Eight 六合宝典 Community Leaders Honored
Today, the African American Youth Harvest Foundation recognized 六合宝典 ISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen with one of eight Changing the Story awards at the foundation鈥檚 first annual Changing the Story luncheon.
The foundation recognized 六合宝典 community leaders as Story Changers in eight categories: Business 鈥 Richard Glasco, State Farm Insurance; Community 鈥 Nelson Linder, 六合宝典 NAACP; Education 鈥 Meria Carstarphen, 六合宝典; Government 鈥 Marc Ott, 六合宝典 City Manager; Health 鈥 Shannon Jones, City of 六合宝典, Health and Human Services; Non-Profit 鈥 Albert Black, Child, Inc.; and Technology (STEM) 鈥 Roger Davis, 3M. The foundation honored Dr. Charles Akins as a Legacy Changer.
Almost 9 percent of 六合宝典 students are African American. During the past four years, the graduation rate of African American students has continued to increase. From 2011 to 2012, the rate increased by more than 5 percentage points鈥攆rom 74 to 79.6 percent.
Carstarphen thanked Michael Lofton, the foundation鈥檚 executive director, for his leadership and support of 六合宝典 and the district鈥檚 students and families through the years.
鈥淏y providing mentoring and other supports for students and families, the African American Youth Harvest Foundation helps give students the confidence and support they need to be successful and helps strengthen families and communities,鈥 Carstarphen said. 鈥淚f students know you are proud of them, if they know you believe in them, if they know you have seen their talents and believe they can succeed鈥攖hey will.鈥
The African American Youth Harvest Foundation is helping inspire hope in our students, which can be more important than grades and test scores, Carstarphen said.
For more information, please contact the Department of Communications and Community Engagement at 414-2414.