Lockwood School Board in Billings, Montana

It is Golden Gavel Award #22 for the Lockwood School Board

The 2010-2011 Lockwood School Board, consisting of Tim Sather, Tamara Spillum, Becky Malenowsky, Sue Vinton, Greg Bochy, Peter Freivalds and Jason Hamrick was awarded its twenty-second consecutive Golden Gavel Award. The award was presented during the Opening General Session of the MCEL on Thursday, October 20. The Golden Gavel Award is bestowed on those districts whose entire Board became "Certified" in the same 12-month period. This is the 22nd consecutive year that the Lockwood School Board has received this award.

Board Trustee Becky Malenowsky
Trustee Becky Malenowsky was presented the Marvin Heintz Award at MCEL. The Marvin Heintz Award is bestowed on those individuals who have reached the highest level of Trustee Certification through the School Board Academy Program for the training they have taken. Congratulations Becky!

Lockwood School Board Receives It's
21st Consecutive Golden Gavel Award in 2010

Congratulations to the Lockwood School Board for their 21st consecutive Golden Gavel Award. This is a major commitment of time for the Trustees. Not only do they attend to all of the business in the district, but they must attend classes to receive this award. Every trustee on the Board must receive a minimum number of credits for this honor.

Lockwood School is very proud of Sue Vinton, Greg Bochy, Peter Freivalds, Jason Hamrick, Becky Malenowsky, Holly Sather and Tamara Spillum for their dedication to our educational community. Thank you for the time you give.

Lockwood School Is The MSGIA FY11 Member of the Year 2010

The MSGIA FY11 Member of the Year focuses on:

Attention to details
Sound School District Planning
Strong leadership development
Life long learning for students, staff and their administration.

When it comes to school district risk management, the Lockwood Public Schools models its commitment to lifelong learning in its employees, school board and administrative team, as well as its students.

At the helm of the district is Superintendent Eileen Johnson. She is an outstanding visionary educational leader that has dedicated over 50 years to public education. The Lockwood school board and administrative team shares the commitment to life learning. The Lockwood school board has received the MTSBA golden gavel award for educational efforts for 21 consecutive years. The principals at Lockwood public schools (Mike Sullivan, Mike Bowman, and Dave DeBoer) all display a strong commitment on staff training and continued education. Each have regularly scheduled in-district risk management training for their staff to lower the occurrences of workplace accidents. The result has been a continual downward trending of the district's claim losses culminating with a experience medication factor below a 1.0.

The district recently completed a major multi-year construction project on a new middle school with many aspects of campus-wide plant and facility improvements and upgrades. The planning process for these years of campus disturbance was well spent. Work place accident trending went down through this process because of the administration and facility team's attention to safety details.

The Lockwood School Board won their another Golden Gavel Award in October, 2010. This is a major commitment of time for the Trustees. Not only do they attend to all of the business in the district, but they must attend classes to receive this award. Every trustee on the Board must receive a minimum number of credits for this honor.

*In October, 2008, the Lockwood School Board was awarded with their nineteenth Golden Gavel Award.

Lockwood School Board Named Outstanding School Board in Montana

The Lockwood School Board was recognized as the Outstanding School Board in Montana at the annual Montana Conference of Education Leadership in October, 2007. One other school board, Monforton, shared the honor.

Over the years, the Lockwood Board has won 18 consecutive Golden Gavel awards from the Montana School Board Association, including the one they received in October 2007. This was just one of the criteria that lead to the board's selection. Among others were community partnerships, trustee training and education, board policy, facilities/grounds programs, board and administrative collaboration, personnel, community involvement and other examples of board excellence.

Lockwood board members include Sue Vinton, Teresa Stroebe, Tim Sather, Peter Freivalds, Greg Bochy, Jason Hamrick and Becky Malenowsky. Jason Hamrick commented in an interview, "Boards change, but the criteria are the same, and to get that kind of consistency, it's amazing."

*In October, 2006, the Lockwood School Board was awarded with their seventeenth Golden Gavel Award.

*The Lockwood School Board was awarded with their sixteenth Golden Gavel Award in October, 2005.

Lockwood School Board Earns Fourteenth Golden Gavel Award
News Release

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The Lockwood School Board was awarded with their fifteenth Golden Gavel Award in October, 2004. Pictured with the award (left to right) are Tim Trafford, Thomas Jones, Barbara Frank, Teresa Stroebe, Gayle Walker, and Greg Bochy. Not pictured is Jim Painter.

The Golden Gavel Award is given to boards that have 100% of its members certified. In 1991 a volunteer program was implemented by the Montana School Board Academy to reward members who improve Montana's public school system through service and leadership. At the 2004 Montana Conference of Educational Leadership held the last week of October, the Lockwood Schools Trustees were once again honored with the Golden Gavel Award. Trustee Teresa Stroebe received the Marvin Heinz award. All the trustees attend workshops all year in an effort to carry out their roles in a very professional manner.

In the fall of 2003, all of the Lockwood School Board members attended the MCEL meeting in Bozeman and again all became certified. Each of the Trustees received individual recognition:

Becky Webber and Robert Guenther received Gold
Teresa Stroebe received Silver
Gayle Walker, Tim Trafford, Jim Painter and Greg Bochy each received Bronze.

