Dr. Gary Weilbacher, Illinois State University, presents Jefferson Middle School principal Dr. Susan Zola with the Illinois Horizon School to Watch award. The Schools to Watch designation is the culmination of more than a year of review and preparation to receive this distinction. The presentation was made at Jefferson's Honors Night on Tuesday, April 26. Jefferson will be recognized at the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform in Washington, D.C. in June, where Dr. Zola will be a presenter.