WHO: Dr. Lillian M. Lowery, State Superintendent of Schools
          Dr. Andres Alonso, Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore City Public Schools
          Nikia P. Carter, Principal, Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School
          Dr. S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools
          Betty Pettiford, Principal, Dogwood Elementary School

WHAT: Dr. Lowery and local school superintendents will congratulate administrators, educators, and students at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School and Dogwood Elementary School for being named a "Title I Superlative Highest Performing Reward School."

A Title I Superlative Highest Performing Reward School has met progress targets for two consecutive years with an achievement gap between "all students" and any lower performing subgroup at or below 10%. In addition, the school has a student population of 50% economically disadvantaged students, and is in the top 10% of Title I schools showing the most improvement on MSAs between 2007-2011, and made a gain of at least 18 percentage points for "all students."

WHEN: Wednesday, November 14, 2012     9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School
             220 North Bentalou Street
             Baltimore, Maryland 21223-1423
             (410.396.1385)

-AND-

WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2012        10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Dogwood Elementary School
             7215 Dogwood Road
             Baltimore, Maryland 21244
             (410.887.6808)