McFatter Receives Blue Ribbon Award

Last week U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced 314 schools as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools. McFatter Technical High School is one of only three public high schools in the State of Florida to receive this award for 2009.

“These Blue Ribbon Schools have shown that all children can learn with appropriate supports,” Duncan said. “They are producing outstanding results for their students. Some have shown dramatic improvements in places where students are overcoming the challenges of poverty, and others serve as examples of consistent excellence that can be a resource for other schools. They are places where improved teaching and learning benefits every student, and where students are challenged to meet high expectations with the active support of teachers, parents and the community.”

The award honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools that are either academically superior, or have made dramatic gains in student achievement and helped close the gap in achievement among minority and disadvantaged students. Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals. Using standards of excellence, as evidenced by student achievement measures and the characteristics known from research to exemplify school quality, the Department celebrates schools, including those that beat the odds.

Congratulations to our students, staff, faculty, and administration for this outstanding accomplishment.

A list of the 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools is available at [ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html ]http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html.

© 2009 McFatter Technical Center