1. 2012 Distinguished School Applicants Alum Rock Union SDJames McEntee Academy Berryessa Elementary SDLaneview Elementary Campbell Union SDForest Hill Elementary Marshall Lane Elementary Cupertino Union SDC. B. Eaton Elementary D. J. Sedgwick Elementary Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Meyerholz Elementary Regnart Elementary Stevens Creek Elementary Evergreen Elementary SDCarolyn A. Clark Elementary Evergreen Elementary Laurelwood Elementary Silver Oak Elementary Franklin McKinley SDVoices College Bound Language Academy Franklin Elementary Milpitas Unified SDAnthony Spangler Elementary Joseph Weller Elementary William Burnett Elementary Moreland SDCountry Lane Elementary Morgan Hill Unified SDCharter School of Morgan Hill Oak Grove SDGlider Elementary San Jose Unified SDGeorge W. Simonds Elementary Graystone Elementary Hacienda Environmental Science Magnet Williams Elementary Saratoga USDArgonaut Elementary SESDCumberland Elementary Ellis Elementary Union SDGuadalupe Elementary Idella Lietz Elementary

2. 2012 Signature Practices SitePrincipalSignature Practices McEnteeSylvia Villarreal  Targeted Intervention for Change  Science & Technology for Change LaneviewVirgie Catbagan  Cycle of Inquiry  Extended Day Learning Academy Forest HillDenise Khalid  Building Academic Language, Language Acquisition & Literacy  Creating a Community of Global Citizens Marshall LaneCarrie Andrews  Collaborative Data Analysis with the Student Equity Plan EatonKeri Van de Star  Step Up to Writing  Intervention Strategy Team / Student Study Team Process SedgwickCathy Stokes  Caring School Community  Comprehensive Palette of Intervention Programs EisenhowerLaurel Henderson  Reading Comprehension Strategies  Leadership Opportunities & Character Education MeyerholzLisa Hickey  Data-Driven Intervention  Incorporating Culture in Mandarin Immersion Program RegnartSteve Burrell  Podcasting: Promoting Reading Fluency & Poetry Appreciation in Special Ed  School Culture & Climate: Students Helping Students Stevens CreekVivian Franklin  Hands-On Science  Technology Enhances Curriculum ClarkBrian Martes  Building a Deliberate Partnership with the Community  Using Technology to Meet the Needs of All Students

3. 2012 Signature Practices SitePrincipalSignature Practices EvergreenStephen Sweeney  Using Collaboration to Improve Student Learning  Creating a Student Connected Campus Using Developmental Assets LaurelwoodLinda Mora  Systematic Teacher Collaboration to Close the Achievement Gap Across the Content Areas  Involving the Laurelwood Community to Improve Student Achievement Silver OakRosemary Gellman  Advancing Students through Child-Centered Learning  Building a Community of Learners through Collaboration Voices CollegeFrances Teso  Supporting Language Learners  Professional Learning Community FranklinJose Jacinto  Literacy Skills for Success in the Real World  Using Standard-Based Data to Guide Strategic Differentiation & Intervention Spangler Norma Jean McClellan  Differentiated Instruction  Positive School Environment WellerDamon James  Professional Learning Community  Pyramid of Intervention BurnettCatherine Wasliff  Systematic English Language Development  Data Driven Board Math Instruction County LaneNancy Cisler  Work Smarter - Not Harder: Using Data to Determine Instructional Focus  Accelerating Student Learning through Flexible Grouping Charter School of Morgan Hill Paige Cisewski  Reading Intervention  Science Literacy

4. 2012 Signature Practices SitePrincipalSignature Practices GliderLarry Harris  Focal Students within the Cycle of Inquiry Process  Guided Reading SimondsJanice Samuels  Targeted Instructional Practices  Positive Behavior Intervention & Support Hacienda Env. Science Melissa Mohammed  Science, The Hacienda Way  Thinking Maps WilliamsKaren Heverling  Tools for Critical Thinkiers  Voyager Passport Reading Intervention Programs GraystonePriscilla Spencer  Collaborative Structures  Powerful Instruction in Mathematics ArgonautAlex Chapman  Focused Science Instruction  1 st Grade Reading Intervention CumberlandPeter Fong  Professional Learning Communities  RtI2 EllisPepper Butler  Laying the Foundation for Student Achievement  Data-Driven Strategic Planning & Measureable Indicators for Student Progress GuadalupeRoberta Zarea  Data-Driven Student Support System  Caring School Community LietzChris Izor  Flexible Reading Program  Becoming a Professional Learning Community