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The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system.
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School Improvement Grants Awarded
[ May 5, 2003 ] Ten B.C. schools have been awarded $5,000 grants for their proposals to boost
students’ literacy and numeracy skills. This is the second set of awards in a program
supporting interventions in schools with identified needs. The grants are provided by the
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE), a non-profit Canadian
education research agency.
The 10 schools will use their $5000 grants to develop and submit a detailed plan of
action. Six schools will be selected to receive an additional $20,000 each over two years
to carry out their strategies to meet their achievement targets. External researchers will
assist the schools to document their efforts so that the results may be shared with other
schools facing similar challenges.
From 38 applications received, the following schools were selected for their innovative
proposals:
Armstrong Elementary School, Armstrong
Lord Kelvin Comm. School, New Westminster
Diamond Vale Elementary School, Merritt
New Westminster Secondary School
Harwin Elementary School, Prince George
Parkside Centennial Elem. School, Aldergrove
Jarvis Elementary School, Delta
Queen’s Park School, Penticton
John McClure Community School, Abbotsford
Twelfth Avenue Elementary School, Burnaby
"Research tells us that schools serving at-risk students can
perform at high levels if given the necessary support", said Helen Raham, Executive
Director of SAEE. These schools are to be congratulated for choosing a valuable goal and
focusing efforts to improve outcomes for their students. This is important field research.
What we can learn from their strategies will help many other schools increase student
success."
SAEE’s School Improvement Grants Program is made possible by the generous support
of the Royal Bank Foundation, Hecht Foundation, Donner Canadian Foundation, and the
Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNet).
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