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Meeting Date:
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9/26/2019 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Awards and Commendations
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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1. Excellence in Education Award - Dr. Richard P. Gousha - Posthumous
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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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File Attachment:
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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 posthumously present the “Excellence in Education Award” to:
Dr. Richard P. Gousha
Dr. Richard Paul Gousha was a World War II veteran and distinguished educator. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement for his service. After the war, he completed his undergraduate degree in history.
At the age of 24, Dr. Gousha became a high school teacher in Bettsville, Ohio and was just 25 when he became superintendent of schools in Gilboa, Ohio. During this time, he also received his master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He served as superintendent in several Ohio school districts. In 1959, he returned to college and earned his doctorate in education at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Dr. Gousha served as superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools for seven years from 1967 to 1974. Dr. Gousha’s time as superintendent included construction of new schools and improvements in academic outcomes.
Dr. Gousha became superintendent of schools in the summer of Milwaukee’s 1967 racial unrest, and he left 19 months before federal Judge John W. Reynolds ordered desegregation of MPS schools. When he arrived in MPS in 1967, there was only one African American school administrator. When he left in 1974 for a position as dean of the School of Education at Indiana University, there were nearly 100.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors posthumously recognizes and honors Dr. Richard P. Gousha, for his dedication, outstanding leadership, and commitment to excellence on behalf of the students of the Milwaukee Public Schools.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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None
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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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Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent
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