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MARYLAND SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT TO LAUD THREE SCHOOLS FOR SUPERLATIVE PERFORMANCE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
BALTIMORE, MD (December 5, 2012)

WHO: Dr. Lillian M. Lowery, State Superintendent of Schools
          Dr. Charlene Dukes, President, Maryland State Board of Education
          Carolyn George-Remy, Principal, Concord Elementary School
          Dr. Renita Alexander, Principal, Robert Frost Elementary School
          Olga Pabon, Principal, Seat Pleasant Elementary School
          Prince George's County Public School Dignitaries

WHAT: Dr. Lowery and local school dignitaries will congratulate administrators, educators, and students at Concord Elementary School and Robert Frost Elementary School and Seat Pleasant 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: Thursday, December 6, 2012

WHERE: Concord Elementary School      8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
             2002 Concord Lane
             District Heights, Maryland 20747
             (301.817.0488)

                Robert Frost Elementary School    10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
              6419 85th Avenue
              New Carrollton, Maryland 20784
              (301.918.8792)

                Seat Pleasant Elementary School   11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
              6411 G Street
              Seat Pleasant, Maryland 20743
              (301.925.2330)

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