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Nearly 400 educators attend the
Tenth Annual Education Summit and Models of Academic Excellence Luncheon
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young Thursday (October 25, 2012) welcomed nearly 400 educators to the Tenth Annual Riverside County Educational Summit and Models of Academic Excellence Recognition Luncheon. (Photos from recognition luncheon)
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, praised the outstanding Riverside County educational programs being recognized at the event. “You are on the cutting edge in Riverside County,” Torlakson said. “These programs combine rigor with excellence, and we know that is a pathway for students to college and careers.”
Young said Riverside County students score better each year on state academic achievement tests, but more needs to be done to help prepare them for college and careers. The programs highlighted during the event have proven successful in improving student achievement and can be replicated countywide, he said.
Young added that Riverside County families are counting on local school districts to educate the county’s 425,000 students no matter how bad the state budget is or whether two measures to raise more money for schools are approved on the November 6 ballot.
“The voters look to us to find solutions at the local level,” Young said. “Education has to be seen as the E ticket out the problems we have in this state.”
Keynote speaker Willard Daggett, CEO of the International Center for Leadership in Education, said not just Riverside County and California, but the nation is looking to schools to train workers that will keep pace with economic competitors like Japan, China and India.
“Education is the key to economic success,” Daggett said, and that puts more pressure on schools to improve faster.
Twenty one successful educational programs were highlighted during the Summit, themed “K-12 College and Career Readiness for the 21st Century.” Each school or district earning a Models of Academic Excellence Award was recognized at a lunchtime ceremony.
The Models of Academic Excellence included:
IBNV: Promoting Access to Advanced Academics
Norte Vista High School, Alvord USD
Changing the Culture of Teaching and Learning
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary School, Alvord USD
Dual Language Program
Palm Elementary School, Beaumont USD
RtI2 Practices of a Blue Ribbon School
Sundance Elementary School, Beaumont USD
RtI2 – Building a System of Tier 2 Reading Interventions in an
Elementary School
Tournament Hills Elementary School, Beaumont USD
Success for High School, College, and Careers
Norco Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD
Daily Block Schedule
Vicentia Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD
Team Response to Achievement Through Collaboration
Martin Van Buren Elementary School, Desert Sands USD
Collaborative Coaching
Menifee Union SD
Focus on Intervention
Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary School, Menifee Union SD
Zoom In On the Standards
Hidden Springs Elementary School, Moreno Valley USD
“One Team, One Dream” – A Professional Learning Community in Practice
Mountain View Middle School, Moreno Valley USD
Valley View High School California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) Camp
Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USD
College and Career Pathways
Murrieta Mesa High School, Murrieta Valley USD
Dual Enrollment
Vista Murrieta High School, Murrieta Valley USD
Academic Achievement Academies
Nuview Elementary, Valley View Elementary, Mountain Shadows Middle Schools, Nuview Union SD
Increasing CELDT Performance and Student Oral Fluency
Nellie Coffman Middle School, Palm Springs USD
Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Program
Railway School of Math, Science, and Technology, Perris Elementary SD
“GPA Matters!”
Sierra Middle School, Riverside USD
Professional Learning Communities with a Focus on Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners
Romoland Elementary School, Romoland SD
GOHS Intervention Program
Great Oak High School, Temecula Valley USD
For information contact:
Rick Peoples, Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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