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Both students and staff alike lead at Piedmont
Magnet Pillar: Leadership
Magnet Pillar: Leadership
Piedmont Leadership Recognizes Exceptional Instruction
Our staff is recruited and selected for their pedagogical excellence in IB and coached in IB institution
decisions are made collaboratively.
We cultivate strategic partnerships to meet the unique needs of an IB school our district helps us sustain and continuously improve. As an IB school we have latitude for decision-making and dedicated resource allocation and curriculum support.
New Teachers Train on IB before school begins then continue with new teacher professional development throughout their first years.
National Blue Ribbon School
National Blue Ribbon School
Piedmont Middle School, an IB World School, has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Piedmont won the award in the “Exemplary High Performing School” category. Piedmont also won the award in 1991 and 2011.
The North Carolina State Board of Education has given Special Recognition to North Carolina’s 2019-2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools, including Piedmont Middle School. Here is a link to the State Board presentation
Piedmont is at the forefront of educational excellence locally, Nationally, and Internationally
National Middle School of the Year
National Middle School of the Year
Piedmont named the National Middle School Association's National Middle School of the Year
National Association of Gifted Children Principal of the Year
National Association of Gifted Children Principal of the Year
“One of the most remarkable environments I have ever visited is Piedmont IB Middle School,” said Sneha Shah-Coltrane, Director of Advanced Learning and Gifted Education with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. “I strongly believe that this school thrives with the inspired and determined leadership of Principal Barone. This national award is a well-deserved recognition for her support of accelerated programming and gifted students.”
Global Ready
Global Ready
1st school in district to achieve the designation
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