Determination, Dedication Pay Off

十大菠菜导航网址的学生和学校今年面临着许多严峻的挑战，但也取得了令人印象深刻的新成就, national honors and major awards.

州和国家领导人必须明白，像这样优秀的教育有助于经济复苏.  Meanwhile we can take great pride in the fact that, with the strong support of parents and community partners, we’re maintaining our firm commitment to students, no matter what.  结果是我们继续进步，我们继续超越其他学区.  Consider just a few examples from this school year:

• For a record-tying fifth time, 我们是布罗德城市教育奖的五名决赛选手之一.  我们在美国顶级城市学校系统名单上的持久力证明了你们的奉献精神, year in and year out.

• Voters approved Measure K school bonds by a an overwhelming 71.34 percent yes vote, providing for $1.2 billion, 还有可能获得数亿美元的州政府配套资金, to upgrade classrooms and construct new school buildings.

• Our students earned more than $40 million in scholarships, a massive amount that dwarfs the $18 million earned just two years ago.  These numbers are music to the ears of students and parents, especially during these challenging economic times.

• The California Academy of Mathematics and Science, 希尔古典中学获得2009年加州杰出学校奖.

•布鲁金斯研究所(Brookings Institute)全国知名的布朗教育政策中心(Brown Center on Education Policy)的一份报告显示，与其他大型大学相比，菠菜网lol正规平台的进步最大, urban districts statewide.  该研究进一步显示，该地区的改善程度在全国排名第四.

• The number of business partners in our schools grew to a record 1,220.

•威尔逊古典高中(威尔逊 Classical High School)是美国大学理事会(College Board)向全国发布的第五份年度AP报告中认可的全国仅有的16所学校之一，为传统上得不到充分教育的学生提供了大学先修课程的机会.

•卡布里洛高中最近成为国家示范点，加入了“通过个人决定进步”学校的精英团体.  AVID是一项校内学术支持计划，帮助学生为大学资格和成功做好准备.

•国家教育成就中心(National Center for Educational Achievement)的一份报告强调了十大菠菜导航网址(Long Beach Unified School District)有效的数学和科学实践, 包括希尔古典中学和国际小学的教学方法.

• After achieving significant gains in student performance, Tincher Preparatory School became the first Long Beach school, and the first K-8 school in the state, 被加州中学联盟命名为“值得关注的学校”.

•当地企业主和名人杰西·詹姆斯(Jesse James)最近捐赠并筹集了100多美元,000 for the Long Beach Education Foundation.

•申请联邦学生援助的长滩学生人数比去年增加了49%, the result of a goal set by the Latino FAFSA Initiative in Long Beach, a pilot program spearheaded by Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, and supported by the Long Beach Unified School District, community-based organizations, City of Long Beach and local colleges.

•十大菠菜导航网址(Long Beach Unified School District)又有15名教师获得了教学方面的最高专业荣誉, National Board Certification.  最新的认证使该学区获得国家认证的教师总数达到创纪录的129人.

•我们的高中学生在加州体能测试中的表现有所提高，超越了洛杉矶县和全州的学生.

• Our Volunteers in Public 学校 celebrated 40 years, with the number of volunteers growing to a record 8,600.

•摄像头被美国大学评选为全国100强高中之一.S. News and World Report.  保利高中还获得了全国银奖, placing among the top 604 schools in the country.

•十大菠菜导航网址的七所模范学校因其在提高学生成绩和缩小所有学生群体之间的成绩差距方面取得的杰出成就而获得商界的认可. 
2008年，凯勒被评为加州卓越教育企业/只为孩子们加州荣誉学校, Inter-national, Fremont, 洛厄尔 and 那不勒斯 elementary schools, 爱默生帕克赛德学院和加州数学与科学学院.

•我们新的远程自动呼叫系统完成了数十万个家庭电话.  Both the district and schools can use the system to notify parents.

•加州大学伯克利分校的加州教育政策分析(PACE)的一份报告赞扬了十大菠菜导航网址的成效, systematic efforts to boost student performance.

• The Chinese government’s Education Ministry presented Minqi Zhu, teacher of Chinese at Poly, with a worldwide award, the International Chinese Educators Curriculum Design Award, in Beijing.

•长滩城市学院颁发了50个扶轮奖学金，以发起一项努力，最终为长滩地区所有没有资格获得足够经济援助的高中学生提供免费第一学期学费. 

The scholarships were part of our Long Beach College Promise, a joint effort by LBCC, 菠菜网lol正规平台和加州州立大学长滩分校让当地学生也能获得大学学位.  长滩大学承诺是教育委员会批准的“人人享有学术和职业成功倡议”的一部分.

•十大菠菜导航网址的夏季充实计划获得了著名的金钟奖, the highest honor from the California School Boards Association.  Summer Enrichment, developed in 2001 by the Long Beach School for Adults, serves first through eighth grade students.

•来自保利高中和威尔逊高中的九名高年级学生被美国全国英语教师委员会评为美国最好的学生作家.  这些学生是获得NCTE写作成就奖的525名大四学生中的一员.

• A cover story on “L.A.’s Best High 学校” in Los Angeles magazine included Poly and 摄像头.  该杂志指出，摄像头使学生能够学习相当于5年的科学课程以及逻辑课程, university-level calculus, digital electronics and computer design.  保利因其“在培养学者、艺术家和运动员方面享誉全国”而受到称赞.”

• An extensive cover story in The Learning System, a National Staff Development Council newsletter, 详细介绍了菠菜网lol正规平台成功的教师专业发展计划.

感谢你们每一个为这些和其他许多成功做出贡献的人.  Your work speaks for itself, 你们继续激励着全国乃至全世界的教育工作者.

Have a wonderful summer!