16 schools win National Blue Ribbon status |
On Board Online • September 24, 2012
Among more than 100,000 schools in the nation, 269 have been named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools, including 16 public schools in New York State.
“Great schools don’t happen by chance. Great schools happen by design,” said U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan.
The federal government created the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 1982 and award criteria were revised in 2003 to place a stronger emphasis on state test data. Awards are given to two types of schools:
- “Improving schools” that have reduced the achievement gap and improved student performance in English language arts and math in state or nationally normed assessments. To be eligible, at least 40 percent of the school’s students must be classified as disadvantaged.
- “High-performing schools” that are ranked among the highest performing schools in both English language arts and math as measured by state or nationally normed assessment in the most recent year tested, regardless of student demographics.
Eligible schools must have been in existence for five years and cannot have received the award within the five prior years.
“The National Blue Ribbon Schools are the best of what our country has to offer,” Duncan said. “They are models for schools across the country.”
The New York State public schools winners are:
Barker Road Middle School
Principal: Gerald Eckert
School District: Pittsford
Burton Street Elementary School
Principal: Mary-Ann Macintosh
School District: Cazenovia
Cantiague Elementary School
Principal: Anthony Sinanis
School District: Jericho
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Principal: Thomas Tregan
School District: Chazy
East Aurora Middle School
Principal: Mark Mambretti
School District: East Aurora
Iroquois Middle School
Principal: Charles Miller
School District: West Irondequoit
Lake Avenue School
Principal: Barbara Messier
School District: Saratoga Springs
Mount Sinai Middle School
Principal: Peter Pramataris
School District: Mount Sinai
PS 34 Oliver H. Perry School
Principal: Alicja Winnicki
School District: NYC District 14
PS 191Q - The Mayflower School
Principal: Michael Ranieri
School District: NYC District 26
The Oakland Gardens School P.S. 203
Principal: Carole Nussbaum
School District: NYC District 26Q
PEARLS Hawthorne School
Principal: Marjorie Brown-Anfelouss
School District: Yonkers CSD
Sanfordville Elementary School
Principal: Roger Longfield
School District: Warwick Valley CSD
South Woods Middle School
Principal: Michelle Burget
School District: Syosset
Timber Point Elementary School
Principal: Lisa Belz
School District: East Islip
Vestal Hills Elementary School
Principal: Therese Mastro
School District: Vestal