2016 Award Overview
NBRS 2017 Logo Download
As a National Blue Ribbon School (NBRS), you are permitted to display your NBRS status using the National Blue Ribbon School Logo and the year in which you received the award. You may not at any time display the logo or advertise your NBRS status without using the year in which the award was received. The NBRS logo is service marked by the U.S. Department of Education. Again, your NBRS status may not be used without displaying the year in which the award was received. By downloading the logo you agree to these terms.
Click the following link to download the NBRS 2017 logo – ZIP file
Want to display the NBRS logo on your website?
Go to the award winners page, locate your school, and click to view your school profile.
From your profile page, click the link at the top titled “NBRS Badge for your Web site”.
The system will generate embed code your web team can place on your web site
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2017 Award Overview
2017 Award Announcement
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced 342 schools as the 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
The award is based on a school’s overall academic excellence or marked progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. National Blue Ribbon Schools demonstrate that all students can achieve to high levels. In her video message, Secretary DeVos praised the 2017 schools: “National Blue Ribbon Schools are active demonstrations of preparing every child for a bright future. You are visionaries, innovators, and leaders.”
The Department will honor 292 public and 50 private schools at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 6 – 7 in Washington, D.C. In its 35-year history, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed this coveted award on some 8,500 schools.
The National Blue Ribbon Schools 2017 Awards Ceremony Update
When: Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th, 2017.
Where: Omni Shoreham, Washington, DC
Ceremony Registration. Each school is invited to send the principal at time of nomination and a teacher (or other school personnel) as official school representatives. In the event there is a new principal at the school in September 2017, both the current building principal and principal at time of nomination are invited to represent the school. If your superintendent intends to attend you are responsible for the superintendent’s registration. Only registered school/district personnel will be noted at the awards ceremony as official school representatives.
Please register all official school/district representatives by Tuesday, October 24, 2017 using the online system.
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION AND YOUR TEAM IS NOT ATTENDING, YOU MUST EMAIL ABA KUMI at ABA.KUMI@ED.GOV
Questions. For additional information and questions about ceremony registration, please contact us at special.events@ed.gov.
Hotel Reservations
There is no registration fee for the ceremony, but the costs of travel and lodging are the school’s responsibility. This year’s ceremony will be held at the historic Omni Shoreham in Washington, DC. A block of rooms are being held at the special rate of $169 plus tax per night for a single room from November 3 – 8, 2017. Please reserve your rooms using the online system, on or before 6:00 pm, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 to ensure your lodging.
Questions. For additional information and questions about hotel reservations, please contact us at special.events@ed.gov.
Ceremony Agenda and FAQs
Visit Ceremony FAQ or the agenda overview for more information.
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2017 Schools To Be Announced!
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will announce the 2017 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, September 28 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time.
The announcement details will be on our home page.
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Please stay tuned to the NBRS website, our Facebook page and @NatlBlueRibbon on Twitter for more information.