The National Association of State Title I Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

N ovember 16, 2005

Contact: Rich Long, Executive Director

P.O. Box 5320, Arlington, VA 22205

202-624-8911, fax: 703-536-8519

e-mail: info@titleI.org

www.TitleI.org

 

 

 SCHOOLS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE TITLE I DIRECTORS

HONORS DISTINGUISHED TITLE I SCHOOLS

 

 

    The National Association of State Title I Directors (NASTID) announces on November 16 th —to coincide with National Education Week— their 52 selected Title I Distinguished Schools (representing 28 states). These academically outstanding schools have risen above obstacles of poverty with the help of the Title I program. They were selected for outstanding results in one of two categories: 1- Exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years or, 2- Closing the achievement gap between student groups.  These schools will be honored at the annual distinguished schools award ceremony at the NASTID annual conference in Dallas, Texas in January 2006.

Figure 1: Bravo Medical Magnet High School, LAUSD, CA

"Title I Distinguished Schools," according to Kathryn Manning, president of NASTID, "despite great challenges, hold their students to high standards and take seriously their charge to improve children's learning. The selected schools are an example to other Title I schools of approaches, programs, and creative education techniques that work."

 

 

Figure 2: Walker Memorial School, Maine

For instance, Madie Ives Elementary School in North Miami Beach, Florida has improved its state assigned grade of “C” to an “A.” They have met the No Child Left Behind “Adequate Yearly Progress” requirements since 2003. Strong alignment of their curriculum to Florida state standards, careful data analysis, along with targeted teaching and professional development have yielded improved learning. Ives teachers who attend professional classes regularly model lessons and professional development for the other teachers and administrators. Notes Principal Tanya Brown-Major in Ives Elementary profile, “…the single greatest contributing factor in the school’s success is the teamwork that is displayed between administration and teachers.”

Title I is the largest federal-aid program in K-12 education. Since 1996, the National Association of State Title I Directors (NASTID ) has selected examples of superior Title I school programs for recognition. These schools, announced today, join hundreds of other distinguished schools honored since the recognition program began.

Figure 3 Woodruff Elementary School, Logan UT

The Title I program has served over 150 million children in need of extra academic support in reading, writing, and math since 1965. At its core, Title I is a reading and mathematics program. But these distinguished schools go beyond academics. They work to improve citizenship, character, enjoyment of the arts, and community spirit. They also know the importance of making the school a hospitable hub of the community. Many students served by Title I go on to be the first in their families to graduate high school and college. Some—whose backgrounds include migrant farm work, non-English speaking homes, and extreme poverty—have become teachers, military officers, computer experts, and engineers.

 

Figure 4 Preston Elementary School, Maryland

 

In addition to the above requirements, each school submits the last three years of achievement data , has State representatives visit their school for evaluation, and creates a one-page school description. This narrative is the basis for each school’s story that is included on the NASTID website.

Figure 5 Palomino II Elementary School, AZ

 

What makes these success stories especially powerful are the documented student achievement gains that have resulted from the schools’ innovations. Please feel free to contact these schools to gather additional information. A list of the schools is attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Banks Middle School

721 86th St. South

Birmingham, Alabama 35202

Principal: Jesse Daniel

205-231-5190

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Peter F. Alba Elementary School

14150 S. Wintzel Ave.

Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

Principal: Lisa Williams

251-824-7340

 

Arizona

 

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Yavapai Elementary School

701 North Miller Road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85257

Principal: Wendy E. Cohen

480-484-3810

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Palomino Intermediate School

15815 N. 29 th St.

Phoenix, Arizona 85032

Principal: Contact: Manuel Ramirez

602-494-8000

 

California

 

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years.

Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School

1200 N. Cornwell St.

Los Angeles, California 90033

Principal: Maria Torres-Flores

323-342-0428

 

 

 

 

Category 2-Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Lincoln Elementary School

225 11 th St.

Oakland, California 94606

Principal: Caroline Chin Yee

510-879-1330

 

Colorado

 

Category 1 Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years.

Walsh Elementary School

301 Poplar

Walsh, Colorado 81090

Principal: Kyle Hebberd

719-324-5400

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Salida Middle School

520 Milford

Salida, Colorado 81201

Principal: Nancy Sanger

719-530-5204

 

 

Delaware

 

Category 1: Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Fairview Elementary School

700 Walker Road  

Dover, Delaware 19904

Principal: Marcia Harrison

302-672-1645

 

Category 2: Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Booker T. Washington Elementary School

901 Forest Street

Dover, DE 19904

Marcia Johnson

302 672-1900

 

Florida

 

Category 1 Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years.

Lillian Ruediger Elementary School

526 West 10 th Ave.

Tallahassee, Florida 32303

Principal: Carolyn Spooner

850-488-1074

 

Category 2 Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Madie Ives Elementary School

20770 NE 14 th Ave.

N. Miami Beach, Florida 33179

Principal: Tanya  Brown-Major

305-651-3155

 

Indiana

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or more consecutive Years

Deputy Elementary School

14350 W. Mulberry Street

Deputy, Indiana 47230

Principal: Karlyn Lamb

812-273-8517

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Eastbrook Elementary School

7938 New Augusta Road

Indianapolis, Indiana 46268

Principal: Gary Gilbert

317-802-5900

 

Kansas

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More consecutive Years

Ware Elementary School

6795 Thomas Avenue

Fort Riley, Kansas 66442

Principal: Deb Gustafson

785-717-4600

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Sunflower Intermediate

310 W. Pine

Liberal, Kansas 67905

Principal: Jill Stout

Jill.stout@usd480.net

620-626-3831

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More consecutive Years

Meaux Elementary School

12419 LA Highway 696

Abbeville, Louisiana 70510

Principal: Charles Robichaux

337-893-3901

 

