Joyner, Lawhon, Milam, Parkway, Pierce Street, Rankin, and Thomas Street Earn PREPS Value Added Awards
Date:December 07, 2007
Friday, December 07, 2007
Dr. Randy McCoy was recently notified that Joyner, Lawhon, Milam, Parkway, Pierce Street, Rankin, and Thomas Street Elementary Schools have earned the PREPS Value Added Award for successful performance on the spring, 2007 statewide tests. The awards will be presented today (December 7, 2007) to representatives of the schools at the 2007 – 2008 PREPS Winter Conference.
The PREPS Value Added analysis began in June, 1997 and allows for comparisons of educational performance, taking into account (or holding constant) the impact of differences in socioeconomic background of the students considered in the research. The model is used to identify high performing schools among Mississippi districts. Schools which are “adding value” are those who are considered to be performing higher than the statistical model predicted that they would perform based on their students’ socioeconomic circumstances.
Congratulations to the students and staff members of Joyner, Lawhon, Milam, Parkway, Pierce Street, Rankin, and Thomas Street Elementary Schools for your excellent test scores and performance on the 2007 statewide tests! The TPSD appreciates your hard work and commends you for earning the 2007 PREPS Value Added Award.
Randy D. McCoy, Ed.D
Superintendent