National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence District-Wide Process Melissa Lindsey, Monte Sano Elementary Principal Patty Boyd, Morris Elementary Principal Debra West, Weatherly Heights Elementary Principal January 11, 2016
Huntsville City School District Over 150+ Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools Across the United States & Turkey Huntsville City School District - Huntsville, AL 9 Schools in the Process: Hampton Cove Elementary Goldsmith-Schiffman Elementary Blossomwood Elementary Huntsville Jr. High Jones Valley Elementary Monte Sano Elementary Morris Elementary School Weatherly Heights Elementary
Blueprint for Excellence
How to Participate? Step 1: The district/school submits a letter of interest that provides specific information. Step 2: The school administration completes an online demographic description of the school. Step 3: The school completes the online assessment tool. All administrators, certified staff, support staff, students, parents (30%) and community stakeholders. Step 4: A final report is prepared that cites areas of success and areas in need of improvement, as reported by the school community. Step 5: Site visitor comes to validate results, review data, and observe classrooms.
Follow-Up Process: An additional site visit may be conducted, if needed, to validate improvement gains suggested by the assessment. The school will work with BRSE to develop an improvement plan with assistance from representatives of Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc.