Brumfield Elementary School

Brumfield Elementary School is an elementary school located in Princeton, Indiana, USA and is part of the North Gibson School Corporation. The school was opened in 1976 and the current principal is Mary Ann O'Neal. The sports teams are known as the 'Little Tigers'. Brumfield Elementary is a double Blue Ribbon school.

History

Brumfield Elementary School was opened in 1976 to relieve pressure on the other two elementary schools in the North Gibson School Corporation, Lowell Bicentennial School and the aging Baldwin Heights Elementary School. The principal was James Kolb.

After the 1994-1995 school year, Kolb resigned; he is now the Gibson County Treasurer. He was replaced by Irie Horrall, former principal at Baldwin Heights Elementary.

For the 1996-1997 school year, the school was reorganized as part of a very controversial plan to close Baldwin Heights Elementary, move kindergarten through second grade to both Lowell School and the "Early Learning Center" set up in an unused area of Princeton Community High School, and use Brumfield for third through fifth grades. That same year, Irie Horrall retired and was replaced by Dan Gilbert.

Options for a further reorganization were considered in early 2008. [ [http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/jan/30/princeton-given-three-options-to-solve-school/ "Princeton given three options to solve school woes"] , John Martin, Evansville Courier & Press,January 30, 2008]

Blue Ribbon school

Brumfield Elementary has been awarded the national Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence by the United States Department of Education twice, first during the 1987-1988 school year and then again during the 1991-1992 school year. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , accessed April 28, 2008] This is the highest award that can be given to a US school. [ [http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department] , "Journal Inquirer", November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."] [Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; "The Washington Post". September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."]

References

External links

* [http://www.ngsc.k12.in.us/user/bes/ Official site]