Profile: The California Business for Education Excellence and Just for the Kids-California have named four Chula Vista Elementary School District schools to their 2008 Honor Roll.
Heritage, Corky McMillin, Otay and Vista Square Elementary were recognized for getting students to grade-level proficiency. Otay and Vista Square earned “Star” school designations and Heritage and McMillin earned “Scholar” school status.
“We know from the success of these schools that it's possible for all schools and all students in California to reach high levels of academic achievement, to close achievement gaps, and to reach 100 percent grade-level proficiency on the California Standards Test,” said Jim Lanich, president of California Business for Education Excellence, in a prepared statement.
“Honor Roll schools are on track to do it. By highlighting these schools, recognizing their achievement and giving them a voice, we hope other schools can learn from these schools' proven 'best practices' and achieve the same results.”
Star Schools (there are 214) have a significant number of disadvantaged students that have shown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency over four years.
Scholar Schools (there are 697) show significant academic achievement levels, but do not have a significant number of disadvantaged students.
A full list of the Honor Roll schools, sorted alphabetically by county, can be found at cbee.org.