I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. The time from Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve has always been my favorite time of year. Everyone seems to have a little bit of cheer.
As many of you well know, the state released the CCRPI scores yesterday. And I want to say to every single employee in Crawford County, “I am proud of you and the work you have done.” Last year when the scores were released Crawford County, as a system and as individual schools, were in a bad place. All three schools had scores in the 50s and the overall district score was below 55. It pleases me to let everyone know that NO Crawford County Schools are in the 50s. I have included a chart below that compare the FY15 scores to FY16:
If you will notice, CCES came up 12.1 percentage Points, CCMS came up 16.4 percentage points, and CCHS came up 5.3 percentage points.
Are we where we want to be?
Of course not, but we are closing the gap. And if we continue emphasizing teaching and learning, I am certain that we will be at state average in the next few years. Just so you know how we currently look as compared to the state:
At the elementary school and the middle school we are within 5 percentage points of the state average. I am anxiously awaiting this year’s Milestone tests because with the change of culture at the high school I am expecting to see that gap narrow significantly.
Once we get to state average our personal bar will be raised and we will shoot for the top spot in the state.
Once again, I am very very proud of the work that has been done at Crawford County! As we keep our eye on the goals and the student learning cycle: What do students need to know, understand, and be able to do? How do we teach effectively to ensure all students are learning? How do we know students are learning? What do we do when students are not learning or are reaching mastery before expectation? We will blow the top off this state and become the elite and the most Excellent School in the state.
Excellent Teachers - Excellent Leaders - Excellent Schools
