Upper St. Clair's Boyce Middle School Wins State Honor

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA - Upper St. Clair’s Boyce Middle School is one of 158 schools to be recognized as a Title I Distinguished School for 2018-2019 by the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Division of Federal Programs.

The division annually honors the top performing Title I schools in Pennsylvania. There are two designations: Reward for High Achievement and Reward for High Progress. High Achievement recognizes the highest five percent of Title I schools based on aggregate math and reading PSSA or Keystone scores that also met all Annual Measurable Objectives. High Progress recognizes the highest five percent of Title I schools based on a composite of the math and English Language Arts Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System indices for the schools. Schools also met participation and graduation/attendance AMOs.

“Awards such as the Title I Distinguished School award help to solidify the outstanding work that happens every day at Boyce Middle School,” Boyce principal Dan O’Rourke said. “This award is a testament to the hard-working students and a talented teaching staff we have here at Boyce.”

Title I schools receive supplemental federal funding to bridge the gap between economically disadvantaged students, as determined by free and reduced lunch, and other students.

Photo via Upper St. Clair School District.

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