Northmoor Edison - Blue Ribbon School

Northmoor received a National Award called the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award. It was on the news yesterday, and Josie can be seen in a couple of the shots. http://www.week.com/news/local/28196799.html
Click on the video to watch the newscast. She is seen about halfway through. Way to go!!

Our outstanding principal pulled together all the necessary statistics for the nomination. 90 % of the kids meet or exceed the state requirements on the ISAT tests. That is an acheivement considering our school has greater than 40% of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds.

This is our last year at Northmoor and I'm really going to miss it. The Northmoor "family" has been great and the teachers are really pulling for every child. It would be great if the sister school, Rolling Acres Edison, could get an award for this. It is harder to reach kids in middle school.

House stuff: I haven't heard from the builder on the "price" yet. Probably next week. I have a pile of stuff to do for the permits. I thought it was going to be simple, but it is getting more complicated. The person I talked to today asked me if I was the General Contractor - my name on the permit. I guess if my name is on the permit, I'm responsible for all applicable codes and need to be there when the inspector is there. Ummmm - that should not be me. My dad needs to "pull the permit".

We are continuing to search the web for inspiration. I need to know my allowances before we really get into this.