Two schools honored for narrowing achievement gap
Fontana Unified School District’s Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy and Wayne Ruble Middle School have been named to the Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll in recognition of their overall performance and narrowing of the achievement gap on California standardized tests.
The two schools were named Star Schools, a category for high-performing schools that have significant populations of students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, according to a news release
It’s the ninth time the Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, an elementary school, has been named to the ERP Honor Roll and the first time for Wayne Ruble Middle School.
“Wayne Ruble staff has made a conscious effort to support both the academic and socio-emotional needs of our students,” AnneMarie Cabrales, principal of Wayne Ruble Middle School, said in the news release. “Our teaching staff works together across content areas and grade levels to plan and design rigorous, engaging lessons for our students, even in the midst of a pandemic.”
In 2020, Wayne Ruble Middle School focused on aligning elective courses with the college and career pathways offered by the high schools students will attend — A.B. Miller and Summit high schools. Wayne Ruble Middle School offers Advancement Via Individual Determination, journalism/studio production, robotics, aviation, dance, integrated computer coding and computing classes.
“We are honored to be recognized by ERP as an honor roll school,” Nikia Owens, principal of Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, said in the news release. “As we continue to focus on equity, we work hard to develop the whole child, which fosters a foundation for lifelong learning”
At Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy, K-5 students participated in Code to the Future activities, leading to an Epic Build showcase, and Gifted and Talented Education students took part in afterschool sessions with Engineering for Kids.
In 2020-21, the school is developing a partnership with Redlands-based Garner Holt, which specializes in theme park animatronics.
The honor roll is created by the Educational Results Partnership under the sponsorship of the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence. It analyzes 14 measures from California Department of Education data, including performance on state math and English language arts standardized tests, UC/CSU admission requirements and graduation rates.