[Heard Elementary, a Core Knowledge Visitation School, was among] 18 Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools recognized by the state as Title I Distinguished Schools. To qualify, a low-income school must make adequate yearly progress for the past three years.
Heard Elementary has made adequate yearly progress the last seven years — longer than any of the other local schools recognized Monday.
At Heard, 65 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch, one of the key poverty indicators.
Six years ago, the school began using the Core Knowledge curriculum, which sets specific guidelines for what a child should learn at each grade level.
Teachers and parents embraced the program, [Nordy] Meguiar [,the academic coach at Heard Elementary] said.
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