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Archived Schools - High Quality Civic Engagement

Congratulations!

Schools of Merit

SchoolsDistricts
Camille Casteel High SchoolChandler Unified School District
Freemont Junior High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Higley High SchoolHigley Unified School District
Kino Junior High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Kyrene Traditional AcademyKyrene School District
Mendoza Elementary SchoolMesa Public Schools
Mountain View High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Patterson Elementary SchoolGilbert Public Schools
Paulo Freire Freedom SchoolCITY Center for Collaborative Learning
University Santa Maria Middle SchoolFowler Elementary School District
Taylor Junior High SchoolMesa Public Schools

Schools of Distinction

SchoolsDistricts
Carson Junior High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Chandler High SchoolChandler Unified School District
Dobson High SchoolMesa Public Schools
East Valley AcademyMesa Public Schools
Franklin Junior High SchooMesa Public Schools
Imagine Prep-SurpriseImagine Schools
Kyrene de los LagosKyrene School District
Mesa Academy of Advanced StudiesMesa Public Schools
New School for Arts and AcademicsNew School for Arts and Academics
Riverview HighSchoolMesa Public Schools
Skyline High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Superstition High SchoolMesa Public Schools

 Schools of Excellence

SchoolDistrict/Charter
Arizona School for the ArtsArizona School for the Arts
Basha High SchoolChandler Unified School District
Cocopah Middle SchoolScottsdale Unified School District
Red Mountain High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Rhodes Junior HighMesa Public Schools
School Safford K-8SchoolTucson Unified School District
Shepard Junior High SchoolMesa Public Schools
Westwood High SchoolMesa Public Schools

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Arizona Civic Engagement Schools

2015-2016

ADE Press Release: Thirty Schools Recognized for Dedication to High-Quality Civic Learning

School designations of merit, distinction, and excellence are determined by a school’s level of understanding and implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning found in the Civic Mission of Schools: Six Proven Practices in Civic Learning.

Excellence in Civic Engagement Program Award Recipients

SCHOOLS OF MERIT Schools that demonstrate a good understanding and partial implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

School

Carson Junior High School

Chandler High School

Cocopah Middle School

East Valley Academy

Fremont Junior High School

Imagine Prep at Surprise

Kino Junior High School

Mesa High School

Mountain View High School

New School for the Arts & Academics Charter

Sandra Day O’Connor High School

Sirrine Elementary School

Skyline High School

Smith Junior High School

Sossaman Middle School

Stapley Junior High School

Summit Academy

Taylor Junior High School

District

Mesa Public Schools

Chandler Unified School District

Scottsdale Unified School District

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Charter

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Charter

Deer Valley Unified School District

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Higley Unified School District

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION

Schools that demonstrate a great understanding and significant implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Schools

Arizona Charter Academy

Basha High School

Boulder Creek High School

Dobson High School

Franklin Junior High School

Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies

Rhodes Junior High Schoo

Safford K-8 IB Magnet School

Shadow Ridge High School

Shepherd Junior High School

Districts/Charter

Chandler Unified School District

Deer Valley Unified School District

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Tucson Unified School District

Dysart Unified School District

SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE

Schools that demonstrate an excellent understanding and systemic implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Schools

Arizona School for the Arts

Hamilton High School

Red Mountain High School

Westwood High School

Districts/Charter

Chandler Unified School District

Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Public Schools

Schools of Merit Schools that demonstrate a good understanding and partial implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Arizona Charter Academy, Charter Benson High Schoo, Benson Unified School District Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley Unified School District Carson Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Chandler High Schoo,l Chandler Unified School District East Valley Academy, Mesa Public Schools Franklin Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Imagine Prep-Surprise, Charter Kino Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies, Mesa Public Schools Mesa High Schoo,l Mesa Public Schools Sandra Day O’Connor High School, Deer Valley Unified School District Shadow Ridge High School, Dysart Unified School District Stapley Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Westar Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School District Taylor Junior High, Mesa Public Schools


Schools of Distinction Schools that demonstrate a great understanding and significant implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Dobson High School, Mesa Public Schools Hamilton High School, Chandler Unified School District Mountain View High School, Mesa Public Schools New School for the Arts and Academics, Charter Red Mountain High Schoo,l Mesa Public Schools Safford IB Magnet Schoo,l Tucson Unified School District Shepherd Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Smith Junior High, Mesa Public Schools South Mountain High Schoo,l Phoenix Union High School District Westwood High School, Mesa Public Schools


Schools of Excellence Schools that demonstrate an excellent understanding and systemic implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Arizona School for the Arts, Charter Rhodes Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Skyline High School, Mesa Public Schools Tanque Verde High School, Tanque Verde Unified School District

School of Merit Schools that demonstrate a good understanding and partial implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Arizona Charter Academy, Charter Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley Unified School District Dobson High School, Mesa Public Schools East Valley Academy, Mesa Public Schools Franklin Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Fremont Junior High, Mesa Public Schools George Smith Junior, High Mesa Public Schools Globe High Schoo,l Globe Unified School District Kino Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies, Mesa Public Schools Poston Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Red Mountain High, School Mesa Public Schools Rhodes Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Safford IB Magnet School, Tucson Unified School District Taylor Junior High, Mesa Public Schools


School of Distinction Schools that demonstrate a great understanding and significant implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Carson Junior High, Mesa Public Schools Chandler High School, Chandler Unified School District Hamilton High Schoo,l Chandler Unified School District Mesa High School, Mesa Public Schools New School for the Arts and Academics, Charter Sandra Day O’Connor High School, Deer Valley Unified School District South Mountain High Schoo, Phoenix Union High School District Tanque Verde High School, Tanque Verde Unified School District Westwood High School, Mesa Public Schools


School of Excellence Schools that demonstrate an excellent understanding and systemic implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Arizona School for the Arts, Charter Challenge Charter School, Charter Skyline High School, Mesa Public Schools

SCHOOLS OF MERIT Schools that demonstrate a good understanding and partial implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Boulder Creek High School, Deer Valley Unified School District Cienega High School, Vail School District Globe High School, Globe Unified School District Hamilton High School, Chandler Unified School District Higley High School, Higley Unified School District Imagine Prep (Surprise) Mountain View High School, Mesa Public Schools New School for the Arts and Academics South Mountain High School, Phoenix Union High School District Tanque Verde High School, Tanque Verde Unified School District


SCHOOLS OF DISTINCTION Schools that demonstrate a great understanding and significant implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning. Schools that demonstrate a great understanding and significant implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

Arizona School for the Arts Apollo High School, Glendale Union High School District Carden of Tucson Charter School Challenge Charter School Dobson High School, Mesa Public Schools Mesa High School, Mesa Public Schools Red Mountain High School, Mesa Public Schools Senita Valley Elementary School, Vail School District Skyline High School, Mesa Public Schools Westwood High School, Mesa Public Schools


SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE Schools that demonstrate an excellent understanding and systemic implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning. Schools that demonstrate an excellent understanding and systemic implementation of the six proven practices in civic learning.

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