(HARRISON COUNTY, MS) It was a big day for celebrating achievements in the Harrison County School District! On March 6, 20 schools in the District received awards from PREPS (Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools) during a ceremony at the Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center.
Congratulations to these following schools on being named 2020 PREPS Value-Added Award winners:
ACT VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D'Iberville High
- West Harrison High
ALGEBRA I VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville High
- West Harrison High
BIOLOGY I VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville High
- Harrison Central High
- West Harrison High
ELA 3-8 VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville Elementary
- Lizana Elementary
- Pineville Elementary
- Saucier Elementary
ENGLISH II VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville High
- West Harrison High
MATH 3-8 VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville Elementary
- Lizana Elementary
- Pineville Elementary
- West Wortham Elementary
- Woolmarket Elementary
U.S. HISTORY VALUE-ADDED AWARD:
- D’Iberville High
- West Harrison High
The PREPS Value-Added Analysis began in June 1997 and allows for valid comparisons of educational performance on the prior year’s state testing while considering the impact of differences in the socioeconomic background of the students considered in the research. The model is used in the PREPS value-added awards program and identifies these value-added performing schools among Mississippi public school districts who are members of PREPS. Schools deemed as adding value are those performing significantly better than other schools with comparable socioeconomic circumstances.
PREPS follows the mission of actively providing research and evaluation for public schools. This year, school district ACT average test scores will be recognized along with 3rd– 8th grade English Language Arts and Math tests, English II, U.S. History, Biology I, and Algebra I tests.
