NASHVILLE (WATE) – Schools in Maryville and Sevier County, along with the entire Maryville district, are among the 12 finalists for the State Collaborative on Reforming Education's second annual SCORE Prize Award.
The prize will award $10,000 to the elementary, middle, and high school and $25,000 to the school district that have most dramatically improved student achievement.
The winners will be announced at an event at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Monday, October 8. It will be hosted by SCORE Chairman and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
The finalists are:
- Elementary
- Boones Creek Elementary, Washington County Schools
- John Sevier Elementary, Maryville City Schools
- Pigeon Forge Primary, Sevier County Schools
- Middle
- Power Center Academy, Memphis City Schools
- Rose Park Math/Science Magnet School, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
- Southside Elementary, Henderson County Schools
- High
- Covington High School, Tipton County Schools
- Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School, Fayette County Schools
- Ravenwood High School, Williamson County Schools
- District
- Hamblen County Schools
- Maryville City Schools
- Tipton County Schools
SCORE says winners are chosen in a two-step process. The first stage identifies finalists through a weighted criteria selection process. It took into account TVAAS growth and TCAP improvement. This process also factored in attendance rates and socioeconomic status.
College-readiness data, such as ACT and college-going rates, were considered for high schools and districts.
The second stage consists of site visits to the finalists to document their student success processes.
