Tuesday, July 26, 2011
As a "Needs Improvement" school, Berkmar High is offering its students the option to transfer to Mountain View and Archer high schools.
Berkmar High School students and parents attended a Public School Choice informational meeting Monday evening to help decide if transferring to another school would be ideal for them. Parents of Berkmar students recently received a mailed letter stating that they have the option of transferring to either Mountain View or Archer high school, both fairly new Lawrenceville schools that are in considered to be in good standing according to the Adequate Yearly Progress standards. The reason for the option is because Berkmar did not pass the AYP minimums, which, under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (formerly known as No Child Left Behind Act), gives students the ability to transfer to certain good-standing schools that haven't …
Monday, July 25, 2011
Meetings are scheduled at 6 p.m. at Berkmar High, Hopkins Elementary and Sweetwater Middle.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Meetings are scheduled tonight at three area schools identified as “need improvement” schools to inform parents of their options, including student transfers to another school. The meetings are scheduled at 6 p.m. at Berkmar High and Hopkins Elementary schools in Lilburn, and at Sweetwater Middle School in Lawrenceville, which feeds into Berkmar High. Under provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools that have not made state-mandated Adequate Yearly Progress standards for two or more consecutive years may fall into a category that allows transfers. According to Gwinnett County Schools, once schools that are in “needs improvement” status must make AYP two years in a row to move out of that status, during which time transfers…
Sunday, July 24, 2011
A roundup (with links) of stories that had Lilburn talking last week.
Friday, July 22 -Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Fed Charges: A former DeKalb County police officer from Lilburn pleaded guilty in federal district court on charges that he helped others possess and hide a stolen vehicle, unlawfully accessed governmental information, and lied to federal agents. -Crist Enters Mayoral Race: City of Lilburn councilman Johnny Crist said late Friday afternoon that he plans to run for mayor in November. He will challenge incumbent Diana Preston. -Mixed News in AYP Report: Four Lilburn-area schools — including Berkmar and Parkview high schools — did not meet state-mandated Adequate Yearly Progress standards. Read the story here. -Inside the Police Reports: Read about the report from a local auto center, which said 10 …
Friday, July 22, 2011
Hopkins Elementary, Berkmar High both designated as "Needs Improvement" schools.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
There was good and not-so-good news regarding Lilburn-area schools in Adequate Yearly Progress reports released by the Georgia Department of Education Thursday. First the good: Lilburn Elementary and Berkmar Middle were among the four Gwinnett County Public Schools that made AYP in 2010-11 after not making the standard last year. Seven other Lilburn-area schools — Trickum Middle, Camp Creek, Knight, Arcado, Minor, Head and Mountain Park elementary schools — all achieved AYP standards again. Now, the not-so-good: Berkmar High and Hopkins Elementary are among the four county schools that will face consequences for not meeting state standards for the second year in a row. Overall, 102 out of Gwinnett County's 127 public schools met the state’…
Abdella Shukur
4:53 pm on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Informative and well written. more ›