All students

who had participated in Accelerated Reader were in the parade. The grand

marshals for the event were Principal Lynda Lambeth and Peachtree City

Councilwoman Annie McMenamin.

Before the

festivities began, McMenamin read a congratulatory letter from the mayor

and City Council.

"We commend

Peachtree City Elementary School's students who have been reading books

and testing their comprehension throughout the year. This is a well-deserved

victory and Peachtree City is thrilled about this inspiring occasion,"

said McMenamin as she read the letter to the students.

Accelerated

Reader is part of Reading Renaissance, a major initiative to improve students'

reading ability by increasing reading practice and motivating students

to read more books within their reading level. Three key goals are at

the heart of Reading Renaissance: improve test scores, create a lifelong

love of reading and develop critical thinking skills.

The Accelerated

Reader portion of the initiative is a computer program that tests students'

knowledge of the books they have read. A student selects and reads a book,

takes an Accelerated Reader practice quiz, and the computer adds the quiz

results to its database and generates a report for the student and teacher.

In addition

to being active participants in the Accelerated Reader program, Peachtree

City Elementary also has five model classrooms. The model classroom is

a program developed by Reading Renaissance to support and encourage educators

who are implementing sound techniques as well as recognizing those who

demonstrate outstanding commitment to the principles and practices of

the initiative.

The state of

Georgia has only 882 model classrooms. The five teachers who have the

model rooms at the school are Alice Elfer, Betty Stricklen, MarryAnn Babb,

Rhonda Jones and Roderick Bailey.

Also, the school's

media center is one of 44 in the state to be named a model library. This

recognition is given to libraries whose support of Reading Renaissance

teachers and students have resulted in measurable increases in student

reading performance.

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