West Genny designated Recognition School
The New York State Education Department has designated West Genesee High School as a 2018-19 Recognition School, recognizing the school as being among those in the state that have high academic achievement, growth and graduation rate and have made progress during the 2017-18 school year.
The high school is among 562 schools total that the state designated as Recognition Schools; high schools make up 234 of the schools according to the state.
“The teachers and administrators at these Recognition Schools have taken to heart the critical mission of educating the whole child,” Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said. “Our priority is fostering equity for our children across New York. These schools serve as models of the levels of performance we seek for all schools to be able to achieve in the future.”
Recognition Schools are identified as such because under New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan they are among the top performing for performance, student growth and/or graduation rate; met or exceeded either the school or state measures of interim progress for English language arts and mathematics, rate of chronic absenteeism, and college, career, and civic readiness; and met the federally required 95% participation rate in the English language arts and mathematics assessments, according to the state.
