Educator Honored

Josh Norman MA ’07 and staff at Scott Altman Primary School in Pekin, Illinois, received a 2015 National Blue Ribbon School Award for academic excellence and efforts to close achievement gaps.

The school was one of 16 in Illinois, and one of 335 nationwide, to receive the award this year. Blue Ribbons are given by the U.S. Department of Education to schools that show exceptional academic achievement.

Norman, now principal at Pekin’s Wilson Intermediate School, was principal at Altman 2010-2015.

He received a master’s degree through Bradley’s Leadership in Educational Administration program.