Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools January 2015 | Page 11
Rocky River Elementary identified as
Title 1 Reward School
Rocky River Elementary School is one of 78 Title 1 schools
statewide that has been recognized for student performance.
The school has earned state recognition as 2014-15 Title 1 Reward
School again this year. It was designated as a “high performance
school.” Last year Rocky River Elementary School was designated
among high-progress Title 1 schools in the state.
Richardson said her school was recognized again this year because
its academic performance is higher than not only many other Title 1
schools, but many non-title 1 schools, as well.
“Our students consistently learn and grow at high levels resulting in
achievement that makes others notice and wonder, ‘What is going on at
that school?’ ” she said.
“Amazing and targeted teaching from our staff helps our students
move along a pathway to reach grade-level proficiency,” she added.
“Our students care and take pride in their work and take responsibility
as leaders of their own learning.”
Richardson added that her school community cares, holds one
another accountable, and “believes in our children and accepts only the
best from our students.”
Rocky River was selected based on assessment data from the 201314 school year and the two previous years. A “reward school” is a Title
I school that is either:
• A “highest-performing school” which is a school among the top
10 percent of Title I schools in the State that have the highest absolute
performance over a number of years for the “all students” group and
for all subgroups on the statewide assessments; or
• A “high-progress school” which is a school among the 10 percent
of Title I schools in the State that are making the most progress in
improving the performance of the “all students” group over a number
of years on the statewide assessments.
All Reward Schools are invited to submit portfolios that identify the
best practices that contributed to their success. Members of the Title I
Distinguished Schools Advisory Council review the portfolios and, along
with on-site visits, determine one school for each category to represent
North Carolina in the national Title I Distinguished Schools Program.
For a complete list of all North Carolina 2014-2015 Title 1 Rewards
Schools, visit the DPI web site.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/program-monitoring/esea/
reward/2014-15reward-list.xls
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--This article was written by Deb Coates Bledsoe and provided courtesy
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Rocky River Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Hayley Turner
instructs students on their next assignment.
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