In order to reward successful schools and districts for significant progress in improving student achievement, the Georgia Department of Education honors K-12 Title I Schools that make adequate yearly progress for three or more consecutive years and that make significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

The Title I Distinguished Schools program recognizes and honors schools that meet or exceed adequate yearly progress (AYP) for three or more consecutive years and have not been on the Unsafe Schools Choice Option (USCO) list within the last two years.

• Schools making adequate yearly progress for three consecutive years receive a certificate of recognition.
• Schools making adequate yearly progress for four or more years receive a certificate of recognition, a monetary award, and are honored at the Georgia Department of Education's Celebration of Excellence hosted by the State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.

Schools may use their funds to provide teachers and staff bonuses and/or to purchase instructionally related supplies and services for the school.

Funding for the Title I Distinguished schools program is provided by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 Title I program.  NCLB allows state education agencies to earmark funds from its total allocation to reward school for academic success.  Seventy-five percent of the funds must be distributed to those schools with the highest percentage of poverty.

 

Jackson Road Elementary School has met adequate yearly progress for five consecutive years!  We have a Title I Distinguished School flag flying proudly from our flagpole.

State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox spoke proudly of the work Title I schools are doing in Georgia.

Jackson Road Teacher of the Year Sandra Sanders, Principal Sara Jones, State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox, Assistant Principal Karen Miller and Media Specialist Alicia Stratton met together to celebrate our school's meeting adequate yearly progress.