Angie Ingram, principal of Rock Spring Elementary, has been chosen a Georgia High Performance Principal by Governor Sonny Perdue and State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.  Georgia High Performance Principals are highly qualified, highly effective leaders who have improved student achievement in their schools and whose schools are performing well above expectations.

"High performance principals provide strong and effective leadership for teachers, staff and students to achieve above and beyond expectations," said Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.

"These principals are getting it done and will help us improve student achievement in many of our schools," said State Superintend Kathy Cox.  "The educational and motivational strategies they are using can be replicated throughout Georgia in all of our schools. They are not only great principals; they are mentors and role models."

Exceptional principals, depending on their tenure, are selected from schools that achieve higher than predicted scores on CRCTs over the last three to five years.  They are screened by the Professional Practices Commission and recommended by their superintendents.  The final selection is made by a committee of Department of Education, Office of Student Achievement, and other educators who recommended these individuals to the State Superintendent as High Performance Principals.

Candidates have been principals at the identified schools for three consecutive years (2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005), have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and not in Needs Improvement.  Candidates' schools met other necessary goals in regards to AYP, graduation rate, End of Course Test performance and a growth trend on SAT scores.

Pictured: Angie Ingram and Craig Davoulas, Director of Personnel.