CDE Announces Two Schools From AUSD As Gold Ribbon Schools

From AUSD: Two secondary schools in the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) have been designated Gold Ribbon Schools, the California Department of Education (CDE) announced Tuesday.

The Gold Ribbon Schools Award was created to honor schools in place of the Distinguished Schools Program, which is currently on hold as the state transitions to new assessment and accountability systems. Schools applied for the award based on a model program or practice, including standards-based projects and practices that led to gains in implementing state standards and can be replicated in other districts.

Last year the CDE gave the award to elementary schools, including four in AUSD (Otis Elementary School, Maya Lin School, Earhart Elementary School, and Haight Elementary School). This year the CDE honored secondary (middle and high) schools. The two AUSD schools that received the designation are:

Wood Middle School for its STEAM-Integrated Learning Through Inquiry program

Alameda Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) for its Early College High School program

You can see more detail about these programs on the AUSD website.

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