| For immediate release April 20, 2010 |
Contact:
Larry Slonaker, SCCOE Phone: (408) 453-6662 |
35 County 'Distinguished Schools'
SAN JOSE, CA – Thirty-five Santa Clara County schools were among the 484 elementary schools selected as 2010 California Distinguished Schools, announced Monday by the California Department of Education. Thirteen county districts were represented. See event photos.
The districts and their honored schools:
| Berryessa Union | Ruskin Elementary |
| Cambrian | Bagby Elementary |
| Cambrian | Farnham Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Abraham Lincoln Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Blue Hills Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Garden Gate Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | John Muir Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | L. P. Collins Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Manuel De Vargas Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Montclaire Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Murdock-Portal Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | Nelson S. Dilworth Elementary |
| Cupertino Union | William Faria A+ Elementary |
| Evergreen Elementary | Cadwallader Elementary |
| Evergreen Elementary | Holly Oak Elementary |
| Evergreen Elementary | James Franklin Smith Elementary |
| Evergreen Elementary | Tom Matsumoto Elementary |
| Franklin-McKinley Elementary | George M. Shirakawa Sr. Elementary |
| Franklin-McKinley Elementary | Ramblewood Elementary |
| Milpitas Unified | Curtner Elementary |
| Milpitas Unified | John Sinnott Elementary |
| Moreland Elementary | Easterbrook Discovery |
| Moreland Elementary | Leroy Anderson Elementary |
| Mountain View Whisman | Edith Landels Elementary |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Santa Teresa Elementary |
| Oak Grove Elementary | Bertha Taylor Elementary |
| San Jose Unified | Booksin Elementary |
| San Jose Unified | Los Alamitos Elementary |
| San Jose Unified | Lowell Elementary |
| Santa Clara Unified | Braly Elementary |
| Santa Clara Unified | Don Callejon |
| Saratoga Union Elementary | Saratoga Elementary |
| Sunnyvale | Cherry Chase Elementary |
| Sunnyvale | Lakewood Elementary |
Schools earning the Distinguished School title agree to share their signature practices with other schools and assist educators who want to replicate the work. An updated searchable database of these signature practices will be available later this spring by the CDE.
Schools were identified for eligibility on the basis of their Academic Performance Index and Adequate Yearly Progress results. The applicants were also identified by their success in narrowing the achievement gap. Each applicant was required to describe two signature practices that have led to an increase in student achievement and a narrowing of the achievement gap.
A recognition ceremony for county Distinguished Schools, hosted by County Superintendent Charles Weis, will be held May 12 at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. The 2010 California Distinguished Schools will be honored during an awards ceremony and dinner in Anaheim on June 4.
Date last updated: May 14, 2010
