Tempe Elementary Leadership Case Study

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Tempe Elementary’s District Leadership Team reviewed the four essays , and voted on their favorite. The lucky winner was April Valerio , from Wood Elementary School. Barnes and Noble donated aA total of 1,414 books to the participants and winner’s school.were donated by Barnes and Noble. Each participant received one book for entering, finalists receivedgot three books each, the winner receivedgot five books, and the rest went to the library at Wood Elementary.

In her winning essay, Valerio wrote, “What adventures would I take if we got new books? Well I could explore with the Atlantans, tame the dinosaurs and take over the world...did I just say that out loud?” She continued by creatively describing all the adventures she would have – from

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