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By Lyn Pollard, Parent Contributor - Late Bloomer: How Getting an IEP in High School Helped Me Succeed
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By NCLD Public Policy Team - A Smooth Postsecondary Transition for Students with LD: What Parents Can Do
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Bill Ellis Teacher Preparation Award Winners
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2012 Bill Ellis Teacher Preparation Award Winner
Chief of Research and Innovation, AppleTree Institute
Washington, DC
Previous winners of the Bill Ellis Teacher Preparation Award
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2011
Reading Specialist, Hill Elementary School
West Aurora, Illinois
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2010
Principal, Boulevard Elementary School
Gloversville, New York
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2009
Professional Development Resource Teacher
School District of Lee County, Florida
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2008
Chief Academic Officer, Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, California
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2007
Principal, Chavez Elementary School
Long Beach, California
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2006
Joyce Bannerot
Popham Elementary School
Del Valle, Texas
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2005
Jennifer Combs
Whitney Elementary School
Boise, Idaho
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2004
Cathy Graf
Charlotte Park Elementary School
Nashville, Tennessee
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2003
Brian Coffey
William H. Kelso Elementary School
Inglewood, California |
2002
Francine N.K. Cummings
Scottdale Child Development Center
Scottdale, Georgia
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2001
Sandi Apuna
Superstition Springs Elementary School
Mesa, Arizona
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2000
Mary Hailes
Seaton Elementary School
Washington, DC
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1999
Lisa Mosier
Frances Starms Early Childhood Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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1998
Peggy Couch
Antioch Middle School
Overland Park, Kansas
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1997
Luis Velazquez
Roger C. Sullivan High School
Chicago, Illinois
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1996
Carolyn Denise Witcher Sessoms, Ed.D.
Rudolph Elementary School
Washington, District of Columbia
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