 

 

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Barkdull Faulk Elementary School

2110 Jackson St.

Monroe, Louisiana 71202

Principal:  Robert C. Johnson

318-322-1300

 

Maine

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Columbia Falls Elementary

Point St. PO Box 130

Columbia Falls, Maine 04623

Principal: David Beal

207-483-2920

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Walker Memorial School

33 W. Maine St.

Liberty,  Maine 04949

Principal: Carol McGovern

207-589-4208

 

Maryland

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Preston Elementary School

225 Maine St.

Preston, Maryland 21655

Principal: Joyce Schriver

410-673-2552

 

 

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Bester Elementary School

30 E. Memorial Blvd.

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

Principal: Kathy Stiles

301-766-8001

 

Massachusetts

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Community Day Public Charter

190 Hampshire St.

Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840

Executive Director: Sheila Balboni

978-682-6628

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Sarah Greenwood School

189 Glenway Street

Dorchester, Massachusetts 02121

Principal: Isabel Mendez

617-635-8710

 

Missouri

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Peabody e MINTS Academy

1224 S. 14 th Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63140

Principal: Chereyl Spann

314-241-1533

 

Montana

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More consecutive Years

West Elementary School

1205 1 st Ave. NW

Great Falls, Montana 59404

Principal: Cal Gilbert

406-268-6845

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Longfellow Elementary School

1100 6 th Ave. South

Great Falls, Montana 50405

Principal: Bobby Ingalls

406-268-7180

 

Nebraska

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

J. Sterling Morton

505 South Lincoln

Lexington, Nebraska 68850

Principal: Barry McFarland

308-324-3764

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Cnsecutive Years

Cahlan-Edison Elementary

2801 Ft. Sumter Drive

N. Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

Principal: Jean Jackson

702-799-7103

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Desert Heights Elementary

13948 Mt. Bismarck

Reno, Nevada 89506

Principal: Debbie Duty Deery

775-677-5444

 

 

  New Jersey

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

US Wiggins School

5 th and Mt. Vernon St.

Camden, New Jersey 08103

Principal: Juanita Worthy

856-966-5120

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Hudson Elementary

167 19 th St.

Union City, New Jersey 07087

Principal: Fran Levy

201-348-5290

 

North Carolina

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Clearmont Elementary School

1175 Clearmont

Burnsville, North Carolina 28714

Principal: Pete Peterson

828-682-2337

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

St. Stephens Elementary

684 30 th St. NE

Conover, North Carolina 28613

Principal: Marsha Woodard

828-256-2570

 

North Dakota

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups Edwin Loe Elementary

300 Eagle Drive

P.O. Box 700

New Town, North Dakota 58763

Principal: Jean Hall

701-627-3718

 

Ohio

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Roosevelt Elementary School

350 Belleview Blvd.

Steubenville, Ohio 43952

Principal: Joseph Nocera

740-282-4912

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Hilltop Elementary

72559 Colerain

Dillonvale, Ohio 43917

Principal: Sue Ferrelli

740-635-2444

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Union Elementary

2617 North Union

Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Principal: Jean Gayton

580-767-8050

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Wilson Elementary

701 North Peters

Norman, Oklahoma 73609

Wilson Elementary School

Principal: Cherrie Birden

405-366-5932

 

 

 

South Dakota

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

White Lake Elementary

PO Box 246

White Lake, South Dakota 57383

Principal: Mr. Berle Johnson

605-249-2251

 

Tennessee

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Westwood Elementary

912 Oakdale St.

Manchester, Tennessee 37355

Principal: Sandra Morris

931-728-3412

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Smyrna Elementary School

1001 Sam Davis Road

Smyrna, Tennessee 37167

Principal: Richard Zago

615-459-6343

 

 

 

 

Texas

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

 

Hillcrest Elementary

2611 Avenue H

Nederland, TX  77627

Principal: Karen Sue Noble

409 722-3484

 

Category 2 – Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Harmony Science Academy

5435 Braeswood Blvd.

Houston, TX  77096

Principal: Kadir Almus

713 729-4400

 

 

Utah

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Granger Elementary

2450 West 3800 South

West Valley City, Utah 84119

Principal: Nancy Sorensen

801-964-7575

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Woodruff Elementary

650 S. 1000 West

Logan, Utah 84321

Principal: Daryl Guymon

435-755-2350

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

J. A. Chalkley Elementary School

3301 Turner Road

Chesterfield, Virginia 23832

Principal: Ed Walent

840-674-1300

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Lancaster Primary School

36 Primary School Drive

Lancaster, Virginia 22503

Principal: Mrs. Merle Stables

804-435-3196

 

 

Washington

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Neely-O’Brien Elementary

6300 S. 236 th St.

Kent, Washington 98032

Principal: Trent Citrano

253-373-7434

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Lewis and Clark

1130 Princeton Street

Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Principal: Connie Strawn

509-663-5351

 

West Virginia

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Flemington Elementary

RR1 Box 30

Flemington, West Virginia 26347

Principal: Connie Strawn

509-663-5351

 

 

 

 

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Bushfork Elementary

Route 4, Box 93

Bluefield, West Virginia 24701

Principal: Mr. Terry Quesenberry

304-325-7066

 

Wyoming

 

Category 1- Exceptional Student Performance for Two or More Consecutive Years

Meadowlark Elementary

816 East 7 th

Gillette, Wyoming 82716

Principal: Barry Jankord

307-682-4740

 

 

Category 2- Closing the Achievement Gap between Student Groups

Arp Elementary School

1216 Reiner Ct.

Cheyenne, Wyoming  82007

Principal: Janet Materi

307-771-2365