Skidmore-Tynan Schools Strike Gold with State Awards

Skidmore-Tynan students continue to thrive academically as two of their schools received Gold Performance Acknowledgement Awards from the Texas Education Agency last week.

Skidmore-Tynan High School received Gold Performance acknowledgements in three areas. In the Comparable Improvement category the school received Gold Performance in Reading/ELA (2006 testing) and in Mathematics (2006 testing). This means that the students’ average Growth Index from the prior year in these subject areas is in the top quartile of schools statewide with similar demographics.

Gold Performance acknowledgement was also attained by the graduating class of 2005. In order to receive this acknowledgement, at least 70% of all student groups must have graduated in the recommended High School Program or with a Distinguished Achievement diploma. One hundred percent of the District’s students did this in 2005.

Skidmore-Tynan Junior High received Gold Performance recognition in two areas: Student groups were commended on Reading/English Language Arts (2006 testing) and 7th grade Writing (2006 testing). In order to receive acknowledgment in these categories, 20% or greater of students tested had to achieve a top statewide score.