Testimonials, Quotes, Voiced Opinions

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• Congratulatory Certificate from then-Governor George W. Bush, upon ACT's five-year anniversary in 1998.

• A letter from Senator Phil Gramm in response to a request for his help with Keeping McKinney's ACT Intact.

• Letter from Judith Rényi, Executive Director, The NEA foundation, supporting the continued existence of the ACT Academy

• A testimonial from Corina Rodriguez, currently a junior at ACT and President of ACT Academy's Student Government.

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Dean Pratt, former member of the MISD Board of Trustees, and Grandfather of three ACT learners.

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Dr. Julia Shahid, educator and past director of the ACT Academy

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Judy Bratcher, Retired MISD Assistant Superintendent and past director of the ACT Academy

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Kerry Randol-Johnston, an ACT parent.

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Brian Voss, an ACT parent.

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Doug Rogers, an ACT parent.

• A letter to the editor of the McKinney Courier-Gazette by Lauren Felts, an ACT learner.

• A testimonial from Melinda Crenwelge, Ph.D, parent of three ACT learners.

• A testimonial from Chellie Sheff, parent of two ACT learners.

• Tanya Marie East, a 1997 graduate of ACT and a recent college graduate, wrote these letters to Dr. Anthony and to Ted Moore concerning the proposed changes. She also worked up an analysis of ACT test scores versus the other secondary schools in the district.
  Tanya's letter to Dr. Anthony
  Tanya's Statisical Analysis of Test Scores

• A testimonial from Carolyn Corbin, President, Center for the 21^st Century.

  Carolyn Corbin, McKinney resident and former valedictorian from McKinney High School, wrote a book entitled Great Leaders See the Future First (Washington Post Co./Dearborn, 2000). It debuted as #1 on the Dallas Morning News bestseller list, was highlighted in the July, 2000, issue of American Airlines' American Way magazine, and received five star reviews from Amazon.com Top 10 Reviewers, causing her to be named as one of the top three futurists (the only woman listed) in the nation by Human Resource Executive magazine. This book is being used in graduate schools as far away as South Africa.
  Read an exerpt about ACT from Carolyn Corbin's Great Leaders See the Future First

• Article about the ACT Academy in TCET's IMAGES publication

• The TEA has rated the ACT Academy "Exemplary" for the last three years, as shown in their 2001 District Accountability Rating History