CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A fourth of the schools in the Clarksville Montgomery County School System have been listed as excelling in the newest data released from the Tennessee Department of Education.
This week the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2021-22 designations for schools that were excelling and those that needed some additional support.
Several schools in CMCSS were recognized by the state as Reward schools, according to Anthony Johnson, spokesperson for CMCSS. “Schools receiving this designation typically demonstrate high levels of performance and/or growth across all indicators,” Johnson said.
CMCSS has 44 schools, excluding the Alternative School, and of those, 11 were recognized as Reward schools: Barksdale Elementary, Byrns Darden Elementary, Cumberland Heights Elementary, East Montgomery Elementary, Glenellen Elementary, Northeast Elementary, Rossview Elementary, Sango Elementary, West Creek Elementary, Woodlawn Elementary and Montgomery Central High.
Advancing district
CMCSS excelled in other areas as well.
“As a district, CMCSS received the second highest designation: Advancing,” Johnson said.
“CMCSS is focused on improving student achievement, especially in literacy and math, and Dr. Jean Luna-Vedder has continued to emphasize that CMCSS can and will be one of the best districts in the state as we work together to be better than ever,” Johnson said.
Schools that need improvement
Four local schools were identified by the state as needing some improvement, as either Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) schools, or Additional Target Support and Improvement (ATSI) schools.
Johnson said that CMCSS has one TSI school. He added that schools with overall accountability scores in the bottom 5 percent statewide for the performance of a given student group are identified as TSI.
“Kenwood High School has received the TSI designation for the Economically Disadvantaged and White subgroups,” he said. “CMCSS is providing additional resources and support to close the achievement gap at this school.”
Johnson said for Focus school designations, the state tracks performance in these student subgroups: Black/Hispanic/Native American, Economically Disadvantaged, English Learners, Students with Disabilities, Hispanic/Latino, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, and White.
“Kenwood Middle School, Montgomery Central Middle School, and West Creek Middle School have received the Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) designation for the Students with Disabilities subgroup,” Johnson said. “CMCSS is providing additional resources and supports to close the achievement gaps at these schools.”