Lisa Gross
Lisa Gross
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Specific test questions aren't released, they're very secure. But the concepts are well-known, so yes, we're teaching to the test.
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We don't want individual children to be singled out, whether their scores are good or bad.
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The teachers and staff seem happy to be there and happy in their work. The students are engaged in their work and able to talk about what they are doing in their classes.
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If the school principal is strong, motivated and a good manager who clearly outlines expectations for staff and students, then the school tends to make progress.
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One reason the waiver was refused was because it's state law. And because they didn't want to set a precedent.
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The additional preschool funding is excellent news. Even though full-day kindergarten is a constant priority of the State Board of Education, we recognize it is very expensive to fund on the state level.
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It's an issue that schools have to deal with. When students don't show up for class, or show up late, they're not learning, and that's the bottom line.
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We're moving to a new server. Basically, it's a better server and an upgrade that just takes some time.
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The department and the board are going to be looking very closely at high school education starting now and revamping it, looking at the rigor of high school courses and how relevant they are,
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The point of the primary program is to be developmentally appropriate rather than age appropriate. This keeps in the spirit of that.
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Kentucky has one of the shortest school calendars - not only in the region, but in the country. Most states have at least a 180-day school calendar.
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Our makeup is going to change. We're looking ahead to the future, what it's going to look like in a few years.
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These overall scores are good as a general overview for schools, and if they don't meet their goals, they know they have to work very hard this year. Hopefully schools know where their weaknesses are and have already started doing some things to help them score higher next year.
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The district is following state statute. The law does not give a district flexibility on how a child tests. It's age-specific.