Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)
State of Iowa
Legislature Alert
Health Teacher of the Year- 2003
Korri ClarkWilt
From left to right: Korri ClarkWilt (Health Teacher of the Year), Lorie Smith (2003 president, IAHPERD), (Principal)
Korri is always willing to go above and beyond what is expected. This trait is demonstrated in her willingness to work with student's teachers and to mentor new staff members.
Leadership skills are essential in a good health teacher. Korri challenges every student to do a personal reflection of his or her own health at the end of each health until. She also challenges her student to take pride and responsibility of their own health by requiring her students to take an entrance and exit health survey at the beginning and end of each semester. The goal is for teenagers to start making healthy lifestyle choices.
Korri successfully demonstrates strong interpersonal skills in working with staff, students, and parents. She meet twice a year with the Health and Human Growth Committee, a group of community and school member who represent health practitioners, parents, students, and the ministerial association. Korri leads this committee through a review of the health curriculum and revisions she intends to implement. She is skilled in talking with varied interest groups and is well prepares for each presentation.
One of Korri's biggest assets is her advocacy work with her students. Korri is an approachable teacher where teenager s feel comfortable disclosing personal and family problems. The students know she will not break their trust of confidence unless it is an issue that warrants reporting to the proper authorities.
I would like to introduce to you. Korri ClarkWilt, 2003 Health Teacher of the Year.