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Letter: Lots more positive trends in School Report Cards Comments re article 106535 KDE releases School Report Cards for 2018-2019 By Phyllis Curry, Academic Dean Adair County Schools Thank you very much for the nice article about Adair County's test results that were released this week. As I am sure you noted when doing your research for the article, there is a tremendous amount of data included in the school report card and I encourage parents and community members to explore the information via the link you provided. Adair County High School implemented some very innovative programs for students a few years ago and students are the beneficiaries of those programs and initiatives. That is reflected in the transition readiness numbers as you indicated in your article. The graduation rate remains very high at 97.3% and the number of dual credit classes students are taking at a reduced cost is at an all-time high. One of the things that is quite impressive is that all of Adair County' schools are continuing to trend in a positive direction. Scores at all schools are consistent and within a point or two of each other. Adair County Middle School amassed enough points to be deemed a four star school; however, one gap group caused the state to remove a star, even though that particular gap group showed over a 60% rate of improvement. But, because the reference group set the bar so high, the gap was deemed significant by state measures. The elementary schools, Adair County Primary and Adair County Elementary (joint accountabilty) only needed 1.8 more points to be four-star schools and Adair County High School was 1.7 points away from four stars. None of Adair's schools received a rating associated with needing improvement (TSI, CSI, or ATSI). Buried deep in the data is something I believe is truly amazing and that is the tremendous amount of growth our students make from their early years to their high school years. (Growth is an accountability measure for elementary beginning at grade 3 and for middle school students). Students at Adair County Elementary, grades 3-5, scored at the 94th percentile statewide in growth in reading and math and students in grades 6-8 at Adair County Middle School were at the 68th percentile statewide in growth. Individual student score reports will be arriving in the district next week. Those reports will be available to parents at the parent-teacher conferences scheduled at all schools Monday, November 11. Congratulations to students, teachers, staff, administrators and parents for a job well done! This story was posted on 2019-10-03 12:40:36
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