The 2001-2002 school year is the eighteenth year of the Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition Program of the United States Department of Education. This cycle will be for SECONDARY schools that wish to submit an application. The last date and time for submission at the state level is Friday, October 5, 2001, 4:30 p.m. The school will need to submit the original application, plus six copies, and a disk with the application on it to:
Gloria Abrams
Arkansas Department of Education
#4 State Capitol Mall, Room 404-B
Little Rock, AR 72201-1071
This will allow a committee sufficient time to review all the applications and to select exemplary submissions for national recognition. These nominations will be forwarded to the U.S. Department of Education by November 21, 2001.
The minimum period of operation for schools submitting applications, including newly merged schools, is five years. That is, the school must be in the sixth year of operation when the application is submitted. Schools submitting applications must not have received national recognition in the Blue Ribbon Schools Program during the five years prior to the current application year.
The 2001-2002 middle and high school Blue Ribbon Schools Nomination Package is now on the U.S. Department of Education's BRS website in Word and a PDF file at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/BlueRibbonSchools. A paper copy document will not be sent since it can be easily printed from the web page. For questions or information, please call Janie Welch at 501-682-4468 or e-mail jwelch@arkedu.k12.ar.us .