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2006 Value-Added Achievement Awards

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In a May 8, 2006, ceremony held at the State Capitol with Commissioner of Education Lana Seivers, Education Consumers Foundation President J. E. Stone presented awards of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 to Tennessee's highest performing elementary and middle school principals. Recipients were selected on the basis of their school's most recent 3-year average achievement gains in math and reading/language arts. Only those principals with 5 or more years of service were considered.

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1. Hardy Elementary Natalie Elder, Principal 2100 Glass Street Chattanooga, TN 37406	2. Mcpheeter's Bend Elementary Renee' Bernard, Principal 1115 Goshen Val Rd Church Hill, TN 37642	3. Boones Creek Elementary Teresa Leonard, Principal 348 Boones Creek Christian Church Rd Gray, TN 37615
4. Amqui Elementary Brenda Steele, Principal 319 Anderson Ln Madison, TN 37115	5. Collinwood Elementary Gail Bell, Principal 450 North Trojan Bl Collinwood, TN 38450	6. Sewanee Elementary Mike Maxon, Principal 209 University Ave Sewanee, TN 37375
7. Raineshaven Elementary Bertha Gilmore, Principal 430 Ivan Rd Memphis, TN 38109	8. Jackson Elementary Yolanda Thompson, Principal 3925 Wales Rd Memphis, TN 38108	9. Oakshire Elementary Judy Jackson, Principal 1765 East Homes Rd Memphis, TN 38116
10. Alcoa Middle School James H. Kirk, Jr., Principal 1325 Springbrook Rd Alcoa, TN 37701	11. Clairfield Elementary Linda Keck, Principal 6360 Highway 90 Clairfield, TN 37715	12. Joppa Elementary Curtis Wells, Principal 4745 Rutledge Pk Rutledge, TN 37861
13. North Stewart Elementary Deborah L. Grasty, Principal 2201 Hwy 79 Big Rock, TN 37023	14. Burks Middle School Michael Goolsby, Principal 300 Crossville St Monterey, TN 38574	15. Buchanan Elementary Mike Swanson, Principal 6050 Manchester Hwy Murfreesboro, TN 37127
16. Ridgemont Elementary Randy Pitts, Principal 1285 N Highway 45 By-Pass Union City, TN 38261	17. Holladay Elementary Marty Arnold, Principal 148 Stokes Rd Holladay, TN 38341	18. Black Oak Elementary Tommy Carpenter, Principal 365 North Shawtown Rd Hornbeak, TN 38232