Connections.EDU April 2011 - Franklin County Schools
Connections.EDU April 2011 - Franklin County Schools
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<strong>Connections</strong>.<strong>EDU</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Page 7<br />
Frederickson Named NCAE Central Office<br />
Administrator of the Year<br />
Linda Frederickson (center), FCS Director of Elementary Education and Title I, was awarded as the <strong>2011</strong> Central Office Administrator<br />
of the Year at the Marriott Hotel in Raleigh on Thursday, March 17, <strong>2011</strong>. Members of the <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> NCAE<br />
were present to support Frederickson as she received her award. Pictured (L to R): Front--Gloria Alston, Winn Clayton, Linda<br />
Frederickson, Becky Bishop, and Jackie Coyne; Back--Sarah Lewis and Clark Frederickson.<br />
The North Carolina Association of<br />
Educators (NCAE) Division of Principals<br />
and Administrators named Linda Gail<br />
Piper Frederickson, Director of Elementary<br />
Education and Title I for <strong>Franklin</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>, as the NCAE Central<br />
Office Administrator of the Year for<br />
<strong>2011</strong>. Frederickson was awarded with<br />
this honor at the <strong>2011</strong> NCAE Awards<br />
Banquet on Thursday, March 17,<br />
<strong>2011</strong> at the Marriott Hotel in Raleigh.<br />
NCAE recognized Frederickson for<br />
this award based on her dedication<br />
to the education profession, teaching,<br />
and learning of all students and<br />
the association. Frederickson was<br />
nominated for the award and participated<br />
in a personal interview with<br />
NCAE during the selection process.<br />
“I became an educator because I<br />
want to empower children to ‘never<br />
give up’ and to overcome any circumstance<br />
that life may bring them,”<br />
Frederickson said. “My parents were<br />
both textile employees, and they encouraged<br />
me to get a quality education.<br />
I want to be a role model for<br />
my own children, my granddaughter,<br />
and the children in my community,<br />
especially underprivileged children.”<br />
Frederickson has been employed<br />
with <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> since<br />
1985. Prior to her current post, Frederickson<br />
served as a science teacher<br />
for the district until 1999 when she<br />
became an Assistant Principal at Cedar<br />
Creek Middle School. Frederickson<br />
served in that role for two years<br />
before becoming Principal of <strong>Franklin</strong>ton<br />
Elementary School in 2001, where<br />
she served in that role until 2008<br />
when she was promoted to her current<br />
position as Director of Elementary<br />
Education and Title I for the district.<br />
Frederickson holds a Bachelor of<br />
Science in Home Economics, Child Development/Family<br />
Relations with Elementary<br />
Education certification from<br />
the University of North Carolina at<br />
Greensboro, a Master of School Administration<br />
from the University of<br />
North Carolina at Greensboro, and<br />
is presently in the Doctoral Program<br />
at North Carolina State University.
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