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Liaison Contacts

Liaison Contacts and Maximum Number of School Nominations for States/Entities

Public schools are nominated by their Chief State School Officer (CSSO) to the National Blue Ribbon Schools program. All states, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), are invited to apply. The U.S. Department of Education determines the number of nomination per state based on the number of K-12 students and schools in each state. One-third of the schools nominated by each state must have a high percentage of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds (typically at least 40 percent). Non-public schools are nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE).

Schools, both public and non-public, may be nominated for the award only once within a five-year period.

If you represent a public school and believe your school qualifies, you may contact your National Blue Ribbon Schools state liaison affiliated with your State Department of Education. Non-public schools may contact CAPE.

U.S. Department of Education Contact

Aba S. Kumi
Director

National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
Office of Communications and Outreach
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5E105
Washington, DC 20202-3521
(202) 401-1767 (phone)
(202) 260-7464 (fax)

Council for American Private Education (CAPE) Contact

Michael Schuttloffel
Executive Director

CAPE
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW #190-433
Washington, DC 20004
(844) 883-CAPE (phone)
http://www.capenet.org/

Stephanie DiNapoli
Executive Assistant

CAPE
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW #190-433
Washington, DC 20004
(844) 883-CAPE (phone)
http://www.capenet.org/

The list of state/entity liaisons and maximum number of state/entity school nominations are listed below.