Educator to receive state award

Leo Pauls

A local educator will receive an award for his life in service of Kansas children.

Dr. Leo Pauls, current president of the National Teachers Hall of Fame, is receiving the Kansas Teacher Leader Recognition Award from the state’s Reading Recovery Teacher Leaders.

 “It is fitting that Leo receive this award,” said Dr. Connie Briggs, University Trainer and Director of ESU’s Reading Recovery Program.  “Dr. Pauls was instrumental in finding resources to train a Reading Recovery trainer for Kansas which led to the establishing ESU as the 23rd Reading Recovery Training Center in the United States.  His persistence and dedication to Reading Recovery has made it possible for thousands of struggling first grade students in Kansas to learn to read.”

The award will be given during the eighth annual Kansas Regional Reading Recovery Conference held at Emporia State University on Monday, February 27.

The Kansas Regional Reading Recovery Training Center currently oversees 10 Teacher Leaders and 154 Reading Recovery Teachers and Teacher Leaders serving 113 schools.

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