Linwood Howe Earns Title I Academic Achievement Award

Culver City's Linwood E. Howe Elementary School is among just 56 California public schools with sustained progress in academic improvement among low-income students that have been chosen for the 2012-13 Title I Academic Achievement Award.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson made the announcement last week.

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

The Title I Academic Achievement Award is given only to schools receiving federal Title I funds as authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Title I, the single largest federal educational program for K-12 public education, assists schools in meeting the educational needs of students living at or below the poverty line. Of the more than 9,900 schools in California, more than 6,000 of them participate in the Title I program.

The criteria to qualify for the Title I award have become more rigorous in recent years. To receive this distinction, 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.

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