Image2012 Pinnacle Award Winners

ASBO International and Virco Inc. congratulate the winners of the 2012 Pinnacle Award. Each year, the four Pinnacle Awards recognize the outstanding practices and new ideas that result in significant contributions to school entities or the profession of school business management.

 
Congratulations to this year's winners and past recipients: 

 

Pinnacle of Excellence

Douglas E. Meade
Director of Information Technology
York County School Division
Yorktown, VA

Transforming Learning with Virtualization Technology
The Yorktown district uses Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and its own private cloud to give students and staff access to virtually every resource they use at school from anywhere on any device. As a result, 1:1 computing is possible without the expense of providing a computer for each student.

  
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 Pinnacle of Achievement

Erin K. Green, SFO, RSBA
Director of Business
Greendale School District  
Greendale, WI

Comprehensive Student Medical and Mental Health Support Programs
The Student and Family Assistance Program (SFAP) provides free professional counseling services to all of the districts 2600 students and their family member. In addition, an on-site student health clinic provides a nurse practioner who can address individual student health issues at the primary care level.
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Pinnacle of Achievement

Terry K. Haas, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Mooreville Graded School District 
Mooreville, NC

Creating Funding to Go Digital—1:1 Digital Initiatives
This digital initiative reallocated funding so every student from third grade up has a laptop to take home. What’s more, all classrooms are outfitted with 21st century learning technology. As a result, student achievement is increasing and students are more engaged in their learning.
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Pinnacle of Achievement

Robert A. Schoch, PRSBA
Director of Business Administration
North Penn School District
Lansdale, PA

Innovation Celebration—Energizing the Change Required by the Economy
To create a positive, productive working climate, the district initiated a program to foster innovation and creative problem solving through collaboration of employees, students, and community members. Teams and individuals throughout the district develop strategies for reducing costs and enhancing revenues and productivity

 
 
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