PREPS VALUE-ADDED AWARDS ANNOUNCED

For Immediate Press Release (January 30, 2019) - The Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools (PREPS, Inc.), Mississippi’s only statewide educational consortium, is honored to announce the 2019 Value-Added Award recipients. An awards luncheon and ceremony will be held Monday, February 25, 2019 at Hattiesburg’s Lake Terrace Convention Center during the 2019 Mississippi Education Partnership Conference hosted by PREPS and the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education (MAPE) which celebrates achievements and collaborations in schools.

The PREPS value-added analysis began in June 1997 and allows for valid comparisons of educational performance on the prior year’s state testing while taking into account the impact of differences in the socioeconomic background of the students considered in the research. The model is used in the PREPS Value-Added Awards Program to identify high performing schools among Mississippi public school districts who are members of the PREPS Consortium. Schools which are deemed as adding value are those performing significantly better than other schools with comparable socioeconomic circumstances. The PREPS organization follows the mission of actively providing research and evaluation for public schools.

The following schools will be recognized at the awards luncheon:

ALGEBRA I HIGH SCHOOL VALUE ADDED

GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLEMAN Middle SCHOOL

PASCAGOULA-GAUTIER SCHOOL DIST GAUTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL

QUITMAN SCHOOL DIST QUITMAN JR HIGH SCHOOL

WEST POINT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DIST FIFTH STREET SCHOOL

KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL DISTRICT KOSCIUSKO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH PIKE SCHOOL DIST NORTH PIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST SOUTHEAST LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT ALEXANDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MADISON CO SCHOOL DIST OLDE TOWNE MIDDLE

MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST ST MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

PEARL RIVER CO SCHOOL DIST PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH

LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PURVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL

CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL

LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST NANIH WAIYA ATTENDANCE CENTER

JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST EAST CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

JACKSON CO SCHOOL DIST VANCLEAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PRENTISS CO SCHOOL DIST WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL

RANKIN CO SCHOOL DIST FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

LAUDERDALE CO SCHOOL DIST WEST LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL

STARKVILLE- OKTIBBEHA CONS SD ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL

MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST NORTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

PRENTISS CO SCHOOL D