Valley City school officials will be invited to a November reception in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the recognition.
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Both Angell and Wines were removed from the state’s focus school list for their work on narrowing the achievement gap.
The department recognized 335 schools of all levels across the country for either high academics or for closing achievement gaps between groups of students. Your journey has taught you collaboration… and strong relationships in school and with your community. “National Blue Ribbon Schools are models of excellence – in vision, in implementation and in results”.
“It shows that with consistent hard work and dedication students meet with success”, Balch said.
Lewiston-Altura was one of the last in the Winona area to receive the honor, being named a Blue Ribbon school in 2010. It also factors in graduation rates.
Commended Schools have the highest index scores in the state and no achievement gaps; they are recognized because of either high performance or significant progress.
The schools then participated in a rigorous application process with the U.S. Department of Education. Earlier this year, the Illinois State Board of Education nominated Old Post Elementary School in the category of Exemplary High-Performing School. A total of seven schools in Tennessee received the honor.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: Photographs and brief descriptions of the 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools are available at www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools. “It’s nice to know that the joint effort between all of us has paid off, and that other people have noticed just how unbelievable these kids are and how hard they’ve worked”. Superintendent Angela Pringle echoed that sentiment saying, “We are proud of the commitment the Davidson administration, community, parents and students have made to excellence in education”.
