Cedartown High School
167 Frank Lott Drive
Cedartown, GA 30125
Darrell Wetherington, Ed. D, Principal
Susan Zebeau
Assistant Principal
Jenny Wear
Counselor
Phone: 770.748.0490
Fax: 770.749.2080
Barry Williams
Assistant Principal
Sara Underwood
Counselor
FOCUS SCHOOL NOTIFICATION AND FLEXIBLE LEARNING PROGRAM (FLP) ENROLLMENT COMBINATION
PARENT LETTER
January 31, 2015
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 requires that parents or guardians who have children attending a Title I school be notified of
how well their school is preparing its students for college and/or a career, as well as the school’s designation status under Georgia’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver.
Under Georgia’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver, certain Title I schools are designated as Reward, Priority, Focus, or Alert schools. The Waiver also allows the
use of the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which serves as a comprehensive report card for all schools in Georgia. The CCRPI provides a score
between 0-100 for each school, and that score measures how well the school is doing in preparing its students to be successful in college and/or a career.
Cedartown High School has raised its CCRPI score for the 2013- 2014 school year. The 2014 CCRPI score is 72.7. More information can be found out about
this score by accessing the State of Georgia Department of Education website. The website address is www.gadoe.org. Once there click on the data and reporting link,
scroll down and click on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), then click on the view 2014 reports link, and then you can directly access
information for Polk School District and specifically Cedartown High School.
Despite the progress made by our students, Cedartown High School has been designated as a Focus School under Georgia’s ESEA Flexibility Waiver for the
2014-2015 school year. This designation is based on our school’s performance in 2011 and we keep this designation for three years, having begun in 2012.
A Focus School receives its designation in one of three ways: 1) It is a Title I school with some of the largest gaps in student achievement between
subgroups of students, 2) It is a Title I school with some of the largest gaps in graduation rates between subgroups of students, or 3) It is a Title I-participating high
school with a graduation rate less than 60 percent over a number of consecutive years that is not identified as a Priority School.
Graduation rate data was analyzed from 2010 to 2014 and data the show that Cedartown High School has a gap in graduation rates between all students and
students with disabilities. The following data show the trend in graduation rates of both subgroups:
Graduation Rates over a five year period are as follows:
2010 percentages of all students graduating totaled 80.1%and only 46.2% of SWD graduated.
2011 percentages of all students graduating totaled 66.2% and only 21.6% of SWD graduated.
2012 percentages of all students graduating totaled 67.9% and only 31.3% of SWD graduated.
2013 percentages of all students graduating totaled 56.9% and only 19.6% of SWD graduated
2014 percentages of all students graduating totaled 65.8% and only 23.3% of SWD graduated
As a Focus School, we will work together with parents/guardians, our community, and the Polk School District to develop a school plan that delivers the necessary
support to address the learning needs of our students and increase their academic success.
One of the main interventions we will provide is a Flexible Learning Program (FLP). Focus Schools are required to develop and offer Flexible Learning
Programs (FLP). These programs offer extra academic help to students such as tutoring, remediation and/or other educational supports. The goal of the FLP is to
increase student learning, grades, and test scores. Your child is eligible to receive FLP services.
As a Focus School, we will work collaboratively with parents/guardians, our community, and our school district office to develop a school turnaround plan,
which will implement interventions to respond to the specific needs of the students in our school. The school will be providing extended learning time through the
Flexible Learning Program (FLP) for students in reading, science, and math to remediate skill deficits and support grade level Common Core Georgia Performance
Standards (CCGPS).Math will be on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:25-4:30. Reading will be Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:25-4:30
and Science will be Monday- Thursday mornings 7:15-7:45. There will be no FLP times on Fridays also bus transportation will be provided in the afternoon
for all students who attend FLP. For those students who do not ride the bus home from FLP, parents will need to be at the school by 4:45 to pick up their child up
from FLP.
To enroll your child in our school’s FLP, please complete the enclosed form and either mail it to 167 Frank Lott Drive fax it to 770-749-2080 or hand deliver
it to 167 Frank Lott Drive by Wednesday February 4, 2015. Please be advised that even if this form is not returned, your child will be served by the school’s FLP until
Mr. Kirsch at Cedartown High School receives written notice from you. The FLP program will end Thursday, May 28, 2015
An important part of Cedartown High School’s success is parent participation and support in developing activities to improve student achievement. We
hope that you will become involved in our school improvement work as we continue to monitor student achievement and set high expectations. If you are interested in
participating in the development of our school improvement plans, being part of our family engagement team or have questions regarding the FLP, please contact the
FLP leader, Phillip Kirsch at pkirsch@polk.k12.ga.us.
Thank you for all that you do to support your child’s education.
Sincerely,
Darrell Wetherington
Principal
School Designation Letter : Focus and FLP combination
Revised: August 18, 2014
3.a,b; 7.4
ENROLLMENT IN FLEXIBLE LEARNING PROGRAM (FLP)
School Year: 2014-2015
Cedartown High School/ Polk School District
*If your child is currently enrolled in the FLP program you do not have to fill this form out
again*
 Yes, I would like for my child to participate in the Flexible Learning Program.
 No, I do not wish for my child to participate in the Flexible Learning Program.
Please Print
Student’s Name:
Address:
Phone Number: Daytime (
)
Evening (
)
Student’s School:
Student’s Grade:
Gender: Male  Female 
 Yes, my child will need bus transportation home from the FLP sessions.
Address:__________________________________________________
 No, my child will not need bus transportation home from the FLP sessions.
Parent/Guardian’s Name______________________________________________
(Please Print)
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: __________________________________________
Date: __________
*please return form to your first period teacher*
School Designation Letter : Focus and FLP combination
Revised: August 18, 2014
3.a,b; 7.4