Friday, November 14, 2003
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Friday, November 14, 2003 |
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Northgate moves off state hit list By JOHN THOMPSON “We’re pleased to finally have gotten the letter.” The words of Coweta County School Public Information officer Dean Jackson summarizes the whole school system’s feelings about learning that Northgate High School is no longer on the ‘not making adequate progress” list of schools. Jackson said Northgate High School met all requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation this year. In August, Northgate had been placed on the No Child Left Behind "AYP" list because state records indicated that the school had not met standards that require 95 percent of all students within all subgroups to be tested. The school appealed, producing records that showed that over 95 percent of students in all subgroups had, in fact, been tested during the 2002-03 school year. The state department's awarding of appeals filed by the schools means that both schools actually met academic and testing participation standards overall and in all subgroups. "I am elated that we are off the list and the process of appeal works," said Dr. Therese Redekopp, Northgate High School Principal. "I'm also glad we were able to work with the state to compile the list and get good results for Northgate High." Jackson also provided an updated status list of Coweta County Schools under the No Child Left Behind Act: •All Coweta County elementary schools have officially made "adequate yearly progress" under the act, following Jefferson Parkway's removal from the list last week. Newnan Crossing Elementary School was removed from the list in September, after incorrectly appearing on it in August. •All Coweta County Schools made adequate yearly progress overall under the act's standards. Newnan High School and East Coweta High School appear on the list because records indicate that slightly under 95 percent of students in one subgroup at the schools did not participate in Georgia High School Graduation testing. Evans and Smokey Road Middle Schools were notified last week that their appeals were denied, but no Coweta County middle or high school is required to offer school choice or supplemental services under the legislation. •Elm Street Elementary School - which was designated as a "needs improvement" school last year under the act - came off the list this year because it made adequate yearly progress. Atkinson Elementary School and Arnco-Sargent Elementary School also made adequate yearly progress this year. Both Atkinson and Arnco-Sargent Elementary Schools remain on the "needs improvement" list until next year, however, because schools must make adequate yearly progress for two years before they are removed. Both schools have offered school choice in September and are offering supplemental services to eligible students
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