TWO SCHOOLS IN THE THOMASTON-UPSON SCHOOL SYSTEM MADE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS AND PERHAPS A THIRD

UPSON-LEE  NORTH  AND  UPSON-LEE  SOUTH  MADE AYP  IN  2011,ACCORDING TO  THE  FIRST  RELEASE OF   AYP  DATA  FROM  THE  GA.  DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION.   THE  9TH YEAR  CONSECUTIVE  YEAR  FOR   UL  NORTH  AND  THE 8TH  CONSECUTIVE  YEAR  FOR   UL  SOUTH.  UPSON -LEE MIDDLE  SCHOOL MADE  AYP  IN 9  OF  12  CATEGORIES AND  SUPERINTENDANT  DR. MAGGIE  SHOOK STATED  THAT,BASED ON  THEIR  INITIAL  CALCULATIONS OF RETEST  DATA, THEY  ARE  CONFIDENT THE  THE  MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL MAKE AYP FOR  2011 ONCE  THE  FINAL  REPORT IS  ISSUED  NEXT  MONTH. UL HIGH SCHOOL MET  5  OF  THE  10 AYP CRITERIA AND  DID NOT MAKE AYP FOR  THE  2ND  CONSECUTIVE  YEAR. ULHS MISSED  THE  85% TARGET  GRADUATION  RATE, POSTING  A  2011  GRADUATION  RATE OF  67.3%. ACCORDING  TO  GA  DOE,LESS  THAN  30% OF  ALL  GEORGIA  PUBLIC  HIGH  SCHOOLS  MADE  AYP IN  2011.