Outstanding improvement in reading and math sustained over a five-year period is the reason that 101 schools in Washington state — including Evergreen Middle School in Redmond — received the 2014 School of Distinction (SOD) award.
The Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) in partnership with the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD), the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP), Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA), Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA) and Washington State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (WSASCD) have recognized schools in the top 5 percent of improvement for their levels.
The 2014 SOD award winners include 54 elementary schools, 22 middle/junior high schools, 17 high schools and eight alternative schools.
Describing the schools that are designated as SOD award winners, Greg Lobdell, president of CEE, noted, “These schools are from all regions of the state, all sizes of towns, with a range from 2.7 percent to 100 percent poverty and enrollment of English Language Learners as high as 40 percent. These schools demonstrate that significant improvement is occurring all across our diverse public schools.”
In the Puget Sound Educational Service District (ESD) region, which serves King and Pierce counties and Bainbridge Island, 50 schools in 18 school districts are award winners.
