LEADVILLE, Colo., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- West Park
Elementary School, part of Lake County School District, will be honored
today at the National Title I Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, as one of
two Colorado Title I Distinguished Schools. West Park Elementary School won
the award based on success, closing the achievement gap between students
eligible for free or reduced lunch and those not eligible. The school also
received $10,000 as part of the award.
"In January 2006, while looking at student data, the staff was in tears
trying to find success," West Park Principal Linda Adams said. "Now we are
again in tears having received this award. We followed our motto and did
'Whatever it takes.'"
That's when the school began implementing the Voyager Passport(TM)
reading intervention system and saw significant gains. During the 2005-2006
school year, only 75 percent of the students eligible for free or
reduced-price lunch scored at a proficient level on the Colorado Student
Assessment Program (CSAP). In 2006-2007, after using Voyager Passport, the
percentage soared to 95 percent -- an improvement of 20 percentage points.
"The success of our students on our state test, CSAP, is testimony to
the hard work and dedication of our teachers and students -- and thanks to
Voyager Expanded Learning, who has supported us all along the way," Adams
said. "We attribute our success to our partner, Voyager Expanded Learning."
Due to the continued success with Voyager Passport at West Park, Lake
County School District began implementing Passport Reading Journeys(TM),
Voyager's middle and high school reading intervention program for the 2007-
2008 school year.
West Park Elementary serves 270 students in grades two through four in
Lake County and Leadville, Colorado.
About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental
reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional
development programs, for school districts throughout the United States.
Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic
skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to
more than 900 school districts in cities such as Miami, Richmond, New York
and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance.
Voyager Expanded Learning, Inc. is a business unit of Voyager Learning
Company (OTC: VLCY) and is based in Dallas, Texas. For more information,
please visit http://www.voyagerlearning.com or call 1-888-399-1995.
SOURCE Voyager Expanded Learning
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