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	Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence > Home
		Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization established for the primary purpose of improving academic excellence for all children.
		Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence (BRSE) utilizes the criteria from twenty years of research from the USDOE former National Blue Ribbon Schools Program and has developed a Blueprint for Excellence assessment instrument that provides schools with a road map for school improvement.
		The Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Award is a recognition program for schools designed by Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc. Schools are identified and selected for this award based on achievement of excellent perofrmance in all nine major categories of the Blueprint for Excellence.
	www.blueribbonschools.com (1065 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Brentsville High Wins Blue Ribbon Award
		Brentsville is the first public school in Prince William County to be awarded the designation since the Blue Ribbon School program began in 1982.
		When the Blue Ribbon program began, schools were measured on criteria created by the federal government, said Stephen O'Brien, director of recognition programs for the Education Department.
		Blue Ribbon schools must meet one of two criteria: have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds and show improvement on test scores, or score in the top 10 percent on state tests.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A58858-2004Sep29?language=printer (645 words)

	TMA Blue Ribbon Award
		TMA was one of 45 private schools, and the only Montessori school, in the country selected to receive the prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education for the 1998-99 school year.
		The Blue Ribbon panel reviewed the nomination and selected TMA for a campus visit to verify that the school was actually doing what was described in the nomination.
		For further information on the Blue Ribbon Schools Program as it was before the change in 2002, please read Blue Ribbon Schools Program 1982-2002 as prepared by the U.S. Department of Education.
	www.tmaonline.org /blueribbon.shtml (375 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award
		The Blue Ribbon program honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.
		The National Blue Ribbon Schools program was modified last year so that the selection criteria corresponded philosophically with the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
		The National Blue Ribbon program allows both elementary and secondary schools to be recognized in the same year.
	www.chesterfield.k12.sc.us /newsblueribbon.html (836 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award at CHS 09 13 04
		The award, presented during a school assembly, was one of only seven awarded in the state and one of only 256 presented to schools across the country in recognition of their respective improvements and achievements.
		Now a Blue Ribbon School, CHS is among only a handful in Missouri and only just over 250 in the nation on the Blue Ribbon Award list.
		In presenting the award, Cohen gave the students a brief history lesson on federal government's growing involvement in education over the years, beginning with the Supreme Court's decision in 1954 which resulted in the integration of schools.
	www.chillimoschools.org /blueribbon.htm (751 words)

	Awards - No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program
		Secretary Spellings announced the 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools on October 2.
		The ceremony will be held in Washington, DC, on November 12-13.
		Two people from each school, the principal and a teacher, will be invited to the ceremony, where the schools will receive a plaque and a flag signifying their NCLB-Blue Ribbon School status.
	www.ed.gov /programs/nclbbrs/awards.html (68 words)

	Blue Ribbon School Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In recognition of its commitment to excellence in education, the U.S. Department of Education honored The Summit School as a 1998-1999 National Blue Ribbon School, stating that Summit "has woven its mission, vision, and philosophy into a remarkable fabric of successful programs for its students.
		The U.S. Department of Education established The Blue Ribbon program in 1985 to recognize schools that demonstrate high achievement, high standards and all-around school excellence.
		The distinction for schools granted the "Blue Ribbon" award is revealed by the statistics: in 1999 only 266 schools from around the nation were chosen; ten from our state received the award; three were non-public schools; Summit was one of the three private schools chosen, and the only special education school of the 266 named.
	www.thesummitschool.org /About_Summit/Blue_Ribbon_School.htm (194 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Students, staff, and parents in the Prospect Hill community celebrated receiving National Blue Ribbon School status November 15, 2001 at a gala assembly.
		Everyone was encouraged to wear blue, with many sporting navy blue shirts with metallic gold logos that hailed the school's distinctive honor.
		To receive the Blue Ribbon Award, the Prospect Hill community demonstrated excellence in school leadership, teaching curriculum, student achievement and parental involvement.
	www.nbps.k12.wi.us /id66.htm (194 words)

	WCPSS: Cary High Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Award
		The entire Cary High staff was involved in collecting data and writing responses for the Blue Ribbon application.
		Davis Drive and Wiley elementary schools were named Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence last year.
		The Blue Ribbon Schools Award Program was started in 1982 to identify and recognize outstanding public and private schools across the nation, establish a framework of criteria which schools could use for self-assessment and improvement, and provide a forum to share best practices.
	www.wcpss.net /news/cary_high_blueribbon (524 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		We are one of the first middle schools to receive this award in five years and the only MCPS middle school recognized this year.
		The Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award was established by the U. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize schools around the nation that exhibit sustained high achievement and/or significant improvement in mathematics and reading related to State assessments.
		While the Blue Ribbon award is a great honor, it recognizes only one area of excellence at Pyle.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /schools/pylems/temp/blue_ribbon.htm (246 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award
		For being awarded its SECOND Blue Ribbon Award by the U.S. Department of Education
		This award validates the hard work of our staff and the high achievement of our students.
		A Blue Ribbon flag waving overhead has become a trademark of excellence, a symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to policy-makers in thousands of communities."
	www.phs.d211.org /Awards/blueribbon.htm (250 words)

