Mt Laurel Elementary was recently named a 2021 Legislative School Performance Recognition Program School by the Alabama State Department of Education. The recognition includes a $5,000 award to be used at the school’s discretion.
The Legislative School Performance award rewards public schools that demonstrate high performance by being ranked in the top 25 percent of public schools or demonstrate exemplary progress by improving their overall annual ranking by at least one grade on the state’s school grading system.
The schools recognized on this list are either the top 25 schools from the top 25% of schools in the state, or the 25 schools that have shown the greatest increase in total points earned over the past two years.
“We are so excited to be recognized as one of the 25 high-performing schools in the state,” said MLES Principal Celita Deem. “We have increased our report card score from 96 to 99 in the past 6 years. However, there is always room for improvement.”
Deem added that the school’s Continuous School Improvement (CSI) Team is meeting to strategically plan how to use the $5,000 prize to better meet the needs of all students.
Congratulations! What a wonderful achievement for the children of your community!
Awesome!!! Congratulations:)) that is so wonderful to see you get recognized for being an amazing school !! I can not say that I am in any way surprised by this … I have known that MLES is an absolutely amazing school and definitely deserves this award because we have been with you guys since day one starting with Mrs Henke in kindergarten … now here we are with only one more year left:(( We feel so very fortunate to have been zoned for MLES not only because of this award but because of all the wonderful teachers and staff … that really care about our children’s education ….so congratulations and a huge THANK YOU !!!