The National Character Education Centers National Awards Program is designed to recognize classroom teachers and administrators throughout North America for their exemplary and pioneering work in Ethics Education. The recipients are chosen after reviewing numerous unsolicited nominations.

We are proud to recognize the following 1999 recipients of the National Values in Action! Award.

Our Administrator recipient is Dan Brooks. Dan has provided the leadership in his high school for several years in promoting Character Education when it was not popular. While his student newspaper was not always favorable or supportive Dan continued to promote core ethical virtues and talk about their importance in one’s life. The students have taken major steps in his school in recognizing that morality matters. Congratulations Dan!

Foothill High School

Dan Brooks Principal

19251 Dodge Ave.

Santa Ana, CA 92705

One of the superior Role Models in America is Mary Price. A dedicated second grade teacher from Central Arkansas who continually provides a wonderful role model in demonstrating Values to her children. When you meet Mary you never forget her positive attitude and enormous energy. If we offered a curriculum on how to train kids’ hearts, Mary would be the lead teacher. Seldom if ever do kids improve without a role model. Congratulations Mary!

Eastside Elementary School

Mary Price 2nd Grade Teacher

17 Bellamy St

Cabot, Arkansas 72023

It always takes one individual in an organization to have the vision to cause things to happen. Michelle is a teacher in Spring Texas who was the catalyst for motivating Anderson Elementary teachers to place Values on the front burner . Their school is a model of what teachers can do when they are intentional about promoting ethics with elementary age children. Congratulations Michelle!

Michelle Cottle

Anderson Elementary School

6218 Lynngate Drive

Spring, Texas 77373

In my recent trip to New England I had the opportunity to meet some wonderful creative teachers. One teacher in particular is Allison Smith from Laurel School in Brewster, Mass. Allison shared some of her creative strategies on how to win children over from her care chair/love chair. Allison believes as I do that when you see a child hurting and needing special attention to invite them into the love chair to be comforted and supported ia a preventive way to head off potential anger acceleration. She also utilizes a strategy by starting a story about animals. i.e. A bunny was alone in the woods and the other animals would not be his friend. Allison invites the children to act out the story and invites them to come up with their own solutions for helping the bunny. Allison reports that children often come up with their own solutions that often represent their own experiences. She considers it a great tool for assisting children with their fears and confusion. Allison is this years recipient of the National Values in Action! Award for pre school teachers! Congratulations Allison!

Allison Smith

Pre School Teacher

Laurel School

Box 1531 N Eastham

MA 02651.

Sandra McLeod Humphrey

19 Westwood Road

Minnetonka, MN 55305

(612) 545-9595

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Sandra is a Clinical Psychologist in Minnetonka , MN Listed in Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Personalities of the West and Midwest Dictionary of International Biography Two Thousand Women of Achievement for 1969. Sandra was chosen as the Values in Action! Author of the year because of her tireless efforts to promote ethical decision making. Her two books IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (10/95)and IT’S UP TO YOU…WHAT DO YOU DO? (1/99) She has created material to assist teachers help children make ethical decisions through various stories. Sandra has a new publication titled Once Upon a Time “Perseverance Does It” (scheduled for publication in 2000).

Joseph V. Moros -1986 to present-is a High School teacher in San Clemente, California in the Capistrano Unified School District. He currently teaches English, Tolerance, AVID, and speech/debate. Joseph has initiated and coordinated community-wide brainstorming sessions to prevent youth violence. He has been selected as one of this years recipients because of his noteworthy work in promoting Respect and Tolerance Through Understanding–Joseph Created a curriculum for, and began piloting a class which encourages students to understand and respect differences. He has received many awards and honors including the NBC 4 Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1999 San Clemente Educator of the Year, 1996 Appointed Mentor Teacher, 1994, 1995, 1996 Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award, 1996 PTSA Teacher of the Year Award, 1996 Masonic Lodge Outstanding Teacher Award, 1996

– Gene Bedley