Schools earn Gold Performance acknowledgments

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November 5, 2010 — Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District received Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for attendance rate and TAKS achievement.

Gold Performance Acknowledgments measure and recognize districts and campuses for performance in several areas. Overall, the GPA system’s indicators address numerous elements that appear throughout Goal 1 of CFISD’s District Action Plan which states “students’ academic performance and achievement level will reflect excellence in learning and attainment of both high expectations and high standards.”

The following 10 campuses were acknowledged for attendance:

• High Schools: Cypress Ranch.

• Middle Schools: Cook, Hamilton, Labay and Spillane.

• Elementary Schools: Hamilton, Willbern, Gleason, Sampson and Warner.

TAKS Commended Performance is the highest performance category established by the State Board of Education. Students who earn this laudable status have performed at a level that is considerably above the passing standard and have shown a thorough understanding of the knowledge and skills (TEKS) for the subject and grade level tested.

The following 20 campuses were acknowledged for Commended Performance in reading/ELA:

• High Schools: Cypress Ranch.

• Middle Schools: Hamilton, Goodson, Spillane and Smith.

• Elementary Schools: Millsap, Holmsley, Bang, Hamilton, Copeland, Farney, Gleason, Sampson, Birkes, Tipps, Keith, Danish, Postma, Warner and Swenke.

The following 36 campuses were acknowledged for Commended Performance in math:

• Elementary Schools: Bane, Lamkin, Matzke, Adam, Millsap, Lieder, Moore, Lowery, Wilson, Owens, Holmsley, Jowell, Fiest, Bang, Hamilton, Hairgrove, Reed, Copeland, Willbern, Sheridan, Ault, Kirk, Farney, Gleason, Walker, Sampson, Birkes, A. Robison, Keith, Lee, Danish, Andre’, Postma, Warner, M. Robinson and Swenke.

The following 15 campuses were acknowledged for Commended Performance in writing:

• Middle Schools: Arnold, Bleyl, Labay, Hamilton, Goodson and Smith.

• Elementary Schools: Millsap, Moore, Hamilton, Farney, Sampson, A. Robison, Keith, Warner and Swenke.

The following 43 campuses were acknowledged for Commended Performance in science:

• Middle Schools: Hamilton and Spillane.

• Elementary Schools: Bane, Lamkin, Post, Matzke, Holbrook, Adam, Hancock, Millsap, Lieder, Horne, Moore, Lowery, Frazier, Wilson, Emmott, Holmsley, Jowell, Fiest, Bang, Hamilton, Metcalf, Hairgrove, Reed, Willbern, Ault, Kirk, Farney, Gleason, Walker, Sampson, A. Robison, Duryea, Keith, Lee, Danish, Andre’, Postma, Black, Warner, M. Robinson and Swenke.

The following 22 campuses were acknowledged for Commended Performance in social studies:

• High Schools: Cy-Fair, Jersey Village, Cypress Creek, Langham Creek, Cypress Falls, Cypress Springs, Cypress Ridge, Cypress Woods, Cypress Ranch and Cypress Lakes.

• Middle Schools: Arnold, Dean, Campbell, Labay, Cook, Truitt, Hamilton, Aragon, Goodson, Kahla, Spillane and Smith.

CFISD schools were also acknowledged for Comparable Improvement, which comprises two separate acknowledgments for reading and math.

The following 25 campuses were acknowledged for Comparable Improvement in reading:

• Elementary Schools: Bane, Adam, Hancock, Yeager, Millsap, Lieder, Horne, Lowery, Frazier, Wilson, Bang, Hairgrove, Willbern, Farney, Tipps, Duryea, Keith, Danish, Andre’, Postma, Black, Warner, McFee, Hemmenway and Swenke.

The following 26 campuses were acknowledged for Comparable Improvement in math:

• Elementary Schools: Matzke, Millsap, Moore, Frazier, Owens, Holmsley, Jowell, Hamilton, Hairgrove, Reed, Copeland, Willbern, Sheridan, Farney, Walker, Birkes, A. Robison, Keith, Danish, Andre’, Postma, Black, Warner, McFee, M. Robinson and Swenke.

Acknowledgments were also awarded to CFISD high schools for Advanced Course Completion, Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) Results, College-Ready Graduates, Texas Success Initiative (TSI) and SAT/ACT Results.

For evaluating Advanced Course/Dual Enrollment Completion, TEA awards schools with 30 percent or more of ninth-12th-grade students completing and receiving credit for at least one Advanced/Dual Enrollment course. Cy-Fair, Jersey Village, Cypress Creek, Langham Creek, Cypress Springs, Cypress Woods, Cypress Ranch and Cypress Lakes received the acknowledgment for their percentage of students completing advanced courses.

The TSI indicates a high percentage of grade 11 students who are ready to begin college-level work based on their performance on the TAKS exit-level examination. The method divides the number of test takers with a scale score of 2200 on mathematics or English / Language Arts (and a score of 3 or higher on the essay of the ELA test) by the total number of grade 11 test takers in mathematics. Cypress Woods received acknowledgment in TSI Math, while Cypress Ranch received acknowledgment in TSI English/Language Arts.

Schools recognized for College-Ready Graduates are determined by dividing the number of 2009 graduates who scored at or above the college-ready criteria on both ELA and mathematics by the number of graduates with results in both subjects to evaluate. Cy-Fair, Jersey Village, Cypress Falls, Cypress Ridge and Cypress Woods received this acknowledgment.