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1. 1. Today's News

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   Published on: 10/16/2002   Last Visited: 10/16/2002

   "I am one of the many principals who found the time spent at the PLC to be just what was needed to continue making a difference in the lives of children," said JoAnn Cason, principal of Gilmor Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. "I adore being treated like I am special ... . I treat my students that way, and I treat my staff the same way! I spare nothing to educate the children and staff who I serve, because I am mindful that our greatest investment in life, more precious than any gold, is our children."
   
   Double Four-Star Schools
   
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2. 2. www.paulallen.com

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   Published on: 10/16/2002   Last Visited: 12/2/2002

   "I am one of the many principals who found the time spent at the PLC to be just what was needed to continue making a difference in the lives of children," said JoAnn Cason, principal of Gilmor Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. "I adore being treated like I am special ... . I treat my students that way, and I treat my staff the same way! I spare nothing to educate the children and staff who I serve, because I am mindful that our greatest investment in life, more precious than any gold, is our children."
   
   Double Four-Star Schools
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   Baltimore, MD -- Gilmor Elementary, JoAnn Cason
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   Baltimore, MD -- Gilmor Elementary, JoAnn Cason

3. 3. sunspot.net - maryland news

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   Published on: 4/23/2002   Last Visited: 4/24/2002

   "You had a dream, a vision, two years ago about what could happen," said Gilmor Principal JoAnn Cason, who jumped up and down when she learned the good news. "You know what? It's starting to happen."
   
   Gilmor, which struggled in its first year under Edison, is by most accounts a new school with a new slogan: "We Bring Good Things To Light."
   
   Every child's picture is posted outside his or her classroom.
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   To Cason, the secret to successful reform is "putting a finger on the pulse of your school."
   
   That means constantly assessing the progress of all of Gilmor's 620 children, not just quarterly when report cards come out, but weekly and even daily.
   
   For instance, Cason and Cherry, who function as co-principals, post the results of the weekly "principal's test" in what is called Achievement Hall near the main office.
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   "You have to constantly keep pushing," said Cason, 39, a talkative former city principal whose enthusiasm is contagious. "It's the consistency."
   
   Added Cherry: "If you want to achieve well, you've got to talk about it."