(Nashville) – The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) will honor 2012 SCORE Prize middle school winner Rose Park Math and Science Magnet School during a banner presentation at the school this Friday at 12:55 pm.
The middle school serves 395 fifth through eighth grade students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The open-lottery, non-selective magnet school has narrowed the achievement gap for black students by 11.4 percentage points in reading and 16.2 percentage points in math between 2010 and 2012 while showing significant growth for all students in those subjects. The school also has a three-year TVAAS average of 5.7 in math and 2.0 in reading, meaning that their students are making significant gains in those subjects. In addition, Rose Park has a strong school culture that focuses on engaging all partners, including parents, teachers, administrators, and students, in improving learning for students.
SCORE awarded the second annual SCORE Prize during an event at the historic Ryman Auditorium on Monday, October 8. The Prize was awarded to the elementary, middle, and high school in Tennessee, along with one school district that have most dramatically improved student achievement. As a Prize winner, Rose Park has received a $10,000 award, and will receive statewide recognition over the next year.
Finalists were selected through a weighted criteria selection process that took into account TVAAS growth and TCAP improvement. The process also factored in attendance rates, socioeconomic status, and college-readiness data such as ACT and college-going rates. Winners were selected following in-depth site visits to each of the finalist schools and districts. The middle school finalists for the middle school Prize included Power Center Academy (Memphis City Schools), Rose Park Math and Science Magnet (MNPS), and South Side Elementary (Henderson County). To learn more about Rose Park and the other finalists, visit: www.tnscore.org/scoreprize.
WHO: SCORE President and CEO Jamie Woodson, Mayor Karl Dean, MNPS Superintendent Dr. Jesse Register, Principal Bob Blankenship
WHAT: Banner Presentation
WHEN: Friday, December 7, 2012, 12:55pm.
WHERE:
Rose Park Math and Science Magnet
1205 9th Ave. S
Nashville, TN 37203