[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 76 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1000]
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 TRIBUTE TO DAVID MEYERS, ED.D., LAKEVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT

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                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 5, 2001

  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, after thirty remarkable years in education, 
Dr. David Meyers, Superintendent of Lakeview Public Schools, will 
retire on June 30, 2001. As students, parents, and staff of Lakeview 
Public Schools bid farewell to a longtime friend and advocate of public 
education, they gathered to honor his retirement with a celebration of 
memories, laughter, and fun.
  Demonstrating outstanding dedication and commitment to his students, 
his colleagues, and his community, Dr. Meyers has always been an active 
and enthusiastic supporter of education and advancement. Beginning his 
teaching career in 1971 at South Lake Schools teaching special 
education, a short ten years later he became Assistant Principal at 
South Lake High School in 1981 and named Principal of Avalon Elementary 
in 1986. Joining Lakeview Public Schools as Assistant Superintendent in 
1991, he served in Curriculum and Labor Relations until 1993, when he 
was named interim superintendent and finally Superintendent of Schools 
in July 1994.
  The hard work and innovative ideas of Dr. Meyers led Lakeview Public 
Schools in a new direction, including the first district strategic plan 
and a comprehensive staff development plan integrating the Lakeview 
Excellence in Academic Program (LEAP). His substantial contributions 
also included development of a K-12 curriculum initiative resulting in 
the first district-wide written curriculum based on standards and 
benchmarks as well as a change from a high school six-hour schedule to 
a modified block schedule. Developing the first county middle school 
alternative education program, implementing the Reading Recovery 
program at the elementary level, and creating a vocational/business 
partnership marine service class, the first of its kind offered to high 
school students in the nation, Dr. Meyers's crusade to raise the 
standards of public education is one that will be long remembered by 
students and educators for years to come.
  I applaud Dr. Meyers for his leadership, commitment, and service, and 
thank him for dedicating thirty outstanding years to public education. 
I know he is honored by this recognition and I urge my colleagues to 
join me in saluting him for his exemplary years in academia.

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