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Gwinnett County Schools Get $1M Scholarship


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It was announced today that the Gwinnett County Public School system was awarded a $1,000,000 scholarship grant from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.  The $1,000,000 will go out as scholarships to needy students within the district.

Gwinnett took the top honors because of their high standards of performance for students regardless of race.  They beat out Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, and Socorro Independent School District and Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, for the award.  The award is for districts that show the most gains in student performance and closing minority achievement gaps.

Something else that should be kept in mind is that the GCPS has done this on a budget that is quite austere compared to some other local districts, such as the City of Atlanta Schools.  GCPS spends under $9,000/student, yet achieves better results than the City of Atlanta, which spends over $12,000/student.

Another feat that GCPS should be proud of is that they have achieved a high school graduation rate of 84 percent and 90 percent of those graduates go on to college or other post-secondary training.

I'm not a huge fan of public education (I'd like to see vouchers), but it is obvious that the Gwinnett County Public School system is doing some things correctly... and that they would be able to compete if there were vouchers in the district.  In fact, I think that many parents in adjoining districts would try to get their children into GCPS if they had the opportunity.

And don't forget that Lilburn, GA is home to two of the best performing groups of schools in the Gwinnett system, Parkview and Brookwood.  I happen to know of a few homes for sale in the area...  ;^ )

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2 comments • Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy • October 19 2010 09:36PM

Gwinnett County Schools Redistricting Plans...

Gwinnett County Public Schools are undergoing a redistricting plan due to growth in the county.  The new plan is expected to begin with the 2010 school year.  It was announced on October 2nd, 2009.  There are several dates to keep in mind:Kids at School in Gwinnett County, GA

  • November 4, Deadline for completion of boundary input forms.
  • November 13, 2009-- Boundary committee completes review and submits recommendations.
  • November 19, 2009-- Public redistricting comments from affected schools (Location Instructional Support Center Board Room, 7-9 p.m.
  • November 25-December 4-- Final recommendations with revised boundary maps delivered to schools.
  • December 10, 2009-- Anticipated Board of Education vote on redistricting.

The redistricting that affects Suwanee is as follows...

The redistricting that affects Duluth and Lawrenceville is as follows...

  • Ferguson Elementary School (pdf)-- 1755 Centerview Drive in Duluth (will affect Hopkins ES, Minor ES, Corley ES, Kanoheda ES and Benefield ES) (Radloff MS, Sweetwater MS and Berkmar MS) (Berkmar HS and Meadowcreek HS)
  • Jenkins Elementary School (pdf)-- 12 Village Way in Lawrenceville (will affect Simonton ES, Lawrenceville ES and Winn Holt ES)

The redistricting that affects Snellville and Loganville is as follows...

  • Snell Elementary School (pdf)-- 4521 Centerville Highway in Snellville ( will affect Norton ES, Partee ES, Annistown ES, Shiloh ES, Centerville ES, Britt ES and Magill ES) (Snellville MS and Shiloh MS) (South Gwinnett HS and Shiloh HS)
  • Midway Middle School (pdf)-- 3800 Brushy Fork Road in Loganville (will affect Snellville MS)

I also expected to see Lanier High School as part of the plan, but I guess it might not be ready in time.

If you'd like to send a message to the committee, here are the forms...

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0 comments • Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy • October 07 2009 10:01PM