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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. TULY 2, 2008 - PAGE 5A
Local Schools Struggle
With 2008 CRCT Scores
— The Death
Of UGA VI
Jackson County students struggled with the math part of the 2008
CRCT tests according to results released last week.
Both third and fifth grade students at Commerce Elementary Benton
Elementary and Maysville Elementary schools failed the math part at
a rate higher than the state average and third graders at North Jackson
and South Jackson schools also failed at a higher rate.
In the eighth grade, students at Commerce Middle, Kings Bridge
Middle and East Jackson Middle achools all had a higher failure rate
on the math part of the CRCT this year.
In the other key areas of the CRCT, Reading, Language Arts and
Science, area students did better overall, with the exception of Benton
Elementary School where students failed at a higher rate in reading
and where fifth graders struggled with Language Arts.
The CRCT scores in certain subjects not only determine if students
will be promoted to the next grade, but the results are also used to
account if schools and districts are following federal mandates by
meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
Math Results
Failure Rates By Grade
Language Arts Results
Failure Rates By Grade
Cont. from Page 4A
Uga one-on-one, but as
soon as the freight elevator
doors opened it became
obvious to me that my
chance to meet Uga was
going to have to wait.
Three handlers and two
armed guards walked
Uga through the back
hallways of the Classic
Center to the break room,
directly past me and into
the ladies bathroom. Yes,
I said armed guards and
yes, I said the ladies bath
room. After ten minutes
of wrestling with Uga,
one of his handlers exited
the bathroom and insist-
Grade
3
5
8
State
13.5%
14.5%
37.9°/
JES
11.7
12.7
CES
25.8
22.0
WJIS
13.2
5.9
EJES
13
8.3
BES
26.1
26.5
MES
15.2
18.5
NJES
15.5
10.2
SJES
20.3
13.6
JMS
14.7
CMS
38.1
KBMS
45.9
EJMS
38.5
WJMS
24
Reading Results
Failure Rates By Grade
Grade
3
5
8
State
12.5%
12.8%
9.4%
JES
2.1
8.1
CES
6.7
9.3
WJIS
4.5
2.5
EJES
0
4.2
BES
14.9
20.4
MES
6.1
5.6
NJES
3.4
6.1
SJES
16.2
8.6
JMS
4.7
CMS
3.5
KBMS
6.7
EJMS
6.6
WJMS
5.4
Grade
3
5
8
State
12.9%
10%
10.6'
JES
2.1
2.3
CES
5.0
5.9
WJIS
5.5
2
EJES
7.2
0
BES
6.4
20.4
MES
4.5
3.7
NJES
6.9
4.1
SJES
16.2
4.9
JMS
4.7
CMS
4.4
KBMS
7.4
EJMS
10.3
WJMS
7.4
Science Results
Failure Rates By Grade
Grade
3
5
8
State
25.2%
28.7%
40.3'
JES
7.4
14.5
CES
7.6
11.0
WJIS
12.3
8.9
EJES
7.2
8.3
BES
17.4
28.6
MES
7.6
18.5
NJES
10.3
10.2
SJES
20.3
14.8
JMS
18.9
CMS
15
KBMS
32.4
EJMS
32.1
WJMS
27
ed that I go to the kitchen
and retrieve a treat that
would help entice Uga
into putting on his uni
form. I quickly grabbed a
box of crackers from the
kitchen and rushed back
to the break room. After
another 10 minutes, Uga
exited the bathroom and
seemed ready to slobber
on and bark at every fan
that paid to see him. I
never got to have my pic
ture taken with Uga that
day, but how many people
can say that they helped,
albeit in an odd sort of
way, dress UGA's famous
mascot?
Uga will be sorely
missed by UGA fans, but
I feel secure in saying that
his legacy will live on as
long as the University
of Georgia continues to
exemplify the first-rate
state flagship university
it is.
Hasco Craver is executive
director of the Commerce
Downtown Development
Authority and is Main
Street manager. He lives in
Commerce.
HUGE SELECTION
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• FRAMED ART
• MIRRORS
• CEILING FANS
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New Hope Baptist Church,
located at the corner of U.S.
441 and Old Kings Bridge Road,
will hold a special blood drive
Thursday.
The drive, from 2:00 to 8
p.m., will honor Todd Booth,
a Nicholson resident who was
scheduled today (Wednesday)
to undergo a bone marrow
transplant in his fight against
myelodysplasia, a pre-leukemia
disease.
In his yearlong fight, Booth, 44,
has received more than 30 pints
of blood from the American
Red Cross.
Seeking a way to support him,
Booth’s church came up with a
blood drive.
But it’s more than just a blood
drive. Participants will be able
to be screened for the National
Bone Marrow Registry, the orga
nization that found a match that
could save Booth’s life.
The American Red Cross will
conduct the blood drive and the
bone marrow screening, which
basically consists of a mouth
swab, for those interested in
becoming part of the registry.
“You don’t
have to be
able to donate
blood to be a
bone marrow
donor,’’ notes
the Rev. Mike
Stowers,
pastor of
New Hope
Baptist.
Nor must
one partici
pate in the bone marrow swab
to donate blood Thursday.
Potential donors must be 17,
weigh at least 110 pounds and
be in good health.
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TAXES
Taxes are not a good thing but to
have public services, it’s a neces
sity. There is a mounting burden of
taxation on our citizens and that’s
especially felt in this economy. As a
taxpayer myself, I will balance the
need for services with what we can
afford. I won’t make promises I
can’t keep, however I pledge to
restrain spending where possible,
be frugal and a good steward of
your hard-earned money.
JOBS AND INDUSTRY
Jackson County has five inter
changes along I-85. This area along
the interstate is a natural industrial
corridor where we can continue to
grow the job base for our citizens.
Industry means jobs and industry
relieves the tax burden on home-
owners. As chairman of the Water
Authority and a member of the
Economic Development Council, I
work with our County
Commissioners, the IDA and the
Chamber of Commerce to recruit
industry that offers good paying jobs
within our county. As Chairman, I’ll
continue this effort.
PRESERVING
OUR HERITAGE
Our county is large, diverse and
beautiful. We have open spaces and
rolling farmland, quaint towns, grow
ing cities with shopping and in-town
living. I want to keep Jackson
County this way by preserving
green spaces, keeping the family
farm and insuring the vibrancy of
our cities.
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