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East Cobb schools earn Governor’s Office of Student Achievement awards

December 20, 2018 3:00 PMDecember 20, 2018 10:20 AM by Wendy Parker

Lassiter High School graduation rate, East Cobb schools

Several East Cobb schools are among the 159 schools across the state recognized earlier this month by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement.

The awards are given to schools that meet a number of measures for student academic progress, called Statewide Accountability System Awards, and include the categories of “Greatest Gains” and “Highest Performing.”

Greatest Gains schools must earn a three-year average in the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) Content Mastery Score that ranks in at least the 93rd percentile.

High Performing schools exhibit high academic performance by earning a three-year average CCRPI Content Mastery Score in at least the 93rd percentile.

In other words, these schools are in the top three percent in the state in academic growth in those respective categories.

Lassiter High School earned a Platinum Award for Greatest Gains, while those schools getting the Gold Award are Walton High School, Wheeler High School, Dodgen Middle School and Garrison Mill Elementary School.

Sprayberry High School and Addison Elementary School earned a Silver Award, and the Bronze Award went to Dickerson Middle School, Hightower Trail Middle School and Murdock Elementary School.

East Cobb schools excel in 2018 Georgia Milestones results

July 28, 2018 11:50 AM by Wendy Parker

Timber Ridge Elementary School, East Cobb Schools, Georgia milestones — *More than 98 percent of students at Timber Ridge Elementary School performed at Level 2 or higher in the Georgia Milestones, the highest figure in the Cobb County School District.*

Several East Cobb schools led or did well in various categories of academic performance in the 2018 Georgia Milestones report.

The data was released Friday by the Georgia Department of Education, which collects test scores from public school districts to measure learning proficiency in grades 3-12.

The levels are 1-4. Level 1 is Beginning Learner, Level 2 is a Developing Learner, Level 3 is a Proficient Learner and Level 4 is Distinguished Learner.

The evaluations are based on End of Grade (EOG) tests at the elementary and middle school levels, and End of Course (EOC) tests at the high school level.

According to the Cobb County School District, 10 elementary schools had 94 percent or more of their students score between levels 2-4. Nine of them are in East Cobb: East Side; Garrison Mill; Davis; Mount Bethel; Mountain View; Murdock; Rocky Mount; Sope Creek; Timber Ridge; and Tritt.

At Timber Ridge, 98.1 of the students were between levels 2-4, the highest figure for a Cobb elementary school. The elementary EOG tests are in English Language Arts and math.

Among top performing middle schools, according to CCSD, were Dickerson (97.3), Dodgen (96.5) and Hightower Trail (96.9). Middle school students take EOG tests in English Language Arts, math, science and social studies.

East Cobb schools pace county results in 2017 CCRPI test scores

November 8, 2017 2:43 PMNovember 2, 2017 3:50 PM by Wendy Parker

Timber Ridge Elementary School, East Cobb schools, CCRPI — *CCRPI scores at Timber Ridge Elementary are up almost 18 points from 2015.*

Seven East Cobb schools surpassed the maximum scores in the latest CCRPI test results released Thursday by the Cobb County School District.

The CCRPI—which stands for College and Career Ready Performance Index—is a state accountability measure that gauges overall achievement results and how schools are preparing students for the next level of education.

The CCRPI is formulated on a 100-point scale as follows:

Overall achievement comprising 50 percent (based on Georgia Milestones Assessment System);
Student progress totaling 40 percent (Milestones results from year to year);
The remaining 10 percent related to closing the achievement gap (between the 25 percent lowest-performing students in a school or district compared to all Georgia students).

Students at all three K-12 levels are tested, and the full state CCRPI results are available at the Georgia Department of Education website.

At the elementary school level, Timber Ridge (100.5), Murdock and Sope Creek (100.3 each) led all of Cobb, earning what’s referred to as “challenge” points in such categories as improved results among subgroups of students and innovative measures at a school, the so-called Exceeding the Bar (ETB) score.

Three Cobb middle schools, all in East Cobb, also exceeded the 100 mark: Dickerson (103), Dodgen (101) and Hightower Trail (101.5).

At the high school level, Walton’s score of 101.1 led the county as well. The high school achievement score includes graduation rates.

Cobb’s overall CCRPI score of 82.9 was higher than the statewide average of 75. For the high-scoring schools in East Cobb, those results were among the best in Georgia.

Timber Ridge’s score of 100.5 not only was a gain of 5.8 percent from 2016, but it’s one of the highest in the state (Lake Windward, in north Fulton County, topped out at 104.5). Timber Ridge scored 47.1 on achievement, a perfect 40 in progress, and earned 3.4 challenge points.

In a statement, Jeffrey Castle, the Timber Ridge principal, attributed his school’s results to “a supportive parent community, engaged students and motivated, highly-capable teachers who have the education of the whole child as their main priority.

“Our focus last year was on progress, with implementation of computer-based reading intervention programs, and on intentional delivery of rigorous instruction and congruency among curriculum, assessments and instruction.”

All but two of the 21 East Cobb elementary schools had higher scores than 2016, but the drops by Kincaid and Sedalia Park were slight.

The biggest jump was at Powers Ferry, with a score of 72.3 representing a 14.5 percent increase from a year ago, the fourth largest boost among Cobb elementary schools.

Although the achievement score at Powers Ferry was 26 and its progress was at 37, the school reported a score of 8.3 (out of 10) in closing the achievement gap.

