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PES Set Award Presentation

Prescott Elementary School will present its President's Education Award Program (PEAP), formerly called the Presidential Academic Fitness Award Program, on Friday, May 16, at 1:45 p.m. in the Prescott Elementary School physical education activity center.

PEAP was established in 1983. Since then, more than 15 million students have been honored by this recognition progam. It will be given to 23 fourth grade students at Prescott Elementary School who fulfill all the criteria for these awards.

The Presdient's Education Award Program consists of two awards: the President's Award for Educational Excellence and the President's Award for Educational Improvement. The program offers special certificates and an attractive lapel pin featuring the Presidential seal.

The criteria to recieve these awards are listed below.

President's Award for Educational Excellence:

A.+Grade point average. Students are to earn a grade point average of 90 on a 100 point scale or a 3.5 overall average for fourth grade, which is the exit grade at Prescott Elementary.

B. School criteria-standards -- standards of achievement for the award are established by the school which reflect standards of excellence equivalent to a 90 percent level or higher on the traditional grading scale.

C.+In addition to items A or B, schools are to include one or more of the following two criteria to determine its selected students: 1.+standardized achievement test -- achieve in the 85th percentile or higher in math or reading; 2.+recommendation from a teacher, plus one other staff member.

The purpose of this award is to recognize students who show outstanding educational growth, improvement, commitment or intellectual development in their academic subjects.

The certificate is silver and white for each exit grade. The lapel pin is white and gold for all levels.

The following are examples of the criteria for which the President's Award for Educational Improvement are presented:

A)+Students who show tremendous growth and improvement in their academic achievement.

b)+Unusual commitment to learning and improving in academics despite various obstacles.

C)+A student's illness, personal crisis, and or special needs prevented the student from maintaining such high standards during the year.

D)+Students with excellent school records who do not meet each criterion for the President's Award for Educational Excellence.