Math Leaders Award

 

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BCSS Schools Recognized as Math Leader Schools

Butts County School System students have demonstrated strong achievement or growth in math proficiency

 

Two Butts County School System schools were honored with Math Leader Awards for strong achievement in math proficiency; Stark Elementary School fifth-grade and Henderson Middle School eighth-grade and high school algebra.

The 2023-2024 Math Leader Awards are offered for both growth and achievement. Fifth and eighth grades are the “gateway grades” for the Math Leaders award. Schools must earn at least one fifth – or eighth-grade growth or achievement award to be eligible for awards in other grade levels. Awards are also offered at the high-school level based on the Algebra: Concepts & Connections EOC, which is the state test for mathematics in high school.

Gateway Growth (5th & 8th Grade and High School):
Schools earned this award when the percentage of fifth-grade, eighth-grade, or high school students scoring Proficient or Above in mathematics increased according to the tiered growth criteria below:

  • Schools with fewer than 50% of students in the identified grade or course scoring Proficient or Above in mathematics in 2023-24 needed a 15-point or higher increase compared to the 2022-23 Georgia Milestones assessment
  • Schools with at least 50 by less than 70% of students in the identified grade or course scoring Proficient or Above in mathematics in 2023-24 needed a 10-point or higher increase
  • Schools with at least 70 by less than 90% of students in the identified grade or course scoring Proficient or Above in mathematics in 2023-24 needed a 5-point or higher increase
  • Schools with at least 90 but less than 98% of students in the identified grade or course scoring Proficient or Above in mathematics in 2023-24 needed a 3-point or higher increase

A total of 624 schools met the qualifications to be recognized as Math Leaders.

“Congratulations to our first-ever Math Leader schools!” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. “The skill of numeracy is an essential one, both as students progress through their K-12 education and in their futures. These schools and their educators, students, families, and communities have worked hard to implement the new K-12 Mathematics Standards and prepare all students for life. I commend them on their outstanding work.”

Throughout the fall, Superintendent Woods will visit schools identified as Math Leaders to recognize and congratulate them.