Forwood Elementary Named 2017 Recognition School

Delaware Recognition Schools

Recognition schools were selected in a way that aligns with the Title I Distinguished school criteria with the categories of Exceptional Performance and Closing the Gap. Recognition schools can be Title or non-Title I. Delaware used the following method for identifying the 15 Recognition Schools:

Exceptional Performance

• Schools are ranked based on a weighted score of Percent Proficient in ELA in the most recent year (40%), Percent Proficient in Math in the most recent year (40%) and Percent of Population in At-risk Groups (combined African American, Hispanic, Students with Disabilities, ELLs and Free/Reduced Lunch) in the most recent year (20%)

• The Delaware DOE will recognize between 3 – 12 of the top ranked schools in this category with the total not to exceed 15 schools between the Exceptional Performance and Closing the Gap categories combined.

• One of the selected schools in this category will be named as a Title I Distinguished School following the additional criteria required by the National Association of Title I Directors.Closing the Gap

• School Percent Proficient in ELA and Math for the All Students group has stayed the same or improved in the current year as compared to the prior year

• School Percent Proficient in ELA and Math for the combined At-risk group (combined African American, Hispanic, Students with Disabilities, ELLs and Free/Reduced Lunch) has improved in the current year as compared to the prior year

• School has closed the gap for Percent Proficient in ELA and Math for the combined At-risk group compared to the All Students group in the current year as compared to the prior year

• Schools are ranked based on a weighted score of the scaled difference in the achievement gap in Percent Proficient in ELA and Math for the At-risk group and the All Students group in the current year as compared to two years prior (80%) and the Percent of Population in At-risk Groups (20%)

• The Delaware DOE will recognize between 3 – 12 of the top ranked schools in this category with the total not to exceed 15 schools between the Exceptional Performance and Closing the Gap categories combined.

• One of the selected schools in this category will be named as a Title I Distinguished School following the additional criteria required by the National Association of Title I Directors.

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