GIVE Center East Center is one of two alternative schools in the Gwinnett County School System

Gwinnett County Public Schools

Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia, with 123 schools and an estimated enrollment of 161,000 students for the 2010-2011 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the...

 in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Gwinnett County, Georgia

, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...

. GIVE was founded in 1994 as a program for students in grades 6 through 12 with severe discipline issues that prevented them from attending their home school. Students may be assigned to the GIVE Center anywhere from 10 days to one calendar year. Students exiting the juvenile justice system also attend GIVE for 30 days as a transition program to their home schools. GIVE originally was housed in the basement of Collins Hill High School

Collins Hill High School

Collins Hill High School is a high school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Collins Hill was the biggest high school in Georgia when it first opened in 1994. Collins Hill has added since it first opened...

, but relocated to a shared facility with Hooper-Renwick School in Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The Census Bureau estimates the 2008 population at 29,258...

. The Hooper-Renwick site however did not have enough space to house all students which meant students would, regardless of school district be sent to GIVE Center West

GIVE Center West

The Gwinnett InterVention Education Center West is one of two schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia to serve the needs of students with discipline issues that prevent them from attending their neighborhood school, located in Norcross, Georgia. The other is GIVE Center East in Lawrenceville. The...

 in Norcross

Norcross, Georgia

As of 2010 Norcross had a population of 9,116. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 40.8% white , 19.8% black or African American , 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 21.5% from some other race and 4.3% reporting two or more races...

. In the 2006-2007 school year, GIVE East moved to new facilities at 723 Hi Hope Road in Lawrenceville and can now house approximately 500 students. Students at GIVE are expected to complete the Gwinnett County Academic Knowledge and Skills curriculum just as they would at their home schools and complete all standardized testing.

In 2011, GIVE East DID NOT Meet AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) as measured by the State of Georgia Department of Education. It did not meet AYP criteria in:

1. Academic Performance
2. Attendance Rate

These facts are presented as a matter of public record by the State of Georgia Department of Education
GIVE East serves students from the following clusters:

• Archer (Includes Archer High School
  Archer High School
  Archer High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Archer High School is a new high school that opened in the 2009-10 school year. The school is named after longtime Gwinnett County teacher and coach Benjamin Vernon Archer...
  
  , and J.P. McConnell Middle School)
• Brookwood (Includes Brookwood High School
  Brookwood High School (Snellville, Georgia)
  Brookwood High School is an American public secondary school in Snellville, Georgia with a student body of over 3,500. Brookwood serves several areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, including Lawrenceville and Lilburn.-Layout:...
  
  , Alton C. Crews Middle School
  Alton C. Crews Middle School
  Alton C. Crews Middle School is a middle school in the Brookwood Cluster of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Dr. Vince Botta is the school principal.Founded in 1996, the school is named after Dr. Alton C. Crews , a 13-year former superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools .With student population...
  
  , and Five Forks Middle School)
• Central Gwinnett (Includes Central Gwinnett High School
  Central Gwinnett High School
  Central Gwinnett High School is a high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools, and J.E Richards Middle School is its feeder...
  
  , and J.E. Richards Middle School)
• Collins Hill (Includes Collins Hill High School
  Collins Hill High School
  Collins Hill High School is a high school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Collins Hill was the biggest high school in Georgia when it first opened in 1994. Collins Hill has added since it first opened...
  
  , and Creekland Middle School)
• Dacula (Includes Dacula High School
  Dacula High School
  Dacula High School is a high school in Dacula, Georgia and serves students in Grades 9-12. The school has a student population of approximately 1932. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools...
  
   and Dacula Middle School)
• Grayson (Includes Grayson High School
  Grayson High School
  Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville, Georgia and Grayson, Georgia, and has a population of over 3,000 students. Grayson High School pulls from many areas of southern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Lawrenceville,and Loganville....
  
  , Bay Creek Middle School and Couch Middle School)
• Mill Creek (Includes Mill Creek High School
  Mill Creek High School
  Mill Creek High School is a high school located in Hoschton, Georgia. It has 3413 students, and the most recent attendance counts have named it the largest school in Georgia. It is fed from Frank N. Osborne Middle School and Glenn C. Jones Middle School...
  
  , Glenn C. Jones Middle School, and Frank N. Osborne Middle School)
• Mountain View (Includes Mountain View High School
  Mountain View High School (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
  Mountain View High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Mountain View High School is a new high school that opened in the 09-10 school year. The school officially opened for classes on Monday, August 10, 2009...
  
  , and Twin Rivers Middle School)
• South Gwinnett (Includes South Gwinnett High School
  South Gwinnett High School
  South Gwinnett High School is a public high school in the United States for students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Snellville, Georgia and is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system, one of the 15 largest public school systems in the country...
  
  , and Snellville Middle School)

Verified 2011 CRCT scores as published as a matter of public record

CRCT

GRADE Reading % FAILED Lang. arts % FAILED Math % FAILED Science % FAILED Soc. Stud % FAILED
6 18.7 52.9 82.4 87.5 80.0
7 17.4 12.0 34.8 57.1 67.9
8 20.5 37.8 68.4 76.3 82.9

2011 GRADUATION TEST scores as published as a matter of public record

% Passing English/Lang. Arts % Passing Math % Passing Science % Passing Social Studies % Passing All
76 (-2 from 2010) 49(-30) 82 (+9) 54 (-18) 37.5 (-23)

External links

• GIVE East's website

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/GHSGT_School_Score_Summary_2010.xls?p=6CC6799F8C1371F63007CF712B19D6241F501D962CFBBDDC55A91C706FB0635F&Type=D

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/DMGetDocument.aspx/2011_GHSGT_Score_Summary_School.xls?p=6CC6799F8C1371F67FA599DB53F8153F8DBF56A1362FD473D13EBDE218C34B7D&Type=D