Student and Staff Success

   
The First Annual Hilda Puryear Educator of the Year Award Recipient

Mecklenburg County Public Schools is proud to announce the first annual recipient of the Mecklenburg County Schools Educator of the Year award, Mrs. Hilda Puryear.  Mrs. Puryear has been honored with this award for her leadership, guidance, and exemplary service to the children of Mecklenburg County Public Schools.  This award will be an annual honor known as "The Hilda Puryear Mecklenburg County School Educator of the Year" award and the honoree will be given the opportunity to choose a student to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

HILDA JONES PURYEAR

Educational Background:

BS Home Economics/Biology – LongwoodCollege, June 1967

Masters of Science – LongwoodCollege, December 1982

                                Administration/Supervision

Postgraduate work:   University of Virginia – 1986-1988

35 years of service to Mecklenburg County Public Schools

Hilda Puryear is a motivator who has inspired her staff to do their best with any and all challenges.  She is devoted not only to her faculty and staff, but also to her community.  Her team approach leadership style  requires and promotes active participation from her entire faculty. Following this style of leadership has earned Chase City Elementary and its students and staff many honors. She always gives credit to her faculty, students, parents, and community for any awards of accolades.  She is highly respected throughout the division, among Region VIII, and the state as well. 

Under Mrs. Puryear’s leadership, ChaseCityElementary School has received more awards for academic achievement than any school in Region VIII.   Some of her accomplishments are listed below:

·        2009 National Distinguished Title I Award

·        2009 Governor’s Excellence Award

·        2008 Board of Education’s Excellence Award

·        2008 Pilot site for Response to Intervention

·        2007 Model site for Instructional Consultation Teams

·        2005 NCLB – BlueRibbonSchool

·        2005 Virginia Distinguished Title I School

·        2005 Terrell H. Bell Award, one of USA’s 5 exemplary leaders, Principal Hilda J. Puryear

·        2003 PASS Partner school mentored WoodrowWilsonMagnet School for the Arts

·        2001 NationalSchool Change Award

·        2001 VH1 Save the Music Award (1st rural school in America)

·        Presenters at local, state and national level, including VAESP, VASCD, VASS SOL Expo, VSBA Roundtable, National Principal’s Institute, National Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony, Title I Conference, VCASE

·        First elementary school in Mecklenburg County to receive full accreditation status for Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).  CCES has maintained full accreditation since 2000.

·        CCES has met the standards for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) since its inception in 2003.