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Hillcrest Wins Third Distinguished Schools Award of the Decade!
We're proud to announce that the California Department of Education selected Hillcrest Middle School as a 2009 California Distinguished School. Hillcrest earned its third Distinguished School award this decade, a feat unmatched by any other Sonoma County school.
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell announced the honored schools.
“California Distinguished Schools must meet the challenge of providing all their students with a rigorous education and fully preparing today’s students for success in postsecondary education or the workforce,” O’Connell said. “In an increasingly competitive global economy, it is important that the academic success of all of today’s students is directly linked to the effectiveness, competiveness, and resiliency of our not-too-distant future workforce.
“In addition, these extraordinary middle and high schools have shown they are able to increase the achievement of all their students and have provided evidence that they are closing the achievement gaps that, unfortunately, exist at many schools. The Distinguished Schools program always identified schools that are leaders in academic achievement. It now also recognizes schools that are leaders in helping all students succeed, and highlights the best practices that are effective in closing the gap.”
Additional information about the California Distinguished Schools Program is available at the Department of Education’s website, www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs.
