Twenty two schools in San Diego County were among the nearly 400 schools in California awarded the Gold Ribbon Schools award to commemorate academic success and performance.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson made the announcement Tuesday. Some of the local schools given that award include Steele Canyon High, Lakeside Middle School and Mountain Valley Academy.
“These schools are academically successful, vibrant, and innovative centers of learning and teaching,” Torlakson said in a statement. “They provide great examples of the things educators are doing right—embracing rigorous academic standards, providing excellence and creativity in teaching, and creating a positive school climate.”
The Gold Ribbon award is presented to schools based off how well they model standard-based activities, projects, strategies and practices implemented by the State Board of Education. Schools had to apply for the award based on how closely they met those standards.
Out of the 22 schools that were recognized in San Diego County, 10 of those were distinguished for being a Title 1 Academic Achieving School. These schools receive Title 1 funds to assist in meeting the educational needs of students living at or below the poverty line.
Here are the San Diego schools that received this recognition:
- El Cajon Valley High
- Monte Vista High
- Steele Canyon High
- Lakeside Middle School
- National University Academy
- Mountain Empire High
- Meadowbrook Middle
- Olive Peirce Middle
- Mountain Valley Academy
- Health Sciences High and Middle College, Inc.
- Junipero Serra High
- Patrick Henry High
- Preuss School UCSD
- San Diego Global Vision Academy Middle
- Scripps Ranch High
- Oak Crest Middle School
- San Elijo Middle
- Hilltop Middle
- Olympian High School
- Southwest Middle
- Vista High
- Vista Magnet Middle School
In addition to the Golden Ribbon award, certain schools in the state were also recognized as having an Exemplary Program in Arts Education, Career Technical Education, or Physical Activity and Nutrition.
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The Golden Ribbon award is in place of the California Distinguished Schools Program, which is being put on hold while the state creates new assessment and accountability systems.
