8 Mar 2002
MetLife Honors Principals from Areas 4, 5, 6 at 'For Principals Only' Reception
DALLAS–The competition for the Dallas Independent School District Principal of the Year heated up on March 7 with the selection of three more outstanding principals in the For Principals Only recognition program.
The three finalists selected to represent Areas 4, 5 and 6 respectively are Verna Mitchell, principal at Thomas Tolbert Elementary School; Dwain Govan, principal at Sarah Zumwalt Middle School; Ricardo Atkinson, principal at W.E. Greiner Middle School.
The winners for Areas 4, 5 and 6 will join the winners in each of the district's other six areas as finalists for DISD Outstanding Principal of the Year, to be announced June 7. The nomination deadline for principals in Areas 1, 2 and 3 is May 3. Area 1, 2 and 3 finalists will be named later this spring.
Finalists in Areas 7, 8, and 9 were announced in December. The principals are Larry Allen, Alex Sanger Elementary School; Veronica Pasternak, Harry C. Withers Elementary School; and Richard White, School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center.
Sponsored by MetLife, the Principal of the Year Competition was established to recognize and reward outstanding principals in DISD. The nomination criteria took into consideration leadership, management, community relations and communications skills.