Four Rutherford County Schools have earned the first-ever Director of Schools Award for receiving the highest combined learning gains compared to other schools in Rutherford County.

Director of Schools Harry Gill established the award to recognize those schools with the highest TVAAS scores, which measure learning gains for students. The award recipients were announced in November during a School Board meeting and then were presented to the schools individually by Mr. Gill during faculty meetings.

In the elementary division, Cedar Grove and Brown’s Chapel tied for the award with a composite score of 11.5. LaVergne Middle won the middle school division with a composite score of 16.0, and Smyrna High took the high school division with a composite score of 29.6.

Smyrna High School also was recognized for having the highest TVAAS scores in the state of Tennessee for U.S. History and the second best scores in the state for Biology.