Page 10 - The McKenzie Banner, McKenzie, Tennessee, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 • www.mckenziebanner.com SCHOOL By Shirley Nanney Courtesy of the Carroll County News-Leader Four McKenzie High School ju- niors, who attended the Student Congress on Policies in Educa- tion (SCOPE) in Murfreesboro March 11, gave a report on the conference during the May 7 McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meeting. Students Michael Keenan, Ja- cob Owen, Kaleigh Poore and Brianna Douglas were among the approximately 350 who ex- pressed their views on public education in Tennessee at the Tennessee School Boards As- sociation (TSBA) Student Con- gress on Policies in Education (SCOPE). The event took place on the Middle Tennessee State University Campus. They were accompanied to the conference and board meeting by the SCOPE sponsor and high school guid- ance counselor, Sheila Ridley. Now in its 31st year, SCOPE is designed to give students a voice where public education issues are concerned and to involve young people in finding solutions to the topics that are discussed. Attendees participated in mock school board sessions, where they assumed the roles of school board members, school officials, parents, students and concerned citizens. The sessions were led by actual school board members, di- rectors of schools and education leaders from across the state. This year’s four debate topics and results from the poll were: • Corporal punishment shall be prohibited in public schools. (Agree: 35% Disagree 65%). Mi- chael said he agreed with the minority group of students on this subject that it should be prohibited. • Prior to graduation, students shall be required to complete 48 hours of community service during their junior/senior years. (Agree: 67.4% Disagree 32.6%). Kaleigh said she agreed with the majority on this matter. • The school calendar shall be increased from 180 to 200 days of instruction. (Agree: 46% Disagree 54%). Jacob said he disagreed that it should be increased and went with the majority on this subject. • Failing students shall be re- quired to attend Saturday school for remedial instruction. (Agree: 40.8% Disagree 59.2%). Brianna said she disagreed with this policy, as did the majority of students. Mrs. Ridley said the students had a true experience of what school board members deal with in their positions. McKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL SCOPE STUDENTS – McKenzie High School students who gave reports at the McKenzie Special School District board meeting (from left) are Jacob Owen, Michael Keenan, Brianna Douglas and Kaleigh Poore. They were presented certificates by McKenzie Special School District board chairman John Austin. MHS Students Tell About SCOPE Experience Dresden, TN (April 16, 2013) – Every parent wants their child to go to a school that does all it can to advance student learn- ing, one that helps every single child “be all that they can be,” no matter their starting point. On April 16, the Education Con- sumers Foundation, host of the Value-Added Achievement Awards, joined with parents, students, and staff at a ceremo- ny to recognize Principal Mike Laughrey for his role in making Dresden Elementary one of the most effective schools in the state of Tennessee. While attention is often paid to the importance of teachers, it is the principal who works behind the scenes to make great teaching possible, building a culture of excellence and supporting the efforts of teachers throughout the school. A 2012 study reported in Edu- cation Next found that highly effective principals raise the achievement of a typical stu- dent in their schools by between two and seven months of learn- ing in a single school year; it is this kind of important but often unheralded work that the Foun- dation seeks to acknowledge. Every year, the Education Consumers Foundation (ECF) selects 18 elementary and middle school principals for this award based on the most important school measure- ment available: Learning gains across the entire student body, as measured by Tennessee’s Value-Added Assessment Sys- tem (TVAAS). TVAAS measures achievement gain in a way that permits schools to be compared regardless of the makeup of the student body. Schools whose students make the greatest an- nual gains in achievement earn the highest value-added scores. Dresden Elementary is one of the state’s top performers on TVAAS, ranking 10th in the state among 761 elementary schools, and is the first place winner of the Value-Added Achievement Awards among elementary schools in West Ten- nessee. Mr. Laughrey was also recognized last year through the awards program. “Schools like Dresden El- ementary show what a dedi- cated principal and teaching force can achieve in Tennessee schools,” noted ECF President Dr. J. E. Stone. “If every school performed at the level of our 18 winners, Tennessee would lead the nation in educational improvement.” “Mike Laughrey’s leader- ship is a key component to the continued value added success at Dresden Elementary,” said Weakley County Director of Schools Randy Frazier. “We monitor all schools’ value-added performance closely, and Dres- den Elementary’s continued performance on this key indi- cator is a testament to the fo- cus on student growth that Mr. Laughrey has created.” According to Commissioner of Education Kevin Huffman, “I am pleased to join with the Education Consumers Founda- tion in recognizing the princi- pals and schools that are really moving the needle on student