Megan Bleier, third-grade teacher at Harry Street, teaches a math lesson to her class. Harry Street received the Standard of Excellence in third-grade reading and math.
More schools receive Standard of Excellence Awards
More Wichita schools were awarded the Standard of Excellence in reading, math, science and/or writing by the Kansas State Department of Education in 2009 than in 2008. Forty schools, covering all grade levels, were awarded Standard of Excellence. Overall, the Wichita Public Schools received 127 Standard of Excellence Awards by grade level and/or building-wide, an increase of eighteen more awards than the district received in 2008. Wichita Public Schools has seen an increase in schools receiving Standard of Excellence Awards every year since the awards began in 2003. See the list of schools which received Standard of Excellence.
“I am proud that we have a large number of schools that earned the Standard of Excellence,” said Superintendent John Allison. “The fact that more schools received Standard of Excellence this year illustrates the hard work and dedication of our teachers, principals, school staff and our students. We continue to show improvement in our schools as the achievement targets significantly increase every year.”
The Standard of Excellence Awards were given to 30 elementary schools, one K-8 school, 5 middle schools and 4 high schools. Fifty-six of the awards were given in reading, 54 were given in math, 5 in science and 12 in writing. Of those schools, ten received Title I services in 2008-2009 for having high levels of students of poverty, showing that schools across our district are achieving academic excellence.
“Our schools continue to meet the challenges of increasing student achievement and our schools should take great pride in their accomplishments,” Allison stated.
Standard of Excellence is based on Kansas state assessment data. For a school to receive Standard of Excellence, a certain percentage of students must score exemplary on the assessments and only a small percentage of students be placed on academic warning. The percentage varies by grade level.
October 13, 2009