McVey Elementary Recognized Locally for Excellence

Regent Roger Tilles and senator Kemp Hannon honored East Meadow‘s George McVey Elementary School for its academic achievements during the school district’s Board of Education meeting on Nov. 19.

Tilles and Hannon recognized McVey for meeting all criteria to be awarded National Blue Ribbon status, despite the Department of Education not granting the award to the school, due to the number of students who opted out of state assessment tests last year.

“We thank Regent Tilles and Senator Hannon for recognizing the injustice that was done to McVey and for recognizing the school’s great accomplishments,” said superintendent of schools Leon J. Campo.

First photo: Regent Roger Tilles and senator Kemp Hannon honored George McVey Elementary School for their academic achievements during the Nov. 19 East Meadow Board of Education communication meeting. From left, George McVey assistant principal John Comer, Tilles, George McVeyprincipal Kerry Dunne, Hannon, East Meadow superintendent of schools Leon J. Campo and East Meadow Board of Education president Joseph Parisi.

Second photo: Regent Roger Tilles presented George McVey Elementary School with a certificate of achievement during the Nov. 19 Board of Education communication meeting.

Third photo: Senator Kemp Hannon honored George McVey Elementary School with a certificate of recognition for being denied a National Blue Ribbon School Award Nominee.

Photos courtesy of the East Meadow School District.