00 - Bishop Leibold Home Page at 6666 Springboro Pike, West Carrollton, OH 45449 US - 2008 Blue Ribbon School

 

On Sept. 9, 2008, our school was recognized for its achievements as an “academically superior school”. Bishop Leibold is one of seventeen elementary or high schools in the state, one of four Archdiocese of Cincinnati Schools, and the only Miami Valley elementary school to be so honored this year. Congratulations to our students and staff for their hard work, and our thanks to our families and parish communities for their support of the school.  Below is an explanation of the “High Performing Schools” qualifications for this award.

Program Overview

The No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement to high levels. Since 1982, the U. S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Schools Program has honored many of America’s most successful schools.  A Blue Ribbon School flag waving overhead has become a trademark of excellence, a symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to policy-makers in thousands of communities.

The program recognizes and presents as models elementary and secondary schools that meet either of two assessment criteria:

High performing schools: Schools, regardless of their demographics, that are in the top 10 percent of schools in their states as measured by state tests in both reading and mathematics or that score in the top 10 percent on assessments referenced against national norms in at least the highest grade tested in the last year tested.

Dramatically improved schools: Schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds and have dramatically improved student performance to high levels in reading and mathematics on state assessments or assessments referenced against national norms in at least the highest grade tested in the last year tested.

These Blue Ribbon Schools are honored at a Washington, DC ceremony. In addition, the winning applications are posted on the Department website.  Summaries from a small group of Blue Ribbons Schools visited each year identify educational practices that have been successful in closing the achievement gap.