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At Monday night’s meeting, the Hopkins County school board honored Browning Springs Middle School Principal Michael Griffin for being awarded the Kentucky Board of Education’s 2025 Robinson Award for Diversity and Equity in Public Education.
According to his nominators, Griffin has a mission to create an environment where all students and families feel supported. They said he collaborates closely with the youth service center coordinator to identify and address student needs, providing targeted interventions through the school’s multi-tiered system of supports. By analyzing data on at-risk students, officials said Griffin ensures that appropriate academic and behavioral interventions are in place to support success
As previously reported by WFMW’s News Edge, the criteria for receiving this award include, but it is not limited to:
Successful efforts in closing socioeconomic and/or racial achievement gaps; and
Significantly improving student learning, student achievement, or other measured outcomes among students of color or economically disadvantaged students.
The Robinson Award is named for Samuel Robinson, a member of the Kentucky Board of Education from 1991-2004, who made diversity and equity in public education his life’s work.
