Over the past week, there was a guest column and a couple of letters to the editor (all from the same page of talking points, not surprisingly) alleging that our school system has been in decline under the direction of our Superintendent. \u00c2\u00a0I would link to it, but I’m not inclined to assist in the publicity efforts of a small group of women whose sole goal is to get rid of our school system’s CEO.<\/p>\n
At the Board meeting last night, data was presented<\/a> that shows, rather definitively, that in fact the opposite is true: by a variety of measures, we’ve made significant gains. \u00c2\u00a0Impressive gains, even.<\/p>\n The graduation rate is up. \u00c2\u00a0TCAP scores are up. \u00c2\u00a0The average ACT score of ORHS students is up. \u00c2\u00a0And yes, the number of students taking AP classes is up.<\/p>\n Our challenges are far from over, but it’s clear to me that we are on a path of achievement, and that we have the right leadership in place to accomplish set goals and objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the past week, there was a guest column and a couple of letters to the editor (all from the same page of talking points, not surprisingly) alleging that our school system has been in decline under the direction of … Continue reading