Congratulations Don Betts
IAAE Educator of the Year
April 07, 2008
IOWA ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (IAAE) AWARD SUMMARIES
At the Association's State
Conference, Board Member Lisa Demuth
presented the following IAAE Annual Awards during the Annual
Business
Meeting at Noon, Thursday, April 3, at the Embassy Suites in Des
Moines.
Educator of the
Year - Don Betts,
Director of Carrie Lane High School,
Charles City; Head Football Coach, Dike-New Hartford; and resident
of
New Hartford
The Educator of the Year
Award is presented annually at the state
conference to an alternative educator who is making a
significant
contribution to alternative education in Iowa. The purpose of the
award
is to recognize Iowa's outstanding alternative
educators.
The individual who is the
recipient of this year's award understands the
importance of building a trusting and supportive relationship
between
home, school, and the community. He serves alternative
education
through hosting Small Wonders conferences; providing leadership in
STARS
celebrations; founding and leading Northeast Iowa Alternative
Teachers
(NEAT), a group organized to provide support for alternative
educators
in small programs and schools; and serving on the IAAE Board of
Directors. In recent months and within his own school system of
Charles
City, Don has shown leadership, passion, and vision as he has
directed
the effort to expand his program in order to serve more
students.
Through hands-on learning, Don has instilled within his students a
sense
of ownership of their alternative high school. Don has been
aptly
described as "fiercely loyal and dedicated to the passions in his
life."
CONTACT:
Dawn Brown,IAAE Board
Member,
Instructor
Rockefeller Alternative High School Program
Northeast Iowa Community College
PO Box 400
Calmar, IA 52132
Phone: 800.728.2256 or 563.562.3263, x 342
Fax: 563.562.4357
brownd@nicc.edu
