The Catoosa County Board of Education recently recognized seven of the district’s Title I schools for earning top honors, earning them the distinction of “Reward School.”
A part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title I schools receive federal funds due to their high number or percentage of children who meet federal guidelines for poverty.
Both Battlefield and Ringgold primary schools were named Highest-Performing Reward Schools within the state, meaning they are among the 5 percent of the state’s Title I schools with the highest performance over three years for the “all students” group on statewide assessments.
Five other schools in the system were named Highest-Progress Reward School: Ringgold Middle School, Woodstation Elementary School, Lakeview Middle School, Graysville Elementary School and Battlefield Elementary School. These schools are among the 10 percent of the state’s Title I schools making the most progress in improving the performance of the “all students” group over three years.
“Title I is a federal program with lots of bells and whistles,” said Catoosa County Schools Superintendent Denia Reese. “I appreciate the hard work all of [the Reward] schools have done to achieve the status.”