State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that 758 elementary schools in California have been selected as 2016 California Gold Ribbon Schools, an awards program which is temporarily taking the place of the California Distinguished Schools Program. The program recognizes some of the state’s most exemplary public schools. Contra Costa County is home to 37 of the elementary schools selected, most of any county in northern California. The Gold Ribbon Schools in Contra Costa County are:
- Discovery Bay Elementary, Byron Union School District
- John Muir Elementary, Martinez Unified School District
- John Swett Elementary, Martinez Unified School District
- Las Juntas Elementary, Martinez Unified School District
- Del Rey Elementary, Orinda Union School District
- Wagner Ranch Elementary, Orinda Union School District
- Alamo Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Bollinger Canyon Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Country Club Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Creekside Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Golden View Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Green Valley Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Greenbrook Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Hidden Hills Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- John Baldwin Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Live Oak Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Montevideo Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Neil Armstrong Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Quail Run Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Rancho Romero Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Sycamore Valley Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Tassajara Hills Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Twin Creeks Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Vista Grande Elementary, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Coronado Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Fairmont Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Hanna Ranch Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Harding Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Kensington Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Madera Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Montalvin Manor Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Olinda Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Peres Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Riverside Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Sheldon Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Valley View Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Washington Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified School District
“The elementary schools in our county being recognized as Gold Ribbon Schools have some truly amazing programs that can serve as models for other schools around the state and country,” said Karen Sakata, County Superintendent of Schools. “The Contra Costa County Office of Education continues to coordinate verification visits to all schools that qualified for the award, and our site visit teams were very impressed with the programs they observed at each of these schools.”
Schools applied for the award based on a model program their school has adopted that includes standards-based activities, projects, strategies, and practices that can be replicated by other local educational agencies. The award is recognizing elementary schools this year and middle and high schools in 2017.
“These schools shine as bright beacons for others, putting forth an exemplary effort to ensure that every student is ready for 21st century college and careers,” Torlakson said of the 758 schools. “California teachers are developing an education model for the nation, training the students of today to be the problem-solvers, inventors, and pioneers of tomorrow.”
The Gold Ribbon Schools will be recognized later this month during regional ceremonies held in Santa Clara, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Visalia, and Sacramento.
For more information, please go to the California Gold Ribbon Schools Program Web page.
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