State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced last week that 275
middle schools and high schools are being honored under the Gold Ribbon Schools
Awards Program.
Included
among the schools honored were four Santa Barbara County schools: Jonata Middle
School of the Buellton Unified School District; and Dos Pueblos High School, La
Colina Jr. High School, and Santa Barbara Junior High School, all from the
Santa Barbara Unified School District. Jonata, Dos Pueblos, and Santa Barbara
Junior High have also received an additional award for being Title I Academic
Achieving Schools.
“This
is a well deserved recognition, and we congratulate each school on the team
effort that goes into the quest for excellence and student success,” said Santa
Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone. “The skill, vision, and
caring of the teachers, parents, and administrators at these schools enrich the
classroom experience and make a remarkable difference for children.”
Schools applied for the award based on a model
program or practice their school has adopted that includes standards-based
activities, projects, strategies, and practices that can be replicated by other
local educational agencies. The award acknowledged elementary schools last
year.
The
Gold Ribbon Awards recognize California schools that have made gains in
implementing the academic content and performance standards adopted by the
State Board of Education. These include the California Standards for English
Language Arts and Mathematics, California English Language Development
Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards.
The
2017 Gold Ribbon Schools as well as the 2017 Exemplary Program recipients,
Title I Academic Achieving Award Schools, 2017 Green Ribbon Schools, 2017 Civic
Learning Award Schools, and the National Blue Ribbon Schools from 2016
(including Los Olivos School), will be honored in May during regional
ceremonies held in Costa Mesa, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Visalia, and
Sacramento.
