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Gilmer County Schools present beginning-of-year I-Ready benchmarks and rising discipline referrals; board outlines interventions
Summary
District staff reported beginning-of-year I-Ready results showing 21%–26% of students at or above grade level in reading at elementary and high school levels, discussed Mastery Prep reporting issues, and presented discipline data (235 incidents) with PBIS interventions and targeted behavior plans.
Gilmer County Schools leaders presented a combined data update that included beginning-of-year I-Ready benchmarks and a county discipline report, and the board discussed next steps to support students.
Miss West (S9) led the assessment briefing. She said countywide I-Ready reading results show "21% at or above grade level" for elementary and about "26% at or above grade level" for high school students, and she identified vocabulary and comprehension as areas needing focused instruction. Miss West described action steps: monthly pre-K–12 ELA teacher meetings to build a staircase of vocabulary, Frayer-model strategies and morphology journals to carry vocabulary across grades, targeted phonics screeners for students who need them, and continued work with Mastery Prep (she said some Mastery Prep reports are not yet available but should be by October).
On behavior, Mr. Fox (S10) presented discipline data and said the district had "235" documented incidents as of noon today, with classroom incidents the largest single category. He and Mr. Price (S4) described PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) activities underway: clarifying referral vocabulary so insubordination is not conflated with routine classroom disruption, developing individualized behavior intervention plans, convening parent meetings, and using SAP and in-school suspension alternatives. Board members pressed staff on how the district identifies and intervenes with repeat offenders and emphasized regrouping instructional supports after every benchmark.
The superintendent (S1) said the GATE review process and upcoming re-assessments will show which interventions are working; staff will return with follow-up data after the next benchmark window.
