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MAY-28-1993 15:05 FROM 7845204 TO 97843462 P.06 1%01 II> 11111.111.1 9 1t992 ,` MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF �` P4S • ,&h EDUCATION • Capitol Square 550 Ceder Street Saint Paul,Minnesota 55101 61212984104 R A N'D U lid TO: Secondary Principals Middle School Principals PROM Cell Critchley, Assistant CommLsstoner ,�.er Divis.•- =f Learning and Instructional Services mss • Strom, Supervisor / urriculum Training and Implementation • DATE: July 33.. 1092 • SUBJECT. Blue Ribbon Schools 1992-93 Secondary School Recognition Program The U.S. Department of Education has made the new nomination packet for the Blue.Ribbon Schools: 1992.93 Secondary School Recognition Program available to the State Department this month so that local school district personnel could have the option of working on the application during the Summer. This year the Blue Ribbon Schools Program has been aligned with the Amenca 2000 national Strategy that calls for significant improvement in today's schools and for a new generation of break-the-mold programs and practices. Every, secondary school principal and every middle school principal in the state is receiving a copy of the nomination form(enclosed). Superintendents will be informed that the nomination packets have been sent to the school principals. In Minnesota. eight schools can be nominated by the Commissioner. Gene Mammenga. and the nomination forms must be sent to Washington, D.C.,by December 4. 1992. This year up to five additional nominations can be sent to Washington for those urban inner-city schools that meet the criteria for" developing schools"which is slightly different from the criteria of the regular program. A developing school must meet all of the criteria applied to other nominated schools. with the exception of the following: • Student achievement measures may be below what is expected of nationally recognized schools, but this school has challenging demographics and significant gains are finally being realized as a direct result of innovative programs and improved practices. • The school has made excellent progress in overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles during the past three to five years. • Overall school improvement strategies and student outcome gains are sufficiently exemplary to warrant making this school a national model for others facing similar challenges. (over please)