The 2008 Value-Added Achievement Awards

In a May 12, 2008 ceremony to be held at the State Capitol with Acting Commissioner of Education Dr. Tim Webb, Education Consumers Foundation President J. E. Stone will present awards of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 to Tennessee's highest performing elementary and middle school principals. Recipients are 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 are considered.

Here you can find:

• A map showing winning schools and principals
• 2008 performance charts for elementary and middle schools
• The press release for the 2008 awards
• A collection of newspaper stories on the 2008 awards program and several of the winning schools (PDF File)
• Dr. Stone's remarks at the ceremony (PDF File)
• A report on the Awards from WBIR in Knoxville

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