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Bammy Awards

Friday, September 14, 2012

FCCPS Board Member Finalist for National Education Award

Joan Wodiska is a finalist for the first-ever Bammy Award for School Board Leadership.

With thousands of school board members nationwide, Joan Wodiska was humbled to find out she was one of the five finalists for the first-ever Bammy Award for School Board Leadership. Wodiska, now in her third term on the Falls Church City Public Schools Board, said she was notified in writing in May that she was a nominee for the award before going through a multi-faceted selection process. The Bammys, called the “Oscars of Education,” will be held Saturday night in Washington, D.C. at the landmark Arena Stage at the Mead Center. “When I found out I was a finalist, I nearly fell out of my desk chair,” Wodiska said. “I was speechless and shocked. Education has been my life's work; it's been my passion. I never expected recognition for doing …

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