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Press Release Coweta County Schools Date: January 13, 2012
16 Coweta County schools Named as Distinguished Title I schools
16 Coweta County elementary schools have been honored as Distinguished Title I Schools by the state of Georgia.
The Georgia Department of Education’s Title I Recognition and Distinguished Schools program honors those Title I elementary and secondary schools that make adequate yearly progress (AYP) three or more consecutive years. AYP is determined under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Title I Distinguished Schools that have made AYP for three consecutive years are awarded a certificate of accomplishment, while those who have made AYP eight or more years receive a monetary award.
The school are:
Eastside Elementary School (9 years a distinguished school) - $2,295 awarded
Elm Street Elementary School (8 years a distinguished school) - $1,530 awarded
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School (8 years a distinguished school) - $1,530 awarded
Atkinson Elementary School (7 years a distinguished school)
Arnco-Sargent Elementary School (7 years a distinguished school)
Moreland Elementary School (7 years a distinguished school)
Northside Elementary School (7 years a distinguished school)
Newnan Crossing Elementary School (7 years a distinguished school)
Glanton Elementary (5 years a distinguished school)
Smokey Road Middle School (4 years a distinguished school)
Evans Middle School (2 years a distinguished school)
Welch Elementary School (2 years a distinguished school)
Arnall Middle School (1 year a distinguished school)
East Coweta Middle School (1 year a distinguished school)
Ruth Hill Elementary School (1 year a distinguished school)
Western Elementary School (1 year a distinguished school)
State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge named 824 Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools in his announcement on Thursday. Schools identified for recognition must meet or exceed AYP for three or more consecutive years and must have not been on the Unsafe Schools Choice Option (USCO) list within the last two years.
“These schools are showing that high expectations, coupled with effective educators in the building, produce outstanding student achievement," Superintendent Barge said. "I'm very pleased to recognize the educators, students and parents in these schools and school districts."
"With the academic bar increasing each year, it is not easy to continue making AYP," Superintendent Barge said. "These 824 schools have proven that it can be done even when there are challenges."
