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Ronnell Edward Page (born January 28, 1985) is an American businessman, entrepreneur and educator. Page was inspired by a child hood mentor to enter into the education field. He has dedicated 11 years of his life to serving the needs of Delaware’s Inner City youths. Page has received a Champion Teacher Award from Planned Parenthood of Delaware, 3 top ten financial educator of the year awards from Primerica Financial Services

, a National Unsung Hero award from Communities In Schools and The Red Clay Consolidated School District.

As productive as he has been, Page has been equally controversial. On March 9th 2007 Page was arrested by the New Castle County Police Departments and charged with more than a dozen felony charges. Page was immediately terminated by the Brandywine School District, were he worked has an interventionist and Boys Basketball Coach. Page was arraigned and committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute after failing to post $104,000 secured bail. Once his Bail was reduced, Page was released under pretrial supervision through the department of Probation and Parole. Prior to Pages trial date all charges were dropped and Page was released.

Communities in Schools, an organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life, has selected Ronnell Page of Communities In Schools of Wilmington as one of five recipients of the “Unsung Heroes” award. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate excellence in helping students overcome obstacles to succeed.

Page serves as a site coordinator at John Dickinson High School in Wilmington Delaware.

“Mr. Page is a tireless worker for CIS who is a positive role model for all students but especially for our male minority population. His tireless efforts in caring for the students he serves is well documented and appreciated by students, staff and administrators in Red Clay,” said Burton Watson, director of district and school services for Red Clay School District.

Site coordinators work inside partner schools and with school staff to identify students at risk of not graduating. By assessing school and student needs, and establishing relationships with local businesses, social service agencies, health care providers and other organizations, site coordinators harness needed resources to help students achieve their full potential.