Board of Education reviews assessment results, OKs ball field construction
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By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 — Though the way school districts are assessed is undergoing change statewide, the latest test scores show that the Bardstown City Schools have plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Tim Beck and Michelle Spalding, the district’s directors of curriculum, reviewed the highlights of the district’s assessments at Tuesday’s meeting of the Bardstown Board of Education.
In a comparison of 20 indicators among the assessments’ components, the district showed growth in 17 of them. Of those same 20 indicators, 14 were the highest the district has ever achieved.
Todd Hood presents Bardstown High School assistant principal Aaron Boggs with a certificate recognizing the high school’s recent high-attendance award.
The elementary reading, social studies and writing scores were the highest scores so far. In the middle school, reading, social studies showed growth. In the high school, writing scores saw a significant increase and were higher than the state average.
The district’s graduation rate is the highest ever at 95.1 percent, which is above the state average.
ATTENDANCE. Bardstown High School’s push for increased attendance this school year paid off — on Sept. 20, 2017, the school had 601 students of 621 present, or 96.12 percent.
The attendance was noted as the best in the district’s region for categories with populations under 750 students. Todd Hood, the district’s director of pupil personnel, presented Aaron Boggs, assistant principal at the high school, with a certificate recognizing the school’s high attendance award.
In other business, the board of education:
— approved the state-mandated 100-question civics test high school students will be required to pass in order to graduate after July 2018. The questions will be drawn from the test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens. A 60 or higher grade will be considered a passing score. The requirement was approved by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year.
— approved revisions to the BG-1 project application for the bus garage project to include change orders;
— approved the BG-1 project application for the improvements to the softball field at the corner of West Broadway and Tiger Alley. While the field improvements are under way, the district’s teams will use the city-owned ball field behind City Hall.
— heard that Sheila Musick will serve as the board of education’s new secretary.
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