The 2010 Illinois Spotlight School Award has been given to Glendale School on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education.  This award recognizes a high poverty school where academic performance is closing the achievement gap.  Glendale was one of 300 Spotlight Schools located in urban, suburban, and rural areas earning honors this year.

The criteria for selecting Spotlight Schools are as follows:

At least half of the students enrolled were classified as low-income in 2010.

Schools must have made Adequate Yearly Progress for the last two years, 2009 and 2010, as required by No Child Left Behind.

At least 60 percent of students must have met or exceeded standards in both reading and mathematics in 2010, and at least 50 percent of students met or exceeded those same standards in the two preceeding years; 2009 and 2008.

Help Glendale celebrate this success by sharing the good news with our community!

2010 Illinois Spotlight Schools Website
Area Schools win statewide Board of Education awards - pjstar.com