The Utah State Office of Education has identified Title I Priority, Focus, and Reward Schools for the 2015-2016 School Year.
These determinations were made in accordance with the accountability provisions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver approved by the U.S. Department of Education. The Title I accountability system for Utah utilizes results from the State Federal Accountability Reporting System (SFAR) to identify both low-performing and high-performing Title I schools. The two-year averages for the 2014 and 2015 SAGE results were used to make these determinations. For the 2015-2016 School year, 326 schools in Utah receive Title I funds.
Priority Schools
Under the approved ESEA Flexibility Waiver, USOE is to identify the lowest-performing 5% of Title I schools as Title I Priority Schools. These schools are required to implement turn-around strategies to improve student achievement. USOE is to identify 16 Title I schools as Priority Schools. Title I schools named as Utah’s Title I Priority Schools are listed below. Title I Priority Schools are eligible for both competitive School Improvement Grants (SIG) and non-competitive Title I School Improvement Grants.
|
District |
School |
|
Canyons District |
Midvale Elementary |
|
Charter School |
Dual Immersion Academy |
|
Charter School |
East Hollywood High |
|
Charter School |
Entheos Academy – Magna |
|
Charter School |
Mana Academy Charter School |
|
Charter School |
Paradigm High School |
|
Charter School |
Pinnacle Canyon Academy |
|
Davis District |
Vae View Elementary |
|
Granite District |
Granger Elementary |
|
Granite District |
South Kearns Elementary |
|
Granite District |
West Lake Jr High |
|
Granite District |
Woodrow Wilson Elementary |
|
San Juan District |
Monument Valley High |
|
San Juan District |
Tse'bii'nidzisgai Elementary |
|
San Juan District |
Whitehorse High School |
|
Tooele District |
Wendover High School |
Focus Schools
Under the approved ESEA Flexibility Waiver, USOE is to identify the next lowest-performing 10% of Title I schools as Title I Focus Schools. In addition, the ESEA Flexibility Waiver requires states to identify as Focus Schools any Title I high school with a 2-year average graduation rate less than 60%. Focus schools are required to implement Utah’s Title I School Improvement process to improve student achievement. Title I Focus Schools are eligible for both competitive School Improvement Grants (SIG) and non-competitive Title I School Improvement Grants. Utah at a minimum was to identify a total of 32 Title I Focus Schools, but will be serving 36 Title I Focus Schools; they are:
|
District/Charter |
School |
Reason for Identification |
|
Beaver District |
Milford Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Canyons District |
Copperview Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
American Preparatory Academy – Salem |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Aristotle Academy |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
CS Lewis Academy |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Gateway Preparatory Academy |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Guadalupe School |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Merit College Preparatory Academy |
Graduation rate below 60% |
|
Charter School |
Pacific Heritage Academy |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Rockwell Charter High School |
Low Performing |
|
Charter School |
Utah Connections Academy |
Graduation rate below 60% |
|
Charter School |
Utah Virtual Academy |
Graduation rate below 60% |
|
Charter School |
Valley Academy |
Low Performing |
|
Davis District |
Crestview Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Duchesne District |
Duchesne Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Duchesne District |
Myton Elementary + |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Granite Park Junior High |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Hillsdale Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
James E Moss Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Oquirrh Hills Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Pioneer Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Redwood Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Roosevelt Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Granite District |
Stansbury Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Iron District |
Cedar North Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Kane District |
Big Water Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Ogden District |
Bonneville Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Ogden District |
Dee Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Ogden District |
Hillcrest Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Ogden District |
Mound Fort Junior High |
Low Performing |
|
Piute District |
Piute High School |
Low Performing |
|
Salt Lake District |
Bryant Middle School + |
Low Performing |
|
Salt Lake District |
Riley Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
San Juan District |
Bluff Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Uintah District |
Eagle View Elementary |
Low Performing |
|
Weber District |
Lakeview Elementary + |
Low Performing |
+ These schools have made significant progress and are no longer in the lowest 15% of Title I school performance. However, the school did not reach the required threshold of achieving higher than the lowest performing 25% of Title I schools in order to exit Focus School Status.
* Graduation rate was based on 2014 and 2015 graduation data.
Reward Schools
Under the approved ESEA Flexibility Waiver, Utah is to identify its Title I Reward Schools. The USOE reviewed the State Federal Accountability Reporting System (SFAR) scores to identify those Title I schools that achieved the highest levels of student proficiency and those that achieved high levels of student growth. The USOE is pleased to recognize the following 48 Title I schools for their outstanding performance:
|
District/Charter |
School |
|
Alpine District |
Central Elementary |
|
Alpine District |
Greenwood Elementary |
|
Box Elder District |
North Park Elementary |
|
Cache District |
Birch Creek Elementary |
|
Cache District |
Canyon Elementary |
|
Cache District |
Heritage Elementary |
|
Cache District |
Millville Elementary |
|
Carbon District |
Bruin Point Elementary |
|
Charter School |
Beehive Science & Technology Academy (BSTA) |
|
Charter School |
Canyon Rim Academy |
|
Charter School |
Edith Bowen Laboratory Elementary |
|
Charter School |
Hawthorn Academy West Jordan |
|
Charter School |
Itineris Early College High |
|
Charter School |
North Star Academy |
|
Charter School |
Salt Lake Arts Academy |
|
Charter School |
Success SUU |
|
Charter School |
Syracuse Arts Academy |
|
Charter School |
Wasatch Peak Academy |
|
Davis District |
Antelope Elementary |
|
Davis District |
Layton Elementary |
|
Iron District |
Escalante Valley Elementary |
|
Iron District |
Parowan Elementary |
|
Juab District |
Mona Elementary |
|
Logan District |
Ellis Elementary |
|
Logan District |
Woodruff Elementary |
|
Murray District |
McMillan Elementary |
|
North Sanpete District |
Fairview Elementary |
|
North Sanpete District |
Spring City Elementary |
|
Ogden District |
Horace Mann Elementary |
|
Park City District |
Parley's Park Elementary |
|
Provo District |
Provo Peaks Elementary |
|
Provo District |
Spring Creek Elementary |
|
Provo District |
Sunset View Elementary |
|
Provo District |
Timpanogos Elementary |
|
San Juan District |
Monticello Elementary |
|
San Juan District |
Monticello High School |
|
South Summit District |
South Summit Elementary |
|
Uintah District |
Ashley Elementary |
|
Wasatch District |
J.R. Smith Elementary |
|
Washington District |
Hurricane Elementary |
|
Wayne District |
Loa Elementary |
