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Earlier this week, Canutillo Middle School faced off  against Jose J. Alderete Middle School for the 2020 Census Virtual Questionnaire Challenge.

Canutillo Middle took the contest, completing 90 responses to Alderete’s 44 and will be awarded $1,000 that will go towards the school’s educational programs and technology.

District and Census officials shared that the competition was started to encourage CISD students’ families to self-respond and help shape a better future for all Canutillo ISD families.

CISD Superintendent Dr. Pedro Galaviz and middle school principals Christopher Judge and Dr. Oscar Rico encouraged all families to participate in the 2020 Census Competition.

“Each principal informed the parents with details on date, time and school’s individual numbers to call,” census officials said. “Canutillo Middle School English teacher Mrs. Erika Gamboa took the extra step by encouraging student’s families to complete the Census questionnaire…Alderete Middle School Science teacher Mr. Todd Martin went out of his way by inspiring student’s families to do the same.”

During the competition, sworn-in U.S. Census Bureau response assistants assisted CISD parents to complete the questionnaire. Spanish representatives were available.

Census officials added that the importance of the competition was to educate families on how the 2020 Census count impacts the federal funds that communities receive each year for programs and services that are critical for schools, students, and younger children, such as:

• Special education, Head Start, after-school programs, and classroom technology.
• Food assistance, including free and reduced-price school lunches.
• Maternal and child health programs.

Information on why the 2020 Census matters for schools can be found by clicking here.  More information on Statistics in Schools program for teaching children at home can be found via this website

For more information about the 2020 Census, click here.

Three schools in the Canutillo Independent School District have made the honor roll.

“We continue our strong reputation and work hard every day to become a premier school district,” said Dr. Pedro Galaviz, Canutillo ISD Superintendent of Schools. “Our principals create the conditions for teachers and students to thrive, leading to recognitions like this.”

Jose Damian Elementary, Canutillo Middle School, and Northwest Early College High School have been named to the 2018 – 2019 Educational Results Partnership Star Honor Roll for their high achievement in student success.

While these campuses are already on the national map for high quality teaching and learning, for high schools, the Honor Roll recognition also includes measures of college readiness.

Northwest Early College High School, who has been selected to the Star Honor Roll four consecutive years, was named a 2018 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education – the highest honor given to a school by the federal government.

Along with their debut on the Star Honor Roll, Canutillo Middle School was designated as a T-STEM academy by TEA, making the District one of only a few in the state of Texas to have a 6th – 12th grade T-STEM track.

Jose Damian Elementary, also on the STAR Honor Roll for the first time, is in its second year of being a STEM focused school and prides itself on its focus on intervention, acceleration, and closing the achievement gap.

The program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE), is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes. It recognizes schools and districts that have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time, and a reduction in achievement gaps among student populations.