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Sumner County presents accountability data, stresses literacy and math as priorities
Summary
District instructional leaders told the school board Nov. 18 that federal and state accountability both center on achievement and growth, highlighted recent gains and literacy initiatives, and outlined next steps as state and federal designations are released.
At the Sumner County Board of Education meeting on Nov. 18, district instructional leaders laid out how federal and state accountability systems will shape local priorities, emphasizing literacy and mathematics as the district’s top targets.
“Fifty-one point four percent of those students met and exceeded expectations,” Anna Connor, assessment and accountability supervisor, said while reviewing the district’s elementary and middle-school snapshot. She described two parallel accountability systems: federal (under ESSA), which focuses mainly on ELA and math and designations such as reward and targeted support, and state accountability, which produces letter grades and includes all subjects.
Why it matters: The metrics determine where the district…
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