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David A. Brown Commended by State Supt.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was on hand to present the awards today in Moreno Valley.
was among five Riverside County schools presented with California Distinguished School awards by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today in Moreno Valley.
Torlakson also presented 15 schools, including Lake Elsinore's , with Title I Academic Achievement Awards at the event that took place at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center.
The awards ceremony and luncheon were hosted by Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young.
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The California Distinguished Schools program focuses on California’s students and their entitlement to an equitable and rigorous education.
Under the 2011 program, the California Distinguished School Award identifies and honors those schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap. The program honors middle and high schools this year and elementary schools next year.
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The California Distinguished School winners this year included:
Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School, Desert Sands Unified School
District La Quinta High School, Desert Sands Unified School District
David A. Brown Middle School, Lake Elsinore Unified School District
Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified School District
Matthew Gage Middle School, Riverside Unified School District
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), recognizes high-poverty Title I schools that exceed Adequate Yearly Progress for two or more years or significantly close the achievement gap among numerically significant subgroups.
The Title I Academic Achievement Award winners this year include:
Sundance Elementary School, Beaumont Unified School District
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Desert Sands Unified School
District Bautista Creek Elementary School, Hemet Unified School
District Cottonwood Elementary School, Hemet Unified School District
Harmony Elementary School, Hemet Unified School District
Railroad Canyon Elementary School, Lake Elsinore Unified School
District Katherine Finchy Elementary School, Palm Springs Unified School District
Rio Vista Elementary School, Palm Springs Unified School District
Sunny Sands Elementary School, Palm Springs Unified School District
Heritage High School, Perris Union High Unified School District
Columbia Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District
Lasselle Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District
Sierra Vista Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District
Val Verde Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District
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