[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JULIE SCOTT

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
recognize Ms. Julie Scott of Sedgwick, KS.
  Julie is one of nine principals receiving the Terrel H. Bell Award 
for Outstanding School Leadership for 2022. She is the principal of 
R.L. Wright Elementary School and is to be honored during the National 
Blue Ribbon Schools Awards Ceremony on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
  During her 4 years as principal of R.L. Wright, Ms. Scott has made it 
her mission to make the school a safe learning environment for all 
students, where everyone feels a sense of community. Through her 
outstanding leadership, the school has launched several programs to 
help achieve these goals.
  To promote early learning, she created the school's full-day Cardinal 
Kids Pre-K Program. Ms. Scott also launched Cardinal Connect, an 
afterschool program for students, and Cardinal Boost, a tutoring 
program focusing on improving students' reading and math skills. Julie 
values the opinions of her students and works to incorporate them into 
bettering the school. To help accomplish this, she introduced the 
principal advisory team, which brings fourth, fifth, and sixth graders 
together to provide their input on school improvements.
  Ms. Scott also led the creation of the school's family activity 
building. This program encourages a strong community by bringing 
students from different grade levels together for monthly bonding 
activities. Each group is led by an R.L. Wright faculty member, 
providing students with a consistent adult contact throughout their 
time in elementary school. Julie also introduced a ``community build 
day'' when the school received new playground equipment. Members of the 
Sedgwick community came together to help with the installation of the 
equipment.
  She also strives to make the best environment possible for others at 
the school. Julie introduced R.L. Wright's Morning Community, where the 
entire school comes together to say the Pledge of Allegiance and listen 
to daily announcements. Julie formed collaborative teams with the 
introduction of Professional Learning Community times. These 
collaborations are designed to build team spirit and connection with 
the community. She launched a learning community for paraprofessionals, 
providing them with additional training and support in monthly 
meetings.
  Julie's passion for her students and the additions she's brought to 
R.L. Wright are a shining example for educators everywhere. She is more 
than deserving of this award. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
recognizing the wonderful impact Ms. Julie Scott has had on the 
Sedgwick community and to honor her for her dedication to serving the 
students of R.L. Wright Elementary School.

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