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TheTrue Citizen, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 — Page 7
BOE to adopt code of ethics
By Anne Marie Kyzer Board of Education adopted
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com Local School Board Gover-
Burke County Board of nance Standards and a Model
Education members must de- Code of Ethics policy for lo-
velop a code of ethics, thanks ca l boards to follow,
to requirements by a state law Burke County’s BOE, along
passed this year. with all the state’s other local
Earlier this month, the state BOEs, now has three months
to adopt a code of ethics of membership for financial
its own following guidelines gain.
set forth by the state. Burke County BOE mem-
The model code that’s been bers have not begun discuss-
provided addresses issues ing the development of then-
ranging from member con- local policy in meetings yet.
duct and nepotism to conflicts
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AYP update: Middle, high schools fall short
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Despite improvements dur
ing summer school and the fil
ing of two appeals, Burke
County Middle and High
schools will not meet federal
standards for progress this year.
BCMS missed the mark for
Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) by one student, accord
ing to Allen Kicklighter, who
oversees Title One programs
and testing for the school sys
tem.
The school met the overall
pass percentage on standard
ized tests required for AYP, but
was one student shy of meet
ing the pass rate in math and
English/language arts among
students with disabilities. Stu
dents with disabilities are given
the same version of the stan
dardized test as the rest of the
student population and are re
quired to record the same pass
rate.
“People wonder why we say
every single student counts,”
Superintendent Linda Bailey
told board of education mem
bers in a called meeting Mon
day evening.
Burke County High School
did not meet AYP requirements
for its graduation rate or pass
rates on math and English/lan
guage arts sections of standard
ized tests. AYP standards call
for about 88 percent of students
to pass the English/language
arts portion of the test and 75
percent to pass the math. Burke
County’s pass rates were 81.8
percent and 68 percent, respec
tively.
Though the school has im
proved its graduation rate about
30 percent since 2004, it did not
meet the AYP requirement of
80 percent. The school im
proved its graduation rate to 72
percent this year, marking the
first time it’s broken the 70 per
cent mark. The school also
marked another milestone in
graduation rate progress. In
2010, the graduation rate
among African-American stu
dents was higher than the rate
among white students. The rate
among African-American stu
dents improved to 72.2 percent
and the rate among white stu
dents was 71.6 percent.
BCHS principal Sam Adkins
said the school has already set
a goal to increase the gradua
tion rate by another 10 percent
this year alone.
Bailey added that drastic
changes required this year un
der BCHS’s School Improve
ment Grant, which provided reached,” she said. "We know
nearly $4 million to the system, that we have a lot of growing
address many of the issues af- to do and a lot of improvement
fecting AYP. to make, but we have set forth
“We have very prescribed every resource to achieve those
outcomes that must be goals.”
AYP standards were set forth in the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 and require schools to meet certain requirements for
attendance, participation in standardized tests, test scores and,
at the high school level, graduation rate.
The standardized test used in lower and middle grades is the
Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). In high school,
the test scores of juniors taking the Georgia High School Gradu
ation for the first time are used. AYP requirements for the tests
and the graduation rate require not only a percentage of the over
all student population to pass or graduate but that various sub
groups post high pass rates as well. The subgroups are based
on race, disabilities and economic disadvantages. All subgroups
are given the same test, and the pass rate required for each
subgroup is also the same. The target pass rates and gradua
tion rates are increased each year.
By the year 2014, schools are expected to be at 100 percent
pass rates in math and English/language arts at every grade
level, unless new legislation is passed.
AYP is a federal education initiative that does not affect ac
creditation. Schools maintain their accreditation with the South
ern Association of Colleges and Schools. Though Burke County
Middle and High Schools will remain on the state's Needs Im
provement list, such status does not affect accreditation.
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Stone endorsed by educators
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Georgia Senate District 23
candidate Jesse Stone has picked
up the support of the Georgia
Association of Educators
(GAE).
GAE president Calvine
Rollins announced their en
dorsement of Stone this week,
saying it was based on the
organization’s “commitment to
continue improving Georgia’s
public schools.”
The 42,000-member strong
GAE represents educational
employees across the state.
Stone, an attorney and former
Waynesboro mayor, said he
traveled to Statesboro recently
and met with GAE leaders for
more than an hour reviewing
educational policies and con
cerns.
“Education is the number one
priority of the state government
and that is shown by how much
we allocate to it,” Stone said,
noting that more than 57 percent
of the budget goes to K-12 and
college education.
“I think that priority needs to
remain and we need to fully fund
public education within the con
straints of the budget, which is
going to be very difficult con
sidering the recent shortfalls.”
Some of the positions sup
ported by the GAE include
eliminating the need for fur
loughs and/or salary reductions;
lowering maximum class size;
minimizing high-stakes testing;
and restoring education funding
cuts.
Though Stone, a Republican,
is the only candidate whose
name will appear on the ballot
in November’s General Elec
tion, he will have opposition
from a write-in candidate, the
Rev. Dr. Diane Evans of Avera.
Kivette releases debut album
A homegrown gospel musician has released a new album
through Tate Music Group.
According to a press release, Kivette Clinton Bell’s debut
project, “Testimony,” is a collection of inspirational songs.
The 10-track CD is available through, iTunes, CDBaby.com
andTateMusicGroup.com. Kivette has been singing since she
was 5 years old and still remembers her first public perfor
mance at Keys Grove Baptist Church in Keysville. She wants
her music to reach real people with real issues. “People are
going through a lot these days and they have to keep the
faith,” Kivette says. “Faith is the key of life; if you have faith
the size of a mustard seed you [can] move mountains.”
Giving back
They turned back the clock then celebrated the future. Former Magnolia Acres
residents recently returned to their old Waynesboro neighborhood to kick off
what volunteers believe are the first milestones in a quest for community bet
terment. Members of the Magnolia Acres Community Empowerment Commit
tee, First Families of Magnolia Acres and current residents joined with local
officials for a ribbon cutting and celebration of New Magnolia Gardens. The
groups are in the process of turning cleared lots into the green-space with a
community playground. Volunteers say their goal is to promote family oriented
activities and citizenship in the housing project.
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