News Release
Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force
November 3, 2011 Charles Volland, Chairman, Confidence in
For immediate release Kansas Public Education Task Force
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2011 Challenge Awards go to 37 Kansas School Districts
TOPEKA – The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force will present 95 awards to 55 schools in 37 Kansas public school districts as part of the 2011 Challenge Awards. The Challenge Awards are designed to recognize Kansas schools that are making a significant difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in school population.
Certificates of Merit will be presented to the Kansas school districts at a special ceremony Nov. 9 at Junction City Middle School, 700 Wildcat Lane, Junction City. The certificates recognize performance on state assessments in reading and/or mathematics that exceeds normal expectations based on the socio-economic status and sample size of those taking the test. Data gathered through the Quality Performance Accreditation (QPA) process has shown that the greatest achievement gap occurs in schools with a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches. The schools receiving the Challenge Award have managed to post state assessment scores above what would normally be expected among those serving disadvantaged populations.
“The Challenge Awards recognize schools that provide tangible proof of the long-held contention that all children can learn,” said Charles Volland, chairman of the Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force. “These schools are to be commended for overcoming the very real challenges that poverty poses to education.”
A list of the schools receiving a 2011 Challenge Award follows. The list includes the subject area and grade level for which the school is being recognized.
2011 Challenge Award Recipients
Third grade math
Avenue A Elementary School, USD 308 Hutchinson
Clark Elementary School, USD 259 Wichita
Erie Elementary School, USD 101 Erie-Galesburg
Frank Rushton Elementary School, USD 500 Kansas City
Grandview Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
McDermott Elementary School, USD 480 Liberal
Riley Elementary School, USD 428 Great Bend
Riverside Elementary School, USD 253 Emporia
Fourth grade math
Colvin Elementary School, USD 259 Wichita
Frank Rushton Elementary School, USD 500 Kansas City
Harper Elementary School, USD 361 Anthony-Harper
Kismet Elementary School, USD 483 Kismet-Plains
Lyons Central Elementary School, USD 405 Lyons
Marshall Elementary School, USD 389 Eureka
Fifth grade math
Bethel Elementary School, USD 500 Kansas City
Colvin Elementary School, USD 259, Wichita
Harper Elementary School, USD 361, Anthony-Harper
Herington Elementary School, USD 487 Herington
Lyons Central Elementary School, USD 405, Lyons
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet, USD 501 Topeka
Yates Center Elementary School, USD 366 Woodson
Sixth grade math
Chase Middle School, USD 501 Topeka
Comanche Elementary School, USD 512 Shawnee Mission
Everest Middle School, USD 430 South Brown County
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
McCandless Elementary School, USD 308 Hutchinson
Osborne Elementary School, USD 392 Osborne County
Riley Elementary School, USD 428 Great Bend
Soule Intermediate Center, USD 443 Dodge City
Yates Center Elementary School, USD 366 Woodson
Seventh grade math
Anthony Elementary School, USD 361 Anthony-Harper
Chase Middle School, USD 501 Topeka
Hiawatha Middle School, USD 415 Hiawatha
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Oakley Middle School, USD 274 Oakley
Uniontown High School, USD 235 Uniontown
West Middle School, USD 500 Kansas City
Eighth grade math
Anthony Elementary School, USD 361 Anthony Harper
Central Middle School, USD 500 Kansas City
Chase Middle School, USD 501 Topeka
Cherryvale Sr/Middle School, USD 447 Cherryvale
Everest Middle School, USD 430 South Brown County
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High School, USD 483 Kismet-Plains
Eleventh grade math
Galena High School, USD 499 Galena
Sublette High School, USD 374, Sublette
Turner High School, USD 202 Turner-Kansas City
Third grade reading
McDermott Elementary School, USD 480 Liberal
New York Elementary School, USD 497 Lawrence
Oakdale Elementary School, USD 305 Salina
Riley Elementary School, USD 428 Great Bend
Riverside Elementary School, USD 253 Emporia
Washington Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Woodland Health/Wellness Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Fourth grade reading
Frances Willard Elementary School, USD 470 Arkansas City
Frank Rushton Elementary School, USD 500 Kansas City
Harper Elementary School, USD 361 Anthony Harper
Kismet Elementary School, USD 483 Kismet-Plains
Oakdale Elementary School, USD 305 Salina
W A White Elementary School, USD 253 Emporia
Washington Elementary School, USD 475 Geary County
Fifth grade reading
Bluemont Elementary School, USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden
Dodge Literacy Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Lyons Central Elementary School, USD 405 Lyons
Park Elementary School, USD 428 Great Bend
Quindaro Elementary School, USD 500 Kansas City
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet, USD 501 Topeka
Yates Center Elementary School, USD 366 Woodson
Sixth grade reading
Comanche Elementary School, USD 512 Shawnee Mission
Everest Middle School, USD 430 South Brown County
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Logan Elementary School, USD 345 Seaman
McCandless Elementary School, USD 308 Hutchinson
Osborne Elementary School, USD 392 Osborne County
Parsons Middle School, USD 503 Parsons
Riley Elementary School, USD 428 Great Bend
Soule Intermediate Center, USD 443 Dodge City
Seventh grade reading
Chase Middle School, USD 501 Topeka
Great Bend Middle School, USD 428, Great Bend
Hiawatha Middle School, USD 415, Hiawatha
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Oskaloosa Jr/Sr High School, USD 341 Oskaloosa
Peabody Burns Jr/Sr High School, USD 398 Peabody-Burns
Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High School, USD 483 Kismet-Plains
Uniontown High School, USD 235 Uniontown
Eighth grade reading
Anthony Elementary School, USD 361 Anthony-Harper
Central Heights High School, USD 288 Central Heights
Cherryvale Sr/Middle School, USD 447 Cherryvale
Everest Middle School, USD 430 South Brown
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, USD 259 Wichita
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, USD 500 Kansas City
Syracuse High School, USD 494 Syracuse
Eleventh grade reading
Galena High School, USD 499 Galena
Metro Meridian Alternative High School, USD 259 Wichita
Sublette High School, USD 374 Sublette
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