisca, Iowa ● Principal Lora Top
KANSAS
Amelia Earhart Elementary School, Goddard, Kansas ● Principal Tracy Giddens
Andover Central Middle School, Andover, Kansas ● Principal Tim Hayden
Campus High School/Haysville High School, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal David Morford*
Challenger Intermediate School, Goddard, Kansas ● Principal Craig Ryan*
Freeman Elementary School, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Toni Haight*
Goddard High School, Goddard, Kansas ● Principal Douglas Bridwell*
Goddard Middle School, Goddard, Kansas ● Principal Lisa Hogarth*
Haysville Middle School, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Michael Maurer*
Haysville West Middle School, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Ildo Martins*
Maize Central Elementary, Maize, Kansas ● Principal David Jennings
Maize Middle School, Maize, Kansas ● Principal Brian Thompson
Maize South Middle School, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal Cort Haynes
Nelson Elementary School, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Michael Mitchener*
Oak Street Elementary School, Goddard, Kansas ● Principal Ashley Miller
Oatville Elementary, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal Natalie Rust*
Prairie Elementary, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal David Engelking*
Pray-Woodman Elementary School, Maize, Kansas ● Principal Nils Gabrielson*
Rex Elementary, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Brian Howard*
Robert M. Martin Elementary School, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal Traci Holder
Ruth Clark Elementary, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal Carla Wulf*
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Wichita, Kansas ● Principal Mary Carter
Tri-City Day School, Haysville, Kansas ● Principal Gina Keirns*
Vermillion Elementary, Maize, Kansas ● Principal Michael Dome*
Village Elementary School, Emporia, Kansas ● Principal John Martin*
LOUISIANA
Red River Elementary, Coushatta, Louisiana ● Principal Shenell Deville*
MICHIGAN
Bauerwood Elementary, Jenison, Michigan ● Principal Crystal Morse*
Challenger Elementary, Kentwood, Michigan ● Principal Teressa Gatza*
Covert Public Schools, Covert, Michigan ● Principal Claire Kliss*
Crestwood Middle School, Kentwood, Michigan ● Principal Donald Dahlquist
Discovery Elementary, Kentwood, Michigan ● Principal Debra McNally
Endeavor Elementary School, Kentwood, Michigan ● Principal Mark Bea*
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School, Homer, Michigan ● Principal Heather Cahill*
Prevail Academy, Mount Clemens, Michigan ● Principal Mark Weigle
Scotch Elementary School, West Bloomfield, Michigan ● Principal James Scrivo*
MISSOURI
John F. Hodge High School, St. James, Missouri ● Principal Joe Stammers*
Lake Road Elementary, Poplar Bluff, Missouri ● Principal Erica Weadon*
Lucy Wortham James Elementary, St. James, Missouri ● Principal Dan Copeland
St. James Middle School, St. James, Missouri ● Principal Kaaren Lepper*
NEW MEXICO
Deming Intermediate School, Deming, New Mexico ● Principal Charlotte Sandoval*
NORTH CAROLINA
Burton Magnet School, Durham, North Carolina ● Principal Kimberly Ferrell*
East Garner Elementary, Garner, North Carolina ● Principal Carmen Graf
Knightdale High School, Knightdale, North Carolina ● Principal James Argent
Knightdale Elementary School, Knightdale, North Carolina ● Principal Teresa James
Zebulon GT Magnet Elementary, Zebulon, North Carolina ● Principal David Newkirk
SOUTH CAROLINA
Carolina Springs Middle, Lexington, South Carolina ● Principal Brice Cockfield
Jerry Zucker Middle School, North Charleston, South Carolina ● Principal Jacob Perlmutter*
League Academy, Greenville, South Carolina ● Principal Mary Leslie Anderson*
Marlboro School of Discovery, Clio, South Carolina ● Principal Ashley Taylor*
Memminger IB World School, Charleston, South Carolina ● Principal Abigail Woods*
Oakbrook Elementary School, Ladson, South Carolina ● Principal Kimberly Boutin
RB Stall High School, North Charleston, South Carolina ● Principal Jeremy Carrick*
