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Charter principal outlines turnaround plan for Lucius & Emma Nixon Academy after low state scores; board seeks data fixes
Summary
Interim principal Adonis Lumpkin told the board Lucius & Emma Nixon Academy scored low on multiple state components (ELA proficiency 20%, math proficiency 20%) and presented a school improvement plan focused on attendance, teacher recruitment and instructional rigor; trustees pressed for corrected data on retained students and clarified sponsor oversight and thresholds for closure.
Adonis Lumpkin, interim principal of Lucius & Emma Nixon Academy, appeared before the board Dec. 16 to present the school's state-mandated School Improvement Plan and to answer questions about low performance and small enrollment.
Lumpkin said the school received scores in four of eight state elementary categories and that several categories were marked NA because of small cell sizes. "In the area of ELA proficiency, our students receive 20%. In the area of ELA learning gains, our students receive 31%. In the area of math proficiency, our students received 20%. And in the area of math learning gains, our students received 8%," Lumpkin told trustees.
Lumpkin and governing-board member Bruce Johnson identified four principal causes for the…
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