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Three schools present accountability updates; district sets higher proficiency targets
Summary
Monthly school-improvement updates showed Warren Central High with a B-score target of A (target 763), Warren Central Junior High aiming to move from D to C and Vicksburg Junior reporting targets to raise proficiency and growth. Administrators provided benchmark results, attendance and discipline figures.
Vicksburg — During the Oct. 24 meeting the board received school-improvement updates from three schools that remain on the district agenda for targeted improvements.
Warren Central Junior High reported an accountability score of 323 (D) with a goal of 360 to reach a C school. The school reported first-benchmark proficiency rates of about 20% in reading and 23% in math and a science rate of about 25%. Enrollment was reported at 309 students, average daily attendance near 92%, teacher attendance 97% and a low number of discipline referrals so far.
Warren Central High reported an overall accountability score of 726 (B) with a goal of 763 to reach an A. Staff presented target proficiencies and growth measures across reading, math, biology and U.S. history. Enrollment was reported as about 1,146 students, attendance near 92.8% and 107 discipline referrals year to date; benchmark proficiencies and growth statistics were reviewed.
Vicksburg Junior (presented by Justin Watkins) reported a current accountability score of 301 (D) and set a goal of 330 to reach a C. The school outlined proficiency and growth targets — including a 35% reading proficiency target and 30% math proficiency target — and said it will pursue growth goals for the coming year.
Board members asked for additional presentations from schools designated as CSI (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) at future meetings; administrators said those presentations will be scheduled next month.
Ending — The board moved from school reports to a brief clarification that school-resource officers present at district schools are certified police officers — a point district leadership said they wanted on the record.
