California Distinguished School
Awards
Thank you for your interest in the El Sol Science and Arts Academy, an outstanding dual-immersion charter school in Santa Ana, California.Founded in 2001 with 110 students in kindergarten and 1st grade, El Sol now has 832 students enrolled in preschool through eighth grade. El Sol values accountability and expects everyone – including students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community – to support the success of the school.As a result, in its short history, El Sol has dramatically raised its test scores to become one of the top-two performing schools in Santa Ana Gracias por su interés en la Academia El Sol, una escuela charter con un programa avanzado de doble inmersión en Santa Ana, California. Fundada en el año 2001 con 110 estudiantes en kindergarten y primer grado, tiene hoy en dia 832 estudiantes matriculados desde kindergarten hasta el octavo grado. El Sol valora la responsabilidad y espera que todos-incluyendo estudiantes, maestros, administradores, padres y la comunidad-apoyen el éxito de la escuela. Como resultado, en su corta historia, El Sol ha incrementado la puntuacion en los exámenes estatales para convertirse en una de las dos primeras escuelas en Santa Ana.
Mission Statement El Sol’s mission is to provide a rigorous academic environment that prepares students for entrance into a college preparatory track at the high school of their choice, and to create a culture of kindness, creativity, courage, and honesty that will permit our graduates to assume leadership roles in the 21st Century. La misión de la escuela es proporcionar un ambiente académico riguroso en el cual los estudiantes se preparen para iniciar el camino que les conduzca a la universidad en la escuela secundaria de su elección y además crear un ambiente de consideración, creatividad, valor y honestidad cualidades necesarias para que se conviertan en los líderes del siglo XXI.
California Distinguished Schools program honors some of California's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for the Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap.
California Association of Bilingual Educators Award
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Tittle I Academic Achievement Award
Title I Academic Achievement Awards recognizes Title I schools that exceed Adequate Yearly Progress for two or more years or significantly close the achievement gap among numerically significant subgroups.
The California Association for Bilingual Education Seal of Excellence Award was inaugurated in 1996 to honor exemplary bilingual education programs throughout the State. This prestigious award honors schools that have established effective programs for their English Learners.