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Jerry Lynch (Principals Partnership), Jim Sims (UPSuperintendent
of Tucson Service Region), Tom Horne (Superintendent of Public
Instruction), Angie Julien (Principal of Rincon High School),
MikeTomasoski (Principals Partnership), Robert Coccagna (Director
of High School Renewal AZ Dept of Education), Patty Lopez
(Deputy Superintendent Tucson School Department)
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
HONORS UNION PACIFIC
OMAHA,
Neb., April 28, 2006 – Union Pacific will be honored
Monday, May 1, by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE)
for its support of high school principals. The company
will receive the ADE’s “Spotlight on Success” award
in recognition of The Principals’ Partnership, a
program that provides support to high school principals.
Twenty-five principals from Arizona are enrolled
in the program, representing the Nogales, Tucson Unified,
and Yuma school districts. In 2006, Union Pacific expanded
The Partnership to reach more than 1,000 principals and 21
states. It is estimated that The Partnership, through the
participating principals, will affect approximately 71,000
teachers and 1 million students. Arizona principals joined
the five-year-old program in 2004.
Angela Julien, principal of
Rincon High School in Tucson, recommended Union Pacific
for the award. The ADE
selected UP as an honoree after an extensive review of The
Principals’ Partnership program.
"The partnership with Union Pacific has
allowed the high school principals in Tucson Unified School
District to study cutting-edge research and network with
excellent principals from across the United States,” Julien
said. “The Principals’ Partnership consultants
have helped us create a strategic plan that will move TUSD
high schools from good to great."
Jim Sims, Superintendent for
UP’s Tucson
Service Unit, will accept the ADE award on behalf of Union
Pacific and The Principals’ Patnership at the ADE’s
second annual Spotlight on Success Awards Dinner at 6 p.m.
May 1 at the Tucson Sheraton Hotel & Suites.
“Union Pacific created The Principals’ Partnership
because we believe strong leaders build strong schools,” said
Bob Turner, senior vice president for corporate relations. “Principals
are the leaders in high schools and we want to support their
commitment and dedication to provide an environment where
quality learning can take place.”
The Principals’ Partnership is the signature
charitable giving program of the Union Pacific Foundation.
Under the program, Union Pacific provides an education consultant
to work one-on-one with high school principals, on any issue
identified by principals. The program also provides development
opportunities for principals throughout the year, including
an all-expenses-paid, professional summer conference. There
is no cost to principals or school districts for any Principals’ Partnership
activity.
“Union Pacific has proven itself to
be a great corporate citizen by partnering with school districts
in Tucson, Nogales and Yuma,” said Tom Horne, Arizona
Department of Education Superintendent. “This is a
great opportunity for integrating best practices and developing
education leadership through the Union Pacific Principal
Partnership program. It is in the best interest of employers
to help students soar academically so that we can strengthen
our nation's economy and develop a well-trained and highly-educated
workforce."
In addition to the Arizona Department
of Education honor, The Principals’ Partnership has
been recognized by state education associations in Wyoming,
Utah, and Idaho,
as well as the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
2006 The Principals’ Partnership
Schools - Arizona
Participating School - City
Nogales High School - Nogales
Santa Cruz Alternative High School - Nogales
Catalina Magnet High School - Tucson
Cholla Magnet High School - Tucson
Downtown Alternative High School - Tucson
Howenstine Magnet High School - Tucson
Mary Merideth School - Tucson
PACE Alternative High School - Tucson
Palo Verde Magnet High School - Tucson
PASS Alternative High School - Tucson
Project Moore - Tucson
Pueblo Magnet High School - Tucson
Rincon High School - Tucson
Sabino High School - Tucson
Sahuaro High School - Tucson
Santa Rita High School - Tucson
Teenage Parent Program - Tucson
Tucson Magnet High School - Tucson
University High School - Tucson
Cibola High School - Yuma
Kofa High School - Yuma
San Luis High School - Yuma
Yuma High School - Yuma
Vista School - Yuma
Union Pacific Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm
of Union Pacific Corporation. The Foundation has distributed
funds since 1959 to qualified organizations in communities
served by Union Pacific. The Foundation is not endowed,
but is funded each year from the operating profits of Union
Pacific Corporation. Much of the foundation’s philanthropic
support is directed toward The Principals’ Partnership,
its signature giving program. The Principals’ Partnership’s
mission is “to enable and assist public high school
principals in Union Pacific service regions meet their
leadership needs.” Nearly 1,000 principals with responsibilities
for more than 1 million students in Union Pacific service
regions now participate in The Principals’ Partnership.
About Union Pacific
Union
Pacific Corporation owns one of America’s leading
transportation companies. Its principal operating company,
Union Pacific Railroad, is the largest railroad in North
America, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds
of the United States. A strong focus on quality and a strategically
advantageous route structure enable the company to serve
customers in critical and fast growing markets. It is a leading
carrier of low-sulfur coal used in electrical power generation
and has broad coverage of the large chemical-producing areas
along the Gulf Coast. With competitive long-haul routes between all major West
Coast ports and eastern gateways, and as the only railroad to serve all six major
gateways to Mexico, Union Pacific has the premier rail franchise in North America.
For further information, contact Shannon Sherman, 402-514-9423.
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- 3/04
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