VASJ designated as high-performing school

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School has been validated and certified as a Member School in the national network of Schools That Can, a not-for-profit organization committed to recognizing and improving quality performance in 21st century urban education.

“This designation is a tremendous honor,” said VASJ President Richard Osborne ’69. “Not only are we extremely proud to be selected for inclusion in this elite group, but we look forward to learning from our peers at other high-performance schools.”

As a Member School, Villa Angela-St. Joseph will be a resource to help high-potential schools improve and receive connections, partnerships and services to help improve their quality. Schools That Can builds trustful, local cross-sector urban school networks through open dialogue and collaboration at all levels of education, facilitates peer-to-peer learning nationwide, and accelerates the learning of 21st century skills.

“We are absolutely delighted that Villa Angela-St. Joseph in Cleveland, which is a faith-based school, applied for and passed STC’s rigorous validation process,” said Casey Lamb, validation committee leader of Schools That Can.
VASJ joins 128 other schools serving over 53,000 students throughout the United States.

“I am in awe of this dedication to and passion for quality education demonstrated by our teachers, volunteers, parents and children,” said Michael Druckman, STC’s executive chairman. “Now with eight STC network schools in Cleveland, we aim to reach a tipping point where the community will regard quality education as an expectation for all students, regardless of income level.”