The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education is pleased to announce the creation of the Minnesota Schools of Character (MNSOC) awards program. This program is modeled after the National Schools of Character (NSOC) program sponsored by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) and based on CEP’s Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education.
The program recognizes schools and/or districts that excel in exemplifying the eleven principles and demonstrate outstanding character education initiatives that yield positive results in student behavior, school climate, and academic performance.
As part of the Minnesota Schools of Character recognition program, CAE is also awarding Promising Practices Awards. These awards recognize schools in Minnesota that have developed and implemented a specific practice that promotes character development in their schools. These practices must be: specific, unique and transferable, provide measurable results and impact, and encompass at least one of the eleven principles.
Congratulations to the 2008 Minnesota Schools of Character & Promising Practices Awardees:
- 2008 Minnesota School of Character – Orono Public School District, Long Lake, MN
- 2008 Emerging School of Character – Trailview School, Mora, MN
- 2008 Minnesota Promising Practices:
Orono High School, Long Lake, MN
Lake Park Audubon Elementary School, Audubon, MN
Ellis Middle School, Austin, MN
Click for details and photos of the 2008 Minnesota Schools of Character & Promising Practices ceremony.
We are currently seeking schools/districts to make application for the 2009 awards programs. Click below for details:
