Twenty-five principals were honored at the ceremony with the four-star achievement awards for their strong gains in student achievement. The criteria for four-star achievement is based on a composite that includes a high percentage of short-term and long-term academic gains as well as meeting internal objectives set by each school at the beginning of the academic year. A record twelve principals received “double four-star awards,” in recognition of their ability to raise levels of academic performance, build a strong culture of achievement, and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

Edison also recognized principals and schools new to Edison and those schools who had completed their first successful year of partnership. “We are so proud of these schools and their principals for attaining high levels of achievement. Our principals are committed to building, growing, and maintaining exemplary schools,” said Chris Cerf, Edison’s President and COO. “These awards are a testimony to the hard work and dedication that define the principals, teachers, and students at our schools across the country in the growing Edison family.”

“I am one of the many principals who found the time spent at the PLC to be just what was needed to continue making a difference in the lives of children,” said JoAnn Cason, principal of Gilmor Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland. “I adore being treated like I am special…. I treat my students that way, and I treat my staff the same way! I spare nothing to educate the children and staff who I serve, because I am mindful that our greatest investment in life, more precious than any gold, is our children.”

Double Four-Star Schools Long Beach, CA Starr King-Edison Academy-Elementary School, Doris Takenouchi Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School - Chamberlain Campus, John Pannell Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School- Woodridge Campus, Clara Canty Chicago, IL Chicago International Charter School - Elementary Academy, Robert Lang Baltimore, MD Furman Templeton Elementary, Rosalind Lockwood Baltimore, MD Gilmor Elementary, JoAnn Cason Baltimore, MD Montebello Elementary, Sarah Horsey Buffalo, NY The Charter School for Applied Technologies, Larry Ljungberg Phoenixville, PA The Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School, Angie Padrnos York, PA Lincoln-Edison Charter School (Mike Fogle/Jamy Jackson) Dallas, TX Edison-Maple Lawn Elementary, Juanita Nix Dallas, TX Edison-Medrano Elementary, Ricardo Weir Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Urban League of Business & Economics, David DeBerry

Four-Star Achievement Schools East Palo Alto, CA Edison McNair Elementary Academy, Mary Seiersen Long Beach, CA Starr King-Edison Academy - Elementary School, Doris Takenouchi San Francisco, CA Edison Charter Academy, Vincent Matthews Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School- Chamberlain Campus, John Pannell Washington, DC Friendship Edison Public Charter School – Woodridge Campus, Clara Canty Wilmington, DE Thomas A. Edison Charter School - Junior Academy, Chuck Hughes Atlanta, GA Charles R. Drew Charter School, Karen Eldridge Chicago, IL Chicago International Charter School - Elementary Academy, Robert Lang Baltimore, MD Furman Templeton Elementary, Rosalind Lockwood Baltimore, MD Gilmor Elementary, JoAnn Cason Baltimore, MD Montebello Elementary, Sarah Horsey Duluth, MN Kenwood-Edison Charter School, Bonnie Jorgensen Buffalo, NY The Charter School for Applied Technologies, Larry Ljungberg Riverhead, NY Riverhead Charter School, Steve Cohen Chester, PA Chester High School, Major Poteat Chester, PA Columbus Elementary, Mary Torian Dunnock Chester, PA Showalter Middle School, Jayne Gibbs Chester, PA Wetherill Elementary School, Paul Loper Phoenixville, PA The Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School – Jr. Academy, Angie Padrnos York, PA Lincoln-Edison Charter School, Jamy Jackson Dallas, TX Edison-Blair Elementary, Cyndi Harrison Dallas, TX Edison-Maple Lawn Elementary, Juanita Nix Dallas, TX Edison-Medrano Elementary, Ricardo Weir Dallas, TX Edison-Titche Academy, Marco Hinojosa Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Urban League of Business & Economics, David DeBerry

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