Pace Academy - No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program Cover Sheet（2003-2004）

Sep 15, 2026

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Submission cover sheet and eligibility certification for Pace Academy under the U.S. Department of Education’s September 2003 No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program for 2003-2004. The document captures principal and board leadership details, school address and contact information, and formal attestations regarding OCR civil-rights eligibility, compliance review access, and the absence of unresolved violations. It also introduces Part II demographic data, including grade-level enrollment counts, racial/ethnic composition, and student mobility rate.

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CategoryExam

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Pages18

Reading Time45 min

AccessFree to download

Eligibility Certification and Cover Information

School leadership and contact details

Eligibility requirements (OCR and compliance)

Part II - Demographic Data

Location category

Enrollment by grade

Racial/ethnic composition

Student turnover/mobility rate

U.S. Department of Education September 2003 | 2003-2004 No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program Cover Sheet
Name of Principal: Mr. Michael Murphy
(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other) (As it should appear in the official records)
Official School Name: Pace Academy
(As it should appear in the official records)
School Mailing Address: 966 W. Paces Ferry Rd. N.W. (If address is P.O. Box, also include street address) Atlanta Georgia 30327-2699 | | --- | | City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total)
Tel. (404) 262-1345 Fax (404) 264-9376
Website/URL [www.paceacademy.org](www.paceacademy.org) E-mail: [mmurphy@paceacademy.org](mmurphy@paceacademy.org)
I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge all information is accurate.
Date (Principal’s Signature)
Name of Superintendent* N/A
(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)
District Name: N/A Tel. ( ) N/A
I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate.
N/A Date:
N/A (Superintendent’s Signature)
Name of School Board
President/Chairperson: Mr. Mark Pirrung
(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)
I have reviewed the information in this package, including the eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate.
Date: (School Board President’s/Chairperson’s Signature)
*Private Schools: If the information requested is not applicable, write N/A in the space | [Include this page in the school’s application as page 2.] The signatures on the first page of this application certify that each of the statements below concerning the school's eligibility and compliance with U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requirements is true and correct. 1. The school has some configuration that includes grades K-12 . (Schools with one principal, even K-12 schools, must apply as an entire school.) 2. The school has not been in school improvement status or been identified by the state as"persistently dangerous" within the last two years. To meet final eligibility, the school must meet the state’s adequate yearly progress requirement in the 2003-2004 school year. 3. If the school includes grades 7 or higher, it has foreign language as a part ofits core curriculum. 4. The school has been in existence for five full years, that is, from at least September 1998. 5. The nominated school or district is not refusing the OCR access to information necessary to investigate a civil rights complaint or to conduct a district-wide compliance review. 6. The OCR has not issued a violation letter of findings to the school district concluding that the nominated school or the district as a whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes. A violation letter of findings will not be considered outstanding if the OCR has accepted a corrective action plan from the district to remedy the violation. 7. The U.S. Department of Justice does not have a pending suit alleging that the nominated school, or the school district as a whole, has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes orthe Constitution's equal protection clause. 8. There are no findings of violations ofthe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in a U.S. Department of Education monitoring report that apply to the school or school district in question; or if there are such findings, the state or district has corrected, or agreed to correct, the findings. PART II-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA All data are the most recent year available. DISTRICT (Questions 1-2 not applicable to private schools) 1. Number of schools in the district: Elementary schools Middle schools Junior high schools High schools Other (Briefly explain)_N/A_ TOTAL 2. District Per Pupil Exp

FAQs

What eligibility statements are certified in the application?

The signatures certify that the school meets eligibility and compliance conditions related to OCR civil-rights requirements, including access for investigations and absence of unresolved civil-rights violations.

What demographic information is included in Part II?

Part II provides the school’s location category, principal tenure, student enrollment counts by grade, racial/ethnic composition percentages, and the student turnover or mobility rate.

How is the student turnover or mobility rate defined?

It is defined as the total number of students who transferred to or from different schools between October 1 and the end of the school year divided by the total student enrollment as of October 1, multiplied by 100.

Sep 15, 2026

Uploaded by Patrick