Schools in Detroit, Flint, and Ferndale Receive
The Golden Apple Achievement Award
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Edison Schools (Nasdaq: EDSN),
the nation's largest private manager of public schools, announced today that
three of its partnership schools, Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA)
in Detroit; Garfield-Edison Partnership School in Flint; and Edison Oakland
Public School Academy (EOPSA) in Ferndale, have each received the prestigious
2002 Golden Apple Award from Michigan Governor John Engler. These schools were
recognized and rewarded for their noteworthy improvement on the Michigan
Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) exams.
Edison Oakland Academy was the only school in Ferndale; Garfield-Edison
was the only school in Flint; and DEPSA was one of fifteen Detroit schools to
receive this academic honor. Overall, only 125 schools throughout the state
were recognized for their "most improved" performance on the MEAP exam.
Winning schools will receive a cash award of $10,000 to be used for school
improvements.
Across all grades and subjects areas, the average total gain on the MEAP
exam in the percentage of students meeting and/or exceeding standards since
opening is 30.1 percentile points at Detroit Edison Public School Academy
(Principal Ralph Bland), 7.8 percentile points at Edison-Oakland Public School
Academy (Principal Karen Zimmerman), and 13.5 percentile points at
Garfield-Edison Partnership School (Principal Gail Georgette Parks).
"We are so proud of these Michigan schools," said John Chubb, Edison's
Chief Education Officer. "These awards represent outstanding improvement in
student achievement and signify the hard work and dedication of our
principals, teachers and students. This honor serves as a confirmation of the
successful partnership between Edison and its Michigan partners in improving
educational opportunities and outcomes for our students and their families."
"We are very proud of this award," said EOPSA Principal Karen Zimmerman.
"We will continue to focus on academic achievement."
"Finding out that we are recipients of a Golden Apple Award has made all
of our efforts worthwhile," said Garfield-Edison Principal Gail Georgette
Parks. "We're elated to receive this recognition. It feels so good to know
that your students are improving everyday, and that they will have a fighting
chance to be whatever they want to be!"
About the Golden Apple Awards
To qualify for a Golden Apple Award, elementary schools with 50 or more
students enrolled must have at least 90 percent of their students take the
MEAP tests, and meet one or both of the following criteria: students'
composite scores for Mathematics, Science, Reading, and Writing (in fourth and
fifth grades) must have increased by at least 60 points over the past three
academic years; or the students' test scores are among the highest in the
state for that school year.
About Edison
Edison Schools manages 150 public schools with a total enrollment of
approximately 80,000 students. Through contracts with local school districts
and public charter school boards, Edison generally assumes educational and
operational responsibility for individual schools in return for funding that
is comparable to that spent on other public schools in the area. Over the
course of three years of intensive research, Edison's team of leading
educators and scholars developed an innovative, research-based curriculum and
school design. Edison opened its first four schools in August 1995, and has
grown rapidly in every subsequent year. For more information, please visit
http://www.edisonschools.com.
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Edison on or about the date hereof about future expectations, plans and
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forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including the risk factors discussed in our most recent annual report
on form 10-K/A filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in
this press release represent Edison's estimates as of November 8, 2002.
Edison anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its
estimates to change. While Edison may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, Edison specifically disclaims any
obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing Edison's estimates or views as of any date subsequent to
November 8, 2002.
SOURCE Edison Schools
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