2011 National Schools To Watch Conference June, 2011 View conference photos

2016 National Schools To Watch Conference June 22-25, 2016 View conference photos

2021 Schools To Watch Virtual Conference Featuring Dr. Anthony Muhammad June 22-24 & 29-30, 2021 VIRTUAL SCHOOLS TO WATCH AWARD CELEBRATIONS You are invited to watch the first-ever virtual Schools to Watch Award Celebrations ! Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York North Carolina, Virginia California (2020 Schools) California (2021 Schools) Georgia, Indiana Texas Colorado, Utah, Arkansas, Illinois Pennsylvania, South Carolina

2023 Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory Santa Clara County Office of Education Santa Clara County Fallon Housman, Principal Enrollment: 521. Grade Levels: TK-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Targeted literacy & math interventions built into the daily schedule Elective choices include intramurals on minimum days MTSS: Five academic interventionists support students per quarterly data Three assistant principals serve as instructional coaches, meet with teachers twice a week Daily professional development each morning (PBIS, MTSS, DEI, culture)

2023 Hosler Middle School Lynwood Unified School District Los Angeles County John Terry, Principal Enrollment: 938. Grade Levels: 7-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Common ELA & math assessments with data reflection to support student learning Support summits: relationship/self-care skills, personal data reviews Health collaborative with 37 outside agencies supports students/families 15 electives: Art, AVID, band, anatomy, entomology, robotics, medical detectives Parent activities: monthly workshops, technology, data chats with English learners

Michigan Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Michigan | Missouri New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Utah | Virginia State Director Kathryn Brown kbrown@excellenceined.org Participating Organizations Joined National STW Program in 2005 Schools to Watch Application 2026 Application Instructions M ichigan Schools to Watch Boyd W. Arthurs Middle School (2012) Chatfield School (2016) Clague Middle School (2020) Discovery Middle School (2018, 2021) E.F. Rittmueller Middle School (2006) East Middle School (2018, 2021) Grant Middle School (2019) Marshall Greene Middle School (2006, 2020) Mt. Morris Middle School (2014, 2021) Oakview Middle School (2022) Reese Middle School (2021) Richfield Public School Academy - Middle School (2021, 2020) Slauson Middle School (2020, 2022) Tappan Middle School (2021, 2025) White Pine Middle School (2020, 2022, 2025) Whitehall Middle School (2020) School Profiles Coming Soon

2023 Animo Florence-Firestone Middle School Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles County Joshua Hartford, Principal Enrollment: 450. Grade Levels: 7-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Mixed grade-level math intervention leveled by student need Advisory class facilitates academic mindset and social-emotional growth Double-literacy and Double-STEM schedule for all students Weekly PD and collaboration time without extending the work day Reverse referrals: Push-in support so that students stay in class

California Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Kentucky | Michigan | Missouri New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Texas | Utah | Virginia State Director Scott Steele ssteele@leagueofschools.org Participating Organizations California League of Middle Schools California Department of Education California Teachers Association Association of California School Administrators California School Boards Association California Middle Grades Alliance California League of Educators 8583 Irvine Center Dr. #45, Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (800) 326-1880 Email: ssteele@leagueofschools.org State Website: www.leagueofschools.org Joined National STW Program in 2002 Schools to Watch Application 2026 Application Instructions California Schools to Watch Adams Middle School (2023) Adeline E. Kent Middle School (2025) Alder Creek Middle School (2016) Alondra Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory (2023) Alta Loma Junior High School (2023) Alta Sierra Intermediate School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Alvarado Intermediate School (2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2023) Andrew Carnegie Middle School (2011) Animo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School (2025) Animo Florence-Firestone Middle School (2023) Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle School (2020, 2023) Arrowview Middle School (2025) Atascadero Middle School (2020) Badger Springs Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Bell Intermediate School (2018, 2021) Bell Mountain Middle School (2025) Benton Middle School (2025) Bernice Ayer Middle School (2005) Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High (2023) Beverly Vista Middle School (2025) Bret Harte Middle School (2024) Bud Carson Middle School (2024) Buena Park Middle School (2025) Burlingame Intermediate School (2017) Calavera Hills Middle School (2011) Camerado Springs Middle School (2025) Canyon Hills Junior High School (2020) Canyon Middle School (2007) Carmenita Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Castaic Middle School (2003) Cedarlane Academy K8 (2024) Cerro Villa Middle School (2018) Cesar Chavez Middle School (2024) Cesar E. Chavez Middle School (2025) Chaparral Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Christensen Middle School (2022, 2025) Clark Intermediate School (2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Clifton Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Coalinga Middle School (2023) Col Joseph Rodriguez PREP Academy (2025) College Preparatory Middle School (2023) Colton Middle School (2014) Creekview Ranch School K-8 (2019, 2023) Culver City Middle School (2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025) Curtis Middle School (2016, 2025) Dartmouth Middle School (20092023) DCP Alum Rock Middle School (2017) De Anza Magnet School (2018, 2020, 2024) De Anza Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Del Mar Middle School (2022, 2025) Don Juan Avila Middle School (2023) Dorothy McElhinney Middle School (2025) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (2019, 2022) Dr. Russell Johnson Middle School (2025) E.O. Green Jr. High School (2023) East Avenue Middle School (2023) Edgewood Middle School (2024) Edna Hill Middle School (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Edward A. Sussman Middle School (2025) El Cerrito Middle School (2025) El Rancho Charter School (2023) El Segundo Middle School (2018, 2023) Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Ellen Fletcher Middle School (2023) Enrique Camarena Jr. High School (2019, 2024) Ethel Dwyer Middle School (2025) Fairgrove Academy (2024) Fairmont School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Fedde International Studies Academy (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Firebaugh Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Frank J. Zamboni Middle School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Frank M. Wright Middle School (2007) Fruitvale Junior High School (2018, 2021, 2024) Fulton & Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering (2022, 2025) General Grant Middle School (2020, 2023) George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle School (2025) Glick Middle School (2019, 2022) Golden Valley Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Goleta Valley Junior High School (2025) Gordon H. Beatty Middle School (2025) Grandview College Preparatory Academy (2025) Granger Junior High School (2010) Granite Ridge Intermediate School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Griffiths Middle School (2018, 2021) Hall Middle School (2019, 2023) Harvest Park Middle School (2025) Haskell STEM Academy (2017, 2020, 2023) Hawthorne Middle School (2015, 2023) Heber School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Helen Stacey Middle School (2025) High Desert School (2012, 2015, 2018, 2022) HighTech LA Middle School (2025) Hollencrest Middle School (2023) Hollydale Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Hosler Middle School (2023) Huron Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) ICEF Vista Middle Academy (2023) Indio Middle School (2018, 2025) International School of Monterey (2025) James Workman Middle School (2023) Jefferson Middle School (2023) John Burroughs Middle School (2019) John F. Kennedy Middle School (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) John Glenn Middle School (2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) John L. Compton Junior High School (2025) Kairos Public Schools Vacaville Academy (2022, 2025) Kastner Intermediate School (2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Katherine Edwards Middle School STEAM & Dual Immersion Academy (2025) Katherine L. Albiani Middle School (2012, 2024) Kings Canyon Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021) Kolb Middle School (2023) La Cañada Middle School 7-12 (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) La Joya Middle School (2025) La Paz Intermediate School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts (2018, 2021, 2024) Laguna Middle School (2024) Lagunita School (2022) Lake Center Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Lakeside Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Landmark Middle School (2014, 2023) Las Palmas Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Laurel Street Elementary School (2025) Leona Jackson Middle School (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Liberty Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Lindero Canyon Middle School (2016) Live Oak Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Los Alisos STEM Magnet Middle School (2020, 2023) Los Osos Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Louis D. Armstrong Middle School (2005, 2023) Luther Burbank Middle School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) March Middle School (2023) Mary R. Stauffer Middle School (2018, 2021) McKinleyville Middle School (2006) Melva Davis Academy of Excellence (2023) Mesa Robles School (2024) Mesa View