KINYON, WEST named Michigan Reward Schools

Two Taylor School District schools have been named to the Michigan Reward School list. Kinyon Elementary School and West Middle School have been honored.

Howare Reward Schools determined? They are based on the top-to-Bottom ranking methodology, which includes data from achievement, improvement, and achievement gaps in standardized scores. All schools with two years of data for 30 or more students in two or more tested subjects are included in the ranking.

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What happens once a Reward School is named? Schools will be recognized for their achievements through a communication that is disseminated to local media.

Reward Schools will have their promising practices highlighted at conferences such as the Michigan Department of Education’s School Improvement Conference and other events including educator networks and professional organizations.

MDE is seeking other supports for Reward Schools, including increased flexibility in the use of federal grant funds and corporate and philanthropic support.

Reward Schools are those that have achieved one or more of the following distinctions:

• Top 5 percent of schools on the Overall School Rankings
• Top 5 percent of schools making the greatest gains in achievement
• “Beating the Odds" by outperforming the school's predicted ranking and/or similar schools.

Both Kinyon and West received their designations by “Beating the Odds.”