Cobden School Unit District 17 issued the following announcement on Jan. 7.
The Illinois Art Education Association is pleased to recognize Cobden High School as a 2020 School of Distinction.
This recognition celebrates schools with rigorous art, design, and media education programs. To earn the School of Distinction Award Cobden High School evidenced practices directly reflecting the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards, the Illinois Fine Arts and Media Standards, and Social-Emotional Learning Priorities. For how this award aligns with these markers, please follow this link.
Participating in high-quality art, design, and media courses develops student creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills in valuable ways.
Students in these programs gain social and emotional skills along with college, career, and citizenship readiness. Research indicates that schools with successful programs like that at Cobden High School experience increased student attendance, engagement, and academic performance when compared with schools that don’t.
The IAEA is proud to honor Jeremy Crawford for the distinguished programming and the significant opportunities offered students. Cobden High School is led by Mr. Shoemate, principal, and Edwin Shoemate, superintendent.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Cobden School Unit District 17
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