May 16, 2019: At 1:16 pm PDT today, Superintendent, Dr. Jack Irion, was notified from the Washington State Board of Education that five schools in the Yakima School District are being honored in June as "State-Recognized Schools" for closing gaps and demonstrating improvement among student groups identified for support.
Congratulations to:
A.C. Davis High School, Ryan McDaniel, Principal
Gilbert Elementary, Stephanie Rosbach, Principal
Hoover Elementary School, Julio Sanchez, Principal
McClure Elementary, Deb Lavis, Principal
Nob Hill Elementary, Erin Thomas, Principal
These schools will be honored at a School Recognition Event on June 6th with simultaneous ceremonies in Olympia and Spokane.
Recognition criteria
SBE, OSPI, and EOGOAC are recognizing schools who have demonstrated performance along a continuum of improvement, closing opportunity gaps in the Washington School Improvement Framework (WSIF) measures. Measures for the first year include both academic indicators (proficiency, growth, graduation rate, English language progress) as well as school quality and student success measures (dual credit participation, regular attendance, and ninth grade on track rates).