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GA HR1740
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2010
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Benfield
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AI Summary
- Destiny Academy of Excellence, an alternative education school in DeKalb County, Georgia, is recognized and commended by the Georgia House of Representatives for its outstanding accomplishments in improving students' lives
- The school opened in August 2006 with 35 students and grew to over 100 (106) students, operating at no cost to the DeKalb School System because its building was donated by New Birth
- Certified by the Georgia Department of Education as making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2009, making it one of only 7 of DeKalb County's 24 high schools to earn that distinction, and recognized by the State School Superintendent as one of the top ten schools with the greatest gains in student achievement
- 100 percent of the school's first senior class graduated, with 73 percent going on to postsecondary institutions, and 27 seniors were on track to graduate in May 2010
- The school received a $100,000 grant from AT&T for the dramatic impact of its education program on students
Legislative Description
Destiny Academy of Excellence; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/18/2010
Full Bill Text
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