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Suwanee Elementary named state 'reward school'; district recognizes teacher-apprentice graduates and pilots classroom-economy program
Summary
Suwanee Elementary School reported proficiency rates well above the state average and said it received a state "reward school" designation; the board also recognized two Grow Your Own teacher-apprentice graduates and heard of a $6,500 grant to pilot a classroom-economy program for fifth graders.
Suwanee Elementary School reported strong student achievement and received a state "reward school" designation, and the Franklin County School Board recognized two graduates of the district's Grow Your Own teacher-apprentice program while a district math coach described a grant-funded classroom-economy pilot.
At the meeting, the Suwanee Elementary principal told the board that the school outperformed statewide proficiency rates across tested subjects: the principal said English-language arts proficiency at Suwanee was 74.1 percent versus the state's 41.1 percent; math proficiency was 69.0 percent versus the state's 42.4 percent; and science proficiency was 75.0 percent versus the state's 44.0 percent. The principal said…
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