The South Carolina Department of Education announced Friday that Dutch Fork Middle School Principal Roderic Taylor has received the Tenenbaum Award from for outstanding performance in a training program that gives educators the kinds of skills used for success by top business executives.
Taylor is a 2009 graduate of the School Leadership Institute, a two-year course that brings together principals from across the state to develop and refine their management, communication and instructional practices. Three classes completed the institute this spring, and each selected a participant who showed superior leadership skills and dedication.
Other winners included Keith Price, principal of Blythewod High School and Mike Thun, education associate in the Office of School Leadership.
"These individuals are Tenenbaum Award recipients because they meant the most to their group's learning," said Sally Barefoot, director of the Office of School Leadership in the State Department of Education. The award is named for former State Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum, who created the institute eight years ago.
Taylor has been principal of Dutch Fork Middle for the past four years. He has also been an assistant principal and teacher. He has 18 years of service in public education.
Since its inception in January of 2000, 26 individuals have received this honor.
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