An analysis

of the data received from the state shows:

On this year's

"needs improvement" list, all four Coweta County schools met

the academic requirements under the state's criteria for the No Child

Left Behind act.

At Newnan

Crossing Elementary School, the state's data showed that the school did

not meet the 95 percent minimum participation rate for African-American

students which led to a designation of "needs improvement" for

the school.

At Jefferson

Parkway, the state's data showed that the school did not meet the 95 percent

minimum participation rate overall, with the largest concentration in

the school's special education subgroup.

At Smokey

Road Middle School, the state's data showed that school did not meet the

95 percent minimum participation rate for special education students,

and minimal gains in test scores were not made within the African-American

subgroup.

At Evans Middle

School, the state's data showed that the school did not meet the 95 percent

minimum participation rate for special education students were not tested.

According to

state requirements, Evans Middle and Smokey Road Middle Schools will not

be required to offer optional transfers to other county schools.

Jefferson Parkway

and Newnan Crossing Elementary Schools will need to offer optional transfers

to at least two schools not on the needs improvement list, according to

regulations under the No Child Left Behind Act.

However, schools

are currently verifying the data presented by the state, and the school

system plans to challenge the data concerning Newnan Crossing and Jefferson

Parkway.

Whether or

not limited school choice will be offered at the two schools, and where

the transfer options will be offered, will be announced Monday. The school

system is in the process of identifying transfer sites.