Thousand Oaks, CA – CCS announced today that CCS of San Diego has been selected by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) as one of 1,866 public schools in California to receive the title of 2016 Honor Roll School.
“We are truly honored to be recognized by leaders in the California business community as an Honor Roll school,” said J.J. Lewis, CCS President & CEO. “Our teachers and administrators spend countless hours focusing on scholar academic achievement and work continuously to improve our practices. Their hard work and dedication is paying off for all of our scholars, regardless of their background.”
The Honor Roll is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlight successful practices that improve outcomes for scholars. The 2016 Honor Roll recognizes public elementary, middle, and high schools that demonstrate consistently high levels of scholar academic achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps among scholar populations.
“We are proud to recognize those schools and school districts who are succeeding in putting their students on a path of productivity that not only leads to success in the classroom, but also prepares them to contribute to and benefit from a more productive economy,” said Greg Jones, ERP and CBEE Board Chairman. “Leadership from both education and the business community is critical to linking success from one system to the next, and ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve a college degree and the financial security of a living wage job.”
Honor Roll schools and districts demonstrate clear, specific learning objectives aligned to college and career readiness, along with evidence-based instructional practices; establishing system-wide mission of college and career readiness for all scholars; investing in human capital; maintaining data and assessment systems to monitor school and scholar performance; and deploying resources and guidance to support schools’ efforts to prepare all scholars for college and career.
“The Honor Roll proves that many schools are doing well, even those with high numbers of historically disadvantaged students,” said Jim Lanich, ERP President and CEO. “These schools are clearly doing something right and all schools, no matter what zip code they are in, can achieve this kind of success. School and school district leadership have a great opportunity to find out what’s working at these Honor Roll schools and replicate it.”