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Board approves alternative accountability option for Davidson County High and Stoner Thomas
Summary
The Davidson County Board of Education approved adopting the state'approved Option B alternative accountability model for Davidson County High School and Stoner Thomas for the 2025—01 school year, which weights student growth more heavily than proficiency and relies on a three—year data average.
The Davidson County Board of Education voted April 7 to designate Option B of the state—s alternative accountability model for Davidson County High School and Stoner Thomas School for the 2025—01 school year.
The action, presented by Dr. Coley, a district administrator, moves both schools onto a model that counts 60% of a school—s accountability score as student growth and 20% as proficiency, with the remaining 20% tied to student persistence or other measures specified for alternative schools. Dr. Coley told the board the Option B calculation uses three years of data for the growth and proficiency components.
Supporters told the board Option B better reflects the mission of alternative and nontraditional schools. Dr. Coley said the category labels under Option B use a different scale: schools receive progressing, maintaining, or declining ratings that correspond roughly to exceeded, met, or did-not-meet growth on the district—s existing growth metric.
Board members moved and seconded the recommendation; the board approved the request by voice vote.
The state—s alternative schools accountability model is part of the Every Student Succeeds Act framework and is governed by State Board of Education policy (noted in board materials as ACCT-38 and referenced Department of Public Instruction guidance). Dr. Coley said principals Kelly Hale (Davidson County High School) and Savannah Sperlaza (Stoner Thomas) had been consulted on the selection.
The board recorded no additional conditions on the vote and asked staff to proceed with the Option B designation and related communications to the state. The district will continue to publish a School Performance Grade (A-F) while using the modified growth scale for the two schools under Option B.
An item in the board packet summarized how the three-year rolling average is calculated and explained that Option B uses measures such as EOCs, ACT, graduation/cohort rates and course rigor where appropriate for high school, and extended standards assessments where applicable for specialized programs.
Looking ahead, the board will receive implementation updates from the principals and district staff as the model is applied.
