Five ECPS schools have been recognized by the East Coast Technical Assistance Center as “Rising Stars.”
The East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) is a non-profit Florida network that provides training, advocacy, and professional networking opportunities in support of the development and implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) programs, like Title I, Part A, for our fifty-four member school districts across the state of Florida.
The Exceeding Expectations Project, an ECTAC initiative that began in 2012, identifies “Award Schools” with high concentrations of poverty that are showing outstanding results: both achievement and progress in improving academics through strategic problem-solving, capacity building, and the implementation of sustainable systems.
For the first time, during the 2025 Exceeding Expectation Conference, ECTAC will also recognize “Rising Stars” ~ schools that are above the 2024 state poverty average of 71.6% and increased two letter grades from 2023 to 2024. While these schools did not achieve all of the required criteria to be named an “Award School”, we want to acknowledge their outstanding school grade accomplishment.
The following ECPS schools have been identified as eligible “Rising Stars”:
- Bellview Elementary School
- Global Learning Academy
- L. D. Mcarthur Elementary School
- Reinhardt Holm Elementary School
- Warrington Elementary School
“We are so proud of the hard work going on in all of our schools, and this recognition validates our commitment to better outcomes for all of our students,” said Superintendent Keith Leonard.
Rising Star Principals will be invited to participate in a facilitated Panel discussion during one or more concurrent sessions at the Exceeding Expectations Conference.
