| November 9, 2007 Mrs. Irene M. Lynch, Principal Epiphany Cathedral School 316 Sarasota Street Venice, Florida 34285 Dear Mrs. Lynch: We are pleased to inform you that Epiphany Cathedral School has been named a 2007 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School! Based on the Blueprint for Excellence assessment process, your school met or exceeded the criteria for all nine categories. We are greatly honored to recognize such a deserving school working so diligently to fulfill the many learning needs of students. The award will be presented in a ceremony during the banquet on Friday, December 7, 2007, at the Blue Ribbon Schools Blueprint for Excellence Conference in Charleston, South Carolina (December 4-8). We encourage you to bring a team of staff to the conference and share your successes with other educators in a concurrent presentation session. Designation as a Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School lasts for three years, at which time the school will be eligible for revalidation. Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools commit to sharing expertise and exemplary practices with other schools on a local, regional, and national level as well as providing mentoring and networking to schools seeking guidance and assistance in school improvement initiatives. We will be including best practices from your school in the new launch of our Interactive Library of Best Practices database, as well as highlighting the school and teachers on our website www.blueribbonschools.com. Through these initiatives, we will be able to share information from America’s best schools with other schools all around the country. It is our belief that there is always room for improvement in fulfilling the ever-changing needs of our children. If we share our knowledge, we can all be better together! Congratulations and please accept our sincere appreciation for everything that you do to create positive learning environments for all children. We thank you for the opportunity to recognize the accomplishments at Epiphany Cathedral School and we look forward to celebrating your successes in Charleston! Best regards, Bart Teal, President/CEO cc: Mrs. Rosemary Bratton, Superintendent Diocese of Venice |
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