TUMWATER: East Olympia school honored by OSPI

East Olympia Elementary School in the Tumwater School District was recently recognized as one of seven “Title I, Part A Academic Achievement Schools” by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The award was given to schools that significantly raised student achievement in mathematics and reading and met federally required progress goals for all student subgroups over the past three years. It included $10,000.

Other winners were Pe Ell School in the Pe Ell School District; Columbia Crest Elementary School in the Eatonville School District; Blakely Elementary School in the Bainbridge Island School District; Oakesdale Elementary School in the Oakesdale School District near Pullman; and Selkirk Elementary School in the Selkirk School District, in the northeast corner of the state.

“Achieving these kinds of results isn’t easy,” said Randy Dorn, state superintendent of public instruction. “I’m proud of the hard work these schools are doing to make sure that every kid is successful.”

East Olympia also was recently honored as a “School of Distinction” by the Center for Educational Effectiveness and its partners.