Five Johnson County school districts, including Cleburne ISD, met adequate yearly progress provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act according to 2009 data released by Texas Education Agency on Friday.
Every Cleburne campus, including TEAM school, met AYP. Last year, both middle schools and the school district missed AYP.
TEAM school originally missed in 2008, but CISD won an appeal in its behalf.
Under the provisions of the federal law, all public school campuses, school districts and the state are evaluated for progress in three areas: reading and language arts, mathematics, and either graduation rate for high schools and districts or attendance rate for elementary and middle/junior high schools.
The Texas Projection Measure, a new part of the Texas school accountability system, was used in the AYP evaluations. Under the TPM, students are evaluated based on projections of their future performance on state standardized tests.
Cleburne ISD’s public image has been tarnished somewhat in the last year. The AYP announcement, said Superintendent Dr. Ronny Beard, restores some of the glitter.
“This is something we’re very, very proud of,” he said.
Much credit is due to the campus staffs, said Assistant Superintendent Darlene Callender.
“They should feel good. There should be lots of celebrations right now. The principals have done a lot with their staffs, and the staffs have done a great job.”
AYP differs slightly from Academic Excellence Indicator System, the Texas accountability system.
But both use scores and passing percentages from state-mandated TAKS tests.
“AEIS has to do with all things the state holds us accountable for, such as dropout rates, completion rates and TAKS,” Beard said. “AYP uses TAKS scores because the federal government hasn’t established a national curriculum,.”
In Cleburne, scores were scrutinized last year to determine where problems were most severe.
“One of the first things we did was look at all the scores to see how they rated in accountability statewide as well as federally,” Callender said. “We saw where percentages were low, and we identified percentages that could become a problem in the future. We met with the principals and talked about what we could do to support them. The principals came up with plans for what they could do to address those particular problems. Our math and science coordinators went to the principals and said, ‘What can we do to help you?’ ”
Because AEIS and AYP achievement expectations are raised every year, students must boost their achievement rates.
“And they will,” Callender said.
“We have lots of things in place that will improve student achievement on the state tests such as CSCOPE [aligned curriculum],” Beard said. “Everything we do over time will increase the impact we have. We expect achievement to go up in all areas. We have to increase student achievement every year to stay ahead of the curve. We want to get way out ahead of it.”
Other county districts making AYP were Burleson, Godley, Grandview and Joshua.
Alvarado ISD missed because of high school graduation rate; Keene ISD missed because of reading performance; Rio Vista ISD missed because of math performance; and Venus ISD missed because of reading performance.
At Alvarado, the junior high, intermediate and all three elementaries met AYP.
At Burleson, the high school, both middle schools, the Academy at Nola Dunn and all six elementaries met AYP.
At Godley, the high school, middle school and intermediate met AYP.
At Grandview, the high school, junior high and intermediate met AYP.
At Joshua, the high school, Accelerated Learning Center, middle school and all five elementaries met AYP.
At Keene, the high school, Accelerated Learning Center, junior high and elementary met AYP.
At Rio Vista, the high school, middle school and elementary met AYP.
At Venus, the high school missed AYP because of math performance. The middle school and elementary met AYP.
Education
Five area districts make the grade in federal evaluation
- Cleburne ISD
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Coleman Elementary School science teacher Suzanne Crocker, left, and Principal Karen Snyder give trustees information on a $30,000 grant made available to the school from Chesapeake Energy. The grant funds will be used in the creation of an outdoor learning center at the campus.
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CISD hires Wheat principal, joins litigation
Wheat Middle School students have a new principal as of Monday night, but it’s a familiar face. At the Cleburne ISD board meeting, trustees announced that Interim Principal Suzanne Keesee was promoted to principal.
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CISD hires Wheat principal, joins litigation
- Alvarado ISD
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Bryson King helps pick up trash on Friday with his fellow first-grade students from Alvarado Elementary North.
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AEN students serve community
School is not always about learning letters and numbers or finding the answers to questions in a book.
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- Alvarado board honors teachers
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AEN students serve community
- Burleson ISD
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BISD heads to Austin to plan next step in lawsuit
The Burleson school district and other representatives from a coalition of Texas urban and suburban districts head to Austin on Sunday, seeking a court order that the state’s finance system be changed.
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BISD heads to Austin to plan next step in lawsuit
- Godley ISD
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Parents want ISDs to be aware
Stephanie Falter and Lisa Chambers, two concerned Godley ISD mothers, said they are pleased their children no longer wait for the bus in front of sex offenders’ homes.
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Parents want ISDs to be aware
- Grandview ISD
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Grandview Zebra Strings Elite teacher and conductor Vicki Nichols shows off a wall of practice violins in her music room. The Strings are headed to Nashville, Tenn., in March.
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Zebra Strings to perform at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
Last year, the Grandview Zebra Strings Elite visited the land of all things Elvis in Memphis, Tenn., where they played several shows including one at Graceland. This year, they’ve been invited to perform at an even bigger venue.
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Zebra Strings to perform at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
- Joshua ISD
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Joshua band performs at national championship game
The Joshua High School band spent its weekend in New Orleans on an invitation to perform during halftime of the Bowl Championship Series game between Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama.
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Joshua band performs at national championship game
- Keene ISD
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Most school districts celebrate Christmas
Ask most of the school districts in Johnson County how they feel about “Merry Christmas” or Santa Claus, and the response is the same. Christmas is welcome in most schools, so long as students take care to not play favorites with individual gifts.
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Most school districts celebrate Christmas
- Rio Vista ISD
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Rio Vista High School counselor, Kathy Monk, left, received her 20-year pin at the State Middle School Student Council Conference. Monk was recognized for her years of service as a student council sponsor. Also pictured is Terry Hamm, Texas Association of Student Council director.
- Venus ISD
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Venus ISD closed today
Venus ISD is closed today, according to the district's website. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, there was no word on Thursday's classes.
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Venus ISD closed today
