Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Education Retention topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Sumner County reports 2,867 enrolled in Summer Scholars; third-grade retest and waivers update
Summary
Director Miss Skinner told the board 2,867 students are enrolled in Summer Scholars (pre-K–7). She reported 730 third graders in the program, 700 students took the ELA retest with 112 scoring a 3 or 4, and 232 appeals approved so far; the appeals window closed the day of the meeting.
Miss Skinner, presenting the director’s report, told the Sumner County Board of Education that 2,867 students are currently enrolled in Summer Scholars (pre-K through seventh grade) in the program’s second week.
On third-grade retention and retesting, Skinner said the district initially had 430 third graders registered for Summer Scholars, extended the window and added 300 more, bringing the third-grade enrollment to 730. She reported 700 students took the ELA retest; of those, 112 scored a 3 or 4, and some students improved from a 1 to a 2, which does not affect waiver status. Skinner said the district has 232 approved appeals to date and cited a current appeals success figure of 70.8 percent, noting more data was expected as appeals arrived in batches and the appeals window closed that day.
Skinner explained the attendance policy: state law requires 90 percent attendance (the district schedules Monday–Thursday sessions, so sites set make-up days to allow students to meet the attendance requirement). She said elementary site leads—paid a bit more for the role—will host makeup days so teachers retain Fridays.
Board members offered no further questions in the time allotted; the presentation was accepted as informational. Skinner said the district is waiting for additional data before producing final numbers.
