Metro-Meridian students work on a literature assignment.

Six schools receive Challenge Awards
Six schools have received Certificates of Merit as part of the Challenge Awards from the Confidence in Public Education Task Force. The award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and accomplishment in reading and/or mathematics based on 2009 state assessment results, despite facing significant challenges in school population.

The schools honored are:
Colvin Elementary – fourth-grade reading and math, fifth-grade math
Harry Street Elementary – third-grade reading
Woodland Health and Wellness Magnet – fifth-grade reading
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet – sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade reading and math
Metro-Meridian Alternative High School – eleventh-grade reading
Northeast Magnet High School – eleventh-grade math

In addition to receiving the award, each school will be asked to provide information on their instructional strategies and techniques used to achieve their success, which will be made available to other schools.

The schools will be recognized Nov. 12 during a special ceremony in Salina.




October 21, 2009