Announcing the 2018 Gold Medal Honorees

Announcing the 2018 Gold Medal Honorees

37 GOLD MEDAL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS

This school year we saw the largest and most impressive group of Gold Medal schools yet. The 9,851 students in these 37 Gold Medal schools mastered 271,313 math objectives and worked 191,720 hours in Ascend Math.  Most students gained from 1 to 4 grade levels in math. Each school’s implementation is unique and yet all have achieved tremendous strides toward fulfilling their ambitious goals. Success looks so different to each Gold Medal School.  We want you to hear it in their words.

Apache Elementary
Fort Stockton, TX

Submitted By Christina Barlow

Apache Elementary adopted Ascend Math to assist students that were having a difficult time in math and not excelling. “As students achieve levels, they are celebrated with a presentation of their certificates and presented with prizes.”

Apache Elementary School
Apache Elementary School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Apache Elementary

Clayton Valley
Charter High School
Concord, CA

Submitted By Kathleen Magana

Clayton Valley Charter High School uses Ascend Math with all populations including their before school program, Math Café, after school programs, a Saturday Bridge Program, and in class for SPED support courses, Credit Recovery, and Summer School.

"The motivation of most students is positive. They look forward to the time they spend on the program." - Kathleen Magana, Clayton Valley Charter School
Clayton Valley Charter High School

Crosby Middle School
Crosby, TX

Submitted By Holli Pharis

Crosby Middle School adopted Ascend Math to address the needs of Tier 3 RTI students. “When the program is used with fidelity, significant results are seen in student growth.”

Crosby Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal #AscendMathGoldMedal
Crosby Middle School
Crosby Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal #AscendMathGoldMedal
Crosby Middle School

Dorchester County
Public Schools
Cambridge, MD

Submitted By Anna Howie

Educators at Dorchester County Public Schools improved their students’ performance on the PARCC test by giving them an opportunity to close persisting gaps with the Ascend Math program. Ascend Math was selected because it created a personalized program for the students to work on areas that they needed to improve. The program offered Live Tracker, to assist teachers with monitoring their students’ progress.

"Ascend Math between the pre and post tests. OR Ascend Math creates a personalized program for our students to work on areas that they needed to improve on." - Anna Howie, Dorchester County Public Schools
Dorchester County Public Schools

El Paso Leadership Academy
El Paso, TX

Submitted By Azereth Mendoza

At El Paso Leadership Academy “Ascend Math has helped every scholar individually by closing gaps that if not closed would hold them back grade levels and affect their academic standing once they attend High School and to the University.”

"Ascend's math objective implementation works miracles. Gaps that as a teacher may sometimes be overseen are covered in ascend math in a very well mannered pace." - Azereth Mendoza, El Paso Leadership Academy
El Paso Leadership Academy

Falmouth Middle School
Falmouth, ME

Submitted By Donna Albury

Falmouth Middle School has adopted Ascend Math for several years. Educators have seen an increase in NWEA scores and stronger classroom performance because gaps and weaknesses in foundational concepts and skills are getting in their way less and less as they work on higher level math.

Falmouth Middle School

Frank O’Bannon
Elementary School
Hammond, IN

Submitted By Allison Lenzo

Educators at Frank O’Bannon Elementary School assign all of their 1st through 5th grade students who have been identified as High Ability math students to Ascend Math. Ascend students who meet the weekly goal of completing 75-90 minutes and passing at least 3 objectives receive recognition during the morning announcements and earn a reward ticket.

Frank O’Bannon Elementary School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Frank O’Bannon Elementary School
Frank O’Bannon Elementary School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Frank O’Bannon Elementary School

George I Sanchez
Charter School
Houston, TX

Submitted By Lisa Ratcliff

George I Sanchez Charter School uses Ascend Math to reteach and reinforce math concepts that students have previously struggled with in prior classes. This allows core math instructors to focus on their grade level content while at the same time ensuring that each individual student’s weaknesses are addressed. This approach has already shown positve results.

George I Sanchez Charter School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
George I Sanchez Charter School
George I Sanchez Charter School

Giddings Intermediate School
Giddings, TX

Submitted By Sarah Borowicz

Giddings Intermediate School uses Ascend Math with their inclusion and resource students as well as for RTI and state assessment accelerated instruction.

Giddings Intermediate School

Hoosier Academies
Network of Schools
Indianapolis, IN

Submitted By Dana Smith

Educators at Hoosier Academies Network of Schools review monthly Ascend Math Activity Reports to measure progress and outcomes. Tier 2/Tier 3, High Ability, Special Education, and English Language Learners all have access to Ascend Math.

Hoosier Academies Network of Schools

Husky Academy
St. Louis, MO

Submitted By Megan Steward

Husky Academy educators utilize Ascend Math within their suspension program and students have gained confidence in themselves to Ascend in Math. Ascend Math supports their multi-grade level classrooms and helps those who are struggling with content.

