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Meeting Date:
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2/23/2017 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Awards and Commendations
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Info
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Subject:
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1. Excellence in Education Award - Zeynab Ali, Rufus King High School Senior
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments
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Background:
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Each month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognizes an outstanding school, student, staff member, parent, or community member for a display of excellence, achievement, and innovation that may serve as an example to our school district and the entire Milwaukee community.
This month, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors is pleased to present the “Excellence in Education Award” to:
Zeynab Ali
Zeynab Ali, a Rufus King High School senior and Somali refugee, self-published a book, “Cataclysm: Secrets of the Horn of Africa.” Part history of Somalia and part personal memoir, her book shares her family’s experiences to call attention to the worldwide refugee crisis and deals with the traumatic extremes of the modern refugee experience.
Kenya is 8,000 miles from Milwaukee—a real distance that also serves as a metaphor for the long journey that Zeynab Ali has made since her birth in a refugee camp. Ali’s parents fled the civil war in Somalia in the 1990s and spent time in a number of camps before reaching the United States when Ali was six years old.
Zeynab’s experiences as a witness to extreme crime and poverty have spurred her to serve as an activist in Milwaukee against crime and human trafficking. She was awarded the 2015 Youth Leader Award by Safe & Sound, a Milwaukee organization dedicated to crime prevention. In 2016, she received the Young Adult Leadership Award from the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors recognize and honor Zeynab Ali for her dedication, outstanding leadership, and commitment to excellence.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Darienne Driver - Superintendent
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