AUSTIN, Texas (Forney ISD) — Three elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District were recently recognized as Five Star Campuses and Texas Honors Circle Award Winners by the Texas State Comptroller’s Office in the Financial Allocation Study of Texas (FAST). The schools were honored for implementing programs and practices that help students achieve academic success in cost-effective operations.
AUSTIN, Texas (Forney ISD) — Three elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District were recently recognized as Five Star Campuses and Texas Honors Circle Award Winners by the Texas State Comptroller’s Office in the Financial Allocation Study of Texas (FAST). The schools were honored for implementing programs and practices that help students achieve academic success in cost-effective operations.
The three elementary schools that earned a Five Star Campus rating and were named Texas Honors Circle Award Winners in the Texas Comptroller’s FAST program were Blackburn Elementary School, Henderson Elementary School and Johnson Elementary School. Henderson Elementary School has received the honor twice and this is the third time that Johnson Elementary School has been recognized as a Five Star Campus.
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced that 46 Texas school districts and 347 school campuses received the Texas Honors Circle Award as a result of their outstanding performance in the 2014 Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST).
FAST, mandated by the 81st Texas Legislature, is an annual study that examines both academic performance and financial efficiency to identify school districts, charter operators and campuses that deliver high-quality education at relatively low costs. Combs created the Texas Honors Circle Award program to recognize districts and schools that receive high marks in the FAST analysis.
“Given that schools are funded by taxpayers, it is important to shine a spotlight on districts and campuses that are producing high academic achievement while maintaining cost effective operations,” Combs said. “Your efforts to help our state and local governments wisely manage educational spending while preparing students for success in college or the work force is crucial to the future of Texas.”
The Texas Honors Circle program awards certificates based on FAST results. Districts and charters receiving the Texas Honors Circle Award have achieved a Five-Star FAST rating. Elementary campuses receiving the award achieved a five-star FAST rating, while middle and high-school campuses tapped for the honor achieved at least a 4.5-Star FAST rating.
To view FAST’s results and to see the list of all Texas Honors Circle award recipients, go to www.FASTexas.org. For more information about the FAST program, visit the FAST website at http://www.fastexas.org/results/.
For more information about the Forney Independent School District, contact Larry Coker, Director of Communications at larry.coker@forneyisd.net or by phone at 972-564-4055.
