LANSING
– State Board of Education members will be attending celebrations at the 32 elementary schools that earned Michigan Blue Ribbons this year.
The celebrations will be held from April 4 through May 27.
“The events not only award these schools with their Blue Ribbons, but also give the schools, students, teachers, parents, and community leaders the opportunity to really celebrate their achievements and their school community,” said State Board of Education President Kathleen N. Straus.
Established in 1982, the Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Program recognizes schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to educational excellence and significant academic improvement over five years. Schools must complete a comprehensive report of key criteria for school effectiveness that serves as a basis for an extensive assessment of their building and programs.
The Michigan Blue Ribbon is awarded to schools based on academic achievement, accreditation, school organization and culture, student focus and support, curriculum, quality teaching, and family and community partnerships with the school.
After interested public and/or private schools apply for consideration, a series of peer review committees make a preliminary selection of those schools they believe warrant a site verification visit. The review committees and site visit teams are composed of teachers and administrators from previously recognized Blue Ribbon Schools. Reports from the site visits, along with the extensive research and data provided by the schools, are considered by the selection committee.
To ensure a fair and equal selection system, elementary and secondary schools compete separately on alternate years. Elementary schools were eligible to apply for the Blue Ribbon award this year.
Here is the celebration schedule for
Michigan
’s Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools for 2004-05:
Bedford Public Schools
Temperance Road Elementary
Friday, May 6 10:00 a.m.
Cassopolis Public Schools
Sam Adams Elementary
Friday, May 13 1:00 p.m.
Clarenceville School District
Grandview Elementary
Monday, April 25 1:00 p.m.
Clarkston Community Schools
North Sashabaw Elementary
Monday, April 4 10:00 a.m.
Dundee Community Schools
Dundee Elementary
Friday, May 6 1:00 p.m.
Edwardsburg Public Schools
Eagle Lake Elementary
Friday, May 13 10:30 a.m.
Farmington Public Schools
Beechview Elementary
Monday, April 25 10:00 a.m.
Greenville Public Schools
Lincoln Heights Elementary
Monday, May 9 10:00 a.m.
Howell Public Schools
Voyager Elementary
Wednesday, May 4 10:00 a.m.
Ionia Public Schools
Rather Elementary
Monday, May 9 1:00 p.m.
Lake Orion Community Schools
Orion Oaks Elementary
Friday, April 15 1:00 p.m.
Rockford Public Schools
Crestwood Elementary
Friday, May 20 10:00 a.m.
Romulus Community Schools
Barth Elementary
Wednesday, May 18 10:00 a.m.
School District of the City of Saginaw
Kempton Elementary
Tuesday, May 24 10:30 a.m.
Southfield Public Schools
Brace-Lederle W.L. Magnet School
Monday, May 2 9:30 a.m.
Stevenson Elementary
Monday, May 2 1:00 p.m
Taylor School District
Randall Elementary
Thursday, April 7 10:00 a.m.
Tri-County Area Schools
Edgerton Upper Elementary
Friday, May 20 1:00 p.m.
Troy School District
Ruth Wass Elementary
Friday, April 15 10:00 a.m.
Wattles Elementary
Friday, May 27 10:00 a.m.
Hamilton Elementary
Friday, May 27 1:00 p.m.
Utica Community Schools
Walsh Elementary
Friday, April 22 1:00 p.m.
Browning Elementary
Friday, April 29 10:00 a.m.
Magahay Elementary
Friday, April 29 1:00 p.m.
Warren Consolidated Schools
Siersma Elementary
Friday, April 8 10:00 a.m.
Pearl Lean Elementary
Friday, April 8 1:00 p.m.
Hatherly Elementary
Friday, April 22 10:00 a.m.
Waterford School District
Schoolcraft Elementary
Monday, April 4 1:00 p.m.
Haviland Elementary
Thursday, April 28 10:00 a.m.
Houghton Elementary
Thursday, April 28 1:00 p.m.
Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Edison Elementary
Thursday, April 7 1:00 p.m.
West Ottawa Public Schools
Waukazoo Elementary
Monday, May 16 10:30 a.m.
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