September 2011
Fresno school official has a gift for giving →
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Supt. Larry Powell is retiring for one day, then going back to work for much lower pay so he can give his original salary and benefits back to the school district.
This:
“We’ve become so focused on academics that we’re losing the essentials: the arts, people who instill a love of learning,” he said. “We’re driving kids away from school.”
This:
He has an extensive yo-yo collection and still goes into the classroom to teach physics lessons with his spinning toys.
This:
The Powells “adopted” nine Hmong girls and their families, taking them on outings, tutoring them and preaching that the girls must not lose themselves or their dreams.
“They’re all in college now,” Dot said as she and her husband welled up with tears.
