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All three Blanco ISD schools have been named the recipients of Texas Education Agency Gold Performance Acknowledgments, earning a total of eleven awards among the three campuses. All awards were based on performances of the Spring 2009 TAKS administration.

Blanco High School received five awards: one for College Ready Graduates, one for Commended on Social Studies, one for Recommended High School Program, one for Texas Success Initiative English Language Arts, and one for Texas Success Initiative Mathematics.

The College Ready Graduates award recognizes schools in which 35% or more graduates scored at or above the college-ready criteria on both ELA and mathematics.

The Commended Social Studies award recognizes campuses that had 35% or more students scoring at or above the commended performance standard of 2400.

The Recommended High School Program award recognizes schools that had 85% or more graduates meeting or exceeding the Recommended High School program.

The Texas Success Initiative Readiness Component for English Language Arts recognizes the percent of grade 11 examinees with a scale score of 2200 or more and a score of 3 or higher on the essay of the Spring 2009 exam. The standard for the award is 60% or more.

The Texas Success Initiative Readiness Component for Mathematics recognizes the percent of grade 11 examinees with a scale score of 2200 or more on the Spring 2009 exam. The standard for the award is 60% or more.

Blanco Middle School received three awards: one for Comparable Improvement in Reading/English Language Arts, one for Commended Writing, and one for Commended Social Studies.

Blanco Elementary School received three awards: one for Comparable Improvement in Reading/English Language Arts, one for Comparable Improvement in Mathematics, and one for Commended in Mathematics.

The Commended Performance Awards recognize campuses that had 30% or more students scoring at or above the commended performance standard of 2400 with a 3 or higher on the essay.

The Comparable Improvement Award recognizes campuses that placed in the top quartile (25%) of their campus group. The measure calculates how student performance on the TAKS test has changed (or grown) from one year to the next, and compares the change to that of the 40 schools that are demographically most similar to the target school.

Dustin Barton, high school principal, said, “I would like to recognize the efforts and dedication of students, parents, teachers, and our counselor to BHS. Receiving gold performance acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency is a result of the commitment of these individuals to achieve higher standards. The staff at BHS is very proud of these acknowledgements from TEA and will continue to strive for excellence.”

Jesse Salazar, middle school principal, said, “Due to the hard work and perseverance of the teachers, we were able to accomplish great success for the students of Blanco Middle School. We would also like to thank the students for their hard work and determination, and their will to succeed.”

Sue Ann Reininger, elementary principal, said, “We are very proud of the accomplishments the students and teachers made last year. Our goal is to continue to meet each student’s needs while striving for excellence.

Dr. Buck Ford, superintendent, said, “This is an outstanding accomplishment and honor for our school district. Gold Performance awards are given to recognize high quality performance, which is over and above meeting a minimum expectation. I want to thank and congratulate everyone who was associated with this.”