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2007 California Schools of Character

Charles Mack Elementary
Located in Elk Grove Unified School District, in Sacramento County, Charles Mack Elementary is a diverse school with 16 different languages spoken by its students. The character education initiative at Charles Mack aims to give all students the skills they need to increase their emotional intelligence along with their academic intelligence. As a result of their hard work, they are happy to report a reduction in suspensions of 50% over the past year, and in increase in their API score from 2005 to 2006 of 42 points!

Prairie Elementary
Located in Elk Grove Unified School District, in Sacramento County, Prairie Elementary accepts responsibility to provide a positive, purposeful and orderly climate, where teaching and learning are first priority. Consequently, Prairie enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a learning community that values a strong academic focus and great character.

Orinda Intermediate School
Located in Orinda Union School District, in Contra Costa County, Orinda Intermediate School serves the city’s entire middle school population for students in grades six through eight. The goal of their character education program is to develop programs and strategies to help students learn to respect themselves and others, to value differences, and to interact with people in positive, considerate, and healthy ways. It is their mission to promote self-reliance and to foster a conviction that Orinda Intermediate School is more than an academic environment.

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