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Anson County outlines targeted tutoring, summer retesting and new graduation pathways; board debates equity of slots
Summary
District staff described targeted tutoring for level 2 (and some level 3) students, a summer retesting plan with four hours of remediation per day and new graduation pathways in partnership with South Piedmont Community College; board members raised equity concerns over tutoring slot caps and Title I allocations.
Dr. Roseborough, lead for curriculum, instruction and assessment, reported the district launched targeted tutoring for identified students (level 1 and level 2 and some level 3 students) and used assessment data to select the initial cohort. Invitations went first to identified students; principals may offer additional slots if capacity and funding allow. Transportation was added to enable participation for high-need students.
Staff asked the board to approve a summer retesting program: four remediation hours per day from June 2–4, with retests on June 5–6, 2025, covering tested grades (elementary EOG grades 3–6, middle grades 7–8, and high-school EOCs in Math I and English II; biology was not included because new science standards remain under state standard-setting). Dr. Roseborough said Read to Achieve will run three weeks (June 9–June 26) for K–3, and other summer enrichment and bridge programs are planned for grades 4–5 and middle-school summer bridge focused on math and biology foundations.
In response to board member Kelly Shepherd, staff explained that initial slots were set by staffing, transportation and funding allocations; some schools received 60 slots scaled to local programs while CSI-designated schools have larger allocations. Shepherd and others criticized that identical slot caps can appear inequitable when some schools service multiple tested grades; staff said they will review allocations and consider drawing on TSI and other funds to expand middle-school slots.
The district also described a new set of graduation pathways (Bearkat e3) and a fifth workforce-continuing-education pathway approved by DPI; the district has a partnership with South Piedmont Community College (SPCC) to support early college, dual enrollment and workforce certificate pathways. Dr. Roseborough said the district retains ADM for students who are dually enrolled at SPCC and that access, affordability and intentional outreach to Anson students are priorities in the partnership.
Miss Wallace presented common formative assessment (CFA) and check-in data (third through sixth grades available) showing mean percent-correct scores; the district has set a baseline target of 50% correct on standards and noted many grade–subject combinations are at or approaching that level.
