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CFBISD has a proud tradition of excellence in education. Thirteen CFBISD schools have received the national honor of being named Blue Ribbon Schools. Most recently, Rosemeade Elementary was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2016.

On September 28, U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King, announced that Rosemeade Elementary is one of 279 public and 50 private schools in the nation to be named a Blue Ribbon School.

Schools are nominated for the award by the state department of education, and then complete a comprehensive application about school practices. Schools may apply for status as Exemplary High Performing-among the top schools in a state – or Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing -schools making the fastest progress in their state in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Principal Amy Miller will represent Rosemeade at a two-day awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to celebrate their hard-won achievements.

Joining Ms. Miller will be teacher Paula McGuire.

The names of winning schools were announced live online as Secretary King applauded the winning schools, followed by a slide show featuring photos from those schools. Students at Rosemeade Elementary watched the news being unveiled while they were in the cafeteria – some were biting their nails in anticipation – and all burst into applause and screams of excitement when Rosemeade Elementary’s name flashed on the screen.

Click here to view photos of the reaction of Rosemeade students when they found out they were named a Blue Ribbon School!

Blue Ribbon Schools in C-FB ISD

1. R. L. Turner High School – 1991
2. Newman Smith High School – 1998
3. Blalack Middle School – 1993
4. Vivian Field Middle School – 1993
5. Montgomery Elementary School – 1992
6. Las Colinas Elementary School – 1994
7. Kent Elementary School – 1994
8. McCoy Elementary School – 2000
9. Early College High School – 2014
10. McCoy Elementary School – 2014*
11. Kent Elementary School – 2015*
12. Country Place Elementary School – 2015
13. Rosemeade Elementary School  – 2016

*Denotes a campus that has won the award twice