Caswell Educators Recognized for Student Academic Growth
The educators were also recognized at the February 23 meeting of the Caswell County Board of Education.
Nine Caswell County teachers and two administrators have been recognized by the state for EVAAS growth.
EVAAS (Education Value-Added Assessment System) is a statewide system North Carolina uses to measure student academic growth or how much students improve on state tests from one year to the next. It estimates how much a teacher or school contributed to that growth compared to expected results. Growth scores from EVAAS are used in teacher evaluations and also in State bonus programs that reward teachers whose students show strong growth results. The results are specific to 3rd grade reading, 4th and 5th grade reading, and 4th through 8th grade math.
Nine Caswell County teachers were recognized by the State of North Carolina for an EVAAS growth index during the 2024-2025 year in the top 25% in their respective areas. Some of these teachers received recognition for both top 25% in the state and in the district.
The nine teachers recognized by the state were Dany Diggs of North Elementary; Angela Howell Turner of South Elementary; Heather Norris of South Elementary; Tiffany Roberts of South Elementary; Emily Smith of North Elementary; Stephanie Streit of North Elementary; Parker Barry of South Elementary, Rhonda McFalls of Oakwood Elementary and Dale Stewart of Oakwood Elementary.
Two Caswell County School Administrators were recognized by the State of North Carolina for the schools EVAAS growth index at the school level during the 2024-2025 year. South Elementary’s Teresa Parker was in the top 10% in the state. North Elementary’s Avery Artis, was in the top 50% in the state.
