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Hancock County School District reports test-score gains, graduation plans and facilities updates; board approves consent items
Summary
At a Hancock County School District board meeting, members approved the consent agenda and a policy update and heard Superintendent Lavener report higher test scores, plans for graduation and summer facilities work including road gating and perimeter fencing at the new high school site.
Hancock County School District board members approved the meeting's consent agenda and a policy update and heard a report from Superintendent Lavener that highlighted rising test scores, upcoming graduations and summer facilities work across the district.
Superintendent Lavener told the board the district expects higher accountability results when state data are released and noted several student-achievement highlights. He said the district's average ACT score was 19.5 last year and that internal calculations put the district at about 20.1 for the coming year. Lavener also reported the district ranked in the top 10–11 percent statewide for third-grade reading, and said the district was number four on the coast for that metric.
The board approved the consent agenda, covering items 1 through 59 and item 61, and…
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