The Texas Education Agency recently announced its nominees for one of the most prestigious awards a school can receive. Kimberlin Academy for Excellence is now one of just 26 campuses in the state vying for a national Blue Ribbon Schools title.
“We were extremely excited to receive the news from Dr. Morrison personally,” Principal Tyisha Nelson said. “The entire Kimberlin community is so very proud to be nominated for this esteemed honor. Our ultimate goal is to create and maintain a culture of high expectations to ensure that every student receives a quality education.”
Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes high-performing public and private elementary, middle and high schools. All campuses nominated for the 2015 honor were selected due to exemplary results on state assessments. Each school also has an economically disadvantaged population of 25 percent or greater.
Now that Kimberlin is in the running for the celebrated award, a rigorous application process must be completed.
“This honor is a testimony of the great growth that we’ve experienced in the last five years,” Nelson said. “We share this nomination with our supportive district, parents, community members and past administrators.”
This is not the Knights’ first Blue Ribbon experience. The campus has won the honor twice, most recently in 1998-99.