Forest Heights Elementary School Receives National Honor

Forest Heights Elementary School has been selected as a 2004-05 Year-Round School of Merit by the National Association for Year-Round Education (NAYRE).

This honor was extended to only 10 schools in the nation this year. It is based upon a school’s commitment to improving educational experience of students through the use of a balanced calendar and through commitment to reducing summer learning loss and for being a role model for schools nationally that are seeking academic excellence through time and learning.

"It is an honor to receive the highest recognition awarded by the National Association of Year Round Education, said Dr. Cynthia Cash-Greene, principal of Forest Heights Elementary."The community, staff and students have all accepted the challenge of being trailblazers toward making this concept work. We are all benefiting from the year-round education concept to use time more effectively to better educate children. I commend all stakeholders for their confidence in us and the district for their support to allow Forest Heights to implement such a schedule."

The award will be presented at NAYRE’s annual conference in February.