Fifty elementary schools throughout the state had lots of smiling faces this past week when it was announced that each would receive $20,000 because of improved third-grade reading results. Funding was provided by the legislature in the 2018 session. A ceremony will be held Sept. 13 in Montgomery to recognize each school.
Each school selected will receive a check as a way of recognizing and incentivizing teachers and students who have worked hard to achieve proficiency in reading by the 3rd grade in last year’s Scantron Performance Series Reading Assessment. The schools selected are identified below and listed by Alabama State Board of Education District..
Top 50 Schools for Reading Growth 2018
State School Board District 1:
Fairhope Elementary School-Baldwin County
Silverhill School – Baldwin County
Spanish Fort Elementary School – Baldwin County
Swift Elementary School – Baldwin County
Pleasant Home School – Covington County
WS Harlan Elementary School – Covington County
Eichold-Mertz School of Math and Science – Mobile County
State School Board District 2:
Cleburne County Elementary School – Cleburne County
Kinston School – Coffee County
Highlands Elementary School – Dothan City
Geneva County Elementary School – Geneva County
Samson Elementary School – Geneva County
Slocomb Elementary School – Geneva County
Abbeville Elementary School – Henry County
Wedowee Elementary School – Randolph County
State School Board District 3:
Clanton Intermediate School – Chilton County
Bluff Park Elementary School- Hoover City
Deer Valley Elementary School – Hoover City
Greystone Elementary School – Hoover City
Mountain Brook Elementary School – Mountain Brook City
Pelham Oaks Elementary School – Pelham City
Mt. Laurel Elementary School – Shelby County
State School Board District 4:
Phillips Academy – Birmingham City
State School Board District 5:
Billingsley High School – Autauga County
Pine Level Elementary School – Autauga County
Southern Choctaw Elementary School – Choctaw County
Sweet Water High School – Marengo County
State School Board District 6:
Randolph Park Elementary School – Anniston City
Appalachian School – Blount County
Cold Springs Elementary School – Cullman County
Parkside Elementary School – Cullman County
Chestnut Grove Elementary School – Decatur City
F.E. Burleson Elementary School – Hartselle City
Springville Elementary School – St. Clair County
State School Board District 7:
Hatton Elementary School – Colbert County
Leighton Elementary School – Colbert County
Berry Elementary School – Fayette County
Mount Olive Elementary School – Jefferson County
South Lamar School – Lamar County
Central High School – Lauderdale County
Underwood Elementary School – Lauderdale County
Crestline Elementary School – Mountain Brook City
Cahaba Elementary School – Trussville City
Tuscaloosa Magnet School – Elementary – Tuscaloosa City
Verner Elementary School – Tuscaloosa City
State School Board District 8:
Attalla Elementary School – Attalla City
Fyffe High School – DeKalb County
Henagar Junior High School – DeKalb County
Sylvania School – DeKalb County
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School – Scottsboro City
A tip of the hat for everyone involved in making this happen. Especially to the legislature for funding. When we did the LESSONS LEARNED FROM RURAL SCHOOLS study in 2008, W. S. Harlan in Covington County and Southern Choctaw in Choctaw County were two of the schools we studied. I have been to each many times.
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