Middle School (2024) Mistletoe STEM Institute (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2025) Mitchell Senior Elementary School (2022, 2025) Mountain View Middle School Beaumont (2020, 2023) Mountain View Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Navelencia Middle School (2025) Nellie Coffman Middle School (2023) Newton Middle School (2022, 2025) Nicolas Jr. High School (2019, 2025) Norris Middle School (2025) North Park Academy of the Arts (2025) OJ Actis Junior High School (2022, 2025) Olive Peirce Middle School (2012) Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Orange County School of Computer Sciences (2022, 2025) Orange Grove Middle School (2022, 2025) Oxford Preparatory Academy Middle School (2023) Paakuma' K-8 School (2025) Palm Desert Charter Middle School (2023) Palm Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Paramount Park Middle School (2018, 2021) Paul L. Cato Middle School (2024) Peggy Heller Elementary School (2022, 2025) Pioneer Middle School (20132024) Pleasant View West School (2023) Portola Middle School (2023) Prairie Vista Middle School (2023) Quail Lake Environmental Charter (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Rancho Milpitas Middle School (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Rancho Viejo Middle School (2025) Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School (2017, 2020, 2023) Ray Wiltsey International Baccalaureate IB World School (2019, 2023) Reyburn Intermediate School (2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Richard H. Dana Middle School - Wiseburn Middle School? (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022) River Heights Intermediate School (2025) Rivera Middle School (2024) Riverview School (2023) Robert C. Fisler School (2023) Ross Academy of Creative and Media Arts (2016, 2023) Russell Parks Junior High School (2022, 2025) San Benancio Middle School (2018) San Gorgonio Middle School (2016, 2023) San Lorenzo Valley Middle School (2013) San Marcos Middle School (2018, 2021) Sanger Academy Charter (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Santiago Charter Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Sarah McGarvin Intermediate School (2025) Scotts Valley Middle School (2013) Sequoia Middle School - Fontana (2018, 2021, 2024) Sequoia Middle School - Fresno (2022, 2025) Serrano Intermediate School (2025) Serrano Middle School Highland (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Serrano Middle School Montclair (2014) Shoreline Middle School (2023) Sierra Vista Middle School (2018, 2022, 2025) Silas Bartsch School (2025) Silverado Middle School (2003, 2023) Simons Middle School (2025) Sinaloa Middle School (2013) South Pointe Middle School (2016, 2023) Southridge Tech Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Sparks Middle School (2025) Standard Middle School (2021) Stonecreek Jr. High School (2025) Summit Intermediate School (2013) Sunnymead Middle School (2016, 2023) Suzanne Middle School (2017, 2020, 2023) Temecula Middle School (2025) Terra Cotta Middle School (2025) Tetzlaff Accelerated Learning Academy (2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) The STEAM Academy @ Burke (2023) Thomas Hart Middle School (2020, 2023) Thomas Law Reed School (2023) Thurston Middle School (2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Tincher Preparatory School (2009) Toby Johnson Middle School (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2025) Torch Middle School (2008, 2023) Traweek Middle School (2018, 2022, 2025) Tuffree Middle School (2022, 2025) Turlock Junior High School (2014, 2017, 2021) Twentynine Palms Junior High School (2020) Twin Rivers Charter School (2020, 2023) Union Middle School (2013) University Heights Middle School (2022, 2025) Vaca Peña Middle School (2024) Valinda School of Academics (2024) Valley Middle School (2022) Valley View Charter Prep (2025) Vanguard Preparatory School (2013) Vina Danks Middle School (2018, 2021, 2024) Vineyard Junior High School (2023) Vista Heights Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Vista Verde Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Vista View Middle School (2023) Walnut Grove Intermediate School (2024) Walter F. Dexter Middle School (2025) Washington Academic Middle School (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, 2023) Washington Intermediate School (2025) Wayne Ruble Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) Weaver Middle School (2019, 2022( Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School (2019, 2022, 2025) White Hill Middle School (2025) William G Jehue Middle School (2024) William Mendenhall Middle School (2023) Willis Jepson Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022) Willis Warner Middle School (2025) Winton Middle School (2024) Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Yorba Linda Middle School (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025) Yorba Middle School (2023) School Profiles Coming Soon 2023 Coalinga Middle School 2023 El Rancho Charter School 2023 Hosler Middle School 2023 James Workman Middle School 2023 Don Juan Avila Middle School 2023 College Preparatory Middle School 2023 Ellen Fletcher Middle School 2023 Animo Florence-Firestone Middle School 2023 East Avenue Middle School 2023 Hollencrest Middle School 2023 Bernice Harrell Chipman Junior High 2023 Adams Middle School 2023 E.O. Green Jr. High School 2023 ICEF Vista Middle Academy 2023 Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory 2023 Alta Loma Junior High School 2023 Palm Desert Charter Middle School 2023 Yorba Middle School 2023 Vista View Middle School 2023 Portola Middle School 2023 Nellie Coffman Middle School 2023 Vineyard Junior High School 2023 Jefferson Middle School 2023 Melva Davis Academy of Excellence 2023 Kolb Middle School 2023 William Mendenhall Middle School 2023 Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County 2023 Pleasant View West School 2023 March Middle School 2023 Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley 2023 Shoreline Middle School 2023 Prairie Vista Middle School 2023 The STEAM Academy @ Burke 2023 Thomas Law Reed School 2023 Robert C. Fisler School 2023 Riverview School

2014 National Schools To Watch Conference Featuring Dr. Sharon Faber June 26-28, 2014 View conference photos

2023 Hollencrest Middle School West Covina Unified School District Los Angeles County Katrina Garcia, Principal Enrollment: 668. Grade Levels: 6-8. School Characteristics and Replicable Practices Capturing kids’ hearts daily practices Weekly student SEL check-ins School-wide implementation of WICOR strategies Weekly teacher collaboration Student achievement programs and accolades

2025 National Schools To Watch Conference Featuring Rochelle Wilson, Jonathan Alsheimer, and Dr. Martinrex Kedziora June 26-28, 2025 IT WAS SO GREAT TO SEE YOU! Thanks for joining the National Forum and your fellow Schools to Watch in D.C.! Photobooth Pictures (Passcode: 06262025) See all your Whova photos

2012 National Schools To Watch Conference June 21-23, 2012 View conference photos