OSPI NEWS RELEASE: Title I, Part A Distinguished School and Academic Achievement Award Winners Announced
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Title I, Part A Distinguished School and Academic Achievement Award Winners Announced
OLYMPIA—FEBRUARY 28, 2017—The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Title I, Part A Program today announced winners of their 2016–17 Distinguished School and Academic Achievement Awards. The awards honor schools that have demonstrated excellence in English language arts or mathematics.
Two schools were selected as National Title I Distinguished Schools: Grey Wolf Elementary in Sequim, and Martin Sortun Elementary in Kent. Three more schools received the State Distinguished Schools award: Emerald Hills Elementary (Sumner), Parkwood Elementary (Shoreline), and Odyssey Elementary (Mukilteo).
The Title I, Part A Distinguished Schools award recognizes schools that show exceptional student performance or make strides toward better educational equity. These schools showed exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years, showed significant progress towards closing the “achievement gap”—the disparity between student subgroups—or who showed excellence in service to special populations of students. OSPI measured this progress using student growth percentiles, which measure students’ growth against their peers, and Smarter Balanced Assessment scores.
Each nationally distinguished school will receive recognition at the National Title I Conference in Long Beach, Calif., and $10,000 for use toward professional development, team building, research, and strategy development. State Distinguished Schools will receive $5,000 each for the same purpose.
The Title I, Part A Academic Achievement award is given to schools that have significantly raised achievement through a specific strategy. OSPI also measured this progress using student growth percentiles and Smarter Balanced Assessment scores. Nine schools won the award:
- Martin Sortun Elementary (Kent School District),
- Emerald Hills Elementary (Sumner),
- Parkwood Elementary (Shoreline),
- Odyssey Elementary (Mukilteo),
- Gildo Rey Elementary (Auburn),
- Chambers Primary School (University Place),
- Westview Elementary (Spokane),
- Garfield Elementary (Everett) and
- Cascade Elementary School (Eastmont).
Each school will receive $10,000 for professional development, team building, research, and strategy development.
Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a federal program that serves the needs of children who struggle to learn. Title I, Part A programs and services provide customized instruction to help children meet academic standards and take an active, engaged interest in what they learn and can do.
Title I, Part A Distinguished School Award Winners
National Distinguished Schools
Grey Wolf Elementary
Sequim School District
Donna Hudson, Principal
Significant Progress in Closing Achievement Gap – Mathematics
Martin Sortun Elementary
Kent School District
Greg Kroll, Principal
Exceptional Student Performance – ELA Mathematics
State Distinguished Schools
Emerald Hills Elementary
Sumner School District
Andrea Landes, Principal
Significant Progress in Closing Achievement Gap – ELA
Parkwood Elementary
Shoreline School District
Ann Torres, Principal
Significant Progress in Closing Achievement Gap – Mathematics
Odyssey Elementary
Mukilteo School District
Cheryl Boze, Principal
Exceptional Student Performance – ELA Mathematics
Title I, Part A Academic Achievement Award Winners
Martin Sortun Elementary
Kent School District
Greg Kroll, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics
Emerald Hills Elementary
Sumner School District
Andrea Landes, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in ELA
Parkwood Elementary
Shoreline School District
Ann Torres, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics
Odyssey Elementary
Mukilteo School District
Cheryl Boze, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics/ELA
Gildo Rey Elementary
Auburn School District
Lenny Holloman, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics
Chambers Primary School
University Place School District
Ali Shepard, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics/ELA
Westview Elementary
Spokane School District
Catherine Comfort, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in Mathematics
Garfield Elementary
Everett Schools
Monique Beane, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in ELA
Cascade Elementary School
Eastmont School District
Kim Browning, Principal
Significantly Raising Student Achievement in ELA
Contact
Nathan Olson
OSPI Communications Director
360-725-6015
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