posted by:
Mashburn, Noelle B - MNPS at Aug 27, 2012 4:14:00 PM
Nashville has new reason to celebrate! The Tennessee Department of Education released its inaugural list of Reward Schools and 14 of the state’s top performing schools are right here in Davidson County:
- Bellshire Elementary
- Hattie Cotton Elementary
- Dupont Elementary
- Glendale Spanish Immersion
- Head Middle
- Hume-Fogg Magnet High
- Lockeland Elementary
- Martin Luther King Jr Magnet
- McGavockElementary
- Meigs Middle Magnet
- Nashville School of the Arts
- New Vision Academy
- Percy Priest Elementary
- Rose Park Math & Science Middle Magnet
“This is a great accomplishment for our schools,” said Director of Schools Dr. Jesse Register, “and we are so proud of them. The innovative teaching, the dedication, and the true sense of community that we are seeing throughout Metro Schools is exciting. We still have work to do, but we are on the right path.”
This first announcement of Reward Schools includes 166 schools across the state. Five percent of schools on the list were recognized for success rate in 3-8 math, 3-8 reading/language arts, 3-8 science, Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology I, and graduation rate. The other five percent of schools made the list based on high TVAAS scores (value-added).
Governor Bill Haslam and Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman celebrated the Reward Schools with a live-streamed announcement earlier today. Schools across thestate were invited to join the stream and hear words of congratulations from the Governor, First Lady Crissy Haslam and Commissioner Huffman.
Tennessee unveiled its new accountability system in early 2012 under a U. S. Department of Education waiver from the No Child Left Behind guidelines. The new system emphasizes increases in student achievement among all student groups as well as closing any achievement gaps in student groups. Metro Schools earned intermediate status for the district as a whole, meeting seven of nine benchmarks and showing increases in student achievement.
