[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING THE GLENWOOD SCHOOL FOR RECEIVING THE TITLE I 
                       DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 10, 1999

  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the Glenwood School of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Glenwood School 
was recently included as one of 88 schools nationally awarded the Title 
I Distinguished School Award. This award recognizes schools operating 
in high-poverty attendance areas that have been successful in raising 
the level of achievement of their students. This award is a tribute to 
the collective efforts of the dedicated educators, parents, 
administrators, and most of all the students. The backbone of the 
operation is the principal of the school, Mr. Daniel J. Warwick. He 
worked in conjunction with United Cooperative Bank, the PTO, and 
volunteers to ensure that the students would be given the best 
opportunity to achieve such an academic turnaround.
  All parties involved displayed mutual hard work to earn this 
recongintion as an exemplary school nationwide. The steps taken at 
Glenwood School will help to lessen the gap of achievement between 
advantaged and disadvantaged students. The hard work that all the 
members of the Glennwood School community portrayed will help to show 
that all children can learn to high standards.
  This community has also shown a set of priorities that other schools 
with high concentrations of children in poverty can abide by.These 
priorities included an emphasis on challenging academic content and 
performance centers, a teaching/learning environment characterized by 
curricula aligned to standards and an assessment system, and a 
commitment to ongoing professional development, family, and community 
involvement.
  The Glenwood School has successfully overcome socioeconomic problems 
(82% poverty level) to achieve academic excellence. It has shown all 
children that they have the opportunity to learn and realize their true 
potential. By incorporating the entire student body and community the 
Glenwood School has overcome the odds. Their recent success should be 
commended. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have such a hard working school 
in my district. Glenwood School's inaugural success has sparked a 
desire to continue moving forward. This sole reason perhaps more so 
than any other, deserves our respect and congratulations.




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