White County Middle School in Cleveland has been recognized for having some outstanding math students. The school received a visit on Tuesday from Dr. Stephanie Johnson, Deputy Superintendent for School and District Effectiveness, with the Georgia Department of Education.
Dr. Johnson was here to officially recognize the school for their exceptional achievement of growth in mathematics, as evidenced by their performance on the Georgia Milestones assessment. She commended the students, faculty, and staff.” This Progress Award is no small achievement. This is an award that Superintendent Woods created to celebrate our schools who are excelling in the high percentages for growth in our state, and White County Middle School blew it out of the water. ”
WCMS was one of 624 Georgia schools named “Math Leader Schools” for the school year 2024 by the Georgia Department of Education.
Jack Fullerton, 8th Grade Math and Algebra 1 instructor at the Middle School, would not take any of the credit, he said, “The students did an amazing job, I just steered the ship and gave them the tools they needed.”
Middle School Principal Nara Allen shared her excitement by saying, “I’m so proud of our students that worked really hard. I’m proud of Mr. Fullerton. He really took time to time of dig deep and think, what he could do different to support our students? And whatever he did worked!”
