ACMS labeled as ‘low performing’
The Adair County School Board must find a way to improve the performance of students at the Adair County Middle School.
The school board announced at the last school board meeting that it would hire a school improvement coordinator to make improvements at the middle school.
The coordinator’s position is contingent on the approval of the School Improvement Grant the board is applying for.
The Adair County Middle School was ranked as a Tier III school by the Standards and Indicators for School Improvement based on the 2008-2009 test results and other No Child Left Behind standards.
The Standards and Indicators for School Improvement is based on nine standards in three areas—academic performance, learning environment and efficiency.
Adair County Middle School was labeled as a “low performing school” by the NCLB standards.
“Low performing schools” are placed in a School Improvement category divided into three tiers, with Tier I being the lowest performing schools.
Schools are ranked into three Tiers that are either in need of improvement (Tier III), corrective action (Tier II) or restructuring status (Tier I).
The board and school administrators sat down on Wednesday to discuss where the middle school is at in performance and where they need to be.
The middle school is eligible for $150,000 from the School Improvement Grant over three years to hire a coordinator.
School Improvement Grants are intended to improve student achievement in Title I schools.
The board expects to have a job description for the coordinator position by June.
Conclusions from the Wednesday meeting were not available at press time.
School Improvement provides a data-driven, research-based framework for defining goals and objectives for improving student learning and for selecting and implementing strategies to improve the instructional and organizational effectiveness of every school, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.
By Allison Hollon
allison@accvonline.com
