The Turlock Unified School District has announced that Dutcher Middle School has been selected by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) as one of 1851 public schools in California to receive the title of 2014 Honor Roll school.
Schools receiving this distinction from the California business community have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations.
“Marvin A. Dutcher Middle School is so proud to be recognized by California’s business community as an Honor Roll school,” said Superintendent Dr. Sonny H. Da Marto. “Our teachers and administrators work tirelessly to keep the focus on high expectations and student academic achievement and to continuously improving our practices. This hard work and dedication is paying off for all of our students, no matter their background.”
The CBEE Honor Roll is comprised of two different awards — the “Star Schools” Award (1328 schools) and “Scholar Schools” Award (523 schools).
CBEE Star Schools are those with significant populations of socio-economically disadvantaged students that have shown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency over time. CBEE Scholar Schools are schools that are showing significant levels of academic achievement, but do not have a significant socio-economically disadvantaged student population.
“Many of our high performing schools are not getting the recognition they deserve. These schools that succeed in reducing the achievement gap and preparing their students for college and careers should be celebrated,” said Lee Blitch, CBEE Chairman and past CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. “There are schools all over California that are leaders in ensuring their students are getting the best quality of education. Those schools need to be recognized.”
The California Honor Roll list grew from 261 schools when the program began in 2005 to the 1851 school currently honored. The number of Honor Roll STAR — higher poverty, high achieving — schools increased from 74 in 2005 to 1328 in 2014.
“The American education system has a secret. Many schools are doing well… the Honor Roll proves it. Students are achieving at higher levels than anyone admits and more students than ever are succeeding when given the opportunity.” said Jim Lanich, CBEE president. “All schools, no matter what zip code they are in, can achieve this kind of success and leadership from the business community is critical to ensuring successes for all students.”
For a full list of Honor Roll schools, vist ca.edresults.org/HonorRoll.
