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The Ogden Elementary School PTA hosted a Night at the Museum event last year, which helped it earn a School of Excellence designation from the National PTA.
National PTA recognizes We support that.civic engagement By PARKER SCHUG
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The Hewlett-Woodmere school district has doubled down on excellence, with Ogden Elementary School and Woodmere Middle School named National Parent Teacher Association 2023-2025 Schools of Excellence. Ogden and Woodmere were among 10 Long Island schools that were honored. There were a total of 19 recognized in New York state, and 319 nationwide. The designation highlights schools that emphasize building relationships with the families whose children attend them. The schools, all of which will hold the title until 2025, learned of the recognition this summer. “Ogden Elementary PTA and Woodmere
Middle School PTA completed all the necessary program steps involved in the School of Excellence program and demonstrated great school improvement efforts,” Heidi May Wilson, spokeswoman for the National PTA, wrote in an email, “which led to their prestigious recognition on the national level.” To be considered for the honor, a school’s PTA must conduct a survey of the school community for feedback on family engagement. Based on the results, the school implements a “school improvement action plan.” “Because of their efforts,” Wilson wrote, “these PTAs successfully increased family engagement and strengthened family-school partnerships, based on best practices embedded in the National Standards for FamilyCONTiNuEd ON PAgE 8 September 12, 2024
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