The 
ISBE
 recently
 announced
 that 
both
 Middlefork
 and 
Sunset 
Ridge
 Schools
 are
 on 
the
 2011
 Illinois 
Honor 
Roll,
 receiving 
the
 Academic 
Excellence
 Award.

To
 earn
 an
 Academic
 Excellence
 Award,
 a 
school
 must
 meet 
the
 following 
criteria:
  • Schools
 must
 have 
made 
Adequate
 Yearly 
Progress
 in 
2010
 and
 2011 
as
 required 
by
 No 
Child 
Left
 Behind.
  • In 
schools 
serving
 grades 
8 
and 
below,
 90
 percent 
of
 students 
must
 have
 met
 or 
exceeded
 state 
standards 
in
 both 
reading 
and 
mathematics 
for
 the 
three 
most 
recent
 schools 
years.
To 
read
 more
 about 
the 
three
 categories 
of
 awards 
go 
to 
http://www.ilhonorroll.niu.edu.