All the way to the bank
Sometimes it seems like only bad news comes out of public schools and test scores. That’s not the case.
At a recent state Board of Education meeting, six Oklahoma City Title I schools received money for exceeding Adequate Yearly Progress benchmarks by exceeding the Academic Performance Index un two or more years in mathematics, reading or exceptional student performance.
The recognition is part of the Title I Academic Achievement Awards under No Child Left Behind.
The awards honor high-poverty schools that have made significant improvements in reading and mathematics during the last three years, according to a state Department of Education press release.
For 2007, 19 Oklahoma schools earned the award, garnering approximately $429,000 in federal funds. Award amounts are based on enrollment.
“We are grateful to be able to reward schools that have gone the extra mile in helping all students be successful in reading and math, which are the focus areas of the federal Title I program and the building blocks of a quality education,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sandy Garrett said in the release.
The number of schools honored varies from year to year, depending primarily on the amount of federal funding allocated.
“Every winning Oklahoma school this year has a student poverty rate of 76 percent or greater,” Garrett said. “Poverty continues to pose significant challenges for Oklahoma families and for their schools. So these funds will be put to good use as our winning schools intensify their efforts to serve the students of our state who are most in need.”
The OKCPS schools are:
Columbus Enterprise Elementary
Mathematics
$40,370
Edgemere Elementary
Reading
$16,744
Fillmore Elementary
Reading
$37,535
Hayes Elementary
Reading
$25,421
Linwood Elementary
Mathematics
$24,562
Oakridge Elementary
Exceptional student performance
$5,000
To see all the Oklahoma schools recognized and their awards, click here.
Congratulations on the good work. Given the looks on principals and superintendents’ faces upon receiving the checks, I think the money is much appreciated.
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