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Liberty County reviews 2025 Georgia Milestones results; district cites mixed gains and declines

Liberty County Board of Education

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District testing coordinator Brandy Duke presented 2025 Georgia Milestones results showing mixed performance across grades: district declines in some ELA measures and gains in math/science in others. District leaders emphasized a renewed focus on tier-1 instruction and targeted supports.

Brandy Duke, the district testing coordinator, briefed the board on 2025 Georgia Milestones results, noting the state released scores on Aug. 8, 2025. Duke said some statewide measures dipped while Liberty County showed small gains in specific areas but declines in others.

Duke walked the board through elementary, middle and high school results, reporting that as a district third-grade ELA percentages of students scoring at levels 3 and 4 dropped from 32% in 2024 to 26% in 2025, while third-grade math rose from 36% to 38%. She provided FDRESA regional rankings for several grades and subjects and pointed out areas of concern (for example, fourth-grade math and fifth-grade ELA declines in certain grades) as well as improvements in middle-school math and high-school U.S. history. Duke and district instructional staff said they will use the results to target supports, with a particular emphasis on strengthening tier-1 instruction, expanding coaching and professional development, and using MAP and other formative assessments to monitor progress.

Superintendent Frazier and instructional leaders framed the data as a call to action: the district has implemented a new instructional framework and is prioritizing professional development, coaching cycles, and remediation/acceleration time to move more students to proficiency. The board discussed follow-up steps including school-level support plans, content-specific coaching, and continued use of district and state assessments to monitor growth.

Duke identified specific percentage changes and district rankings across grades and subjects during her presentation and stressed that staff will return with more detailed school-level plans and next steps.