A Look At Jacqueline Brown's Legacy
What are you most proud of?
Dr. Jacqueline Brown: “First, anyone who thinks that they know it all and can do it all is wrong. Anyone who comes to sit in this chair after me must realize that everything they do comes down to surrounding themselves with the right people. You don’t have to know it all but you have to know the right questions to ask. I've worked with very smart people who know their work and love what they do.
I’m very proud of Charter for Change. I’m very, very proud of the Scholar Dollar Program.
I’m very proud of how we gave another voice to the people we serve -- which was to me a more authentic voice like the Keeping It Livable Television Show. If you only hear from people who don't live here telling you who you are, you will never know who you really are in terms of resources available or what you really have.”
A few Scholar Dollar winners (left to right): Amoy Wright, Anezka Rodriguez, and Kemba Barnes.
Charter for Change Awards
The Charter for Change management philosophy embraces the design, development and implementation of creative, innovative, and cost-effective strategies to improve service delivery of County programs and services. In order to promote this ideal throughout County government, the program recognizes and reward outstanding achievers. This awards program encourages innovation, recognizes improved outcomes and rewards outstanding performance and customer service.
The CAO M.V.I. (Most Visionary Innovation) Semi-Annual Award is designed to foster creativity and innovation among the employees within the County. The Charter for Change encourages staff to “think outside the box” in order to ultimately improve the way services are delivered to the citizens and residents. This award encourages a working environment where service really matters. Winners are evaluated based upon the specific criteria that are listed in the manual. These awards are given semi-annually in December and June.
The Charter for ˘Change Savings Semi-Annual Award were designed to encourage employees to discover and recommend ways to save the County’s resources, such as staff time, money, and equipment in order to maximize the County’s revenue base. These innovations result in a reduction of costs while delivering a higher quality of service. It may also be a strategy to reduce waste. The Charter for ˘Change Savings Award (in this context, the word “change” refers to money) will recognize and reward County employees for outstanding strategies that provide customer services while saving the County’s resources. These awards are given semi-annually and annually.
The Charter for ˘Change Savings Annual Award will be given to employees who innovations have been deemed the best in savings County resources. Awardees will be those persons who received a semi-annual award.
The County Executive Golden Umbrella Livable Communities Annual Award serves as an opportunity for the County Executive to personally recognize those County employees who have embraced the vision of Livable Communities and made it a reality. The County Executive will recognize one outstanding M.V.I. awardees service or product for each prong on the Livable Communities Umbrella. These awards are given annually.
Prince George's County superintendent Dr. William Hite shakes the hand of the young Scholar Dollar winner, Anezka Rodriguez.
Scholar Dollar Family Program
The Scholar Dollar Program is a joint effort of Prince George’s County Executive Jack B. Johnson and Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) to recognize and reward students for academic excellence.
The program provides awards and special discounts and incentives to students who earn a 3.0 GPA, Honor Roll, or other significant achievement status at each report card period. Currently, all eligible PGCPS students receive a Discount Certificate for savings at retailers at Beltway Plaza, Boulevard at the Capital Centre, Bowie Town Center, Center at Forestville, Iverson Mall, and The Mall at Prince Georges, as well as chances to receive other prizes.
Overview
To date, more than 300,000 PGCPS students have been rewarded through the Scholar Dollar program since 2006. Students earning improved attendance status are also recognized through the program. Through academic achievement, students have the opportunity to earn discounts that will improve the quality of life for their families.
Discount Certificate
The Discount Certificate entitles the student and family who qualify to receive a percentage off total purchases at participating retailers for a specific time period following each report card period (four periods in each school year).
KEEPING IT LIVABLE
The “Keeping It Livable” is a government and community affairs television program that was hosted by Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Jacqueline Brown and co-produced by Dr. Walter L. Dozier and Theresa Dozier. The first show was taped in October 2004. The 78th show was taped in June 2008. Show topics have included government and community outreach, county celebrations and clean ups, crime scene investigations, business and faith-based affairs, oral histories, parental involvement in education, cooking, physical fitness and special events. The show is aired on Prince George's Community Television
Brown will host the final show in July.
--PGS Staff
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