NEWS RELEASE -- Kearny International Business, King-Chavez Primary Academy Charter get Academic Achievement Award

NEWS RELEASE from the San Diego Unified School District, April 16, 2012

KEARNY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, KING-CHAVEZ PRIMARY ACADEMY CHARTER GET
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

SAN DIEGO -- Kearny High School of International Business and the
King-Chavez Primary Academy have received the 2012-13 Title I Academic
Achievement Award from the California Department of Education.

The schools must be part of the federal Title I program, which helps
students who live in communities where families are classified as
low-income, and show sustained progress in academic improvement among
low-income students. State Superintendent Tom Torlakson made the
announcement this morning at the department's headquarters in Sacramento.

This is the second honor in a week for the Kearny School of International
Business. On Thursday, the school was named a California Distinguished
School for 2013. A list of previous district schools receiving the award
is available online at http://www.sandi.net/site/default.aspx?PageID=88.

"The students at Kearny International Business have shown continuing
improvement in their academic achievements," said Superintendent Bill
Kowba. "The hard work by the principal, teachers and staff, and the
students has resulted in these important recognitions."

According to the California Department of Education, the school must
demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward
proficiency on California's academic content standards. Additionally, the
school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the
achievement targets set for them for two consecutive years.

³These schools serve students facing real challenges, and they¹ve risen to
meet them through hard work and dedication,² Torlakson said. ³It is
inspiring to see their students achieve more in the classroom today so
they can enjoy more opportunity in the years to come.²

For more information, go to the California Department of Education website
at http://www.cde.ca.gov.



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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

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