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In North Carolina, only 92 out of 1,835 schools were named Honor Schools of Excellence.
At least 90 percent of students must perform at or above grade level and make high growth. Bess had more than 91 percent proficiency on state reading, math and science tests and met 100 percent of its target goals set by the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Board of Education chairman Mark Upchurch presented Principal Laura Dixon with a plaque and students Josi Crooks and Kati Stewart with a banner acknowledging W.A. Bess as an N.C. Honor School of Excellence.
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East Gaston High School senior Matthew Kesler recently received the prestigious Levine Scholarship from UNC Charlotte. The scholarship is valued at $90000 and is awarded to the university's brightest and most promising students. Woodhill Elementary
a town where primary schools are operating at less than 75% capacity overall, would be examined for the possibility of a merger. The proposals will be discussed by members of the committee at a meeting in Woodhill House, Aberdeen, on Thursday.
Lynn Shaffer transfers from principal at Kiser Elementary to principal at Page Primary. Jacob Barr transfers from principal at Woodhill Elementary to principal at Pinewood Elementary. Kristin Kiser transfers from principal at Pinewood Elementary to
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Councillors are to be asked to consider a series of proposals relating to a review of Aberdeenshire Council’s primary school estate, along with key guidelines that would apply to any individual reviews of schools.
The proposals are to come before the authority’s Education, Learning and Leisure Committee at a meeting in Woodhill House, Aberdeen, later today (Thursday May 19.
A committee report details plans for a review of Aberdeenshire’s primary schools estate as a whole, supported by extensive consultation with groups including teachers and parents.
The move is part of the council’s aims to provide the highest quality of education in all schools in the area through the development of an improved school estate that is fit for purpose.
The committee will be presented with a variety of information on the estate, including the condition of buildings, capacity figures, and estimated costs of running each school on an annual basis.
The report also highlights the challenges that can be faced by schools with exceptionally small rolls in providing the social and educational opportunities available in larger schools.
The committee will also be asked to consider five key guidelines which, if approved, would be used as part of any reviews affecting individual schools.
It is stressed that no individual school are currently outlined for review, and councillors will not be asked to identify schools for review at the meeting.
Individual reviews are expected to come forward as the process moves forward, although the number of proposals for potential merger of facilities is expected to be relatively small.
The five key guidelines relate to educational, economic and practical considerations, suggesting that:
q No individual child should have to be educated in a school with fewer than three children within two class levels of them
q. The viability of schools with rolls of 19 pupils or less, or at risk of falling below 19, should be the examined in conjunction with parents and staff
q. In considering any possible merger, no individual child should be expected to undertake a home-to-school journey of more than 45 minutes
q.
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