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Closed Baldwin district school among those receiving governor’s recognition
January 13, 2012
TOPEKA – Forty-three Kansas elementary schools, 11 middle/junior high schools and 18 high schools were recently recognized as part of the fifth annual Governor’s Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state.
To receive this prestigious award, schools must have achieved the Standard of Excellence in both reading and mathematics for 2011. Additionally, the school must have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in both reading and mathematics and one additional measure in 2011. For elementary schools and middle/junior high schools the additional AYP measure is attendance and for high schools the measure is graduation rate. Additionally, the school must have been among the top 5 percent of schools in both reading and mathematics on the 2011 state assessments at its respective level, i.e. elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, or high schools.
“The Governor’s Achievement Award is a significant recognition for Kansas schools,” said Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Diane DeBacker. “The accomplishment recognizes a school’s high expectations and the ability of the school staff to assist students in achieving to those expectations.”
Schools receiving this award are as follows:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Blue River Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Broken Arrow Elementary, USD 497 Lawrence
Claflin Elementary School, USD 112 Central Plains
Edgerton Elementary, USD 231 Gardner/Edgerton
Edna Elementary, USD 506 Labette County
Ellsworth Elementary, USD 327 Ellsworth
Fort Riley Elementary, USD 475 Geary County
Frankfort Elementary, USD 380 Vermillion
Garfield Elementary, USD 402 Augusta
Goessel Elementary, USD 411 Goessel
Grinnell Grade School, USD 291 Grinnell
Haviland Elementary, USD 474 Haviland
Heartland Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Holy Name Catholic Elementary, Coffeyville, Wichita Diocese
Jay Shideler Elementary, USD 437 Auburn Washburn
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy Elementary, USD 489 Hays
Lakeside Elementary at Downs, USD 272 Waconda
Lakeside Intermediate School, USD 272 Waconda
Lakewood Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Linn Elementary, USD 223 Barnes
MacArthur Elementary, USD 480 Liberal
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elementary, USD 456 Marais Des Cygnes Valley
Marion Springs Elementary, USD 348 Baldwin City
McKinley Elementary, USD 257 Iola
Mont Ida Elementary, USD 365 Garnett
Oatville Elementary, USD 261 Haysville
Oxford Elementary, USD 358 Oxford
Prairie Creek Elementary, USD 230 Spring Hill
Prairie Elementary, USD 512 Shawnee Mission
Sheridan Elementary, USD 475 Geary County
St. Ann Elementary, Kansas City Catholic Diocese
St. Benedict Elementary, USD 451 Baileyville/St. Benedict
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary, Mount Hope, Wichita Diocese
St. Joseph Elementary, Ellinwood, Salina Diocese
St. Patrick Catholic Elementary, Kingman, Wichita Diocese
Stilwell Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Sunflower Elementary, USD 231 Gardner/Edgerton
Sunset Ridge Elementary, USD 229 Blue Valley
Tipton Community School, USD 272 Waconda
Trinity Lutheran Elementary, Winfield
Union Valley Elementary, USD 313 Buhler
Wellington Christian Academy, Wellington
Wheatland Elementary School, USD 292 Wheatland
MIDDLE/JR HIGH SCHOOLS
Andover Central Middle School, USD 385 Andover
Flinthills Middle School, USD 492 Flinthills
Herington Middle School, USD 487 Herington
Kennedy Middle School, USD 489 Hays
Lexington Trails Middle School, USD 232 DeSoto
Louisburg Middle School, USD 416 Louisburg
Pioneer Ridge Middle School, USD 231 Gardner/Edgerton
Pleasant Ridge Middle School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Prairie Heights Middle School, USD 417 Morris County
Prairie Star Middle School, USD 229 Blue Valley
Sabetha Middle School, USD 113 Prairie Hills
HIGH SCHOOLS
Basehor-Linwood High School, USD 458 Basehor-Linwood
Centralia High School, USD 380 Vermillion
Claflin Junior/Senior High School, USD 112 Central Plains
Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, USD 224 Clifton-Clyde
Conway Springs High School, USD 356 Conway Springs
Frankfort High School, USD 380 Vermillion
Garden Plain High School, USD 267 Renwick
Glasco High School, USD 334 Southern Cloud
Hanover High School, USD 223 Barnes
Lakemary Center Paola, Paola
Lakin High School, USD 215 Lakin
Louisburg High School, USD 416 Louisburg
Northern Heights High School, USD 251 North Lyon County
Pawnee Heights High School, USD 496 Pawnee Heights
Silver Lake Junior/Senior High School, USD 372 Silver Lake
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Kansas City Catholic Diocese
Tipton High School, Salina Catholic Diocese
Weskan High School, USD 242 Weskan
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greyghost 1 year, 5 months ago
Way to go MSES students, teachers, parents, and staff!
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