March 5, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Together We Soar!
The administration and staff at Northside Elementary held a celebration last week to commemorate the school’s having made the list of Tennessee’s highest performing schools and districts.
The staff was treated to a barbeque lunch, and they cut a cake to mark the accomplishment.
In a report released last month, the Tennessee Department of Education gave hundreds of schools including Northside Elementary “Reward” status for the 2022-23 school year, meaning they demonstrated high levels of performance, met specific goals to improve performance or both.
First year Northside Principal Angela Johnson said the “Reward School” honor was hard earned by the educators at the school and well deserved.
“Today we are celebrating that Northside Elementary is a Reward School and that designation was given to us by the Department of Education,” said Principal Johnson. “Its based-on performance and growth in the school. Its also for schools that have an overall federal accountability score greater than or equal to 3.1 out of 4.0. We are celebrating our teachers, faculty, and staff and all their hard work as a team. They have held themselves to high standards and accountability and we wanted to recognize them in this way to let them know how proud we are,” said Principal Johnson.
“As my first year here, I am proud to be a member of Northside Elementary and for this opportunity. This award shows that the teachers and staff here hold themselves to high standards and are working very hard to help our students succeed. This is a great accomplishment that these teachers have made,” added Principal Johnson.
Director Patrick Cripps and central office staff along with school board members were invited to join the school faculty and staff for the celebration.