achievement. These education leaders are shining examples of what’s possible in Tennessee.” How the winners were se- lected Each year, the Education Con- sumers Foundation ranks Ten- nessee elementary and middle schools according to their val- ue-added performance. Rank- ings are made using schools’ let- ter grades for reading/language arts, math, science, and social studies; reading/language arts and math scores are double- weighted to reflect the impor- tance of these areas. A “grade point average” is calculated, with a complementary mea- sure – the raw TVAAS value of schools’ reading/language arts and math scores – used as a secondary factor. In all, 18 winners were se- lected from among Tennessee’s nearly 1,300 public elementary and middle schools. First, sec- ond and third place awards are given in two categories, Elemen- tary and Middle schools, in each of Tennessee’s three regions: East, Middle, and West. Because the awards recognize high quality leadership, only schools where the principal has served for at least five years were considered. “School leaders like Mike Laughrey are the kinds of prin- cipals we want to see in every Tennessee school: dedicated leaders willing to do whatever it takes to create the conditions for student success,” said Dr. Stone. The winning principals each receive a certificate, a banner and a cash award: $3,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, and $1,000 for 3rd place. Additional information about the winners, including school performance charts, is available at www. education-consumers.org. Laughrey, and his wife, Jill Holland, resides in McKenzie. Dresden Principal Laughrey Honored The Education Consumers Foundation honor Principal Mike Laughrey for his role in making Dresden Elementary one of the most effective schools in the state of Tennessee. 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SCHOOL
By Shirley NanneyCourtesy of the Carroll County News-Leader
Four McKenzie High School ju-niors, who attended the Student Congress on Policies in Educa-tion (SCOPE) in Murfreesboro March 11, gave a report on the conference during the May 7 McKenzie Special School District Board of Education meeting.
Students Michael Keenan, Ja-cob Owen, Kaleigh Poore and Brianna Douglas were among the approximately 350 who ex-pressed their views on public education in Tennessee at the Tennessee School Boards As-sociation (TSBA) Student Con-gress on Policies in Education (SCOPE). The event took place on the Middle Tennessee State University Campus. They were accompanied to the conference and board meeting by the SCOPE
sponsor and high school guid-ance counselor, Sheila Ridley.
Now in its 31st year, SCOPE is designed to give students a voice where public education issues are concerned and to involve young people in finding solutions to the topics that are discussed. Attendees participated in mock school board sessions, where they assumed the roles of school board members, school officials, parents, students and concerned citizens. The sessions were led by actual school board members, di-rectors of schools and education leaders from across the state.
This year’s four debate topics and results from the poll were:
• Corporal punishment shall be prohibited in public schools. (Agree: 35% Disagree 65%). Mi-chael said he agreed with the minority group of students on this subject that it should be prohibited.
• Prior to graduation, students shall be required to complete 48 hours of community service during their junior/senior years. (Agree: 67.4% Disagree 32.6%). Kaleigh said she agreed with the majority on this matter.
• The school calendar shall be increased from 180 to 200 days of instruction.
(Agree: 46% Disagree 54%). Jacob said he disagreed that it should be increased and went with the majority on this subject.
• Failing students shall be re-quired to attend Saturday school for remedial instruction.
(Agree: 40.8% Disagree 59.2%). Brianna said she disagreed with this policy, as did the majority of students.
Mrs. Ridley said the students had a true experience of what school board members deal with in their positions.
McKENZIE HIGH SCHOOL SCOPE STUDENTS – McKenzie High School students who gave reports at the McKenzie Special School District board meeting (from left) are Jacob Owen, Michael Keenan, Brianna Douglas and Kaleigh Poore. They were presented certificates by McKenzie Special School District board chairman John Austin.
MHS Students Tell About SCOPE Experience
Dresden, TN (April 16, 2013) – Every parent wants their child to go to a school that does all it can to advance student learn-ing, one that helps every single child “be all that they can be,” no matter their starting point. On April 16, the Education Con-sumers Foundation, host of the Value-Added Achievement Awards, joined with parents, students, and staff at a ceremo-ny to recognize Principal Mike Laughrey for his role in making Dresden Elementary one of the most effective schools in the state of Tennessee.
While attention is often paid to the importance of teachers, it is the principal who works behind the scenes to make great teaching possible, building a culture of excellence and supporting the efforts of teachers throughout the school. A 2012 study reported in Edu-cation Next found that highly effective principals raise the achievement of a typical stu-dent in their schools by between two and seven months of learn-ing in a single school year; it is this kind of important but often unheralded work that the Foun-dation seeks to acknowledge.