In a release, Cobb schools said that measuring year-to-year progress in 2017 is not exact because of some minor changes to how the CCRPI is formulated. At all levels, science and social studies were removed as indicators in the progress and achievement gap categories.

Elementary Schools

	2017 Score	Change from 2016
All of Cobb ES	80.5	+4.8
Addison	93.0	+5.3
Bells Ferry	89.3	+7.5
Blackwell	86.2	+6.8
Brumby	67.8	+7.1
Davis	87.5	+2.4
East Side	96.3	+4.5
Eastvalley	93.5	+5.8
Garrison Mill	96.8	+1.5
Keheley	88.7	+2.6
Kincaid	89.9	-0.9
Mt. Bethel	96.4	+1.4
Mountain View	99.7	+7.8
Murdock	100.3	+6.2
Nicholson	88.5	+11.2
Powers Ferry	72.3	+14.5
Rocky Mount	97.4	+5.0
Sedalia Park	68.9	-0.1
Shallowford Falls	88.0	+1.0
Sope Creek	100.3	+6.1
Timber Ridge	100.5	+5.8
Tritt	96.8	+6.0

Middle Schools

	2017 Score	Change from 2016
All of Cobb MS	82.0	+2.2
Daniell	77.9	-2.1
Dickerson	103.0	+4.3
Dodgen	101.0	+1.4
East Cobb	79.2	+3.6
Hightower Trail	100.5	+2.9
Mabry	91.3	0.0
McCleskey	82.5	-0.3
Simpson	89.9	+3.2

High Schools

	2017 Score	Change from 2016
All of Cobb HS	87.3	-0.9
Kell	85.8	-6.4
Lassiter	99.9	0.7
Pope	92.9	-6.5
Sprayberry	86.7	-2.0
Walton	101.2	-1.2
Wheeler	90.3	+1.7

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Demolition of original Walton High School building on Cobb school board agenda

September 13, 2017 1:29 PMSeptember 13, 2017 12:51 PM by Wendy Parker

The original Walton High School building stands empty, with a new classroom facility having just opened.

Tearing down the old building, which opened in 1975, is needed to complete the Walton rebuilding project, making room for a new gymnasium and fine arts building.

A proposed demolition contract is on the Thursday agenda for the Cobb Board of Education, which is holding its monthly work session (from 2 p.m.-5 p.m.) and business meeting (beginning at 7 p.m.) on the same day due to the upcoming fall break the week of Sept. 25-29.

(See the attached PDF for the full agenda packet).

School officials have received a low bid of $3.584 million from Triad Construction Co. of College Park and are recommending board approval (pages 35-36 of agenda) of the Walton demolition.

The new Walton gym and fine arts components, which are expected to be completed in 2019, represent the final part of the $48 million Walton rebuild, which was approved by Cobb voters in 2013 in the Cobb Ed-SPLOST IV referendum.

Northeast Cobb Business Association luncheon celebrates back-to-school

August 16, 2017 3:54 PM by Wendy Parker

Principals from a number of East Cobb and Northeast Cobb public schools were recognized Tuesday at the Northeast Cobb Business Association luncheon at Piedmont Church.

It was the first teach appreciation luncheon since the school year began in the Cobb County School District July 31.

School partnership programs, including a high school senior internship program are a major part of the NCBA’s community outreach efforts.

Robin Lattizori, a Cobb assistant superintendent for elementary schools, serves on the NCBA board.

The NCBA’s upcoming Upbeat event is an appreciation for school volunteers in the Northeast Cobb community. On Oct. 21, NCBA is holding a Casino Night to benefit the STEM initiative in Cobb County schools, and tickets and sponsorships are still available.

The guest speaker was Cobb County Manager Rob Hosack, an East Cobb resident (more about his remarks in a separate post) who succeeded David Hankerson earlier this year.

Northeast Cobb Business Association

Wheeler is first Georgia high school to receive STEAM certification

September 13, 2017 4:34 PMAugust 14, 2017 5:35 PM by Wendy Parker

Wheeler High School, STEAM program

Word’s just come in from the Cobb County School District that Georgia Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods will be on hand Tuesday as Wheeler High School will be recognized as a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) school, adding to its longstanding designation as a STEM school.

Wheeler becomes the first high school in Georgia to earn STEAM certification, and it’s a process that’s been a couple years in the making, starting with STEAM symposia and including a trip to Barcelona, Paris and London in June as part of the STEAM International Tour.

Here’s the rest of the CCSD release with details about Tuesday’s events:

Mableton is the first entire school in Cobb County to earn STEAM certification, which means 100% of the student population is involved in STEAM learning.

Wheeler is the first program in Cobb County to achieve STEAM certification. Program certification requires a designated group of students that are representative of the overall demographics of the school to complete a STEAM program. Cobb County School District Superintendent Chris Ragsdale will attend the Wheeler High School STEAM certification ceremony.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 15 (The STEAM certification and banner ceremonies will take place separately at each school.)

Mableton Elementary School – 9:00 a.m.

Wheeler High School – 1 p.m.

WHERE:

Mableton Elementary School: 5220 Church Street, Mableton, Ga. 30126

Wheeler High School: 375 Holt Rd NE, Marietta, GA 30068

WHY: To document the first state-level STEAM certifications in Cobb County and what the certifications mean for the success of CCSD students.

Here’s more about the Georgia Department of Ed’s STEAM program, which certified Henderson Mill Elementary School in DeKalb County as its first STEAM school this spring.

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