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Here is a press release from the White House.

 White House to Recognize 1993 National Teacher of the Year
 To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
 Contact: Trish Enright or Josh Silverman of White House Office
          of Media Affairs, 202-456-7150

   NEWS ADVISORY:

EVENT:  President Clinton meets with Tracey Leon Bailey, the
        1993 National Teacher of the Year.  Brief remarks and
        photo-op.

LOCATION: The Rose Garden (subject to change)

DATE/TIME:  Tuesday, April 20
            1:15 p.m.

COVERAGE:   OPEN PRESS.  Press without permanent White House
            credentials, please call Media Affairs at 202-456-
            7150.   Participants may be available immediately
            following the event in the stakeout area or North
            Lawn.

BACKGROUND:  The National Teacher of the Year Program aims to
          recognize and honor the contributions of the American
          classroom teacher.  In its 42nd year, the program is
          sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers
          in Partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

          Tracey Leon Bailey was chosen from among 2.7 million
          elementary and secondary school teachers in the nation
          to be named the 1993 National Teacher of the Year.  Mr.
          Bailey, 29, is a Florida high school science instructor
          who teaches at Satellite High School in Satellite
          Beach, Brevard County.

Participants include:

Florida Dept. of Ed.:
Betty Castor       Commissioner of Education
Altha Manning      Deputy Commissioner of Ed.
Pat O'Connell      Executive Staff Director
Martin Schaap      Assistant Director
Sherry Thomas      Teacher of the Year Coordinator
Rita Galbraith     Principal, Satellite High School
Frances Baer       President, Brevard Federation of Teachers

Brevard County School Board:
Abe Collinsworth   Superintendent
Roberta Bechtel    Chairperson
Patricia Manning   Vice Chairperson
Lydia Hausman      Director of Community Relations
John Hartley       Chairman and CEO, Harris Corp.
Robert Greenhalgh  Regional Manager, Apple Corp.
Howard Socol       Chairman, Burdines
Arnold Greenfield  Managing Director, Shearson Lehman Brothers
Jeff Wright        Pres. Florida Teaching Profession
Pat Tornillo       Pres. Florida Education Assoc.
Gordon Ambach      Exec. Dir., Council of Chief State School
                   Officers
Robert Gwinn       Chairman/CEO, Encyclopaedia Brittanica
Joseph Elliott     Pres. Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational
                   Corp.
Doug Paul          Pres. American Learning Corp.

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