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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018
LOCAL NEWS
Umatilla administrator receives Doug Flatt award
HERMISTON HERALD
Bob Lorence, principal of Uma-
tilla High School, was honored as
the 2018 Doug Flatt Memorial
Leadership Award winner by the
InterMountain Education Service
District and Mid-Columbia Bus
Company.
Lorence received the award
May 14 during the 19th annual
Crystal Apple “Excellence in Edu-
cation” Awards at the Pendleton
Red Lion Hotel. It was
Flatt was a leader, who
presented by Cindy Nich-
was recognized for his
olson, regional director of
attention to detail, service
operations at MidCo, and
to his community, inter-
personal
relationships
Mark Mulvihill, IMESD
and customer service.
superintendent.
The award recognizes a
The leadership award
school administrator from
is named for the late
a Mid-Co school dis-
Doug Flatt, who was the Lorence
trict who exemplifies the
chief executive officer of
Mid-Columbia Bus Company. same qualities for which Flatt was
Flatt died in an October 2003 known.
Mulvihill said Lorence is noted
plane crash while on business.
for his calm, steady demeanor and
a reserved leadership style. When
Lorence assumed leadership of
Umatilla High School in 2016, the
school was known as student-cen-
tered, but also had poor academic
performance, in particular a grad-
uation rate consistently below the
state average.
By using data effectively to
monitor students, meeting with
them individually and embracing
wraparound and outside resources
to provide a support system, Lor-
ence improved the graduation rate
to 82 percent, five points above the
state average, said a press release
from IMESD. This is the first time
the district has exceeded the state
average in each student group.
“Bob Lorence deserves to be
recognized for his dedication and
hard work in Umatilla. He is pas-
sionate about student success and
courageous and relentless in his
decision making,” Mulvihill said.
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