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St. Louis Public Schools’ Principal Wins National Award for Community Collaboration High School Earns $5,000 Grant in Her Honor

St. Louis—A St. Louis Public School principal has become a national role model because of her exceptional leadership in connecting school and community. Dr. Alice F. Roach, principal of Carnahan High School of the Future, has won the 2008 MetLife Foundation Ambassadors In Education Award. The national award recognizes the most collaborative public school principals in twenty-five cities across the country. Several of Dr. Roach’s colleagues and community members nominated her for the award last month. With the recognition, she earns a $5,000 grant for her school.

The Ambassadors In Education Award, a program of the National Civic League, recognizes exemplary school principals who:

• Build partnerships with community organizations, parents, and guardians;
• Resolve conflicts and promote safety in the school and the community; or
• Promote civic engagement and community service.

In addition to the $5,000 grant, Dr. Roach will receive a crystal apple to signify her achievement. Her award-winning community engagement practices will be profiled as a resource for other schools and communities across the country.

Each year, the Ambassadors In Education program alternates recognition between teachers and principals. Previous award winners in St. Louis include:

• Dr. Thomas Cason, principal, Soldan International Studies High School
• Harold Kumke, teacher, Soldan International Studies High School
• Andrea Walker, principal, Compton-Drew ILC Middle School
• Marjorie Deem, teacher, Compton-Drew ILC Middle School

“MetLife Foundation and the National Civic League started the Ambassadors In Education Award program in 2003 after the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher revealed a divide between many educators and their schools’ communities,” said National Civic League President Gloria Rubio-Cortes. “The program has now recognized 115 Ambassadors In Education with a total of more than $500,000 in grants.”

MetLife Foundation supports programs that increase opportunities for young people to succeed, give students and teachers a voice in improving education, develop partnerships between schools and communities and strengthen relationships among parents, teachers and students. The National Civic League, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to community building and strengthening democracy, administers the program.

For more information about the Ambassadors In Education Award, including the profiles of past winners and their community-building activities, visit www.ncl.org/metlife/index.html.