Four DC Schools Receive Title I Awards

Annette Winn Elementary, , Lithia Springs Elementary and North Douglas Elementary have been named Georgia Title I Distinguished Schools for 2010-2011.

Qualifying for the honor, means schools must make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for three consecutive years or more. AYP, part of the No Child Left Behind Act, measures year-to-year student achievement on statewide assessments. Douglas County's current assessment measure is the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). 

"These four schools have a strong history of consistently being among the top Title I schools in the state," Karen Stroud said, director of communications for the Douglas County School System. "They all have strong administrators and teachers and students that are actively engaged."

Annette Winn Elementary School has achieved the honor for the seventh year as a Distinguished Title I School and ninth year to meet AYP.  This is Burnett Elementary School's sixth year of being a Distinguished Title I School and eighth year meeting AYP. 

Lithia Springs Elementary School has also been a Distinguished Title I School for six years and has met AYP for eight years. North Douglas Elementary School has been a Distinguished Title I School for four years and has met AYP for six years.

In a Title I school, at least 35 percent of the childrenl are from low-income families.  More than half of all schools in Georgia are designated as Title I, meaning they have a significant population of students who are economically disadvantaged.