Quincy School Board recognized by NCESD
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 6 months AGO
North Central ESD Superintendent Michelle Price, left, shakes hands with Quincy School Board member Tricia Lubach, right, after Price presented the ESD School Board of the Year award at the board meeting Tuesday.
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Quincy School Board members and North Central ESD Superintendent Michelle Price, left, assemble for a picture after Price presented the School Board of the Year award.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | June 28, 2023 5:02 PM
QUINCY — The Quincy School Board received recognition for its selection as the School Board of the Year in the North Central Education Service District June 27, with NCESD Superintendent Michelle Price traveling to Quincy to present its members with a plaque.
The award was announced in May and board members were recognized then, but Price attended the regular meeting June 27 to present the actual plaque in person.
“You’re to be commended and celebrated for your hard work,” Price said. “We know that being a board member is thankless work in many ways. You’re a target, and yet you come every day with a heart for kids and your community.”
Quincy is one of 29 schools in the NCESD, which encompasses part of Grant County as well as Okanogan, Douglas and Chelan counties. Quincy board members are Chris Baumgartner, Jack Foglesong, Tricia Lubach, Heather Folks-Lambert and Chad Lower.
The board was nominated by Quincy Superintendent Nik Bergman, who wrote in an earlier email that he was impressed with the work of board members in updating and helping to implement the district’s strategic plan. District administrators and the school board worked out a new strategic plan in summer 2022, which went into effect for the 2022-23 school year.
“The (board) exemplifies a student-centered approach in all they do,” Bergman wrote. “Throughout the academic year, they have successfully implemented our new strategic plan, which has significantly enhanced the district’s ability to support our district’s academic and social-emotional well-being. Every board meeting is dedicated to prioritizing the goals outlined in our strategic plan.”
“An example of working together, a commitment to your strategic plan, the communications system you have put in place as a board, how you collaborate regularly and support each other for better outcomes for students - every child, every voice - it’s just phenomenal,” Price said.
Cheryl Schweizer can be reached via email at education@columbiabasinherald.com.
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