The Richland Elementary School, located at 321 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904 has been named a Title I Distinguished School for the 2018-2019 school year by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs. The PA Department of Education selected 158 Title I schools (out of approximately 1700) to be recognized. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Federal Programs, will honor Richland Elementary School in January at the 2019 Title I Improving Schools’ Performance Conference in Pittsburgh.
Each year, the Division of Federal Programs honors the top performing Title I schools in Pennsylvania. This year, they used the approved ESEA Flexibility Waiver designation of Reward: Highest Achievement and Reward: High Progress.
Reward: High Achievement Schools are the highest 5% of Title I schools based on English Language Arts (ELA) and Math PSSA proficiency that met all four Annual Measurable Outcomes (AMOs).
Reward: High Progress Schools are the highest 5% of Title I schools based on English Language Arts (ELA) and Math Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS) growth that met all four Annual Measurable Outcomes (AMOs).
Title I is a 100% federally funded supplemental educational program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies to improve learning opportunities. Title I programs are designed to help children meet the state content and performance standards in reading, language arts, and mathematics.
For more information, please contact Kelly Lashinsky, Assistant Elementary School Principal at [email protected] or via phone at 814-266-5757.