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Superintendent
Samuel G. Chimento
Superintendent's Message
Archive Superintendent Messages
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| | Office of the Superintendent Tuesday, September 15, 2009 The California Department of Education released its 2009 Annual Progress Report this morning. This report includes the Academic Performance index (API) and the Adequate Yearly Progress (A YP) report. May I take this opportunity to thank and commend all teachers, parents, school administrators and classified support staff employees for the part they played in causing the positive achievement results that are being reported?
Palermo School's API increased 35 points from 725 to 760. Golden Hills' API increased 31 points from 740 to 771. Helen Wilcox increased 27 points from 727 to 754. The overall District increase was reported to be 32 points from 726 to 758. These API increases reflect the previously reported increases in student performance on California State Standards tests that were administered this past spring. Due to the small number of students enrolled, our CDS and Honcut Schools do not receive API scores, but all have fared well and made AYP.
These results are a cause for celebration and they reflect the excellent and hard work that teachers, parents, administrators, and support staff have been performing on behalf of our students. We have high expectations for students. However, it takes teachers, parents, administrators, and support staff working together with determination and persistence to create a system of schooling that causes all students to learn and realize their potential.
These latest state assessment results are the fruit of your efforts over the past several years applying the principles of Professional Learning Communities and implementing interventions to help struggling students. Everyone should be encouraged by this evidence of increased student learning and the fact that it is the result of purposeful efforts made at each school site.
While we have accomplished much; I want to remind all that the journey of continuous improvement is a marathon, not a sprint. I want to encourage everyone to continue to be determined and to persist on this journey. Let's build upon the foundation for continuous improvement that has yielded these achievement results. If we do this, we can look forward to more and more of our students mastering our core curriculum as they continue on their path to becoming equipped, confident, and motivated life long learners.
Again, congratulations and thanks to all for a job well done! | |
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