Congratulations to Auburn's Chinook Elementary School, and Seattle's Denny International Middle School and Chief Sealth International High School, for winning the KCTS/9 Pathways to Excellence Awards! We are proud of the personalized learning approaches all of these schools are modeling, since the goal of our region's Race to the Top grant is personalized learning for every student.

The awards are selected by KCTS/9 in partnership with the Washington State Board of Education, and recognize schools making measurable progress creating greater educational opportunity for all students.

The goal at Chinook Elementary School in Auburn is to have each child reading at or above his or her grade level; the instructors at Chinook have found that academic success and improved behavior go hand in hand, so their curriculum includes constant checkups with students to make sure they are grasping key concepts. At Denny International Middle School in Seattle, a standards-based system is used which focuses on mastering skills and meeting learning goals; to help students reach these goals, the school offers community groups, university tutors and individual, personalized services. Seattle's Chief Sealth International High School is dedicated to educating students so they can become global citizens; with a wide variety of specialized coursework, the school is setting a foundation for success for their diverse student population.

Congratulations to these schools for their commitment to providing greater educational opportunities for all students! For more information, please see the KCTS/9 website.

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