{"id":21226,"date":"2015-09-21T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21226"},"modified":"2015-09-21T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T19:40:14","slug":"clarksvilles-hazelwood-elementary-school-selected-as-state-nominee-for-national-title-1-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/09\/21\/clarksvilles-hazelwood-elementary-school-selected-as-state-nominee-for-national-title-1-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville&#8217;s Hazelwood Elementary School Selected as State Nominee for National Title 1 School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-175381\" title=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County School System - CMCSS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Clarksville-Montgomery-County-School-System.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville-Montgomery County School System - CMCSS\" width=\"240\" height=\"83\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Hazelwood Elementary School has been nominated by the state for the National Title I Distinguished School Award for sustained student achievement.<\/p>\n<p>The National Title I Distinguished Schools Program is a project of the National Title I Association, established to publicly recognize qualifying Title I schools for the outstanding academic achievements of their students.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_315479\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/School-Education.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-315479\" class=\"wp-image-315479 size-medium\" title=\"Hazelwood nominated by the state for the National Title I Distinguished School Award.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/School-Education-480x313.jpg\" alt=\"Hazelwood nominated by the state for the National Title I Distinguished School Award.\" width=\"480\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-315479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hazelwood nominated by the state for the National Title I Distinguished School Award.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->It highlights the efforts of schools across the country making significant improvements for their students.<\/p>\n<p>The program has been in place since 1996, showcasing the success of hundreds of schools in one of two categories:<\/p>\n<p>Schools in Category I are recognized for showing a high level of sustained student achievement. The school must demonstrate exceptional student performance for at least two consecutive years. Hazelwood has been a Reward School for two years. Schools also must serve students, at least 35 percent of whom are a poverty level.<\/p>\n<p>The criteria for the selection is based on requirements of the National Title I Association and then some are TDOE rules. The school will receive a visit from the state department of education.<\/p>\n<h3>CMCSS ESL Program Recognized<\/h3>\n<p>The District\u2019s English as a Second Language (ESL) Program was recognized at the TN ESL Directors\u2019 Conference. When compared to the eight Tennessee districts with the largest ESL populations, CMCSS was recognized as have:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Highest percentage of ESL students \u2013 Grades 3-8 &#8211; Proficient\/Advanced in English\/Language Arts<\/li>\n<li>Highest percentage of ESL students \u2013 Grades 3-8 \u2013 Proficient\/Advanced in Math<\/li>\n<li>Significantly closed the achievement gap when comparing ESL students\u2019 achievement to their Non-ESL peers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Hazelwood Elementary School has been nominated by the state for the National Title I Distinguished School Award for sustained student achievement. 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