President Clegg congratulates model middle schools
Published: March 18, 2005
Four California middle schools that have distinguished themselves as models of academic excellence in their responsiveness to the needs of adolescents have been named as California’s Schools To Watch – Taking Center Stage. They are:
- Bernice Ayer Middle School, Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County, San Clemente, Principal Cheryl Baughn;
- John F. Kennedy Middle School, El Centro Elementary School District, Imperial County, El Centro, Principal Suzanne H. Smith;
- Millikan Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County, Sherman Oaks, Principal Norman Isaacs; and
- Rancho Milpitas Middle School, Milpitas Unified School District, Santa Clara County, Milpitas, Principal Michael Madalinski.
California’s Middle Grade Alliance selected the four schools using criteria established by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform in Taking Center Stage: A Commitment to Standards-Based Education for California’s Middle Grade Students.
CSBA President Dr. Kerry Clegg helped honor the schools on March 17, before the annual California League of Middle Schools Conference in San Diego. There the four schools were given their first opportunity to showcase themselves and network with other middle schools from around the state.
“CSBA is very proud to be a part of the California Middle Grades Alliance,” said Clegg. “We applaud its tireless work to achieve academic success and personal well-being for students in middle schools. I have seven children of my own, with my youngest now in middle school. So I know firsthand how important and how challenging these years can be for our students.”
CSBA is a partner in the California Middle Grades Alliance along with the California League of Middle Schools, the Association of California School Administrators, the California Middle Grades Partnership Networks, the Curriculum and Instruction Steering Committee of the California County Superintendents Educational Association, the California Teachers Association, California Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the California Department of Education.
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