List of low-performing Wash. schools released
SEATTLE (AP) - State education officials have released a list of Washington schools eligible for federal school improvement dollars.
The 47 schools can apply for grants ranging from $50,000 to $2 million a year for three years. But they have to agree to follow one of the federal models for school improvement. Washington schools are in line to get a total of $50 million from the federal government.
The schools made the list based on achievement test scores, graduation rates and attendance.
The federal models for turning around a struggling school include: closing the school and transferring the kids; replacing the principal and at least half the staff; or replacing the principal and transforming the academic program.
The fourth option - turning the school into a charter school - is not available in Washington state. Washington state has rejected charter schools three times in eight years. In 2004, voters repealed a charter school law.
The list shouldn't have any surprises. The state has been reporting student achievement and graduation rates to the federal government for years, under the No Child Left Behind Law. The schools that consistently fail to meet the goals are on the list.
"The work we've done compiling this list is very helpful. Not only will it identify schools in need, and hopefully get them grant money. It also calls out the need for a statewide strategy for dealing with the challenges," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn.
Applications for the federal grants were due to OSPI on March 5. Of the 47 schools, 41 have applied for the money.
"The number of schools applying shows the courage and the commitment to making serious changes in how they educate their students," said Janell Newman, assistant superintendent of school and district improvement accountability at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
OSPI said the districts and schools will be notified if their applications are accepted by March 26. By the start of the 2010-11 school year, schools will start using their chosen intervention model.
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Here is the list:
District Name / School Name / Tier / Assignment
Bellevue Robinswood Middle and High School Tier I - Achievement
Burlington-Edison West View Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Franklin Pierce Perry G. Keithley Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Grandview Grandview Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Granger Granger Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Highline Cascade Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Highline Chinook Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Lake Quinault Lake Quinault High School Tier I - Achievement
Longview Monticello Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Marysville Totem Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Marysville Tulalip Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Moses Lake Columbia Basin Secondary School Tier II - Graduation Rate
2
Mount Adams Harrah Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Mount Adams Mount Adams Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Mount Adams White Swan High School Tier I - Graduation Rate
Oakville Oakville Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Oakville Oakville High School Tier II - Achievement
Pasco Ellen Ochoa Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Emerson Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Longfellow Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Robert Frost Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Rowena Chess Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Stevens Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Pasco Virgie Robinson Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Quincy Quincy Junior High School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Seattle Cleveland High School Tier II - Achievement
Seattle Hawthorne Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Seattle West Seattle Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Shelton Oakland Bay Junior High School Tier II - Achievement
Spokane Rogers High School Tier II - Graduation Rate
Sunnyside Sunnyside High School Tier I - Graduation Rate
Tacoma Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Tacoma Hunt Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Tacoma Jason Lee Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Tacoma Stewart Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Toppenish Valley View Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Tukwila Foster Senior High School Tier II - Achievement
Vancouver Discovery Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Vancouver Jason Lee Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Wahluke Morris Schott Middle School Tier I - Newly Eligible
Walla Walla Blue Ridge Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Wapato Wapato Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Wellpinit Wellpinit Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Adams Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Barge-Lincoln Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Stanton Alternative School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Washington Middle School Tier I - Achievement
The 47 schools can apply for grants ranging from $50,000 to $2 million a year for three years. But they have to agree to follow one of the federal models for school improvement. Washington schools are in line to get a total of $50 million from the federal government.
The schools made the list based on achievement test scores, graduation rates and attendance.
The federal models for turning around a struggling school include: closing the school and transferring the kids; replacing the principal and at least half the staff; or replacing the principal and transforming the academic program.
The fourth option - turning the school into a charter school - is not available in Washington state. Washington state has rejected charter schools three times in eight years. In 2004, voters repealed a charter school law.
The list shouldn't have any surprises. The state has been reporting student achievement and graduation rates to the federal government for years, under the No Child Left Behind Law. The schools that consistently fail to meet the goals are on the list.
"The work we've done compiling this list is very helpful. Not only will it identify schools in need, and hopefully get them grant money. It also calls out the need for a statewide strategy for dealing with the challenges," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn.
Applications for the federal grants were due to OSPI on March 5. Of the 47 schools, 41 have applied for the money.
"The number of schools applying shows the courage and the commitment to making serious changes in how they educate their students," said Janell Newman, assistant superintendent of school and district improvement accountability at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
OSPI said the districts and schools will be notified if their applications are accepted by March 26. By the start of the 2010-11 school year, schools will start using their chosen intervention model.
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Here is the list:
District Name / School Name / Tier / Assignment
Bellevue Robinswood Middle and High School Tier I - Achievement
Burlington-Edison West View Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Franklin Pierce Perry G. Keithley Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Grandview Grandview Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Granger Granger Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Highline Cascade Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Highline Chinook Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Lake Quinault Lake Quinault High School Tier I - Achievement
Longview Monticello Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Marysville Totem Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Marysville Tulalip Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Moses Lake Columbia Basin Secondary School Tier II - Graduation Rate
2
Mount Adams Harrah Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Mount Adams Mount Adams Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Mount Adams White Swan High School Tier I - Graduation Rate
Oakville Oakville Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Oakville Oakville High School Tier II - Achievement
Pasco Ellen Ochoa Middle School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Emerson Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Longfellow Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Robert Frost Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Rowena Chess Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Pasco Stevens Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Pasco Virgie Robinson Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Quincy Quincy Junior High School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Seattle Cleveland High School Tier II - Achievement
Seattle Hawthorne Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Seattle West Seattle Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Shelton Oakland Bay Junior High School Tier II - Achievement
Spokane Rogers High School Tier II - Graduation Rate
Sunnyside Sunnyside High School Tier I - Graduation Rate
Tacoma Angelo Giaudrone Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Tacoma Hunt Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Tacoma Jason Lee Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Tacoma Stewart Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Toppenish Valley View Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Tukwila Foster Senior High School Tier II - Achievement
Vancouver Discovery Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Vancouver Jason Lee Middle School Tier II - Achievement
Wahluke Morris Schott Middle School Tier I - Newly Eligible
Walla Walla Blue Ridge Elementary Tier I - Achievement
Wapato Wapato Middle School Tier II - Newly Eligible
Wellpinit Wellpinit Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Adams Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Barge-Lincoln Elementary School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Stanton Alternative School Tier I - Achievement
Yakima Washington Middle School Tier I - Achievement