GENE BEDLEY
In 1986 Gene Bedley was honored by the National PTA
with a special category award - National Outstanding Educator of
the Year. Gene recently retired as the principal of the award winning
and nationally recognized El Camino Real Elementary School in Orange
County, California. He is presently the chief executive officer
of the Bureau of Essential Ethics Education, a curriculum development
and marketing organization.
Gene conducted his undergraduate and graduate studies at
Long Beach State University in California, and at Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida. He began his career as a 4th grade teacher in California
and quickly proceeded to his status as one of the top elementary school
principals in the U.S. During the past 16 years of development and testing, Gene
authored and successfully introduced his "Values-In-Action' conflict prevention
school curriculum into the Irvine Unified School District. It was the first
district in California to adopt an all-encompassing morals and values lesson
plan for its 21 elementary schools. The district is being watched closely as a
possible model for a state and national prototype.
Gene is the author of a number of books including: The,
ABCD's of Discipline, The Big R-Responsibility, and How Do You Recognize
a Good School When You Walk Into One?
Mr. Bedley has received numerous other outstanding awards
such as: the Golden Apple Award for promoting positive self esteem;
Distinguished Achievement Award from the California Administrators Association;
Keeper of the Dream Award in 1989; and the National Principal's Medal from
the Freedom Foundation for his "Values-In-Action" curriculum.
