The Crisp County School District is honored to highlight a remarkable recognition received by Crisp County Primary School!
On Friday morning, CCPS had the honor of welcoming State Superintendent Richard Woods, who personally presented our school with the Literacy Leader Award. This is a testament to the outstanding work happening in our classrooms every single day.
The Georgia Department of Education recognized 406 schools across the state that demonstrated exceptional achievement or growth in reading during the 2024-2025 school year.
CCPS was awarded the 3rd-grade Gateway Growth Award.
CCPS Named Literacy Leader School For Exceptional Growth
This recognition highlights the remarkable progress our 3rd-grade students have made in literacy, thanks to the dedication, collaboration, and passion of our teachers and staff.
“This recognition is a true honor and a reflection of our K–3 teachers. Each week, they collaborate to ensure that all students receive the best instruction, using data to guide their decisions, sharing effective strategies, and supporting one another to meet the needs of every learner. Their commitment, teamwork, and dedication allow us to create a better Crisp County through education," CCPS Principal Dr. Leah Slimp said.
“I am so proud of the growth our students demonstrated in order to receive this recognition. Their success reflects the hard work of our amazing teachers and staff and a strong commitment to meeting every student’s literacy needs. We look forward to building on this momentum and continuing to demonstrate strong literacy growth in the years ahead," CCPS Academic Coach Courtney Ellis said.
CCPS Instructional Coach Lindsey Willis says the effort to achieve growth in literacy was school-wide.
“So our Kindergarten, our entire school, actually has really embraced collaboration and collaborative planning, which has really improved instruction overall," Willis said. "Teachers can get together and work out things that they see in their own classrooms and see how they can better meet the needs of their students. We’ve really streamlined some of our instructional practices to meet those students where they are. And to help give them the skills that they need. Our teachers are really intentional about planning lessons that meet each student and providing those additional supports.”
Willis says that, to combat any challenges they may face, they prioritize meeting students where they are and use a variety of assessment tools to see what students need.
"I’ve seen a lot of great things in classrooms. One of the things that we do is we’ll try to make things hands-on. So we try to take away a bunch of worksheets that aren’t quite as meaningful, so we do a lot of things with manipulating letters and sounds when it comes to spelling," Willis explained.
"They do a lot of partner reading, things like that really help the students to build that fluency. But I think the key goal is just to make it more hands-on and more interactive for the students, so it’s a balance of teacher-led and student-led instruction."
Crisp County Schools would also like to extend our sincere thanks to State Superintendent Richard Woods and the Georgia Department of Education for this incredible recognition and for their continued support of our schools.