San Jose, CA (January 8) -- Twenty shools in Santa Clara County will be honored on January 19, 2012 at the Santa Clara County Office of Education during the Annual SJ2020 Vision Awards for their initiatives to eliminate achievement gap by the year 2020, according to Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles Weis.
The SJ2020 Vision Awards is a collaborative community effort to close the gap or eliminate the achievement gap of low-performing student groups against a group of students that are more advanced and performing. Actually, the vision award was spurred by the persistent disparity in academic performance between two groups : lower-performing Hispanic/Latino and African-American students as against higher-performing Asian and white/non-Hispanic students.
The award is given to schools for their noteworthy accomplishments in closing the gap. Featured speakers during the event are San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Dr. Weis.
Recipients of the awards for Elementary Schools are: Almaden Elementary School, San Jose Unified School District, Principal Enrique Pin, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews; Cassell Elementary School, Alum Rock Union School District, Principal Carolyn Bamaba, Superintendent Joe L. Manzo; McEntee Elementary School, Union Elementary School District, Principal Chris Izor, Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Horejs; Luigi Aprea Elementary School, Gilroy Unified School District, Principal Richard Rodriguez, Superintendent Dr. Deborah A. Flores; Mayer Elementary School, Alum Rock Union School District, Principal Markeeta Fields, Superintendent Jose L. Manzo; Reed Elementary School, San Jose Unified School District, Principal BonnieThurston, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews; Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary School, County Office of Education (charter sponsor), Principal Maricela Guerero, Chief Achievement Officer Preston Smith; and Washington Elementary School, San Jose Unified School District, Principal Mari Evans, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews.
For Middle Schools: Ascencio Solorsano Middle School, Gilroy Unified, Principal Maria Walker, Superintendent Dr. Deborah A. Flores; Cabrillo Middle School, Santa Clara Unified School District, Principal Stan Garber, Superintendent Dr. Bobbie Plough; Fischer Middle School, Alum Rock Union School District, Principal Howard Greenfield, Superintendent Jose L. Manzo; KIPP Heartwood Academy, Alum Rock Union School District, Principal Judy Tang, Superintendent Jose L. Manzo; Luther Burbank School, Luther Burbank School District, Principal Marvelyn Maldonado, Superintendent Jan Kaay; Moreland Middle School, Moreland School District, Principal Karen Allard, Superintendent Mark Barmore; Quimby Oak Middle School, Evergreen School District, Principal Phil Bond, Superintendent Kathy Gomez; River Glen Middle School, San Jose Unified School District, Principal Carlos Salcido, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews; and Sunnyvale Middle School, Principal Dorothy Abreu-Coito, Superintendent Dr. Benjamin H. Picard.
High Schools: Pioneer High School, San Jose Unified School District, Principal Susan Walker, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews; and Lincoln High School, San Jose Unified Schol District, Principal Matt Hewitson, Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews.
For more information, please contact Don_Bolce@sccoe.org or call telephone 408-453-6877.
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