HCPSS Superintendent Renee Foose Among Maryland Innovators of the Year

August 26th, 2014

The Daily Record has named HCPSS Superintendent Renee Foose as one of Maryland’s Innovators of the Year.

The award recognizes Maryland-based professionals and companies across a wide range of industries. Winners were selected for creating new products, programs, services or processes that have helped their companies and communities.

Since assuming the role of Superintendent in July 2012, Dr. Foose has spearheaded a new five-year strategic plan, a groundbreaking whole-child model for elementary education, school safety measures, technology advances, and many other many innovations.

“Collaboration is at the heart of innovation,” said Dr. Foose. “I am privileged to work with extraordinary principals, teachers and staff who passionately and selflessly work to improve the lives of students and communities every day.”

Nominees for the award were judged on originality, impact, challenge and value of their contributions. Dr. Foose is the only school system leader to be honored this year.

“This year’s Innovators of the Year are on the cutting edge. They represent the best of Maryland in diverse fields such as technology, education, health care and community work,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The Daily Record. “They make the extraordinary, ordinary and the impossible, possible. We applaud their innovative spirit and accomplishments.”

The 2014 Innovator of the Year awards will be presented Oct. 15 at a reception/dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. at the American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway in Baltimore. Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the Oct. 17 issue of The Daily Record and available online at www.TheDailyRecord.com.