"Zero the Hero" visits Mrs. Ehret's kindergarten
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2007 NCLB
National Blue Ribbon School
Blue Ribbon Celebration
The U.S. Department of Education's Todd Zoellick visited Eastport Avenue Elementary on October 24 to celebrate the school's selection as a 2007 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School. More>
What is a Blue Ribbon School?
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program was established in 1983 by the United States Department of Education as a way of celebrating America's most successful schools. A Blue Ribbon flag waving overhead a campus has become a trademark of excellence, a symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to policy-makers in thousands of communities.
How Are Schools Chosen?
Each state education agency administers its owns program for selecting public schools to be nominated to the national level. Chief State School Officers make their nominations to the U.S. Department of Education. The Council for American Private Education nominates private schools, and officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of Defense nominates their schools. Each of these nominating agencies has an assigned Blue Ribbon Schools Program Liaison. These liaisons provide application materials to schools and inform schools about their agency's procedures on accepting applications.
The Department convenes the National Review Panel that evaluates the nominations. The panel consists of approximately 100 outstanding public and private school educators from the elementary, secondary, and post secondary levels. Based on the quality of the application, the most promising schools are recommended for site visits. The purpose of a visit is to verify the accuracy of the information the school has provided in its nomination form and to gather any additional information the panel has requested. Experienced educators, including principals of previously recognized schools, visit and observe the schools for two days and submit written site visit reports. The panel considers the reports in its final review of applicants and makes recommendations to the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Additional Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding School of the Year 2008 from American Red Cross.
- 2007-2008 Buckeye Best Bronze Award.
- 2007-2008 Ohio's Superintendent School of Promise
- 2006-2007 Ohio's Superintendent School of Promise
- 2005-2006 Ohio's Superintendent School of Promise
- 2004-2005 Ohio's Superintendent School of Promise
- 2003-2004 Ohio's Superintendent School of Promise
- 2007-2008 Excellent Rating
- 2006-2007 Excellent Rating
- 2005-2006 Excellent Rating
- 2006-2007 Buckeye Best Silver Healthy School Award
- 2005 Recycling Award
