LATEST PERFORMANCE AUDIT WILL BE TOPIC AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

(03/24/2008)

The Calhoun Board of Education will review a follow-up performance report this evening, which follows an audit done last November at Calhoun Middle-High School. The state audit was done by an Education Performance Audit Team, which said, "the school's performance and progress are persistently below standard." Since then another team has visited the school and has now issued a report related to current status, or whether or not corrections have been made. The original audit team interviewed school personnel and administrators, observed classroom teaching and examined school records, finding a number of shortcomings. The audit said the school failed to meet No Child Left Behind standards - Average Yearly Progress (AYP), citing several problem areas. The school had scores below mastery in math and reading in grades 5, 6, 8 and 10. The local board and school administrators reviewed the first audit, starting in January, saying efforts will be made to make corrections. The school has been issued temporary accreditation, pending further review. Following the initial report, school board president Lee Evans said "We are taking the audit very seriously," while board member Steve Whited said he believed the change from block scheduling to an 8-period classroom day could help the situation. Monday's agenda also includes job postings, transfer agreements and transportation requests.

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001