By Emma Stone
The Louisiana Department of Education awards the title of “Comeback Campus” to principals Chris Jones from Choudrant High, Mary Kilgore from Cypress Springs, Tiffany Curry from Dubach Elementary and Alisia Thomason from I.A. Lewis.
The award by increasing the percent of students scoring mastery and above while decreasing the percent of students scoring unsatisfactory on the statewide assessment.
Mary Kilgore, Cypress Springs Elementary School principal, commented on her feeling of pride for her students.
“I knew we were improving and growing kids daily, but I had no idea we would receive state recognition,” said Kilgore. “It is truly an honor to be named a Comeback Campus for our math gains. The official Louisiana Department of Education Comeback Campus banner proudly hangs in our building for all to see.”
Alisia Thomason, I.A. Lewis principal, expressed the honor of her school’s hard work.
“We are so honored to receive this recognition. Our teachers are dedicated every day to meeting the individual needs of each student,” said Thomason. “Students were held to high expectations and they worked hard to improve.”
Louisiana State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley and District 5 BESE Representative Ashley Ellis visited the principals to learn more about their strategies their teams implemented to achieve the accomplishment.
Tiffany Curry, Dubach Elementary principal, gives credit to their math teachers.
“Our third to fourth grade math teachers Kimberly Robison and Kimberly Franks do an excellent job of making sure are students are equipped with what they need to be successful when it comes to mathematics,” said Curry.
After accomplishing high test scores for students, the schools hope to achieve much more.
“We look forward to continuing to excel academically, not only in math, but in ELA as well,” said Curry.
