[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3628]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING DR. MARK EDWARDS, NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. PITTENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTENGER. North Carolina's Ninth District is blessed with many 
wonderful, hardworking educators. Today, I'd like to introduce you to 
one of them, Dr. Mark Edwards, who was recently named National 
Superintendent of the Year. Since becoming superintendent of the 
Mooresville Graded School District in 2007, end-of-grade test scores 
have soared to the second highest in all of North Carolina, the 
graduation rate is now the third highest in the State, and Mooresville 
has become a nationally recognized model for integrating technology 
into the classroom.
  These achievements are even more impressive when you consider that 
Mooresville has one of the smallest budgets out of the 115 school 
directs in North Carolina.
  Dr. Edwards' work should be a reminder that strong leadership, 
dedicated teachers, and proactive community involvement are the most 
important factors in the success of our students, not Washington 
bureaucrats or programs.
  Dr. Edwards, on behalf of the people of North Carolina's Ninth 
District, congratulations on your national award. May God continue to 
bless you and your work in Mooresville.

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