Waccamaw Middle School, Pawleys Island, South Carolina ● Principal Jamie Curry
TEXAS
A.M. Aikin Elementary School, Paris, Texas ● Principal Kimberly Donnan*
AD Wheat Middle School, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Suzanne Keesee
Adams Elementary, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Dawn Hitt
Alta Loma Elementary, San Angelo, Texas ● Principal Karen Clark
Alvin Primary, Alvin, Texas ● Principal Karla Klyng*
Anderson Mill Elementary, Austin, Texas ● Principal Trana Allen
Anita Scott Elementary, Royse City, Texas ● Principal Don Jacobs
Anson Jones Elementary, Bryan, Texas ● Principal Linda Montoya*
Arlington High School, Arlington, Texas ● Principal Shahveer Dhalla
Bonham Early Education School, Grand Prairie, Texas ● Principal Rachel Mendoza
Bradford Elementary, San Angelo, Texas ● Principal Berta Carrasco
Bramlette Elementary STEAM Academy, Longview, Texas ● Principal Nikita Luther
Brazoswood 9th Grade Center (H.E. Marcum), Clute, Texas ● Principal Rita Pintavalle
Butterfield Elementary, Sanger, Texas ● Principal Larry Beam*
Callison Elementary, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Krista Kuwamura
Central Elementary, Pollok, Texas ● Principal Anita Byrd
Chisholm Trail Elementary, Sanger, Texas ● Principal Alice Ford*
Claude Berkman Elementary Arts Integration Academy, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Kathy Cawthron
Clute Intermediate School, Clute, Texas ● Principal Christopher Loftin*
Coleman Elementary, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Marla Roth*
Crockett Early Education School, Grand Prairie, Texas ● Principal Magdalena Garcia
Crockett Elementary, Bryan, Texas ● Principal Debi Ehrhardt*
Crow Elementary, Arlington, Texas ● Principal Jamie MacDougall*
Davis Elementary, Royse City, Texas ● Principal Cynthia Pense*
Della Icenhower Intermediate School, Arlington, Texas ● Principal Mendy Gregory
Dr. Debbie Emery Elementary, Katy, Texas ● Principal Michelle Merricks*
Dubiski Career High School, Grand Prairie, Texas ● Principal Larry Jones*
E C Mason Elementary, Manvel, Texas ● Principal Dixie Jones*
Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas ● Principal Lauren Walch
Five Palms Elementary, San Antonio, Texas ● Principal Gregory Martinez
Forest North Elementary School, Austin, Texas ● Principal Amy Jacobs*
Frank Madla Elementary, San Antonio, Texas ● Principal Jo Ann Buchanan*
Freeport Intermediate, Freeport, Texas ● Principal Ian White
Goliad Elementary, San Angelo, Texas ● Principal Zachary Ramirez
Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, Grand Prairie, Texas ● Principal Maria Schell*
Grandview Elementary, Grandview, Texas ● Principal Kathrine Stewart
Grandview Jr. High, Grandview, Texas ● Principal Jeff Hudson
Harry H. Herndon Intermediate School, Fate, Texas ● Principal Shanna Brown
Haynes Northwest Academy, Wichita Falls, Texas ● Principal Lori Apple
Holiman Elementary, San Angelo, Texas ● Principal Ginger Luther
Irving Elementary, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Joel Blalock
Jack Frost Elementary School, Georgetown, Texas ● Principal Janet Mormon*
James and Maydell Crouch Elementary, Grand Prairie, Texas ● Principal Jaime Stephens*
Jo and George Marti Elementary School, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Mary Boedeker
John H. Cherry Elementary, Bay City, Texas ● Principal Merideth Dodd*
Kate Burgess Elementary, Wichita Falls, Texas ● Principal Jeff Hill
Lamar Elementary, Wichita Falls, Texas ● Principal Amanda Garcia*
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary, Pearland, Texas ● Principal Stacie VanLoenen
Liberation Academy, Meadows Place, Texas ● Principal Audrey Sanders*
Liberty Elementary School, Liberty, Texas ● Principal Stephanie Cox
Liberty Middle School, Liberty, Texas ● Principal Rhonda Smith*
Lytle Elementary School, Lytle, Texas ● Principal Wendy Carroll-Conover*
Lytle Primary School, Lytle, Texas ● Principal Jammie Fewell*
Marvin Elementary School, Waxahachie, Texas ● Principal Christy Bailey
McCoy Elementary, Georgetown, Texas ● Principal Jennifer Guidry
