[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING BILL McNEAL ON BEING NAMED THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF 
                                THE YEAR

  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my good 
friend Bill McNeal on being named the National Superintendent of the 
Year by the American Association of School Administrators. I have 
worked with Bill for many years, and no one is more deserving than he 
is of this award.
  Since the year 2000, Bill has served with distinction as the 
Superintendent of Wake County Public Schools in my congressional 
district in North Carolina. Wake County is a diverse community and one 
of the fastest-growing school systems in America.
  Bill has demonstrated outstanding leadership in raising student 
performance by reaching out to all elements of the community and 
bringing folks together behind a shared vision of education excellence.
  Just this week, Forbes Magazine named Wake County schools the number 
three school system in ranking among the best 100 large school 
districts in America. Wake County is now a showcase for successful 
education reform through bold leadership.
  At a time when schools across America are facing budget cuts and 
struggling to comply with the President's No Child Left Behind unfunded 
mandates, Bill McNeal's accomplishments are proof again that real 
leadership in education reform is taking place every day in our 
schools.
  I call on my colleagues to join me in commending Bill McNeal for this 
hard-earned recognition.

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