| San Jose Schools Win Awards and Honors This | | | | the success of the California Board of Education and |
| Summer | | | | the school district , like San Jose Schools. The |
| This summer several San Jose Schools won some | | | | California School Recognition Program honors |
| kind of award or honor for their continued | | | | California's best and inspiring schools with the |
| achievements in education. Three schools in the San | | | | California Distinguished School Award. Participation in |
| Jose Schools system have won awards for | | | | the program is completely voluntary and decided by |
| successfully competing in the California Student Media | | | | the school district. However, the award is very |
| and Multimedia Festival. River Glenn Middle School and | | | | respect and many schools in the state strive to |
| Almaden Elementary entered a multimedia technology | | | | attain it. About 5% of the schools in California receive |
| and science project into the competition. This project | | | | the California Distinguished School Award. Usually |
| entitled ?Environmental Concerns in the Community? | | | | participation in the program includes about 40 school |
| won the Multi-Grades & Schools Collaboration for | | | | districts from across the state. San Jose Schools has |
| Grades 4-8 category. In this project three San Jose | | | | participated for many years and plans to continue in |
| Schools interacted with each other electronically to | | | | the future. |
| collaborate on a scientific investigation of the impact | | | | California's Model Schools Project |
| of precautionary measures designed to protect area | | | | Recently, two San Jose Schools have been selected |
| wetlands. The students participating in the project | | | | to participate in the California Model Schools Project. |
| came from a fourth grade class at Almaden | | | | The exhaustive application process narrowed the |
| Elementary, a fifth grade class at Zanker Elementary | | | | selection down to eight schools in Santa Clara County |
| and a class from River Glenn. The two main | | | | of which two are members of the San Jose Schools |
| coordinating teachers Mary Howland, Special | | | | system. The two schools selected to participate in |
| Education Teacher of River Glen Middle School, and | | | | the California Model Schools Project were Gardner |
| Beth Fensterwald, TSG of Almaden Elementary were | | | | Academy and Willow Glen Middle School. These two |
| also honored. | | | | schools will work closely with and be supported by |
| Two San Jose Elementary Schools received 2006 | | | | other schools across Santa Clara County. They will |
| California Distinguished Schools honors this year. | | | | also collaborate with the Successful Practices |
| Willow Glen Elementary and Terrell Elementary were | | | | Network at the International Center for Leadership in |
| called by State Superintendent of Public Instruction | | | | Education. The main goals of the California Model |
| Jack O'Connell to announce their selection as 2006 | | | | Schools Project is to increase state testing scores, |
| California Distinguished Schools. This honor is given to | | | | improve the quality of the schools instructional and |
| schools that have shown themselves to improve | | | | leadership practices, and raise community involvement |
| over the school year. The California School | | | | in the schools. |
| Recognition Program is designed to aid and publize | | | | |