Melba Passmore Elementary School, Alvin, Texas ● Principal Rosemary Reed*
Meridiana Elementary, Iowa Colony, Texas ● Principal Julie Weiss
Miss May Vernon Elementary, Fate, Texas ● Principal Brittany Lancaster*
Old Town Elementary, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Leah Ionnotti
Oliver E. Clift Elementary, Waxahachie, Texas ● Principal Christi Kubin
Pomona Elementary, Manvel, Texas ● Principal Renae Rives
R. O'Hara Lanier Middle School, Freeport, Texas ● Principal Bridgette Percle
Randolph Elementary, Universal City, Texas ● Principal Allana Hemenway
Royse City High School, Royse City, Texas ● Principal Sean Walker
Royse City Middle School, Royse City, Texas ● Principal Angelee Morales
Sam Houston Middle School, Amarillo, Texas ● Principal Melody Stephenson
San Jacinto Elementary School, Liberty, Texas ● Principal Tom Connelly*
Santa Fe Elementary, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Sabina Landeros
Save Our Streets Academy, Bryan, Texas ● Principal Becky Tucker
Smith Middle School, Cleburne, Texas ● Principal Amber White
Smithfield Elementary School, North Richland Hills, Texas ● Principal Melissa Minix*
Splendora Junior High School, Splendora, Texas ● Principal Kent Broussard
Tenie Holmes Elementary, Bay City, Texas ● Principal Kimberly Hickl
Thomas S. Justiss Elementary, Paris, Texas ● Principal Renee Elmore*
Union Hill Elementary, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Kimberly Connelly*
Vandagriff Elementary, Aledo, Texas ● Principal Stephanie Covington*
Vic Robertson Elementary, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Patricia Ephlin
Voigt Arts Integration Academy, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Cheryl Hester*
W. R. "Bill" Fort Elementary, Royse City, Texas ● Principal Wendy Prater*
Walsh Middle School, Round Rock, Texas ● Principal Brenda Agnew
Wells Branch Elementary Arts Integration Academy, Austin, Texas ● Principal Belinda Cini*
White Rock Elementary, Dallas, Texas ● Principal Lee Walker*
*Indicates schools that received a Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools award for the 2017-2018 school year and have again been nominated for consideration for the 2018-2019 awards.
Creating high performing classrooms is no easy task.
The typical classroom comprises twenty or more students with diverse family backgrounds and expectations for behavior, randomly assembled into a cohort, and required to learn together. Too often, the impact of peer pressure and outside influences create a classroom culture that passively or even actively resists learning.
Teachers are tasked with raising the bar on student performance while competing against social, environmental, and outside pressures as never before. While researchers and officials work to determine the most effective curricula, teachers struggle to manage their classrooms and meet parental and administrator's expectations.
How can today's teacher transform a classroom from a disruptive, reactive environment into a place where put-downs and criticism dissipate, and students' minds become actively engaged in learning?
The Flippen Group, a national professional development provider founded by Flip Flippen in 1990, believes what the research demonstrates - that students are most likely to succeed when they are emotionally safe and able to reconnect with their natural curiosity. Flippen Group processes provide educators the skills they need to change the trajectory of students' lives. Openness replaces defensiveness. Judging and feelings of being judged are replaced with acceptance and real connectedness to the school. Campuses consistently implementing Capturing Kids Hearts processes often report increases in academic improvement and reductions in discipline referrals.
The Flippen Group believes that when unsung education heroes produce exemplary outcomes in schools and pave the way for other schools to follow, they need and deserve recognition for a job well done. Please join us in congratulating and honoring these schools and their leaders for their dedication and commitment!
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