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School grade system to be implemented
For as long as anyone can remember students have been receiving grades for their school work. Now a proposal calls for Tennessee schools themselves to be graded, in an effort to increase accountability. The state's plan places a spotlight on equity to ensure all students are making progress and are prepared to be successful in life after graduation. "We've got to do a better job of setting our students up for success on these pathways that lead to success and workforce readiness," explains Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen. Nakia Towns, the state's assistant commissioner of data and research, says each school's grade will reflect how students performed overall and also will reflect the accomplishments by subsets including students with disabilities. Schools performing in the state's bottom 5 percent are considered priority schools, and these schools will automatically earn an F unless they have posted significant academic growth as measured by the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System. Currently, about 13 percent of the state's schools could earn an A for raw student achievement scores, and 11 percent of schools could earn the grade for academic growth, Towns said. About 7 percent of schools accomplished both, she added. Chronic absentee rates will also be used as a non-academic accountability measure. Students are considered chronically absent if they miss more than 10 percent of the school year, which amounts to 18 days of class. Schools will be held accountable for having low absentee rates or for their success in drastically reducing absenteeism.
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