ABOUT
THE SCORE
PRIZE
In 2011, the State Collaborative on Reforming
Education (SCORE) began awarding $10,000 to the
elementary, middle, and high school and $25,000
to one district in Tennessee that have most dramatically improved student achievement. The SCORE
Prize, which is given annually, recognizes schools
and districts that are achieving more in spite of the
challenges they face, highlights and shares best
practices, and shows other schools and districts
in Tennessee that improvement is possible. The
SCORE Prize is one important part of our work to
maintain momentum for transformational education
reform in the state.
The SCORE Prize is the hallmark data-based effort
in Tennessee to recognize schools and districts
that are doing outstanding work to improve student
achievement. All Tennessee public schools and
districts are eligible for the SCORE Prize. Winners
are chosen in a two-step process. Each step separately considers quantitative and qualitative data. In
2012, SCORE partnered with MPR Associates, Inc., a
national research and consulting firm that specializes in education, for the data analysis portion of the
process. SCORE also partnered with RMC Research
Corporat