Husky Academy

Johnsburg Elementary School
Johnsburg, IL

Submitted By Sherry Kegel

Johnsburg Elementary School students have seen 2 to 3 level growths within 6 months using Ascend Math. “Ascend has made a huge impact on our students math scores. The majority of the students math MAPS scores improved to low achievement with high gain in improvement.”

Johnsburg Elementary School

Joseph Hess Elementary
Hammond, IN

Submitted By Erica Robinson

Educators at Joseph Hess Elementary utilize Ascend Math for high ability, RTI and Special Education. “The average gain for our high ability students is 51.6% this year!”

Joseph Hess Elementary

Kandy Stripe Academy
Houston, TX

Submitted By Pamela Johnson

Students utilized Ascend Math during their designated lab time. Students are encouraged to use Ascend Math at home using any device with an internet connection. Students are working at their own pace filling in gaps and accelerating learning above grade level. One 5th grader is working at a 7th grade level and loves Ascend Math. Math is her favorite subject.

Kandy Stripe Academy has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Kandy Stripe Academy
"We have seen an increase in student progress in skills, formative assessments and classroom performance." - Pamela Johnson, Kandy Stripe Academy
Kandy Stripe Academy

Lakeside Christian School
Clearwater, FL

Submitted By John Keller

Educators at Lakeside Christian School assigned Ascend Math to RTI students to provide the leveled support each student needs to successfully navigate state standards and college and career readiness expectations.

Lakeside Christian School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018!
Lakeside Christian School
Lakeside Christian School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018!
Lakeside Christian School

Lakeview Middle School
Rossville, GA

Submitted By Michele Privett & Emily Arnold

Lakeview Middle School has implemented Ascend Math school wide for Tier 2 remediation, as well as Tier 3 intervention in Math workshops. Lakeview Middle School is also using Ascend in their resource and co-teaching classrooms. Educators are seeing a boost in their students’ confidence and an increase of 1-2 letter grades on grade reports as students are developing a better understanding of their math concepts and objectives.

Lakeview Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Lakeview Middle School
Lakeview Middle School

Lansdowne Middle School
Baltimore, MD

Submitted By Hilary Frankle

Lansdowne Middle School adopted Ascend Math to assist students in learning, re-learning, or practicing important pre-requisite math skills that are necessary for students to be successful in their current math classes.

Lansdowne Middle School

Lowell Middle School
Lowell, IN

Submitted By Tracy Kohler

Lowell Middle school has implemented Ascend Math as an RTI program. 65% of the students in Ascend have improved two or more grade levels. 40% of those actually improved three levels or more, one student achieved an improvement of five levels.

Lowell Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Lowell Middle School
Lowell Middle School

M.C. Williams Middle School
Houston, TX

Submitted By Twyla Joseph

M.C. Williams Middle School implemented Ascend Math to support scaffolding instruction for both station rotation and whole group instruction. Students utilize Ascend weekly in some classes and daily in intervention classes for students that were not successful on the state STAAR assessments.

M.C. Williams Middle School

Manhattan Adult Learning Center
Manhattan, KS

Submitted By Vickie Fix-Turkowski

Manhattan Ogden implemented Ascend Math at the Adult Learning Center where they have seen great results. They have expanded into two middle schools and a high school where students are making gains on their NWEA map Scores.

Manhattan Adult Learning Center

Marion P Thomas Charter School District
Newark, NJ

Submitted By Susan Confrancisco

Marion P Thomas Charter School District adopted Ascend Math to prepare for PARCC. The district’s math director has observed students making significant progress in passing objectives.

Marion P Thomas Charter School District

Mercer Schools
Mercer, WI

Submitted By Brent Wambold

Past Gold Medalist Mercer Schools are seeing energized students that are seeking extra time to work on their weaknesses and achievements in Ascend Math.

Mercer Schools

Northeast High School
Macon, GA

Submitted By Shawnder Worthington

Northeast High School adopted Ascend Math as a study skills intervention during the school day with the most at-risk students. One teacher provides a blended learning model of instruction to fifteen students during each class period. 80% of students have completed at least one level. One student has grown 6 levels.

Northeast High School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Northeast High School
Northeast High School

Oak Forest Elementary
Vidor, TX

Submitted By Shannon DeVillier

Ascend Math is used as a tool for tier 3 RTI intervention at Oak Forest Elementary School. Ascend, in combination with small group instruction has helped many students fill gaps that had previously caused their learning to stall.

