Nine for Nine

Each principal in the Abington School District accepted a Keystone Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Department of Education during Tuesday's school board meeting.

The award recognizes two consecutive years of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): 2009-10 and 2010-11. According to the PDE website, AYP is "determined, in part, by a school’s performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), the standardized test given annually to students in grades 3 through 8 and 11."

According to the website, 1,833 schools have received a Keystone Award for two consecutive years.

Abington Superintendent Amy Sichel said jokingly that the principals may not keep the awards, but rather hang them in their respective schools.

For more about AYP, click here.