2010 Texas Education Agency Gold Performance Acknowledgements

Received By SSISD Schools

From SSISD

 In addition to the Texas Education Agency accountability system used to rank campuses and districts, TEA also awards schools for performance on additional categories not included in the accountability ratings system. The awards are known as Gold Performance Acknowledgements.

In order to receive the Gold Performance Acknowledgment in Reading, Math, or Science, 25% or more of the tested students must have received a Commended Performance score on the 2010 TAKS test.  For the Gold Performance Acknowledgment in Writing, 25% or more of tested students must have received the Commended Performance score and a 3 or higher on the essay portion of the test.  An additional category, Comparable Improvement (CI) is a measure that calculates how student performance on the TAKS test has changed (or grown) from one year to the next, and compares the change to that of the 40 schools that are demographically most similar to the target school.

Four campuses in the Sulphur Springs Independent School District have been awarded Gold Performance Acknowledgements. 

Austin Elementary School received one Gold Performance Acknowledgement for comparable improvement in mathematics.  The campus principal is Juan Harrison.

Lamar Elementary School received three Gold Performance Acknowledgements for commended performance in reading, writing, and mathematics.  Rowena Johnson is the campus principal. 

Bowie Elementary School received one Gold Performance Acknowledgement for comparable improvement in mathematics.  The campus principal is Carol Worsham.

Douglas Intermediate School received a Gold Performance Acknowledgement for comparable improvement in reading.  Tona Sue Hudson is the campus principal. 

The students and staff of the campuses receiving Gold Performance Acknowledgements are to be commended for their achievements.   

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