“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King

December One-Day Advocacy Trip to Albany-
Your Voice is more important than ever!

Bus Leaves 7am from Bushnell Basin, Returns 6pm.

Please let us know if you plan to attend.

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Visit A Community Together (ACT) for Education for positive happenings in Monroe County public schools everyday.

The National Association of Music Merchants ranked the Top Communities for music education. In 2019, nine school districts in Monroe County were listed: Brighton, Churchville-Chili, East Irondequoit, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Penfield, Pittsford, Rush-Henrietta, Webster and West Irondequoit.

The US News and World Report rankings for NYS state schools have 6 Monroe County schools: Pittsford, Brighton, Penfield, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Fairport and West Irondequoit.

The Washington Post listed seven Monroe County schools in the 100 most challenging schools in NYS: Pittsford Mendon High School, Brighton High School, Pittsford Sutherland High School, Webster Thomas High School, Honeoye-Falls Lima High School, West Irondequoit High School and East Irondequoit High School.

The combined graduation rate for all of Monroe County Schools (NYSED, 2018) is 88%, higher than the national rate of 84% and the state average of 80%.

According to Education Week’s 2016 "Quality Counts" report card, NYS schools rank 9th in the nation with a grade of B-, but for equity in K-12 achievement, NYS received an A- (this grade is based on both poverty achievement gaps and progress in closing those gaps).

2019 Essential Elements: Schools to Watch(EE:STW):

The program, adopted in 2004, and entitled the Essential Elements: Schools-to-Watch Program (EE:STW) focuses on school improvement and recognition.  EE:STW recognizes schools that demonstrate continuous improvement and excel in the following four domains; academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, social equity, and organizational structure. The program is non competitive and is designed to promote and guide the school improvement process as well as highlight characteristics of high performing schools with middle grades. 

Baytrail MS, Penfield CSD
Honeoye Falls Lima MS, HFL CS
Johanna Perrin MS, Fairport CSD

From 2018:

Martha Brown MS, Fairport CSD
Bay Trail M & Caulkins Road MS, Pittsford CSD
Twelve Corners MS, Brighton CSD
Victor Jr.HS, Victor CSD