April 29, 2003
O'Connell Announces Title I Achieving Schools
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today announced 115 California public elementary and middle schools have been selected to receive the 2003 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Title I Achieving Schools Award.
Among the Achieving Schools, two elementary schools have been nominated to receive national awards. Camellia Elementary in the Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County, has been nominated to receive the national award for achieving the highest score in reading and mathematics of all eligible Title I schools. Pio Pico Elementary School in the El Rancho Unified School District, Los Angeles County, has been nominated to receive a national award for making the most progress in closing the achievement gap among all groups in the school.
"Congratulations to the Title I schools receiving this recognition," said O'Connell. "The administrators, teachers, parents, and students have demonstrated how dedication, hard work, and the commitment to a common goal can result in great gains for our schools and educational progress for our kids."
Title I, Part A federal funds are disbursed based on poverty with the purpose of ensuring that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic content standards.
Initiated in 1984, the Title I Achieving Schools Program honors high-poverty, high-achieving Title I schools. The criteria for the 2003 award include a 2002 school year Academic Performance Index (API) score of 675 or higher, a poverty indicator of at least 50 percent, achievement of the school's API growth targets in 2000, 2001, and 2002 school years, and double the API growth target for both the school-wide group and the socioeconomically disadvantaged sub-group for two of the previous three years.
Of the 4,936 California schools that receive No Child Left Behind Title I, Part A funds, 157 met this requirement and were provided an opportunity to apply for the Title I Achieving Schools Award. One hundred sixteen schools completed the application process; an additional school qualified to apply but is currently consolidated with another school.
Each applicant school underwent a rigorous review conducted by the Title I Policy and Partnerships Office in the Specialized Programs Division. California Department of Education (CDE) staff reviewed applications and visited 102 schools. School visits were completed by CDE, the Regional School Support and Improvement Centers, county offices of education, and selected school district staff members. Schools that were successful in the application review and had received the Title I Achieving Schools Award in the 2001-2002 school year will be awarded again this year without site visits.
The 115 schools will be formally recognized at the Title I Achieving Schools Conference to be held on May 12-14, 2003 at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego. School district board members, administrators, teachers, and parents of both achieving and low-performing schools attend this conference. Information on the conference is available at Title I Academic Achievement Awards Program - Title I, Part A - Accountability [Note, the preceding Web address is no longer valid.]
The focus of the conference is to spotlight outstanding schools and identify common elements contributing to academic achievement to facilitate replication at low performing schools. CDE staff is now developing the structure for the dissemination effort.
Conference Sponsors include: California Association of Administrators of State and Federal Programs and the California County Superintendents Education Services Association. Additional sponsors include the California Departments of Education, Corrections, and Youth Authority; National Association of Title I Directors; Title I Committee of Practitioners, California Comprehensive Centers: Southern California and Northern California at WestEd; San Diego County Office of Education; and the Statewide system of School Support.
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Attachment
List of the 2003 Achieving Schools
County |
District |
School |
|---|---|---|
Butte |
Palermo Union Elementary |
Palermo |
Fresno |
Kerman Unified |
Kerman-Floyd Elementary |
Imperial |
El Centro Elementary |
King (Martin Luther Jr.) Elementary |
Kern |
Southern Kern Unified |
Rosamond Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Alhambra City Elementary |
Emery Park Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Alhambra City Elementary |
Fremont Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Alhambra City Elementary |
Baldwin (Martha) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Alhambra City Elementary |
Park Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Alhambra City Elementary |
Ramona Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Baldwin Park Unified |
Santa Fe Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Burbank Unified |
Disney (Walt) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Covina-Valley Unified |
Valencia Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Downey Unified |
Rio Honda Elementary |
Los Angeles |
El Rancho Unified |
Pio Pico Elementary |
Los Angeles |
El Rancho Unified |
Rivera Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Garvey Elementary |
Hillcrest Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Garvey Elementary |
Monterey Vista Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Glendale Unified |
Balboa Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Glendale Unified |
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Glendale Unified |
Muir (John) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Inglewood Unified |
Freeman (Daniel) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Addams Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Emerson Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Gompers Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
