OCOTILLO HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE CALIFORNIA AWARDS PERFORMANCE BY STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer PALMDALE - Ocotillo School has earned a state award for schools with a large proportion of pupils from poor families. The 1,200-student, kindergarten-through-sixth grade school was honored for improving state Academic Performance Index scores both schoolwide and among low-income students, among other criteria. "It's wonderful. We have a terrific staff, very experienced teachers. They have been together a long time," Principal Kathy Wehunt said. "We plan regularly and we work hard to cover all the standards. With the perseverance and dedication of these people, they are very deserving of this award." Ocotillo's 2005-06 Title I Academic Achievement Award was the only one awarded in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Ocotillo was one of 310 schools in California. Wehunt and other school staff will attend an awards banquet May 2 during the state Title I Conference at a Hilton hotel in Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. . Title I is the name for a federal program that helps schools with low-income pupils. There are nearly 5,900 Title I schools in California. To be considered for the award, at least 40 percent of the students must qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. To be honored, schools' API scores had to improve by twice their goal both schoolwide and among poor students for two consecutive years. Schools must also have made federal Adequate Yearly Progress Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically. goals for two years in a row. At Ocotillo, 61 percent of students qualify for subsidized sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. lunches. Ocotillo's 2005 API score was 759, up from 740 the previous year. The API score for socioeconomically disadvantaged students was 721, an increase over 701 in 2004. The award program is part of President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 of 2001, aimed at improving the academic achievement of disadvantaged students, state officials said. "This award is a prestigious recognition for each school that has worked hard to improve their students' academic achievement in spite of their disadvantaged backgrounds," state school Superintendent Noun 1. school superintendent - the superintendent of a school system overseer, superintendent - a person who directs and manages an organization Jack O'Connell
Jack T. O'Connell (born October 8, 1951) is a California politician. said. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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