Today's Claremont Courier has a big article about the improvement that Vista has made in state testing scores. After being placed in Program Improvement last year, Vista del Valle turned a negative into a positive in improving its Academic Performance Index score by 50 points (770 to 820) during the 2009-10 school year. The statewide target score is 800. I can't help but think that one of the many factors that lead to this success is the opportunities the students have to learn music - not only in the classroom, but also the instrumental music in which many upper graders participate.
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