Miramonte in the CUSD news...

Five schools recognized

On Feb. 11 California State Superintendent Jack O'Connell announced this year's Title I Academic Achievement Award winners, with five CUSD schools included in the prestigious list. Fancher Creek, Clovis, Sierra Vista, Jefferson and Miramonte elementary schools were singled out from among the state’s 6,000 Title I schools for consistently enabling students from economically challenged homes to increase their academic performance, and for narrowing the achievement gap.

Since 2005 California has awarded the Title I Academic Achievement title to those schools effectively using their Title I funds to help all students make significant progress toward proficiency on California’s academic content standards. In addition, the school’s socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the achievement targets set for them for at least two consecutive years. Title I funds assist schools in meeting the educational needs of students living near or at the poverty level.

This is the third academic achievement award for Miramonte and Sierra Vista elementary schools, and the second for Clovis, Fancher Creek and Jefferson elementary schools. Clovis Unified Title I schools have been named to the award program 16 times since 2005.

19 names to California Business for Excellence in Education 2009 Honor Roll

Nineteen Clovis Unified schools have been singled out by California’s business community for breaking down barriers to student learning.  The schools are 19 of the 1,304 California public schools announced today as 2009 Honor Roll Schools by California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) Foundation.  The CBEE Honor Roll is made up of two different awards, the Star Schools Award (395 schools) and Scholar Schools Award (909 schools).

“It is clear that dedication, hard work and high standards continue to pay off for students in our district,” said Superintendent Dave Cash, Ed.D.  “Having this prestigious business organization recognize so many of our schools means that we are on the right track in improving the lives of all students in our community,” Cash said.

Clovis, Jefferson, Mickey Cox, Miramonte, Mtn. View and Nelson elementary schools were named to CBEE’s STAR Honor Roll.  This award recognizes schools with high socio-economically disadvantaged populations that have demonstrated consistently high student achievement and significant progress toward closing the achievement gaps among all students over a four year period. 

Cedarwood, Century, Copper Hills, Dry Creek, Freedom, Garfield, James S. Fugman, Liberty, Maple Creek, Red Bank, Riverview and Valley Oak elementary schools and Clovis West High School received the Scholar Honor Roll award for achieving significantly high levels of student achievement by every student subgroup.

“Schools on the Honor Roll dispel the myth that certain students can’t reach grade-level proficiency and that schools with a challenging student population won’t be able to succeed,” said Greg Jones, CBEE Chair. “These schools are overcoming challenges every day.”  For more information about the award program and the CBEE Foundation visit www.cbee.org.