ATLANTA - Several schools in northeast Georgia are among 38 in the state that have been removed from the Priority and Focus Schools lists, according to the state Department of Education.<br />
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As part of the waiver from No Child Left Behind, the GaDOE was required to identify Priority Schools and Focus Schools, which were determined based on achievement data from all core content areas, graduation rate data, and gap between the highest performing and lowest performing subgroups based on achievement and graduation rate data.<br />
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"This announcement is great news and cause for celebration for these 38 schools," State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge said. "The educators in these schools and districts have taken this hard work very seriously, and the outcomes are benefiting thousands of students across the state."<br />
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The northeast Georgia schools that were removed from the lists are in Barrow, Franklin, Gilmer, Gwinnett and Hart counties.<br />
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(Click on the link below to see a list of all the affected schools in the state and more details about the Priority and Focus Schools lists.)
