2009 VAAA – Bethpage Elementary School

First Place, Middle Division, Elementary Schools Bill Johnson, Principal 420 Old Highway 31 E Bethpage, TN 37022 Sumner County Schools Recipe For Success: The recipe used to create Bethpage Elementary School is a combination of precious ingredients, each unique and wonderful, yet perpetually equal in the contributions they provide to the whole. If any component were deleted or allowed to eclipse the others, Bethpage Elementary School would cease to be the respected educational institution it is known to … Read More

2009 VAAA – Trenton Elementary School

Third Place, West Division, Elementary Schools Jonathan Criswell, Principal 811 S. College Street Trenton, TN 38382 Trenton Schools Recipe For Success: As with any excellent recipe, success is in the combination of the right ingredients. Trenton Elementary School began its recipe by selecting a Leadership Team comprised of different stakeholders. All agreed to use Larry LeZotte’s “Correlates of Effective Schools” as a design template for the school. Following LeZotte’s correlates, the Leadership Team created a school-wide blueprint for … Read More

2009 VAAA – Lincoln Magnet Elementary School

Second Place, West Division, Elementary Schools Lynne Shuttleworth, Principal 425 Berry Street Jackson, TN 38301 Madison County Schools Recipe For Success: As principal of one of the best elementary schools in the state, I would like to share a few recipes that are working in our school for student success: Flexible, committed faculty and staff School-wide discipline plan that rewards both short-term and long-term behavior Formative assessments given on a regular basis throughout the year Constant data dissemination … Read More

2009 VAAA – Winchester Elementary School

First Place, West Division, Elementary Schools Flora Childres, Principal 3587 Boeingshire Road Memphis, TN 38116 Memphis Schools Recipe For Success: As an educator for more than 15 years, at both middle-class and low-income schools, I knew that the best teachers are those with a heart for children, believing that every student can succeed, regardless of their background or circumstances. More than anything else, that’s what I look for in any teacher that I hire for the school year. … Read More

2010 VAAA – Grassy Fork Elementary School

Third Place, East Division, K-8/Middle Schools Shannon Grooms, Principal 4120 Big Creek Rd. Hartford, TN 37753 Cocke County Schools Visit website Recipe For Success: Grassy Fork Elementary School is a rural, community school located in Hartford, Tennessee. It is a multi-age school that houses kindergarten through eighth grade. Grassy Fork Elementary School is a Title I school and has been awarded the Title I Top Ten Percent Honor for several years. The Title I funds have enabled Grassy … Read More

2010 VAAA – Indian Trail Middle School

Second Place, East Division, K-8/Middle Schools Tammy Pearce, Principal 307 Car Mol Dr. Johnson City, TN 37601 Johnson City Schools Visit website Recipe For Success: Indian Trail Middle School is a 6 th and 7 th grade school with approximately 1100 students. We are proud of the fact that we focus on student achievement and growth. My staff has set high expectations for themselves as well as for our students. Our goal at Indian Trail is to make … Read More

2010 VAAA – Holston Valley Middle School

First Place, East Division, K-8/Middle Schools Jess Lockhart, Principal 1717 Bristol Caverns Highway Bristol, TN 37620 Sullivan County Schools Visit website Recipe For Success: Holston Valley is a 6-8 middle school in rural Sullivan County with 73% of the students economically disadvantaged. We currently have 186 students at Holston Valley and our objective has always been to prepare our students to meet the challenges of a changing world. We provide varied instruction tailored to the needs of a … Read More

2010 VAAA – South Lincoln Elementary School

Third Place, Middle Division, K-8/Middle Schools Greg Holder, Principal 362 Smith Mill Rd. Fayetteville, TN 37334 Lincoln County Schools Recipe For Success: For a school to be successful, it must first meet student needs. South Lincoln Middle School faculty and staff are devoted to meeting those needs by providing a safe and caring environment. We accomplish this by communicating an “open door policy” for all stakeholders. Procedures are in place, which create a safe disciplined feeling for students. … Read More

2010 VAAA – LaVergne Middle School

Second Place, Middle Division, K-8/Middle Schools Dirk Ash, Principal 382 Stones River Rd. LaVergne, TN 37086 Rutherford County Schools Visit website Recipe For Success: The success of students, staff, faculty, and administration at LaVergne Middle School (LMS) relies upon two important ingredients, motivation and attention to detail. Upon entering the school, students read that the mission of LMS is to enable all students to achieve excellence in learning, social responsibility, and self-worth. As students continue their walk down … Read More

2010 VAAA – Smith County Middle School

First Place, Middle Division, K-8/Middle Schools Ronnie Scudder, Principal 134 SCMS Lane Carthage, TN 37030 Smith County Schools Visit website Recipe For Success: Smith County Middle School has been recognized for three consecutive years by ECF as one of the eighteen most effective schools out of Tennessee’s thirteen hundred plus public elementary and middle schools. It is an absolute joy to be chosen for this prestigious honor, and to be considered the “best of the best” when it … Read More

1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … 21