Koralee graduated from Leavenworth High in 1959 and was a recipient of a Les Novelettes scholarship and interestingly enough, so was her future husband and classmate, Charles Dulin (LHS Class of 1959). She graduated from Emporia State University with a BS in Elementary Education in 1964 and again in 1970 with an MS in Elementary Education. She began working in the Topeka District 501 school system in 1964 as a first-grade teacher at Grant Elementary. From 1970-1986 she was an Elementary Librarian at Lawman Hill and from 1986-1990 she served as a curriculum coordinator at Eisenhower Middle School. True to form, Koralee took a page from her dad’s book and accepted the position of principal at McCarter Elementary school from 1990 - 1994 and at Shaner Elementary School from 1994 until retirement in 2003.
Koralee stated that “While at Shaner, my staff and I embraced the challenges of the curriculum for an ESL ( English as a Second Language) school and was highly successful in gaining accreditation. Our commitment to teach and guide At-Risk children was supplemented by volunteers in various professional positions and a solid relationship with the Hispanic community. The school doctrine of ’School, Home, And Neighborhood Striving for Educational Responsibility’ became more of a truism than as a trite catch-phrase.”
She goes on to say that she was blessed to have such wonderful parents who served as role models not only in her professional career but in her personal life as a mother and now as a grandmother. She deems herself fortunate to having been raised in the Leavenworth/Lansing communities and expressed her pride and gratitude for the honor of having the Richard W Warren Middle School named after her father.
In 2006, she moved to Fishers, Ind., to be near her grandchildren and like her dad, continues to influence the lives of children through substitute teaching.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have the moral obligation to share it with others.” It appears that Koralee and the other featured Les Novelettes scholarship recipients continue to personify this standard.
By Cathy Lang
Copyright 2011 Leavenworth Times. Some rights reserved
Koralee stated that “While at Shaner, my staff and I embraced the challenges of the curriculum for an ESL ( English as a Second Language) school and was highly successful in gaining accreditation. Our commitment to teach and guide At-Risk children was supplemented by volunteers in various professional positions and a solid relationship with the Hispanic community. The school doctrine of ’School, Home, And Neighborhood Striving for Educational Responsibility’ became more of a truism than as a trite catch-phrase.”
She goes on to say that she was blessed to have such wonderful parents who served as role models not only in her professional career but in her personal life as a mother and now as a grandmother. She deems herself fortunate to having been raised in the Leavenworth/Lansing communities and expressed her pride and gratitude for the honor of having the Richard W Warren Middle School named after her father.
In 2006, she moved to Fishers, Ind., to be near her grandchildren and like her dad, continues to influence the lives of children through substitute teaching.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have the moral obligation to share it with others.” It appears that Koralee and the other featured Les Novelettes scholarship recipients continue to personify this standard.
By Cathy Lang
Copyright 2011 Leavenworth Times. Some rights reserved
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