North Kent News

State Office of the Secretary issued the following announcement on Sept. 26.

Thirteen schools in Michigan are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) as 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the Michigan Department of Education announced today.

“I congratulate these schools for earning this distinguished national honor,” State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice said. “The hard work and focus of the students and educators at our Blue Ribbon schools serve as a model for every Michigan school striving for greater student achievement.”

Michigan’s 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools are:

School                                                           District

Amerman Elementary School	Northville Public Schools
Boulan Park Middle School	Troy School District
Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School	Dearborn Public Schools
City Middle/High School	Grand Rapids Public Schools
Community High School	Ann Arbor Public Schools
Eagle Crest Charter Academy (Holland)	National Heritage Academies
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	Yale Public Schools
Lakewood Elementary School	West Ottawa Public Schools
Martell Elementary School	Troy School District
New Buffalo Senior High School	New Buffalo Area Schools
Peach Plaines Elementary School	Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	Saginaw Public Schools
Wass Elementary School	Troy School District

The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and non-public elementary, middle, and high schools where students achieve very high learning standards. Michigan’s schools are among their state’s highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Student subgroup performance and high school graduation rates are also at the highest levels.

Public schools are nominated by each state’s education department. Non-public schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).

This year, USED is honoring 362 National Blue Ribbon Schools at a recognition ceremony Nov. 14-15 in Washington, D.C. Each school receives a banner and plaque. The award flag gracing a school’s building is a widely-recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. Last year, 342 schools were honored nationwide.

In its 36-year history, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed this coveted award on more than 8,800 of America’s public and private schools.

For more information on the National Blue Ribbon School program, visit: 

http://www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools.

To contact the U.S. Department of Education’s Press Office, call (202) 401-1576 or email press@ed.gov.

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