A national honor

Congratulations to EVIT Superintendent Dr. Sally Downey for receiving the National Excellence in Education award from AdvancED.

Dr. Downey was one of just two educators nationwide to be honored with this award at the organization's gala awards reception in Atlanta on April 19.

Here she is, with EVIT Campus Director James Fisher and Governing Board President Garry Hays after accepting her award:


Here is what the folks at AdvancED had to say about why they chose Dr. Downey for this honor:

(Dr. Downey) joined EVIT in 2000 and set out to change the institute’s image by creating a vision and mission that would change the expectations of everyone on campus and in the community. She launched an ambitious change effort internally with staff and students, while engaging in an equally ambitious external communications effort to show principals, counselors, parents, and community leaders that EVIT is about preparing students for success in life.

She built a culture where students come first. She is committed to ensuring that all students have a skill, whether it’s using that skill to pay their way through college or continuing on to the next level in a post secondary program.

We couldn't have said it better ourselves!