	Momilani - 1996-97 National Blue Ribbon School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Approximately 70% of the students attend on "geographic exceptions." Momilani was selected as a 1996-97 Blue Ribbon School.
		In May of 1997, Momilani Elementary School was selected as a United States Department of Education/Elementary Blue Ribbon School.
		This year, Momilani Elementary School was the only school to meet all of the criteria for this award.
	www.k12.hi.us /~momilani/bluerib.html (136 words)

	BCCB-2005 BLUE RIBBONS
		Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by the Bulletin staff and represent what we believe to be the best of the previous year's literature for youth.
		Once the Blue Ribbons list is complete, it's hard for us to imagine it any other way, despite our passionate participation in the lengthy process of pleading and weeding that gets us to this point.
		Books greatly enjoyed by individual committee members but not quite managing to convince the entire committee can be found at the Blue Ribbons Dissents page.
	bccb.lis.uiuc.edu /blue05.html (1077 words)

	Seven Connecticut Schools ‘Blue Ribbon Award’ Winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Blue Ribbon award is vigorously sought by schools across the nation.
		Winners must demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence; a strong sense of leadership; a clear vision and sense of mission; a high quality of teaching and challenging curriculum; and a strong show of family and community involvement in the school.
		Established in 1982, the Blue Ribbon Schools Award identifies and recognizes outstanding public and private schools across the country, establishes models for school effectiveness, and facilitates sharing of best practices among schools.
	www.senate.gov /member/ct/dodd/general/press/Releases/00/0519.htm (306 words)

	PRESS RELEASE: TWO NEBRASKA SCHOOLS RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS BLUE RIBBON AWARD
		"We're proud to be among the Blue Ribbon Schools not only in the Millard District but in the state and nation," said Rick Kolowski, principal of Millard West High School.
		"This Blue Ribbon Schools Award is a tribute to our staff and students as well as the fine community support of education we enjoy at Kiewit Middle School," said Phil Koch, principal of Peter Kiewit Middle School.
		Blue Ribbon Awards are given by the U.S. Department of Education to schools that demonstrate excellence in teaching, curriculum, policies and practices.
	bennelson.senate.gov /news/details.cfm?id=241614&& (343 words)

	Blue Ribbon Flies
		Blue Ribbon Flies wrote the books on fly fishing in the greater Yellowstone area.
		Blue Ribbon Flies offers the most extensive selection of unique fly-fishing trips in Yellowstone Country.
		Blue Ribbon Flie's Weekly Newsletter is the best way to keep in touch with Yellowstone and the folks at BRF throughout the entire year.
	www.blueribbonflies.com (208 words)

	Blue Ribbons for Kids
		The Beyond the Blue Ribbon Award Committee is looking for awareness initiatives that go beyond distributing blue ribbon pins during April’s Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month and throughout the year.
		Any Wisconsin community-based agency, organization or club is eligible to apply that acts as a coordinating agency during Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month and throughout the year and plans an awareness campaign.
		The 2007 Beyond the Blue Ribbon application is a Microsoft Word document that you can download and complete on your computer.
	blueribbonsonline.wi.gov /witools_award.html (207 words)

	Arlington Traditional School Earns Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created in 2003 and honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.
		The program requires schools to meet either of two assessment criteria stating that (1) schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance in accordance with state assessment systems and/or (2) schools that score in the top 10 percent on state assessments.
		A preliminary screening by the Virginia Department of Education early last November revealed that ATS met the criteria for the Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award and at the request and invitation of the US Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Education, ATS staff submitted an application to be considered for the recognition.
	www.arlington.k12.va.us /SCR/news/0405/040923_ATS_blue_ribbon.shtm (444 words)

	EFF: Blue Ribbon Campaign
		Display the Blue Ribbon to support the essential human right of free speech, a fundamental building block of free society, affirmed by the U.S. Bill of Rights in 1791 and by the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
		This allows us to replace the "usual" Blue Ribbon icon with an "ALERT!" version (which you may or may not be seeing above, right now) during action alerts, and have that change appear on thousands of campaign participants' pages instantly, with no need for you to change your web page.
		If you are in another country and want to point to a localized alternate Blue Ribbon page please feel free to do so, and let us know where it is. We hope to work with our non-US counterparts to set up more Blue Ribbon pages for online free speech, globally.
	www.eff.org /blueribbon.html (1000 words)

