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Press Release |
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Lamar CISD Community Relations Department |
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Six Lamar CISD campuses named NCEA Higher Performing Schools |
The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), a department of ACT, Inc., recognized Lamar CISD for having six schools make the 2010 NCEA Higher Performing Schools List.
Ray Elementary led the way, achieving High Performing status in Math, Science and Writing.
Foster High School was High Performing in Science and Lamar Consolidated High Schools was High Performing in Social Studies.
Both George Junior High and Lamar Junior High were High Performing in Social Studies. Wessendorff Middle School was High Performing in Reading.
The Higher Performing Schools (formerly known as Just for the Kids Schools) are identified by two measures: consistent improvement in student achievement from previous years (growth) and/or absolute student achievement using the school's Commended Performance results on the spring 2010 TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test.
NCEA's higher performing methodology controls for school and student demographics to allow for an apples-to-apples comparison of school achievement and to demonstrate that with the commitment of educators, all schools can have success no matter the zip code.
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Captions: sitting are Lamar Junior Assistant Principal Sandra Lacks, Wessendorff Middle School Principal Diana Tydlacka and George Junior High Principal Kelly Waters; (standing) Lamar Consolidated High School Principal Michael Milstead, Foster High School Associate Principal Irene Barr and Ray Elementary Principal Ben Perez.
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