Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch

                                   



Welcome to the Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch website!

Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch is a state-level partnership that seeks to identify high-performing middle grades schools in our state. Georgia is one of 18 states that have qualified to be part of the National Forum Schools to Watch® program. The National Forum is an alliance of more than 60 educators, researchers, and officers of national associations and foundations dedicated to improving schools for young adolescents across the country. This program annually seeks to identify schools throughout the nation that are committed to a journey of excellence centered around the program areas of Academic Excellence, Developmental Responsiveness, Social Equity, and Organizational Structures and Processes.

Georgia presently has identified 15 schools that meet the rigorous criteria of the program and that serve as Lighthouse Schools to Watch. These 15 schools serve as mentors and models for other schools in the state at the same time that they continue to further their own growth. The program also has schools identified as Beacon Schools. These schools are meeting most of the criteria of the Schools to Watch program, and as Beacon Schools they are provided with coaching and assistance to assist them on their journey to Lighthouse status. This website provides you with valuable information about the program, about the current Lighthouse and Beacon Schools in Georgia, documents that will prove helpful as you determine whether your school is ready to apply for this program, and the opportunity to download the application.

This program is operated in partnership with:


         

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Congratulations to our new 2012 Lighthouse and Beacon Schools to Watch!


Lighthouse Schools

Lee Middle School, Sharpsburg – Dr. Bob Heaberlin, Principal

Beacon Schools

Holcomb Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta – Ms. Joy Schroerlucke, Principal


Congratulations to our newly redesignated Lighthouse Schools:

Crabapple Middle School, Roswell, Dr. Nathan Buhl, Principal (3rd redesignation)
Gladden Middle School, Chatsworth, Dr. Ardith Bates, Principal (2nd redesignation)
Webb Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta, Ms. Susan Opferman, Principal (2nd redesignation)
Hahira Middle School, Hahira, Ms. Janet Hendley, Principal (1st redesignation)
Morgan County Middle School, Madison, Dr. Joe Hutcheson, Principal (1st redesignation)
Pickens County Middle School, Jasper, Dr. Chris LeMieux, Principal (1st redesignation)

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Dates to Remember:

February 27-28, 2012: GMSA conference with featured LSTW and Beacon Schools
March – April, 2012: School celebrations
June 21-23, 2012: LSTW featured at National Forum STW conference, Washington, DC
June 30, 2012: application deadline for 2013 Lighthouse Schools to Watch