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October 29, 2012

County schools fall short on ABC’s

The Daily Southerner MIRANDA BAINES

TARBORO — Report cards for the North Carolina Public Schools were released Thursday. Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) measured up to state averages in certain areas, while falling short in others.

“The recently released 2011-2012 North Carolina School Report cards provide parents, students and community stakeholders with relevant school and LEA [Local Education Agency] data based on the district’s performance from last year,” said Supt. John Farrelly. “I would encourage all parents to review their school’s information and contact their school administration with any questions they may have in regards to the data. The data provided is the same documentation the district reviewed in building its new strategic plan.”

School size and average class size, student performance on ABC’s End-Of-Grade tests, school safety and teacher quality are all components in the report card. Based on their performance on the ABC’s tests, 50 percent of elementary schools in ECPS are labeled as “priority schools.” Those schools, by definition, have 50 to 60 percent of students at grade level or less. That number compares to only 8 percent of public elementary schools throughout North Carolina labeled as “priority schools.”

Three of the district’s four middle schools (75 percent) are labeled “priority schools,” compared to 8 percent of middle schools statewide.

At the other end of the spectrum, the district has one Honor School of Excellence, Edgecombe Early College High, with at least 90 percent of students performing at grade level and the school meeting all of its Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) targets in reading and mathematics. Only 20 percent of high schools statewide received that designation. The other three high schools in the district were designated as “Schools of Progress,” with at least 60 percent of students at grade level.

Average class size overall in the district is on par with the state’s average  — 21 for both the district and state as well as the elementary school level.) The number of acts of violence per 100 students, a measure of school safety, was close to the state’s average at all grade levels — .42 percent at the elementary level compared to the state average of .27 percent, 1.45 percent at the middle school level compared to the state average of .96, and 1.0 at the high school level compared to the state average of 1.4.

The district’s teacher turnover rate, a measure of teacher quality, was slightly higher than the state average across the board  — 18 percent compared to 12 percent, at the elementary level.

The report cards have been produced annually since 2001 to inform parents and the overall public about the quality of the states’ public schools. As part of next year’s report card, every school in the state will receive a letter grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” based on performance during the current school year.

The report cards are available at www.ncreportcards.org.

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