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" The criteria for Blue Ribbon schools are: "The program requires schools to meet either of two assessment criteria. It recognizes schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve student performance in accordance with state assessment systems; and it rewards schools that score in the top 10 percent on state assessments. " Of the schools submitted by each state, at least one-third must meet the first criterion of having 40 percent of the students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program allows both elementary and secondary schools to be recognized in the same year. Fifteen schools in Illinois were awarded Blue Ribbon status. Six were private. One high school and one middle school were included. Eleven of the schools would be from "suburban Chicago" areas. Only two downstate schools made the list- Fox Creek and Fieldcrest. More information can be found if you go to the ed.gov site for no child left behind blue ribbon schools. Google it! Way to Go teachers, staff and Mr. Robinson! "

" Congrats to you too ... but this award has NOTHING to do with the size of a town. In fact, there are several wonderful schools who will never get this award ... why? Because they have already been scoring well. This award goes to schools who show significant improvement - so the pool of eligible schools is actually less than what it seems as many schools are already performing at an excellent level. "

" Chad is our son and his years in the Bloomington/Normal school districts were wonderful and the excellent teachers he had in these early years were certainly instrumental in achieving goals later on. Congradulations to Fox Creek and especially the students who are really the stars. Chad was really excited about being a part of this special day. "

" Hey Pantagraph, did you know that FieldCrest South (in Minonk) also won this award (not bad for a town of 2500) Anyway, congradulations to ALL the schools.. "

" This is the first time that a Unit 5 school has been in the headlines as a Bloomington School! Over 50% of the children in Unit 5 have Bloomington addresses but it has been a struggle to get the city of Bloomington to recognize this. Congratulations to Fox Creek for providing a wonderful education to their students. This is a great award for a great staff and parents! "

" Kuddos to the Fox Creek Teachers who made this award possible! "

" Great job! You can do anything and everything!! "

" My son started there when Fox Creek opened. He is now in 7th grade and now I have 2 other children there. Fox Creek and its staff is why I haven't moved from where I am at. It is such a great school and wonderful teachers and staff. Mr. Robinson and the school deserve its. Good Job! "

" In Minonk also received the same award. WTG ! "

" Elementary South also received this Blue Ribbon Award. They made Week News last night. Congrats also to Fieldcrest! "

" Way to go, students, parents, teachers, and administrators! This is a great honor for Fox Creek Elementary....that will no doubt lead to at least a few derogatory comments, thus resulting in downward-spiraling dialogue somehow relating to partisan politics. Forget all that, and celebrate! You done good. "