KCS Testing Calendar Link

The Department of Research and Accountability has a calendar of county-wide testing available here:
http://knoxschools.org/Page/2056

Other assessment information can also be found on the KCS Accountability webpage:
http://knoxschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=4351

 

 

KCS's "Improved" Scores

People are saying that our current Superintendent has done a great job – with improved scores at front of their message. Others are picking up that message and running with it. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have actually looked at the scores. I’m no mathematician, but this doesn’t look like “growth” or “success” or “improvement” to me:

School 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Austin East Magnet 5 5 3
Bearden 5 5 1
Carter 5 5 5
Central 5 3 1
CTE Magnet N/A N/A 2
Farragut 5 5 5
Fulton 3 1 2
Gibbs 3 4 1
Halls 5 5 5
Hardin Valley 5 5 4
Karns 4 2 3
Kelley Volunteer Academy 1 1 1
L&N STEM Academy 3 1 1
Powell 5 5 5
South Doyle 5 5 4
West (IB Magnet) 1 3 1
2014-15 Summary
Improved = 2
No Change = 6
LOWER   =  7
1st Year of Scores = 1
Overall 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 Change:
Improved    =   0
No Change   =  7
LOWER=     9
Our students deserve better and our community deserves to know the truth.