{"id":2309,"date":"2015-11-23T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T01:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2015-11-23T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T01:49:10","slug":"chapman-school-and-nikolaevsk-school-named-national-title-i-distinguished-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2015\/11\/23\/chapman-school-and-nikolaevsk-school-named-national-title-i-distinguished-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapman School and Nikolaevsk School named National Title I Distinguished Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District\"KPBSD<\/a>
\nContact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888<\/p>\n

News Release
\n<\/strong>Soldotna, November 23, 2015\u2014Each year two Alaska schools are honored as a National Title I Distinguished School. This year, Chapman School in Anchor Point was recognized for exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years. Nikolaevsk School in Nikolaevsk was recognized for significantly closing the achievement gap between student groups.<\/strong> Both schools are in the diverse Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD).\u00a0<\/strong>
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We are very proud of the schools,\u201d said Sean Dusek, superintendent. \u201cTheir staff, students, and communities have worked very hard. There is an obvious focus on meeting individual student needs which has shown great results. We are very excited that the schools have earned this honor from the state level.\u201d
\nA November 20, 2015, press release from the State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development stated: \u201cTitle I schools receive federal funds to support programs that supplement instruction to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. The National Title I Distinguished Schools Program is a project of the National Title I Association. Selected schools must have a poverty rate of at least 35 percent and have been recognized by the state as a reward school in either the highest performing category or the highest progress category. Each state, using its own selection process, may select one school in each category for the honor.\u201d
\n\u201cThe educators, students, and parents of Chapman School and Nikolaevsk School believe that all students can achieve, and they prove it every day,\u201d said Commissioner Mike Hanley. \u201cIt is a great pleasure to congratulate these school-communities for their well-deserved recognition.\u201d
\nChapman School<\/strong>
\nChapman School focuses on interventions and supports for grades K-3 in an effort to help decrease the learning gap between student groups.\u00a0The foundation for these interventions is based on district-adopted and research-based curriculum partnered with strong data-based decision making for all students. The students at Chapman get a rich and varied education experience thanks to strong community partnerships.
\n\u201cThrough our Title I programs, Response To Intervention (RTI) program, community involvement, and top-notch staff, we continue to make it possible for all of our students to achieve\u2014our students continue to rise to the challenge and do just that,\u201d said Principal Conrad Woodhead.
\nNikolaevsk School<\/strong>
\nNikolaevsk School is proud of its high expectations for students and consistent 100% graduation rate. All students at Nikolaevsk develop SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound) based on their personal academic data and lead their own student-parent-teacher conferences. All Nikolaevsk teachers work as a cooperative team and operate under a shared philosophy that every student is everyone\u2019s responsibility.
\nPrincipal Michael Sellers said, \u201cAs a result of the teachers\u2019 efforts toward focusing on individual student needs, adopting programs that fit within those goals, and focusing on research-based methods in instruction, Nikolaevsk has seen years of success as a five-star school and a school with successful students.\u201d
\nAlaska identifies eligible schools for the award based on their students\u2019 performance on state standards-based assessments. Identified schools then must choose to apply for the honor, providing evidence of effectiveness in research-based instructional strategies, opportunities for all children to achieve, coordination of Title I with other programs, professional development of staff, and partnerships with parents, families and communities.
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