Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) made the following statement today praising area schools for earning ‘A’ grades in Indiana’s 2011-2012 school year performance review:

STATEHOUSE (Oct. 31, 2012) — “It is great to see such outstanding achievement in so many of our schools. This success is due to the joined efforts of every person who has made a commitment to preparing our students for the future. Thanks to our community’s education system, I’m confident our children are in a thriving academic environment which will allow them to achieve and accomplish their goals.”

The schools include:

• Carroll Elementary School
• Columbia Elementary School
• Converse Elementary School
• Culver Elementary School
• Fairview Elementary School
• Franklin Elementary School
• George M. Riddle Elementary School
• Maconaquah Middle School
• Oak Hill High School
• Peru High School
• Swayzee Elementary School
• Sweetser Elementary School
• Tippecanoe Valley High School

At today’s State Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett announced that more than 61 percent of Indiana’s schools received A or B letter grades for the 2011-2012 school year. Additionally, 207 schools received A’s for the first time. For more information about Indiana’s school accountability system, visit www.doe.in.gov/improvement/accountability/f-accountability.