Bibb County reports mixed gains at 13 state‑identified schools; board seeks per‑school targets
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Summary
Instructional Services presented performance data for 13 federally/state‑identified schools, noting notable subgroup gains (including Howard High exiting TSI) and requesting per‑school state targets to clarify how improvements compare with the state's rolling 3% growth expectations.
Dr. Tamara Candace, director of instructional services, told the Bibb County Board of Education that 13 schools in the district are currently designated by the state as federally identified (CSI, TSI, ATSI or Tier 4) and reviewed recent Georgia Milestones results across content areas. "We currently have 13 schools that have been designated as federally identified," she said, and outlined the district’s two goals—student achievement and attendance—with action steps to support both.
The presentation highlighted improvements and declines by content area and subgroup. Candace said Howard High School’s students with disabilities posted large gains across several subjects—enough, she said, for Howard to be removed from the TSI list. She also noted that Lane Elementary recently replaced Howard on the TSI list. The presenter called out both overall school scores and subgroup performance, and described a district plan of support tied to Georgia DOE’s continuous improvement framework.
Board members pressed for context that would show not just year‑to‑year percentage changes but how close each school is to the formal state targets that determine list placement. Dr. Henry Fickland said, "What would help me is for the presenter to tell us what the target of each school is. We never get the target." Staff responded that targets are set annually and that the state uses a 3% incremental growth expectation as part of the removal process; the district agreed to provide the board with the per‑school state targets and where each school stands relative to those targets.
Why it matters: being on or off a state identification list can change the district’s required interventions and supports, and knowing the exact target for each school would give the board clearer information about whether recent gains are sufficient to remove a school from the list or whether sustained progress is still required.
What’s next: district staff committed to supplying the board with school‑level state targets and a clearer explanation of how recent gains translate into progress toward removal from state identification lists. The IS committee also sent an action item (IS‑2) on the evening’s consent agenda for contract approval related to the GEAR UP program.