	The Blue Ribbon Website Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A lot of award sites leave you wondering when they'll get back to you and they end up dropping you an award out of nowhere cause you already forgot about it.
		This award process is also a learning experience in which the creator evaluates the site, suggests improvements, offers words of encouragement and is a true friend of those who apply, whether receiving the award or not.
		I think that the Blue Ribbon Award is a good idea to help encourage creativity.
	www.awardsite.org /comments.htm (611 words)

	Johnson Announces No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Award honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their state or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.
		Schools must have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance in accordance with state assessment systems; and it rewards schools that score in the top 10 percent on state assessments.
		This award is being given by the United States Department of Education.
	johnson.senate.gov /~johnson/releases/200309/2003915B20.html (217 words)

	Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the application process we had to provide detailed curriculum information, how we used assessment data to understand and improve student performance, how parents are kept informed of student achievement, and instructional methods used to improve student achievement.
		We were eligible to apply for Blue Ribbon School status for the first time last year because the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) recently joined the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).
		CAPE is the organization responsible for nominating private schools to the Department of Education for the Blue Ribbon School Award.
	www.ucolick.org /~ted/.bc/BlueRibbonAward.shtml (352 words)

	37 Texas elementary schools nominated for ‘Blue Ribbon’ award
		All Texas school districts were invited to submit campuses for Blue Ribbon Schools consideration, and 97 applications were submitted.
		The visit is conducted to verify the information contained in the nominated schools’ self-assessment portion of their nomination, observe classrooms at the nominated schools, and meet with the schools’ administrators, teachers, and other employees, parents and community members.
		The Blue Ribbon Schools Program was established by the Education Department in 1982.
	www.tea.state.tx.us /press/pr001006bl.html (410 words)

	2005 National Blue Ribbon School Award Winners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sarbanes, who was calling each of the winning elementary school principals today to tell them the great news, said “this designation is a ringing endorsement of the efforts underway in these schools to provide an opportunity for these students to succeed and achieve.
		According to the Department of Education, Blue Ribbon Schools have been judged to be particularly effective in meeting local, state and national goals.
		After a screening process by each State Department of Education, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Council for American Private Education, the Blue Ribbon School nominations were forwarded to the U.S. Department of Education.
	www.marylandpublicschools.org /MSDE/programs/recognition-partnerships/blue_ribbon/2005_national_blue_ribbon_6 (420 words)

	RMS receives national Blue Ribbon School Award
		Only 198 schools in the country were recognized with the award, which reward schools for outstanding achievement in education.
		The final 36-page report was sent to a team of evaluators who all had to rate the school exemplary in order for it to be named a Blue Ribbon School.
		RMS looks forward to celebrating its Blue Ribbon School Award by sending a delegation, including an administrator, teacher, student, support staff member and parent, to Washington, D.C., Sept. 22-23, for a special recognition program.
	www.thisweek-online.com /2000/june/2award.html (691 words)

	Kilgour Wins National Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kilgour is one of 14 elementary schools in Ohio and among 264 nationally to win the 2000-01 Blue Ribbon, according to the list of winners.
		Schools receive a Blue Ribbon after an exhaustive application process that includes clearing several evaluation hurdles and a two-day visit to the school from representatives of the U.S. Department of Education.
		In September, representatives of the Blue Ribbon schools will be invited to Washington D.C. to receive the award from President George W. Bush.
	www.cps-k12.org /general/recognition/Kilgour.html (328 words)

	Blue Ribbon School Award
		Secretary of Education, Rod Paige, named 115 public elementary and secondary schools as the first ones to be honored under the new No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools program.
		Delano Middle School is one of four schools in Minnesota named and the only middle school in the state to receive this award.
		In order to qualify for the award, Delano Middle School had to first be nominated by the Minnesota Department of Education.
	www.delano.k12.mn.us /sitepages/pid181.php (338 words)

	Carl Sandburg Junior High School Blue Ribbon Award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Blue Ribbon designation has become the most prestigious education award in the country—a trademark of excellence and a symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to policymakers.
		Preparing the Blue Ribbon nomination was a massive effort that took several months of data collection and organization.
		The Blue Ribbon award recognized Carl Sandburg Junior High School for its excellence in teaching, curriculum, student achievement, parent involvement and community support.
	www.ccsd15.net /ourschools/juniorhigh/html/CSBlueRibbon.html (572 words)

	Humboldt County Fair wins blue ribbon award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		What the award means is out of 19 fairs in the North Central Region, the Humboldt County Fair was picked as the top one.
		Barnes said the award is given by recommendations of members of the Association's Board of Directors based on visits to the Humboldt County Fair.
		In addition, the Humboldt County Fair has also been honored recently by the Humboldt-Dakota City Chamber of Commerce with a Leadership Award, by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary for Community Service, and the Humboldt County Fair received the Harness Blue Ribbon Award.
	www.humboldtnews.com /News/2003/0925/Front_Page/0102.html (503 words)

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