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Fountain Hills board honors students, highlights strong ACT and ASVAB results
Summary
The Fountain Hills Unified School District board recognized staff and students across grade levels and highlighted strong ACT and ASVAB results, including a composite ACT score of 34 by Shannon Green and an ASVAB top score of 99 by Allison Barratt; district leaders said academic recognition is part of broader efforts to celebrate and encourage student achievement.
The Fountain Hills Unified School District board opened its meeting by recognizing teachers and students from preschool through high school for academic, service and extracurricular achievements.
District leaders singled out several students for high standardized-test performance. "Her composite score was a 34," said the presenter about Shannon Green, noting category scores that included a 35 in math and 34 in English. Maddox was recognized for a perfect subject score of 36 in math, and the board noted other students who scored above the state cutoffs used for school accountability. "We had about 15 that we invited, and I believe we have 4 here," the presenter said as students were asked to come forward for recognition.
On military aptitude testing, the board highlighted a top ASVAB result: "the person that got a 99... Allison Barratt," the presenter announced. The district said it recognized the top 10 ASVAB performers to showcase student strengths and career-readiness measures.
Superintendent-level remarks tied the recognitions to district goals. Doctor Jay told the board the district planned to emphasize academic recognition more broadly and said the ACT is now used as the state test that informs letter grades and growth measures. "One of my goals... is to really celebrate the awesome work of our students and the success that they have," he said.
The recognitions were procedural and celebratory; no board action was required. The board adjourned the recognitions segment before moving on to enrollment and business items.
