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Mary Morgan Elementary School Earns National Blue Ribbon Award

Mary Morgan Elementary School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States’ Department of Education for student achievement in spring, 2017.  The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Every year the U. S. Department of Education seeks out and celebrates great American schools, schools demonstrating that all students can achieve to high levels; it is the highest honor given in the field of public and private education.  The announcement was made late September by U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos.

 

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created in 1982 to bring attention to quality schools across the country and to facilitate the sharing of best practices among schools.

 

Mary Morgan is one of only 16 public schools in the state of Illinois to receive the National Blue Ribbon distinction; it is the first ever school in Ogle County.  To qualify for the designation, schools had to score in the top 15 percent of all schools in the state on the most recent standardized exams and do well on other performance measures like attendance or graduation rates.  Mary Morgan is receiving the honor for being an exemplary high performing school. 

 

“I am very proud of our students and staff,” stated Mary Morgan principal Buster Barton.  “This is the first time a school in our district has been honored with this coveted award.  It represents a lot of hard work and is a reflection of the support we receive by our parents and community.”    

 

Dr. James Hammack, Byron Community Unit School District 226, stated, “The achievements of the Mary Morgan Elementary School students are reflective of a superior school comprised of outstanding teachers and support staff personnel, fine leadership, hard-working students, and parents who work with our teachers and administrators to advance student learning.  The National Blue Ribbon honor is a proud recognition for our entire Byron School District community!”

 

All 2017 National Blue Ribbon schools will be honored at a ceremony on Nov. 6 & 7 in Washington, D.C., by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos.  Schools receiving the honor will be presented with a Blue Ribbon banner and commemorative plaque.

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Open House

Monday, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14

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Back to School Night

You are cordially invited!

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Fuller, Springer Win IPA Leadership Award

Mary Morgan 5th grade students Addison Fuller and Dylan Springer were recently awarded the Illinois Principal Association Student Leadership Award for Mary Morgan Elementary School.

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Facts & Numbers

• Enrollment Number Total number of students enrolled is 653.
• Class Sizes Average number of students per class is 21.
• Student Mobility Student who transfer in or out of school between the first day of October and the last school day of the year is 12%.
• Teacher Retention Of full time teachers, 88.3% return to the elementary school year to year.
• Advanced Academic Classes Advanced classes are offered in math and language arts for grades 4 and 5.
• Outside the Core In addition to core academics, all students have classes in art, library, music, social & emotional learning, and technology.
• Beyond Academics Outside the classroom students participate in K-Kids, the Kiwanis elementary school program.
• 1-to-1 Computing Students in grades 2-5 are issued a Chromebook for accessing curriculum, producing products of learning, and developing 21st Century skills.