The National Center for Urban School Transformation has named Uplift Education's Peak Preparatory as one if its 2012 National Excellence in Urban Education Award winners. The 14 award-winning principals will present interactive breakout sessions at our Excellence in Urban Education National Symposium in San Diego, May 23-25, 2012. Winners also receive $2,500 and a banner acknowledging them as one of the best urban schools in the country. For more information visit www.ncust.org. 

And the Winners are…

Elementary Winners

1.   C.E. Rose Elementary, Tucson Unified School District, AZ
2.   Lauderbach Elementary,  Chula Vista Elementary School District, CA
3.   Montgomery Elementary,  Chula Vista Elementary School District, CA
4.   Otay Elementary, Chula Vista Elementary School District, CA
5.   Columbus Elementary, Glendale Unified School District, CA
6.   Jim Thorpe Fundamental School, Santa Ana Unified School District, CA
7.   R.N. Harris Integrated Arts, Durham Public Schools, NC

Middle School Winners

8.   Mueller Charter, Chula Vista Elementary School District, CA
9.   National City Middle, Sweetwater Unified High School District, CA
10. William Dandy Middle, Broward County Schools, FL
11. William Bryant Middle, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, OH

High School Winners

12.   MC2 STEM High, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, OH
13.   Trinidad Garza Early College High, Dallas Independent School District, TX
14.   Uplift Education Peak Prep High, Uplift Education Charter School Network, TX