Gwinnett schools recognized for reducing student
achievement gap.
Twelve Gwinnett County schools have been recognized nationally for
significantly narrowing the student achievement gap between higher
and lower performing student groups during the 2003-04 and 2004-05
school years. The recognition is based on the evaluation performed
by Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services. Final results identify
nine Gwinnett elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high
school as schools that have reduced the gap in at least one of three
categories; Black and White student achievement, Hispanic and White
student achievement, and economically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged
student achievement.
According to SchoolMatters, a service of Standard and Poor's, “These
schools are recognized here in the hopes that they may serve as benchmarks
and sources of promising practices for educators elsewhere in the
state who are trying to close achievement gaps while improving the
achievement of all students.”
Dr. Cindy Loe, associate superintendent for Teaching and Learning,
echoes this praise, saying, “We are extremely proud of the principals
and teachers at these schools. They have demonstrated their commitment
to helping all students achieve at high levels. It is gratifying to
have an outside party applaud their efforts.”
Gwinnett County Public Schools is one of only three Georgia school
systems that each have more than five schools that have significantly
narrowed at least one achievement gap between student groups. The
Gwinnett schools recognized for closing in on the achievement gap
in the economically disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged category
include Centerville Elementary, Chattahoochee Elementary, Dacula Elementary,
B.B. Harris Elementary, McKendree Elementary, Rebecca Minor
Elementary, Shiloh Elementary, K. E. Taylor Elementary, Alton C. Crews
Middle, and Peachtree Ridge High. These ten Gwinnett schools are part
of a group of 69 schools across Georgia recognized under this category.
