ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Dollar (R-Marietta) today led the Georgia House of Representatives in recognizing the accomplishments of East Cobb County schools with a series of House Resolutions. These resolutions commend the outstanding academic achievement and improvement of schools in Rep. Dollar’s district, all of which were awarded with the highest honors given by Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System (SASS).
“I want to congratulate east Cobb County students and schools on their extraordinary academic success,” said Rep. Dollar. “These accomplishments are a testament to the hard work and dedication of teachers and school administrators in my district.”
SSAS was developed by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) to award schools based on their performance on state curriculum exams and Adequate Yearly Progress status. Under SASS and No Child Left Behind, Georgia schools are graded on their educational successes and have the opportunity to receive recognition based on the percentage of students meeting set standards. The standards are based on the Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) for grades 1-8 and/or the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) for students in the 11th grade. Based on the results of these tests, schools can be named a platinum, gold, silver, or bronze school based on their level of improvement or high achievement.
The awards are announced as part of the K-12 Public Schools Report Card. The Report Card, which features the SSAS awards, provides bottom-line data for Georgia’s preschools, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, technical colleges, and educator licensing and accreditation. It includes school, system and state level reports organized into seven major sections: Accountability, Georgia Tests, National Tests, Indicators, Student and School Demographics, Personnel, and Comparisons.
For the 2010-2011 school years, 259 schools were awarded in Georgia for their high achievement on the CRCT or GHSGT, and 111 schools were awarded for their significant improvement on the tests.
For more information about the schools awarded in Representative Dollar’s district for high percentage achievement and the House Resolution honoring the them, please click on the school name, which will send you to the resolution recognizing that school’s outstanding contributions to education in the State of Georgia: Rocky Mount Elementary School, Rocky Mount Elementary School, Mountain View Elementary School, Mt. Bethel Elementary School, Murdock Elementary School, East Side Elementary School, Shallowford Falls Elementary School, Tritt Elementary School, Timber Ridge Elementary School, Dickerson Middle School, Dodgen Middle School, Hightower Trail Middle School, Pope High School, Lassiter High School, Wheeler High School, and Walton High School.
To access a complete list of 2010-2011 SSAS award winners, visit gaosa.org.
Representative Matt Dollar represents the citizens of District 45, which includes portions of east Cobb County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2003, and currently serves as the Chairman to the Interstate Cooperation Committee. Rep. Dollar also serves on the Appropriations, Insurance, Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment, and Transportation committees.
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