Information provided by Scott Wilbur, Accelerated Achievement Academy principal. Lea este articulo en español aquí.
We have even more great news to share with our families and community! AAA students have achieved even higher California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores in 2024. AAA student growth/performance have far exceeded state and national performance in closing the learning gaps caused by the Pandemic’s educational disruption. In fact, based on 2024 CAASPP achievement scores, AAA has officially closed all Pandemic performance gaps campus-wide!
The CAASPP exam is the state and federal government’s prime measure of student achievement. Student CAASPP scores reflect how well California students perform on nationally adopted Common Core Subject Standards. The CAASPP System is designed to give information to teachers, students, and their families about what students know and are able to do. It also indicates whether students are on track to be ready for success in college or career when they graduate from high school (nationally).
CAASPP results are the best measure educators have to gauge student achievement locally and across the state and nation. AAA continues to be a top 2% state performer. AAA’s 2023 CAASPP scores and campus culture earned our school a CA Distinguished School Award!
More about AAA
The Accelerated Achievement Academy (AAA) is “… an exceptionally high performing National Blue Ribbon School*” that all Hollister students can apply to attend. Over the years AAA has proven itself to be an extraordinary 4th-8th learning environment for students and a caring partner to our families and community. But AAA is not resting on credentials or awards!
Everyday AAA teachers use evidence based professional development and instructional practices to grow HSD students even more! We have embraced Project Based Learning (PBL) school-wide and are daily pushing students for deeper and more complex understandings of the world and their place in it. We only assign 90 minutes of homework a day (60 min. of practice and 30 min. of pleasure reading) and use the best research based instruction and assessment practices in education.
The AAA staff is deeply committed to growing students into kind and compassionate individuals. We build student relational skills to raise the social and emotional capacity of every student. Our school trained to strengthen student connections to each other and their teachers. Each classroom builds a Social Contract (agreement of behavior) that inspires us all to be our best selves inside and outside the classroom.
Everyday we strive to be better partners with our families and community. We work closely with our Parent Club to send our students to world class learning centers and cultural institutions to expand their horizons. We build strong and enduring partnerships with local businesses and San Benito High School.
The future of AAA is bright. Our students, families, teachers and community celebrate each student’s potential to grow even more! We work together to ensure that AAA becomes one of the best schools in the world!
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