{"id":248,"date":"2018-05-01T04:01:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2018\/05\/01\/governor-dayton-proclaims-may-10-character-recognition-day\/"},"modified":"2018-05-01T04:01:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T04:01:39","slug":"governor-dayton-proclaims-may-10-character-recognition-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/2018\/05\/01\/governor-dayton-proclaims-may-10-character-recognition-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Dayton Proclaims May 10 Character Recognition Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><i>Schools and Community Programs to be Celebrated for Character Development<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>WHAT: <\/b>Synergy &amp; Leadership Exchange<b>\u00a0<\/b>will host the Character Recognition Awards ceremony to honor positive character development in six schools and four community programs.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>WHO:\u00a0<\/b>Synergy &amp; Leadership Exchange<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">6 schools, 4 community programs (see list below)<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Stevie Ray<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Fred Kiel, Ph.D., Author of \u201cReturn on Character\u201d and founding partner of KRW International<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Kevin McHenry, Assistant Commissioner, MN Department of Education\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">All state legislators of honorees have been invited<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>WHERE: <\/b>Discovery Hall, Science Museum of Minnesota<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=120+West+Kellogg+Boulevard,+Saint+Paul&amp;entry=gmail&amp;source=g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q%3D120%2BWest%2BKellogg%2BBoulevard,%2BSaint%2BPaul%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1525233376863000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEF3Np5q2LqDtHGqrF5-mYaWUnrcQ\">120 West Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>WHAT: <\/b>Character Recognition Awards ceremony<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>WHEN: <\/b><span class=\"aBn\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed #cccccc; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_213144107\"><span class=\"aQJ\" style=\"position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;\">May 10, 11 a.m.\u20131 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Governor Dayton proclaimed May 10 as Character Recognition Day in Minnesota. The Character Recognition Awards spotlight positive character and ethical leadership development as a measure of success, bring recognition to schools and community programs with exemplary results, motivate honorees for continued effort and success, and inspire others with examples to replicate. Secretary Simon will present the Character Recognition Day proclamation and Fred Kiel will deliver the keynote address. The 2018 honorees are:<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>Emerging Minnesota School of Character:\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; text-indent: 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Cottage Grove Middle School \u2013 Cottage Grove<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>Minnesota Promising Practices Award:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Coon Rapids High School \u2013 Coon Rapids<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Lakes International Language Academy \u2013 Forest Lake<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Northfield Area Learning Center \u2013 Northfield<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">North Star Academy \u2013 Duluth<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Raleigh Academy \u2013 Duluth<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>Minnesota Ethical Leadership Award:<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Community Outreach Program, Inner City Tennis \u2013 Minneapolis<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Minnesota Future Problem Solving Program \u2013 Brownsville<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government \u2013 Minneapolis<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px 72px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">Youth Performance Company \u2013 Minneapolis<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\">###<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 11px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"><b>Synergy &amp; Leadership Exchange\u00a0<\/b>is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration\u00a0to advance the development of ethical citizens, providing\u00a0educational\u00a0resource<wbr \/>s, and\u00a0celebrating\u00a0achievement and best practices\u00a0in Minnesota schools, businesses and communities. For more information about the Character Recognition Awards visit\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/synergyexchange.org\/Celebrate\/CRA.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/synergyexchange.org\/Celebrate\/CRA.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1525233376864000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaLZjNGZ4Ddfdv9F-0MEM3gxqT3w\">synergyexchange.org\/Celebrate\/<wbr \/>CRA.aspx<\/a>.\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schools and Community Programs to be Celebrated for Character Development \u00a0 WHAT: Synergy &amp; Leadership Exchange\u00a0will host the Character Recognition &#8230; <a title=\"Governor Dayton Proclaims May 10 Character Recognition Day\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/2018\/05\/01\/governor-dayton-proclaims-may-10-character-recognition-day\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Governor Dayton Proclaims May 10 Character Recognition Day\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whtnw"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mnfpsp.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}