"We're pleased to

finally have gotten the letter."

The words of Coweta County

School Public Information officer Dean Jackson summarizes the whole school

system's feelings about learning that Northgate High School is no

longer on the 'not making adequate progress" list of schools.

Jackson said Northgate High

School met all requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind legislation

this year.

In August, Northgate had been

placed on the No Child Left Behind "AYP" list because state

records indicated that the school had not met standards that require 95

percent of all students within all subgroups to be tested.

The school appealed, producing

records that showed that over 95 percent of students in all subgroups

had, in fact, been tested during the 2002-03 school year. The state department's

awarding of appeals filed by the schools means that both schools actually

met academic and testing participation standards overall and in all subgroups.

"I am elated that we are

off the list and the process of appeal works," said Dr. Therese Redekopp,

Northgate High School Principal.

"I'm also glad we were

able to work with the state to compile the list and get good results for

Northgate High."

Jackson also provided an updated

status list of Coweta County Schools under the No Child Left Behind Act:

-All Coweta County elementary

schools have officially made "adequate yearly progress" under

the act, following Jefferson Parkway's removal from the list last week.

Newnan Crossing Elementary School was removed from the list in September,

after incorrectly appearing on it in August.

-All Coweta County Schools

made adequate yearly progress overall under the act's standards. Newnan

High School and East Coweta High School appear on the list because records

indicate that slightly under 95 percent of students in one subgroup at

the schools did not participate in Georgia High School Graduation testing.

Evans and Smokey Road Middle Schools were notified last week that their

appeals were denied, but no Coweta County middle or high school is required

to offer school choice or supplemental services under the legislation.

-Elm Street Elementary

School - which was designated as a "needs improvement" school

last year under the act - came off the list this year because it made

adequate yearly progress. Atkinson Elementary School and Arnco-Sargent

Elementary School also made adequate yearly progress this year.

Both Atkinson and Arnco-Sargent

Elementary Schools remain on the "needs improvement" list until

next year, however, because schools must make adequate yearly progress

for two years before they are removed. Both schools have offered school

choice in September and are offering supplemental services to eligible

students