By Emma Crawford Kent Daily Journal TUPELO – As state testing approaches, administrators at two at-risk Lee County schools are hopeful their efforts to boost student performance on the assessment will translate to “C” ratings or higher. Shannon Middle School and Plantersville Middle School were designated “at-risk” by the Mississippi Department of Education earlier this year. Barry Woods, principal at Shannon Middle, and Rodney Spears, principal at Plantersville Middle, presented updates for the month of April on their schools’ progress to the Lee County School Board at Tuesday’s meeting. The two schools were rated “F” in 2016 by the MDE, and have since been in the school improvement process with the state department in an effort to raise those ratings. As part of that process, the two principals must submit data to the MDE and the school board monthly, among other requirements. In March, both of the principals said they were optimistic that students would perform well on this year’s test, with Woods estimating Shannon Middle would be rated “C” for 2017. They made those claims based on data from assessments taken by students throughout the school year, which are often predictive of how students will do on the state test. Jimmy Weeks, superintendent of Lee County Schools, said district-wide, predictive test data is generally accurate. “I’m tickled with their progress,” Weeks said.
Shannon, Plantersville Middle Schools Predict Improved Scores, Ratings
Emma Crawford, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 4:35am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Mississippi Lee County Tupelo
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