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District math rises while science proficiency falls, board says
Summary
Tucker County Schools reported math proficiency rose 6.1% and ELA rose 0.5% after state scores were released, while science proficiency fell 7% across the district; board members said staff will emphasize science instruction and targeted professional development.
The Chair convened the Tucker County Board of Education to review the state's newly released school performance data and district staff presented the results. Director presented the numbers and said, "we did grow in math, 6.1%," noting ELA rose "0.5 a percent" while science dropped about 7% districtwide.
The director told the board the decline in science appears tied to how the test is administered (science items embedded in other portions of assessments) and said the district will push science instruction, use data notebooks and provide professional development to raise instructional rigor. Board members asked clarifying questions about how high-school SAT School Day results map to grade-level proficiency and staff committed to follow-up conversations with principals and teachers.
