MORGANTOWN – “Be the best version of you.”
That’s the Mylan Park credo, and students at the elementary school on Chaplin Hill Road hear it a lot.
Teachers, administrators and classroom aides voice it daily.
It’s in the classrooms, main hallway and gym class.
It’s in the homework assignment and the extra-credit project.
And now, it’s a national thing.
The school just achieved national recognition through ESEA – the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which was a cornerstone in President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty initiative in 1965.
ESEA singled out Mylan Park specifically for its work with Title I, a component of the initiative which is there for students from economically disadvantaged households.
“Our relationship among adults in our building and students is laser-focused,” principal Anne Lupo told ESEA officials after the announcement last week.
“We are all responsible for our students’ learning and care,” she said.
Lupo talked about the extra work faculty has taken on to boost reading and math scores, again going back to that above-mentioned credo – all students can learn, she said, with the right attention.
In the meantime, the school got some local attention during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education.
The principal and teacher were publicly thanked by the board for their achievement.
Mylan Park Elementary delivers its best version daily, BOE President Mike Kelly said, which in turn elevates the district.
“You’re the example of why Monongalia County Schools is getting all the accolades,” Kelly said.
“It’s teachers and administrators like you who put us at the top. It all starts with you.”