Congratulations to our excellent board and thank you for all your hours of dedication and commitment to the education of the students of Lockwood Schools.

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	It is Golden Gavel Award #22 for the Lockwood School Board The 2010-2011 Lockwood School Board, consisting of Tim Sather, Tamara Spillum, Becky Malenowsky, Sue Vinton, Greg Bochy, Peter Freivalds and Jason Hamrick was awarded its twenty-second consecutive Golden Gavel Award. The award was presented during the Opening General Session of the MCEL on Thursday, October 20. The Golden Gavel Award is bestowed on those districts whose entire Board became "Certified" in the same 12-month period. This is the 22nd consecutive year that the Lockwood School Board has received this award. Board Trustee Becky Malenowsky Trustee Becky Malenowsky was presented the Marvin Heintz Award at MCEL. The Marvin Heintz Award is bestowed on those individuals who have reached the highest level of Trustee Certification through the School Board Academy Program for the training they have taken. Congratulations Becky! Lockwood School Board Receives It's 21st Consecutive Golden Gavel Award in 2010 Congratulations to the Lockwood School Board for their 21st consecutive Golden Gavel Award. This is a major commitment of time for the Trustees. Not only do they attend to all of the business in the district, but they must attend classes to receive this award. Every trustee on the Board must receive a minimum number of credits for this honor. Lockwood School is very proud of Sue Vinton, Greg Bochy, Peter Freivalds, Jason Hamrick, Becky Malenowsky, Holly Sather and Tamara Spillum for their dedication to our educational community. Thank you for the time you give. Lockwood School Is The MSGIA FY11 Member of the Year 2010 The MSGIA FY11 Member of the Year focuses on: Attention to details Sound School District Planning Strong leadership development Life long learning for students, staff and their administration. When it comes to school district risk management, the Lockwood Public Schools models its commitment to lifelong learning in its employees, school board and administrative team, as well as its students. At the helm of the district is Superintendent Eileen Johnson. She is an outstanding visionary educational leader that has dedicated over 50 years to public education. The Lockwood school board and administrative team shares the commitment to life learning. The Lockwood school board has received the MTSBA golden gavel award for educational efforts for 21 consecutive years. The principals at Lockwood public schools (Mike Sullivan, Mike Bowman, and Dave DeBoer) all display a strong commitment on staff training and continued education. Each have regularly scheduled in-district risk management training for their staff to lower the occurrences of workplace accidents. The result has been a continual downward trending of the district's claim losses culminating with a experience medication factor below a 1.0. The district recently completed a major multi-year construction project on a new middle school with many aspects of campus-wide plant and facility improvements and upgrades. The planning process for these years of campus disturbance was well spent. Work place accident trending went down through this process because of the administration and facility team's attention to safety details. The Lockwood School Board won their another Golden Gavel Award in October, 2010. This is a major commitment of time for the Trustees. Not only do they attend to all of the business in the district, but they must attend classes to receive this award. Every trustee on the Board must receive a minimum number of credits for this honor. In October, 2008, the Lockwood School Board was awarded with their nineteenth Golden Gavel Award. Lockwood School Board Named Outstanding School Board in Montana The Lockwood School Board was recognized as the Outstanding School Board in Montana at the annual Montana Conference of Education Leadership in October, 2007. One other school board, Monforton, shared the honor. Over the years, the Lockwood Board has won 18 consecutive Golden Gavel awards from the Montana School Board Association, including the one they received in October 2007. This was just one of the criteria that lead to the board's selection. Among others were community partnerships, trustee training and education, board policy, facilities/grounds programs, board and administrative collaboration, personnel, community involvement and other examples of board excellence. Lockwood board members include Sue Vinton, Teresa Stroebe, Tim Sather, Peter Freivalds, Greg Bochy, Jason Hamrick and Becky Malenowsky. Jason Hamrick commented in an interview, "Boards change, but the criteria are the same, and to get that kind of consistency, it's amazing." In October, 2006, the Lockwood School Board was awarded with their seventeenth Golden Gavel Award. The Lockwood School Board was awarded with their sixteenth Golden Gavel Award in October, 2005. Lockwood School Board Earns Fourteenth Golden Gavel Award News Release* The Lockwood School Board was awarded with their fifteenth Golden Gavel Award in October, 2004. Pictured with the award (left to right) are Tim Trafford, Thomas Jones, Barbara Frank, Teresa Stroebe, Gayle Walker, and Greg Bochy. Not pictured is Jim Painter. The Golden Gavel Award is given to boards that have 100% of its members certified. In 1991 a volunteer program was implemented by the Montana School Board Academy to reward members who improve Montana's public school system through service and leadership. At the 2004 Montana Conference of Educational Leadership held the last week of October, the Lockwood Schools Trustees were once again honored with the Golden Gavel Award. Trustee Teresa Stroebe received the Marvin Heinz award. All the trustees attend workshops all year in an effort to carry out their roles in a very professional manner. In the fall of 2003, all of the Lockwood School Board members attended the MCEL meeting in Bozeman and again all became certified. Each of the Trustees received individual recognition: Becky Webber and Robert Guenther received Gold Teresa Stroebe received Silver Gayle Walker, Tim Trafford, Jim Painter and Greg Bochy each received Bronze. Congratulations to our excellent board and thank you for all your hours of dedication and commitment to the education of the students of Lockwood Schools.