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Leverett Elementary School assistant principal Joe McClung (left to right) visits with principal Cheryl Putnam, parent Ellen Allen and kindergarten teacher Stephanie Wood as Putnm relays information concerning high student performance in Wood's classroom Friday afternoon Dec. 20, 2013 in Fayetteville. A Commissioner's memo from the Arkansas Department of Education recognized the the school being in the top ten percent in the state in areas of the Arkansas Benchmark Assessment and have made financial awards available to the school.