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"We are doing everything we can to improve a reading deficiency at Arnoldsburg School," said Greg Cartwright, Calhoun School's Director of Curriculum.
The Calhoun County Board of Education heard Cartwright's report last night regarding Arnoldsburg School falling short of "mandated improvement" what educators call "adequate yearly progress."
The report is under "West Virginia Achieves," which is linked to the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind.
A group of students in a "socio-economic status sub-group" failed to meet the No Child Left Behind Standards in reading assessment," he said, otherwise the school faired well.
The shortcoming at Arnoldsburg covers some 3rd and 4th grade students.
If a school flunks No Child Left Behind standards two years in a row, parents have the option of sending their student to a another school that meets standards, and the school board has to pay for the related expenses.
Calhoun County Middle-High School and Pleasant Hill School met the standards, but Cartwright said the high school was exempt because it has been "re-configured" and a one-year grace period has been extended.
Cartwright said he has some serious concerns over the county meeting special education standards, a problem that is being experienced in many West Virginia school systems.
The school board completed a second session of board training with Dr. Howard O'Cull yesterday afternoon, covering goal setting for the superintendent of schools and school board members.
MORE on last night's meeting to follow ... | 