Every year, the Education Consumers Foundation (ECF) selects 18 elementary and middle school principals for this award based on the most important school measure-ment available: Learning gains across the entire student body, as measured by Tennessee’s Value-Added Assessment Sys-tem (TVAAS). TVAAS measures achievement gain in a way that permits schools to be compared regardless of the makeup of the student body. Schools whose
students make the greatest an-nual gains in achievement earn the highest value-added scores.
Dresden Elementary is one of the state’s top performers on TVAAS, ranking 10th in the state among 761 elementary schools, and is the first place winner of the Value-Added Achievement Awards among elementary schools in West Ten-nessee. Mr. Laughrey was also recognized last year through the awards program.
“Schools like Dresden El-ementary show what a dedi-cated principal and teaching force can achieve in Tennessee schools,” noted ECF President Dr. J. E. Stone. “If every school performed at the level of our 18 winners, Tennessee would lead the nation in educational improvement.”
“Mike Laughrey’s leader-ship is a key component to the continued value added success at Dresden Elementary,” said Weakley County Director of Schools Randy Frazier. “We monitor all schools’ value-added performance closely, and Dres-den Elementary’s continued performance on this key indi-cator is a testament to the fo-cus on student growth that Mr. Laughrey has created.”
According to Commissioner of Education Kevin Huffman, “I am pleased to join with the Education Consumers Founda-tion in recognizing the princi-pals and schools that are really moving the needle on student achievement. These education leaders are shining examples of what’s possible in Tennessee.”
How the winners were se-lected
Each year, the Education Con-
sumers Foundation ranks Ten-nessee elementary and middle schools according to their val-ue-added performance. Rank-ings are made using schools’ let-ter grades for reading/language arts, math, science, and social studies; reading/language arts and math scores are double-weighted to reflect the impor-tance of these areas. A “grade point average” is calculated, with a complementary mea-sure – the raw TVAAS value of schools’ reading/language arts and math scores – used as a secondary factor.
In all, 18 winners were se-lected from among Tennessee’s nearly 1,300 public elementary and middle schools. First, sec-ond and third place awards are given in two categories, Elemen-tary and Middle schools, in each of Tennessee’s three regions: East, Middle, and West.
Because the awards recognize high quality leadership, only schools where the principal has served for at least five years were considered.
“School leaders like Mike Laughrey are the kinds of prin-cipals we want to see in every Tennessee school: dedicated leaders willing to do whatever it takes to create the conditions for student success,” said Dr. Stone.
The winning principals each receive a certificate, a banner and a cash award: $3,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, and $1,000 for 3rd place. Additional information about the winners, including school performance charts, is available at www.education-consumers.org.
Laughrey, and his wife, Jill Holland, resides in McKenzie.
Dresden Principal Laughrey Honored
The Education Consumers Foundation honor Principal Mike Laughrey for his role in making Dresden Elementary one of the most effective schools in the state of Tennessee.
Gleason Pageants 2013
The 2013 Gleason Pageant was held on March 22 at the Dudley Sanders Memorial Gym-nasium. MISS GLEASON & COURT (l-r) Third maid - Grace Godwin – daughter of Carol Godwin; First maid – Dalis Lampkins – daughter of Carey & Dawn Lampkins; Queen – Bailee Esch – daughter of Shey & Janet Esch; Second maid – Rachel Harrison – daughter of James Harrison & Lisa Harrison; Fourth maid – Chelsea Beasley – daughter of John & Darla Beasley & Michelle & Stacy Thompson.
The 2013 Gleason Pageant was held on March 22 at the Dudley Sanders Memorial Gymna-sium. JR MISS GLEASON & COURT (l-r) Third maid – Katarina Pomphrey – daughter of Rob and Rene Pomphrey; First maid – Chasney Brawner – daughter of Chad & Sherri Brawner; Queen – Jasmine Doster – daughter of J.B. Doster & Dallas Wilmath; Second maid – McK-ayla Ivy – daughter of David & Beth Ivy; Fourth maid – Jessica Vermillion – daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Adam Vermillion.
The 2013 Gleason Pageant was held on March 22 at the Dudley Sanders Memorial Gymna-sium. LITTLE MR & MISS GLEASON & COURT (l-r) Third maid – Paris Smith – daughter of Erika Smith; Third paige – Carson Arbaugh – son of Carrie & Jeremy Arbaugh; First maid – Paige Smith – daughter of Erika Smith; First paige – Preston Wright – son of Misty & Michael Wright; Queen – Kendall Thomas – daughter of Michael & Brandy Bell and Quinton McDonald; King – Dalton Wade – son of Jason and Marilyn Wade; Second maid – Brooklyn McDowell – daughter of Jonathan & Lindsay McDowell; Second paige – Landon Hopper – son of Brandon & Andrea Bailey & Josh & Cari Hopper.
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