About Pine Valley
Mission Statement
The
mission of Pine Valley
Middle School is to
encourage and support the
intellectual, social,
physical, and emotional
growth of all students.
Pine
Valley Middle School
continually encourages and
supports the intellectual,
social, physical and
emotional growth of all
students, recognizing their
unique needs as middle grade
students.
Vision Statement
In
order to support the needs
of our students, Pine
Valley:
- Delivers equal
access to standards-based,
academically rigorous
curriculum for all students.
- Presents a
variety of research-based
instructional strategies and
assessments to respond to
students' diverse needs.
- Provides a
safe, orderly and nurturing
environment in which
students understand their
responsibility to one
another and to the school
community.
- Enhances the
development of character,
creativity, imagination, and
personal goals.
- Recognizes
that as a community of
learners, students, parents
and all staff have a
responsibility to work
collaboratively and
collegially using technology
to advance student
achievement.
- Promotes
acceptance, celebrates
diversity and uniqueness,
and encourages pride in
school while contributing to
the greater good of the
community.
- Prepares
students for their
continuing education and the
opportunities of the 21st
Century.
SARC - 2008-2009 Executive Summary School Accountability Report Card
California Distinguished
School
 The 2009 California
School Recognition Program (CSRP)
directly focuses on
California’s students and
their entitlement to an
equitable and rigorous
education. Under the 2009
CSRP, the California
Distinguished Schools Award
identifies and honors those
schools that have
demonstrated educational
excellence for all students.
In order to be invited to
apply for Distinguished
School honors, schools must
meet a variety of
eligibility criteria
including designated federal
and state accountability
measures based on No Child
Left Behind (NCLB),
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP),
and the Academic Performance
Index (API) requirements.
Elementary and secondary
(middle and high) schools
are recognized during
alternate years. The criteria
for school selection are
based on the submission of
an application, including a
comprehensive description of
two of the school’s
successful signature
practices, an application
review, along with a site
visit designed to validate
the full implementation of
the submitted practices.
Applications are reviewed
for completeness by teams of
educators from across the
state under the direction of
the CDE. Applications deemed
complete will move forward
in the process as a state
nominee. Each nominee
receives a site visit by a
team of educators to
validate the full
implementation of the
submitted practices. The
site visits are conducted as
a collaborative effort
between the CDE and county
superintendents of schools.
Schools selected for
recognition are honored as
Distinguished Schools at an
awards ceremony where State
Superintendent O’Connell
presents each school with a
2009 California
Distinguished School plaque
and flag. The event and
awards are funded by
donations from many of
California’s most prominent
corporations and statewide
education organizations.
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