The 2007 Value-Added Achievement Awards

In a May 7, 2007 ceremony held at the State Capitol with Commissioner of Education Lana Seivers, 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. 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.

Here you can find:

• A map showing winning schools and principals
• 2007 performance charts for elementary and middle schools
• The press release for the 2007 awards
• Images from the May 7, 2007 event at the state capitol in Nashville
• A collection of newspaper stories on the 2007 awards program and several of the winning schools (PDF File)
• Dr. Stone's remarks at the ceremony (PDF File)
• A report on Amqui Elementary from WKRN in Nashville (Windows Media File)

You can also go to the main Value-Added Achievement Awards page to access general information on the program.