Lt. Gov. Murray visits Indian Brook School to Celebrate Academic Success

Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray visited the Indian Brook Elementary School March 10, to congratulate students and teachers on their school’s selection as a Commendation School, recognizing success in improving student achievement the Massachusetts Comprehensive System (MCAS) exams.  

Lt. Governor Murray also highlighted the Administration’s focus on closing achievement gaps and ensuring access to an excellent education for all students, which is a priority for the second Patrick-Murray term.

“We will not stop until every student has the access to the same opportunity to receive a rigorous and enriching education,” said Lieutenant Governor Murray. “The Indian Brook School and all of the Commendation Schools serve as excellent reminders of the great academic heights that can be reached when we all work together to provide students with high expectations and focused teaching and learning efforts.”

During his visit, Lieutenant Governor Murray toured the school and congratulated the students for their academic success and thanked teachers and administrators for their hard work and dedication.

The Indian Brook School is one of 187 Commendation Schools statewide honored for their success in improving student achievement the MCAS exams. The percent of students reaching Proficient and Advanced increased across all grades levels and subject including big gains in English where 69% of students reached Proficient and Advanced in Grade 4 in 2010, up from 57% in 2009; and where 84% of students in Grade 3 reached Proficient and higher in 2010, up from 77% in 2009.

Massachusetts leads the nation in education reform and student achievement, and the Patrick-Murray Administration is committed to continuing the progress of the last four years. Governor Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Murray have invested in education at historic levels and intend to fully implement measures outlined in the Administration's landmark Achievement Gap Act of 2010 which outlines strategies to accelerate the turn-around of the state’s lowest performing schools and efforts to promote school choice by expanding the number of charter schools in the state while also authorizing new Innovation Schools. The state’s efforts will be bolstered by the Commonwealth’s successful Race to the Top proposal which earned the highest score in the nation and $250 million to help implement education reform strategies.