The landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision was the theme of NSBA’s hand decorated ornament at the White House this year. Initiated by First Lady Michelle Obama and coordinated by the National Policy Alliance and others, non-profit organizations were invited to decorate ornaments that commemorate local American landmarks. Kanisha Williams-Jones and Myra Maxwell of NSBA selected the U.S. Supreme Court as a landmark and used decoupage to decorate an ornament with items depicting the 1954 court case that struck down segregation in schools and propelled educational and social reform throughout the United States. Hundreds of landmark ornaments decorated the White House, but BoardBuzz has it on good authority that the NSBA ornament was prominently placed for easy viewing. NSBA board members and several staff had an opportunity to see the ornament during a tour of the White House in December. Another of the 26 trees at the White House was a Wish Tree made of recycled cardboard and constructed so that visitors could write down a wish and insert it into the tree’s branches.
BoardBuzz hopes everyone’s wishes come true in 2010 and congratulates all those who participated in this celebration of equity and excellence in education.
