Honor Roll of Schools for the Blind
2001 - 2002 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest
Congratulations are in order to the following 17 specialized schools for the blind! These schools made a special effort to promote the contest and, with one exception, had 5 or more students enter the 2002 contest.
The
list would not be complete without the names of the teachers, librarians, or
other staff members at each school that coordinated and/or promoted the contest
in their schools. Many of these individuals also acted as the certifying authority
for the students. (The certifying authority is responsible for keeping track
of what each student read and for filling out and sending in the entry forms—no
small task!)They truly deserve a moment in the spotlight for all the extra,
behind-the-scenes support they
provide to their students!
Note: For comparison purposes, we first list the number of contestants from the school followed by the approximate total enrollment of that school (as reported to the contest judges).
Arizona
State School for the Deaf
and the Blind
23 participants/
116 enrolled
Debbie Hartz,
English Teacher
Georgia
Academy for the Blind
5 participants/ 160 enrolled
Janice Polmatier,
Fourth Grade Teacher
Kansas
State School for the Blind
15 participants/
58 enrolled
Janet Taylor,
Librarian
Kentucky
School for the Blind
20 participants/
80 enrolled
Cathy W. Hicks,
Media Specialist
Louisiana
School
for the Visually Impaired
16 participants/
42 enrolled
Jerilyn M. Woodson,
Librarian
Missouri
School for the Blind
30 participants/
130 enrolled
Patricia Schonlau,
Braille Teacher
Montana
School for the Deaf and Blind
4 participants/ 25
enrolled
Nancy Getten,
Teacher
Ohio
State School for the Blind
12 participants/
125 enrolled
Cecelia Peirano,
Elementary Coordinator
Oklahoma
School for the Blind
16 participants/
89 enrolled
Sandra J. Helbern,
Library Director
South
Carolina School for the Blind
16 participants/
53 enrolled
Terri Randolph,
Teacher
St.
Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairment
10 participants/
28 enrolled
Sister M. Margaret
Fleming, Principal
Washington
State School for the Blind
10 participants/
70 enrolled
Greg Meader, Principal
Colorado
School for the Blind
9 participants/ 90
enrolled
Marianne Arnold,
Librarian and
Tammy Laskowski, Teacher
Maryland
School for the Blind
24 participants/
180 enrolled
Del Simmons, Librarian
Virginia
School for the Deaf and the Blind
5 participants/ 28
enrolled
Holly Brooks,
Teacher
West
Virginia School for the Blind
6 participants/ 57
enrolled
Paula
McIntyre, Teacher