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Putnam staff: district grade rose but state threshold increase will require 50 more points to reach B
Summary
A Putnam County Schools staff presenter said the district improved on 10 of 12 accountability components in 2024–25 but that upcoming state threshold increases will raise the points needed to move from a C to a B.
A staff member for Putnam County Schools told the school board at a workshop that the district’s 2024–25 district grade improved in 10 of 12 accountability components but still sits in the C range and will need about 50 more points to reach a B under new state thresholds.
The presenter said, “we improved in 10 of the 12 cells,” and noted the district earned “55% of total possible points” and “the highest C since the modern calculation began in 2015.” She said district English language arts achievement reached 48% (the highest since 2011) and math achievement reached 46% (the highest since 2014). Science tied 44%, and ELA learning gains rose to 55% while math learning gains rose to 53%.
The staff member emphasized the scale change that has affected Putnam’s progress: “in 2024, the state board of education affirmed in state board rule the new thresholds of being a 44 to…
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