Salute to Quality 2010

The Carolina First Center for Excellence (CFCE)

hosted the second annual Salute to Quality event

showcasing CFCE Partner Schools and their successes in Continuous Quality Improvement. The Greenville Chamber was the setting for almost 300 educators, business, and community leaders to view displays and share best practices in Continuous Quality Improvement. We celebrated all-time bests as we exceeded last year's number of schools participating and increased attendance at the event! CFCE sends a huge thanks to our 40 partner schools and the 1500 educators that we partner with to reach more than 18,000 students. Congratulations on your efforts and successes in Quality!

Educators commented on the great networking opportunities with other CFCE partner schools and the ability to engage with the business community. Teachers shared comments about the experience as a "wonderful opportunity to collaborate and share about continuous quality improvement and quality tools" and enjoyed the "great representation from a variety of schools in Greenville County!" Students, Jacob House and Parker Sutton, from Ellen Woodside Elementary School, brought their data notebooks to share with participants.

The Carolina First Center for Excellence would like to thank Wyche Law Firm, Jason's Deli, and Greenville Federal Credit Union for their support of the event. CFCE also thanks the following investors for their Continued Support: The South Financial Group, Lockheed Martin, AFL Telecommunications, Fluor Foundation, Brooks and Joan Fortune Foundation, JCK Associates, Jolley Foundation, ScanSource, Community Foundation of Greenville and our many other corporate, education and individual supporters.

Please enjoy the Salute to Quality slide show to the left of the article and make plans to attend Salute to Quality 2011!