2011 Value Added Achievement Awards-text

2011 Value-Added Achievement Awards

In a May 9, 2011 ceremony held at the State Capitol, Education Consumers Foundation President J. E. Stone presented awards of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 to Tennessee's highest performing elementary and middle school principals. (You can see rankings of every elementary school here, and of every middle school here.) Recipients were selected on the basis of their school's most recent 3-year average achievement gains in math and reading/language arts. Only those principals with 5 or more years of service were considered.

The Foundation was honored to see participation from numerous state leaders, including Governor Bill Haslam; Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey; Speaker of the House Beth Harwell; Senator Dolores Gresham, chair of the Senate Education Committee; and Representative Richard Montgomery, chair of the House Education Committee.

UPDATES FROM THE 2011 CEREMONY :
Click here for the event press release on the event (PDF file)
See a press release on the new Luna Award, announced during the ceremony
Pictures from the ceremony

You can click on the flags below to review information from each winning principal. You can also visit the Value-Added Achievement Awards home page to learn more about the Awards and the ECF School Performance Charts, and see additional applications and analyses of Tennessee's value-added data.

I. Elementary Schools

A: Lakeview Elementary School Dr. Susie Lee Hodge, Principal 5132 Jonetta St Memphis, TN 381092 Memphis City Schools	B: Lincoln Magnet Elementary School Lynne Shuttleworth, Principal 425 Berry Street Jackson, TN 38301 Madison County Schools	C: Isaac Lane Technology Magnet Tisa Day , Principal 746 Lexington Street Jackson, TN 38301 Madison County Schools
D: Stanford Elementary Montessori Melva Stricklin, Principal 2417 Maplecrest Drive Nashville, TN 37214 Davidson County Schools	E: The Discovery School Debbie Bogdan, Principal 101 Henslee Dr. Dickson, TN 37055 Dickson County Schools	F: Bethpage Elementary School Bill Johnson, Principal 420 Old Highway 31 E Bethpage, TN 37022 Sumner County Schools
G: Boones Creek Elementary School Teresa Leonard, Principal 348 Christian Church Rd. Gray, TN 37615 Washington County Schools	H: Keplar Elementary School Sandra Vicars-Williams, Principal 1914 Burem Rd. Rogersville, TN 37857 Hawkins County Schools	I: Eaton Elementary School Jennifer Malone , Principal 423 Hickory Creek Rd Lenoir City, TN 37771 Loudon County Schools

II. Middle Schools

J: West Carroll Junior High School Lex Suite, Principal 760 Highway 77 Atwood, TN 38220 West Carroll Special School District	K: Brighton Middle School John Combs, Principal 7785 Highway 51 S Brighton, TN 38011 Tipton County Schools	L: Parkview Montessori Magnet Melinda Harris , Principal 905 E Chester St Jackson, TN 38301 Madison County Schools
M: Cornersville School Bob Edens , Principal 323 S Main Street Cornersville, TN 37047 Marshall County Schools	N: Thurman Francis Elementary School Dr. Andra Helton , Principal 221 Todd Lane Smyrna, TN 37167 Rutherford County Schools	O: Meigs Middle Magnet Jon Hubble , Principal 713 Ramsey Street Nashville, TN 37206 Davidson County Schools
P: Indian Trail Middle School Tammy Pearce, Principal 307 Car Mol Dr. Johnson City, TN 37601 Johnson City Schools	Q:Jacksboro Middle School Jamie Wheeler, Principal 150 Eagle Circle Jacksboro, TN 37757 Campbell County Schools	R: Holston Valley Middle School Jess Lockhart, Principal 1717 Bristol Caverns Highway Bristol, TN 37620 Sullivan County Schools