AHS is a 2017 Greatest Gains winner
Gov. Deal and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement honor Armuchee High School.
Gov. Deal and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement honor Armuchee High School.
Armuchee High School has been named as a 2017 Greatest Gains Platinum Award winner.
The announcement of the award came from Gov. Nathan Deal and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Friday. There are 226 public schools in the state across 54 districts that received the Highest Performing or Greatest Gains awards, up from 218 schools last year.
Armuchee High was a Greatest Gains Bronze Award winner last year, and was the only Rome or Floyd County school named a winner of either award.
“Congratulations to the educators and administrators in Georgia’s award-winning schools who have exceeded expectations in preparing their students,” said Deal in a news release. “By implementing the best methods for teaching young minds, educators at Highest Performing and Greatest Gains schools are going above and beyond to help their students develop the skills needed for future success. Young minds are Georgia’s most valuable resource and we appreciate the schools across the state working to provide each student with an opportunity to succeed.”
The school awards, developed by GOSA and approved by the State Board of Education, are part of Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System.
Highest Performing schools must earn a three-year average CCRPI — College and Career Ready Performance Index — achievement score that ranks in at least the 93rd percentile.
Greatest Gains schools must earn a three-year average CCRPI progress score that ranks in at least the 93rd percentile. Armuchee High had a 2017 average score on the CCRPI of 96.7 points, the highest out of high schools in the Northwest Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency.
Each award category has a Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze tier. More information on how awards are calculated is available on the GOSA website.
The 2017 Greatest Gains award winners consist of 139 schools across 50 districts and the 2017 Highest Performing award winners consist of 142 schools across 24 districts. Fifty-five schools in 17 districts are award winners in both categories.