2007/08 District Accomplishments

• All schools received an Academic Performance Index above 800 and exceeded all Federal NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress targets
• Implemented Step-up-to-Writing as the District writing program
• Purchased new textbooks for K-6th grade Math, K-5th grade Social Studies, and K-7th grade Science
• Implemented new textbooks for 6th-8th grade Social Studies and 8th grade Science
• Maintained reduced class size in Kindergarten through second grade
• Offered summer school at Rancho-Starbuck Junior High School to meet the needs of students
• Working with the Lowell Joint Education Foundation, offered after-school sports at Rancho-Starbuck Junior High School and reinstated Academic Excellence Day
• Enhanced employer/employee labor relations through the formation of the District's budget Committee and Health Benefits Committee
•  Received Los Angeles County Office of Education approval of the District's budget
• Received a state grant to expand food service offerings during a healthy morning snack break
• Completed installation of a wireless network throughout the District in order to enhance the use of technology in the classroom
• Upgraded the library computer system and hardware at all elementary schools
• Repainted and recarpeted interiors of selected classrooms throughout the District
• Painted the outside of classroom buildings and classroom interiors and obtained a grant for new Kindergarten playground equipment at Meadow Green Elementary School
• Replaced fascia and, working with the PTA, installed new Kindergarten playground equipment at Macy Elementary School
• Obtained state approval for participation in the deferred maintenance program
• Completed over 2,000 work-order requests throughout the District in order to address safety issues and improve cleanliness in the classrooms and restrooms
• Provided professional development training for teachers, classified staff members, and administrators

Celebrating the District's 2008 CST Test Results

The Lowell Joint School District is proud to announce the results of the 2008 California Standards Tests (CSTs) results.  Each spring, students enrolled in grades two through eight are required to take the CSTs in English/language arts and mathematics.  In addition, fourth-grade students take the CST writing test, fifth and eighth-grade students take a CST science test, and eighth-grade students take a CST social studies test.  

The following are highlights of the District's successes on the 2008 CST tests:

• The District achieved higher at every grade level in English/language arts when compared to Orange County, Los Angeles County, and the State of California
• The District achieved higher at every grade level in math when compared to Orange County, Los Angeles County, and the State of California
• The District achieved higher in fifth-grade science when compared to Los Angeles County and the State of California
• The District achieved higher in eighth-grade science when compared to Los Angeles County and the State of California
• The District achieved higher in eighth-grade social studies when compared to Orange County, Los Angeles County, and the State of California
• Although the State does not publicly report fourth-grade writing scores separately from the English/language arts scores, the District demonstrated dramatic increases in fourth-grade writing scores over last year due to the implementation of the Step Up to Writitng program