NorthWood High School Receives Honor

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced Indiana's 4 Star schools for 2012-2013 today. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in three ISTEP-based categories. A total of 311 schools received the award throughout the state.

Superintendent Ritz congratulated these schools today. "I am honored to name these schools as our Four Star Schools for this year," said Ritz. "Winning this award required excellent work by teachers, administrators, students and parents throughout the year and on behalf of the entire Indiana Department of Education I send them my sincere congratulations."

Wa-Nee Superintendent Joe Sabo said, "We are proud of this accomplishment and well-deserved honor for the staff and students at NorthWood High School. Their hard work and expectations for high levels of learning and achievement continues to advance the “Tradition of Excellence” that defines NorthWood High School."

A complete list of the schools that received the award is listed below. A more complete methodology outlining Four Star determination can be found at: http://www.doe.in.gov/accreditation/four-star-schools.
• The list of 2012-2013 Four Star Schools
• A detailed description of the methodology used in the calculations
• The cut scores defining the top 25th percentiles

Detailed spreadsheet information for each school can be found on the DOE Accreditation web page.

www.doe.in.gov/accreditation