| Edgewood Elementary: A Science, Math & Technology School has been named a School of Excellence by the national organization Magnet Schools of America. School representatives will be honored at the 26th Magnet Schools of America Conference hosted by the Hamilton County School District in Chattanooga, Tennessee. School representatives will receive a plaque during an awards ceremony for their selection as a national Magnet School of Excellence winner. The Magnet Schools of Excellence are in competition for the Eugene M. Uram Montessori School of Merit Award for $2500, the Dr. Donald R. Waldrip Elementary School of Merit Award for $2500, the American Education Solutions Secondary School of Merit Award for $2500, and the Hogan and Hartson New and Emerging School of Merit Award for $1000.
Edgewood Elementary: A Science, Math & Technology School serves 496 students in grades K through six from five school districts in the northwest suburbs of the Minneapolis area. The school, which has been a magnet school since 2004, was selected from among candidates nationwide based on criteria such as a commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, parent and community involvement, and the consistent delivery of quality services to all school stakeholders.
Edgewood’s learning community provides an environment where students, teachers, and families find the “scientists” in themselves through inquiry, simulation, exploration, and discovery. Students use advanced technologies to make observations, draw conclusions, and report results.
Caroline Massengill, President of Magnet Schools of America, will present the Magnet School of Excellence Award during the national conference, which runs from April 28 – May 1 at the Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The awards presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30. Attendees will include more than 1,000 school administrators and teachers from magnet schools and districts across the nation.
Magnet schools were initially developed during the 1970’s as a strategy to eliminate the inequity of segregation in public schools across America. Specially designed curriculum with unique educational themes were placed in minority-dominated schools to attract majority students to improve the racial balance of the schools and to increase the quality of education.
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Phone: 763-533-2441
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