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New chief academic officer presents five reading and math goals, proposes governance policy to align instruction
Summary
Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brown presented five system goals focused primarily on reading growth (5% increases by June 2026 across K–12 bands) and a proposed BAB governance policy to align instruction, materials and assessment across the district; the board will consider BAB at the August 5 meeting.
Dr. Brown, Barrow County Schools’ new chief academic officer, outlined five short‑term academic goals and introduced a proposed board governance policy (BAB) intended to align teaching, learning and accountability across the district.
Why it matters: the goals set measurable short‑term targets to raise reading proficiency by 5% in four grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12) and to increase high‑school math proficiency by 5%; the policy is intended to create a consistent instructional framework from board direction to classroom practice.
Dr. Brown said the district set five goals to provide clarity and alignment heading into the 2025–26 school year. The K–2 target — “by June 2026, the percentage of all K through 2 students performing at the average achievement level or higher will increase by 5%” — is quantified on the slide as 156 students. The district’s third‑through‑fifth‑grade target is a 5% increase equivalent to 163 students, she said; middle school and high‑school reading goals also call for 5% increases measured by Georgia Milestones, and a high‑school math goal aims for a 5% increase on the Algebra concepts end‑of‑course exam.
Dr. Brown described the proposed BAB policy as a governance instrument that would affirm board belief statements, establish a unified system of teaching and learning grounded in Georgia Standards of Excellence, assure teachers access to aligned instructional resources, and require a balanced assessment system (formative and summative) to monitor growth. “This policy ... is more than just a governance tool, it's a framework to connect every level of Barrow County Schools from the boardroom to the classroom around 1 clear mission,” Dr. Brown said.
Staff brought the policy forward as an informational item and recommended placing policy BAB on the agenda for action at the Aug. 5 board meeting. The board members praised the “SMART” (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time‑bound) goals and thanked the instructional team for the planning work.
No vote on the BAB policy occurred at the called meeting; the policy and MAP/NWEA contract recommendations were scheduled for the August agenda as action items.
