West Chester Principal Earns National Award For Excellence

WEST CHESTER, PA — A West Chester school principal is one of just 11 administrators nationwide honored by the Department of Education for excellence.

Margaret Egan of the Saints Peter and Paul School received the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership.

“We know strong school leadership is a driving force behind ensuring students and teachers succeed,” Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a statement. “I’m pleased to recognize these talented Bell Award winners who are helping to lead needed transformations at the most local level. Through their leadership, vision and effort, countless students – regardless of their family income, race or language proficiency – are able to excel.”

The Bell Award, named for the second Secretary of Education, is part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Principals are nominated by their school communities during the Blue Ribbon selection process, and finalists are chosen from there.

Egan will honored on Wednesday, Nov. 7 during a special ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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