MacArthur Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Mann Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Signal Hill Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Long Beach Unified |
Robinson (Jackie) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Ambler Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Broad Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Cahuenga Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Cantara Street Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Canterbury Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Chapman Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Charnock Road Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Commonwealth Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Normont Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
186th Street |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Plainview Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Saticoy Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Unified |
Walgrove Avenue Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Monrovia Unified |
Monroe Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Monrovia Unified |
Plymouth Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Montebello Unified |
Bandini Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Montebello Unified |
Potrero Heights Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Pasadena Unified |
Field Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Pasadena Unified |
Linda Vista Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Pasadena Unified |
Roosevelt Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Rosemead Elementary |
Janson (Mildred B.) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
San Gabriel Unified |
McKinley Elementary |
Los Angeles |
South Whittier Elementary |
McKibben (Howard J.) Elementary |
Los Angeles |
South Whittier Elementary |
Lake Marie Elementary |
Los Angeles |
South Whittier Elementary |
Loma Vista Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Sulphur Springs Union Elementary |
Mint Canyon Community Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Torrance Unified |
Torrance Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Rowland Unified |
Farjardo Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Rowland Unified |
Hollingworth Elementary |
Los Angeles |
Rowland Unified |
Rorimer Elementary |
Los Angeles |
West Covina |
Orangewood Elementary |
Monterey |
Santa Rita Union Elementary |
La Joya Elementary |
Nevada |
Grass Valley Elementary |
Scotten (Margaret G.) Elementary |
Orange |
Anaheim Elementary |
Jefferson Elementary |
Orange |
Buena Park Elementary |
Corey (Arthur F.) Elementary |
Orange |
Buena Park Elementary |
Whitaker (James A.) Elementary |
Orange |
Centralia Elementary |
Centralia Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Violette (C. C.) Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Warren (Earl) Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Excelsior Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Marshall (John) Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Murdy (John) Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Carrillo (Leo) Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Rosita Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Stanford Elementary |
Orange |
Garden Grove Unified |
Paine (Thomas) Elementary |
Orange |
Newport-mesa Unified |
Davis (Maude B.) Elementary |
Orange |
Ocean View Elementary |
Lake View Elementary |
Orange |
Westminster Elementary |
Fryberger Elementary |
Orange |
Westminster Elementary |
Hayden (Jessie) Elementary |
Orange |
Saddleback Valley Unified |
Gates (Ralph A.) Elementary |
Riverside |
Alvord Unified |
Collett Elementary |
Riverside |
Hemet Unified |
Whittier Elementary |
Riverside |
Moreno Valley Unified |
Sunnymeadows Elementary |
Riverside |
Riverside Unified |
Magnolia Elementary |
Sacramento |
Rio Linda Union Elementary |
Village Elementary |
Sacramento |
Sacramento City Unified |
Camellia Elementary |
Sacramento |
Sacramento City Unified |
Pony Express Elementary |
Sacramento |
San Juan Unified |
Coyle Avenue Elementary |
Sacramento |
San Juan Unified |
Pasadena Avenue Elementary |
Sacramento |
Natomas Unified |
Bannon Creek Elementary |
San Bernardino |
Fontana Unified |
Shadow Hills Elementary |
San Bernardino |
Redlands Unified |
Bryn Mawr Elementary |
San Bernardino |
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified |
Yucaipa Elementary |
San Diego |
La Mesa-Spring Valley |
Rancho Elementary |
San Diego |
Carlsbad Unified |
Jefferson Elementary |
San Diego |
San Marcos Unified |
Twin Oaks Elementary |
San Francisco |
San Francisco Unified |
Francis Scott Key Elementary |
San Francisco |
San Francisco Unified |
Garfield Elementary |
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Coastal Unified |
Sunnyside Elementary |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary |
Miller (Isaac) Elementary |
Santa Barbara |
Los Alamos Elementary |
Reed (Olga L.) Elementary |
Shasta |
Enterprise Elementary |
Alta Mesa Elementary |
Shasta |
Enterprise Elementary |
Lassen View Elementary |
Shasta |
Enterprise Elementary |
Rother Elementary |
Siskiyou |
Butte Valley Unified |
Butte Valley Elementary |
Stanislaus |
Ceres Unified |
Don Pedro Elementary |
Stanislaus |
Turlock Joint Elementary |
Crowell Elementary |
Tulare |
Burton Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
Tulare |
Exeter Union Elementary |
Rocky Hill Elementary |
Tulare |
Monson-Sultana Joint. |
Monson-Sultana Elementary |
Tulare |
Porterville Unified |
Westfield Elementary |
Tuolomne |
Jamestown Elementary |
Jamestown Elementary |
Ventura |
Oxnard Elementary |
Rose Avenue Elementary |
Yolo |
Esparto Unified |
Esparto Middle |
Yolo |
Washington Unified |
Westmore Oaks Elementary |
Yuba |
Marysville Joint Unified |
Arboga Elementary |