"The program goes back and "scoops up" the foundational skills that are missing in each child's math development so they can begin to advance their learning." - Shannon DeVillier, Oak Forest Elementary School
Oak Forest Elementary

Pike-Delta-York Middle School
Delta, OH

Submitted By Jon Mignin

Pike-Delta-York Middle School implemented Ascend Math to close math skill gaps resulting in grade level growth and thereby improving State Test Results.

Pike-Delta-York Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Pike-Delta-York Middle School
Pike-Delta-York Middle School

Pine Forest Elementary
Vidor, TX

Submitted By Darla Marino

Pine Forest Elementary adopted Ascend Math for their Tier 3 students who attend RTI classes. Their students use Ascend Math three to four times a week along with classroom instruction. “We adopted Ascend because we needed a strong intervention strategy to help our seriously struggling students …With Ascend, those students can get the practice they need to master prerequisite skills they need to be successful.”

Pine Forest Elementary

St. William Catholic School
Walled Lake, MI

Submitted By Linda Jackson

In this tech-savvy world, St. William is using Ascend Math in place of the traditional textbook which allows students to work at home and school.

St. Williams Catholic School

Stephen F. Austin
Elementary School
Dayton, TX

Submitted By Krystal Rogers

The use of Ascend Math at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School in conjunction with mini lessons has allowed students to grow 1-3 grade levels in a short period of time.

Stephen F. Austin Elementary has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Stephen F. Austin Elementary
Stephen F. Austin Elementary

Swanton Middle School
Swanton, OH

Submitted By Matthew Smith

Swanton Middle School adopted Ascend Math to assist with student growth and as a large part of their Math Curriculum. ”We have each student complete 3 lessons per week and we have a reward program for students who achieve more than the expectation. It is a fantastic supplemental tool to reinforce objectives and learning goals in all grade levels 5th through 8th.”

Swanton Middle School

Sweeny Elementary School
Sweeny, TX

Submitted By Leah Liserio

At Sweeny Elementary School the Ascend Math program is used for RTI students. Ascend Math is also used as a student progress tracking and data collection system to ensure mastery within students’ RTI plans.

Sweeny Elementary School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Sweeny Elementary School
Sweeny Elementary School

Sweeny Junior High School
Sweeny, TX

Submitted By Heather Raynor

Sweeny Junior High School uses Ascend Math as differentiated remediation in their Power Up Math class. Their students were able to complete an average of 2 objectives per hour. More than half of students have progressed at least 1 grade level.

Sweeny Junior High

Tulsa Legacy Charter School Upper Academy
Tulsa, Ok

Submitted By Kaye Quarterman

Tulsa Legacy Charter School Upper Academy adopted Ascend Math to remediate and close foundational skill gaps. “In Semester 1, We have seen an average 14% increase in student performance across grades 5th-8th using Ascend.”

Tulsa Legacy Charter School Upper Academy

Vidor Elementary School
Vidor, TX

Submitted By Johnna Neil

Vidor Elementary School adopted Ascend Math to help Tier 3 students fill in their missing math gaps. Students were placed in small group intervention for 30 minutes a day to find these gaps and are now using Ascend during the 30 minutes to fill these gaps.

Vidor Elementary School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018!
Vidor Elementary School

Walatowa High
Charter School
Jemez Pueblo, NM

Submitted By Arrow Wilkinson

Walatowa Charter High School uses Ascend Math for college and career readiness. “Ascend Math provides a solution for identifying and reviewing skills in an accelerated format.” 74% of students completed one level or more in 6 months. Overall, students have completed over 1,370 objectives in more than 750 hours of work.

Walatowa High Charter School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Walatowa High Charter School
Walatowa High Charter School

Weeki Wachee High School
Weeki Wachee, FL

Submitted By Kirsten Mihok

Weeki Wachee High School has implemented Ascend Math with their special education students. The content in the Ascend Math program is written for students at the high school level yet instructs students at their independent tested level. “It seems like a win-win situation now that my students have the routine down…”

Weeki Wachee High School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal
Weeki Wachee High School

William S. Holland
Middle School
Houston, TX

Submitted By Samyra Rogers

William S. Holland Middle School educators have seen students’ math skills grow significantly over a short period of time. The program serves as a method through which teachers can differentiate instruction so that students can close below grade level gaps while still allowing for instructional time with the teacher on the actual grade level. “Using Ascend to differentiate means less planning and preparation for our teachers.”

William S. Holland Middle School has been awarded an Ascend Math Gold Medal for 2018! #AscendMathGoldMedal #AscendMathGoldMedal
William S. Holland Middle School

Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Dayton, TX

Submitted By Sara Sexton

Woodrow Wilson Junior High adopted Ascend Math as an elective class to assist students in their regular math class. “These students work in Ascend to fill gaps so that they can be successful in their current grade level. Ascend is personalized to the student and allows for us to fill the gaps that the changes in curriculum might have caused.”

Woodrow Wilson Junior High