Olson said the federal rules are for 100-percent of the students to be proficient in math and reading which she called difficult to achieve. As another related measureThe Clinton School Superintendent said that student’s annual progress is monitored as part of the report. ‘Read more’ for local details & link to the report card.
Olson said last year three of the four elementary schools were designated as ‘Schools In Need Of Assistance’ but that enough progress was made that three schools were off that list and Jefferson was on the list only for math progress. She said it’s hard to get off the list once a school is on it.
Olson said about 90-percent of the students in grades 3 through 5 are proficient in reading and math. In addition she said about 30-percent of the students scored as ‘advanced’ on the test. The Clinton School Superintendent said three years ago those scoring as advance was about 20 percent.
Olson said the hard work of the teachers and students are credited for the improvements.
Olson improvements were made at the middle school and high school level-but not as much as the elementary grades. The merging of the two middle schools into one building last year, Olson believes, may have impact the test scores.
Olson also said the district got off the DINA overall for reading and graduation rates
The Clinton School Superintendent said this is just one data-point for the district..
Using the improvements of the elementary levels Olson said she did challenge the middle school and high school teachers when school started to work for those levels of progress.
Link: 2015 State Report Card
