park avenue is a national blue ribbon school
honor
bestowed upon Park Avenue by U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Secretary of
Education Margaret Spellings has designated
Park Avenue Elementary School a 2006 NCLB-Blue Ribbon
School.
The No Child Left Behind — Blue Ribbon Schools 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 program requires schools to meet specific assessment
criteria.
In accordance with the criteria, Park avenue was rewarded
because students scored in the top 10 percent on state
assessment tests. Park Avenue's fourth grade state ELA exam
scores were in the top 2% and fourth grade math scores were
in the top 6% of all elementary schools in New York State
during the 2004-05 school year.
READ THE ORIGINAL BLUE RIBBON ANNOUNCEMENT
LETTER TO PARENTS FROM PARK AVENUE PRINCIPAL