Schools on the Move Toward Excellence

The Schools on the Move Toward Excellence campaign celebrates schools that utilize a continuous cycle of inquiry (plan, do, check) to demonstrate improvement on recent state and federal accountability reports. This results in improving student achievement and growth in English Language Arts and mathematics, while also improving other measures of school performance.

Background

The Every Student Succeeds Act gave districts the opportunity to redefine accountability for their schools and utilize evidence-based strategies that best meet their specific needs. Under ESSA, Arkansas created a plan with input from all stakeholders, including educators and community members. Arkansas' ESSA School Index contains five indicators for success: Weighted Achievement, Growth, progress toward English Language Proficiency, Graduation Rate, and School Quality and Student Success.

Campaign

Through the Schools on the Move campaign, DESE highlights schools that show significant progress on different indicators, such as the following:

  • Increase in letter grade and ESSA School Index score by at least 5 points
  • Weighted Achievement score increased by at least 10 points
  • Value-added Growth score was higher than 97.5% of schools

Congratulations to these schools for improving learning for Arkansas students!

2023 Featured Schools on the Move Toward Excellence

  • Pottsville Elementary School, Pottsville School District
  • Mountain Springs Elementary School, Cabot School District
  • Rural Special High School, Mountain View School District
  • Vilonia Primary School, Vilonia School District
  • Star City High School, Star City School District
  • Flippin Elementary School, Flippin School District

Annual Schools on the Move Reports

For more information, please contact:

Tiffani Grayer, Director of School Performance and Monitoring
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Public School Accountability
Four Capitol Mall, Box 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-1024
Cell: 501-580-9764