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District reports modest academic gains, stronger graduation and third-grade reading gains; restroom safety and teacher PD flagged as priorities
Summary
District staff reported year-2 strategic-plan results: graduation rate rose from 77% to 83% over three years, large gains for students with disabilities, improved ninth-grade credit accumulation and third-grade reading gains; concerns included stagnant overall reading levels, teacher professional-learning buy-in and student safety in school rest-
Interim Deputy Superintendent Donna Elder presented Clarke County's year-2 results under the district's strategic plan and outlined year-3 targets.
Elder reported progress in multiple long-term indicators. Highlights included a three-year gain in the graduation rate from about 77% to 83%, an increase of roughly 10.6 points for students with disabilities and a 6.1-point increase for Black students. The district reported a notable result for ninth-grade success: 74% of first-time ninth graders earned eight credits by the end of ninth grade, a key predictor of on-time graduation.
On literacy and academic proficiency, Elder said the district saw…
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