U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr., announced today that Mt. Bethel Elementary School has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Mt. Bethel is one among 279 public and 50 private schools receiving this honor.
Schools are nominated for the award by the state department of education, and then complete a comprehensive application about school practices. Schools may apply for status as Exemplary High Performing—among the top schools in a state—or Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing—schools making the fastest progress in the their state in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
Principal Jessica Appleyard and teachers Theresa Collins, Kim Osburn, and Maribeth Smith will represent Mt. Bethel Elementary at a two-day awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to celebrate their hard-won achievements.
For more information about Mt. Bethel Elementary School, please visit our website: www.mtbetheles.com . For more information about the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, please visit http://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/.
