Thirteen schools will receive Gene Bottoms Pacesetter School Awards this year in recognition of their efforts to increase quality instruction and raise student achievement.

The Southern Regional Education Board will present the awards to the recipients on July 15 at the Making Schools Work Conference in New Orleans. 

The Pacesetter awards recognize schools that implement SREB school improvement goals and frameworks for students to graduate ready for college, careers and credentials.  

Here are this year’s winners:

High Schools:

Georgetown High School
Georgetown, South Carolina

Richland High School
Richland, Mississippi

Westside High School
Anderson, South Carolina

Technical Centers:

Floyd D. Johnson Technical Center
York, South Carolina

Rolla Technical Institute & Center
Rolla, Missouri

Troy-Pike Center for Technology
Troy, Alabama

Middle Schools:

Beaufort Middle School
Beaufort, South Carolina

Elementary Schools:

Adamsville Elementary School, STEM
Adamsville, Alabama

Bryant Park Elementary School, Visual and Performing Arts
Birmingham, Alabama

Chalkville Elementary School, STEM
Center Point, Alabama

Clay Elementary School, Global Language and Leadership
Clay, Alabama

Indian Valley Elementary School
Sylacauga, Alabama

Minor Community School, Visual and Performing Arts
Birmingham, Alabama

U.W. Clemon Elementary School, Global Language and Leadership
Adamsville, Alabama

SREB’s Making Schools Work Conference is held annually and provides educators with opportunities to participate in professional development, network with colleagues from across the country and build school and district leadership capacity.

Media are invited to contact SREB to arrange interviews with SREB coaches to learn more about the winners’ achievements. Contact: Janita Poe, SREB News Manager, at Janita.Poe@sreb.org or 404-879-5516.

The Southern Regional Education Board works with states, districts and schools to improve education at every level, from early childhood through doctoral education and the workforce. An interstate compact and a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Atlanta, SREB was created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislatures to advance education and improve the social and economic life of the region.