Dear Families,
The School Board and I are immensely proud of the hard work of our students, teachers, and staff and of the support and dedication of our parent community.
Please see the message below from the State Superintendent of Public Education.
Dear Superintendent/Principal Rima Meechan:
Congratulations! West Side Union Elementary School is being recognized as a 2023 California Distinguished School. This is an exceptional achievement. The California Distinguished Schools program recognizes schools for their excellent work in one of two categories: closing the achievement gap and achieving exceptional student performance. To select California Distinguished Schools, the California Department of Education (CDE) uses multiple measures to identify eligible schools based on their performance on the state indicators as specified on the California School Dashboard (Dashboard). Specifically, the 356 elementary schools who are being recognized this year were selected by analyzing data reported through the 2022 Dashboard, including assessment results, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, and socioeconomic data.
You can view the news release announcing this year’s Distinguished Schools on the CDE News Releases Year 2023 web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr23/yr23rel01.asp.
I commend you and your school community on your success!
Sincerely,
Tony Thurmond
State Superintendent of Public Instruction