Delivering Results Statewide

This Copper Apple Award is for Santa Maria Middle School for their hard work, effort, collaboration, progress, and achievement this last school year. After the 2023-2024 school year, Santa Maria MS had a low C (60%) letter grade as a school. By implementing clear goals, expectations, best...

The Arizona Department of Education is proud to celebrate Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School for their fantastic job of improving school culture and raising achievement. Since filling the role of principal two years ago, Chris Jones has set to work on improving the climate and culture of the...

Mayer Elementary School is currently identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement-Targeted (CSI-T). While Principal Phyllis Yazzie has only led the school for two years, she has worked hard with the instructional coach to implement changes that are already paying off. One of the key changes...

Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District serves fewer than 400 kids across its K-12 system. Prior to being in Project Momentum, they had limited access to professional development. Through their collaboration with Project Momentum, they have received professional development in instructional strategies...

Indian Oasis Intermediate School has shown great improvement over the last two years. In 2023, IOI had a ‘D’ letter grade and was identified as CSI-Low Achievement and aTSI. This year they have exited all federal identifications and have received a ‘B’ letter grade for the 2024-2025 school year. The...

The Arizona Department of Education is pleased to award Ganado High School the first ever Copper Apple Award. The Copper Apple is given to schools that exhibit Excellence in Action through outstanding improvements in performance and letter grade. Ganado High School is projected to raise its letter...

Echo Mountain Intermediate School from Paradise Valley Unified School District is nominated based on their steady improvements in Project Momentum over the past three and a half years, resulting in exiting from CSI and ongoing student learning growth. Echo Mountain has become a model in the way it...

After the 2022-2023 school year, Deer Valley MS had a D (56.09%) letter grade as a school. By implementing clear goals, expectations, best instructional practices, and strong protocols around collaboration, their letter grade increased to a strong C (63.78%) for the 2023-2024 school year, and then...

The Arizona Department of Education is pleased to honor Washington School in the Winslow Unified School District with the Copper Apple Award. Washington School has exhibited excellence in action with the school raising its state letter grade from 66.56 points, a C in 2024-2025 to a 80.96 points, a B...

Amphitheater Public Schools has done some great work using their Gifted program evaluation to positively impact their gifted program and students in general. Vanessa Hill, the Gifted Education Coordinator, and team has re-imagined the gifted program to be more responsive to the gifted learners...