[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3006-3007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL SHEPARD

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I recognize Michael Shepard 
for his achievement of being named the National Assistant Principal of 
the Year for his work at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, AR.

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  In his fourth year as an assistant principal at Har-Ber, Michael is 
continuously looking for ways to improve educating students. His 
efforts as the advanced placement coordinator helped secure funding for 
lead AP instructors for math, English and science. Since taking on the 
role of AP coordinator the number of students taking AP courses has 
more than doubled and minority participation has increased 
tremendously. Going above and beyond, Michael found funds to expand 
Har-Ber's technological capabilities, allowing students the use of 
laptops, wireless Internet access, and projection units.
  Michael is committed to educating our youth and continues improving 
his skills to help meet the needs of Springdale students. He recently 
earned a licensure endorsement in English as a second language to help 
meet the needs of the district's 8,000 English language learners.
  It is the efforts of educators like Michael Shepard that will enable 
our future generations to reach their full potential and I am proud of 
his commitment to education and his efforts to improve the lives of 
students in Arkansas. National Assistant Principal of the Year is a 
well-deserved honor and I congratulate Michael on this 
recognition.

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