More than 300 Georgia public schools received honors for the very first time under the state's Single Statewide Accountability System.

No Child Left Behind and many other state and federal standards have been in place for years to measure adequate school performance and correct those who fail to meet the standards. On Monday, state education officials rewarded schools that exceed those standards.

Officials combined "adequate yearly progress" scores from Georgia's version of the Federal No Child Left Behind tests with the state's own criteria for judging both high-performing schools and schools making dramatic improvements.

Georgia schools Superintendent, Kathy Cox, announced the awards at Hillside Elementary School in Roswell, which received an award both for performance and improvement.

Cox also announced the release of the state's 2005 Annual Report Card for public schools. The report, posted on the state Department of Education's web site, www.doe.k12.ga.us, compiles detailed school and district information on test scores and other performance measures.

Source: CBS 46 News