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Saxe Gotha Elementary Recognized for Student Achievement
Saxe Gotha, a Title I school, was recognized by the S.C. Department of Education for high student achievement.
Saxe Gotha Elementary School is one of six South Carolina Title I schools recognized for superior student achievement, the South Carolina Department of Education announced Wednesday.
This comes on the heels of the school receiving recognition as a Title I Reward School for Progress — a Title I school with the most substantial progress in either in the “all students” group or in identified subgroups from one school year to the next. That recognition was based on letter grade, free/reduced meal count greater than 50 percent and ranking as one of the top 10 percent of qualifying Title I schools demonstrating progress.
The S.C. Department of Education recognized Saxe Gotha as a 2012 Title I Reward School for Progress nominee. As a nominee, Saxe Gotha wins a $5,000 grant and will share their school’s best practices with other Title I schools at the South Carolina Association of Title I Administrators (SCATA) 2012 Fall Conference.
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If Saxe Gotha is named a South Carolina Title I Distinguished School during the SCATA conference, it will receive an additional $10,000 grant to attend the National Title I Association Fall Conference in January 2013 for national recognition of their achievements.
Saxe Gotha Elementary School opened in 1992 and currently has 676 students and 93 employees including 44 teachers, four instructional coaches, 16 instructional support staff, 21 non-instructional support staff, guidance counselors, media specialist, etc.
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This is the third year that Saxe Gotha has been implementing The Leader in Me program emphasizing the ideas of Sean Covey and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Students and staff are working toward joining 29 schools worldwide designated as Lighthouse Schools.
The school’s mission is “Creating a thirst for discovery and achievement by developing creative, compassionate and responsible young leaders.” Their vision is “By nurturing the mind, body and spirit today, we will create the leaders and thinkers of tomorrow.”
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