The President’s Award for Academic Excellence is designed to recognize a student's academic success in the classroom. This prestigious award requires specific selection criteria, including at minimum:
Grade Point Average
For each trimester of 7th grade, and the first two trimesters in 8th grade, students are to earn at least a 93% or above in each academic class. If applicable, students must also maintain at least an 85% in each of the first two trimesters of eighth-grade Algebra.
CT State Mandated Assessment
Students are to achieve a level 4 on one portion (either the ELA or Math) and at least a 3 on the other part of the Smarter Balanced Assessment in their seventh grade year.