The newly revised state report card system, known as CCRPI, was released on Monday.
Trion City Schools received an overall district grade of 88.8 (B) out of 100 points.
The 2018 CCRPI uses an updated calculation approved as part of Georgia’s state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which replaced the No Child Left Behind Law.
2018 scores are NOT comparable to any prior year. Any comparison, or statement that a school or district’s scores have “risen” or “dropped,” is incorrect.
2018 CCRPI Georgia Trion
Elementary: Georgia – 77.8 | Trion – 92.5
Middle: Georgia – 76.2 | Trion – 93.6
High: Georgia – 75.3 | Trion – 79.7
All Schools : Georgia – 76.6 | Trion – 88.8
Dr. Phil Williams, superintendent of Trion City Schools stated, “we are thrilled and encouraged with our district CCRPI scores. Our teachers are doing a tremendous job of preparing our students and focusing on strategies so all students are successful. I believe that we are doing a very good job of identifying our overall goals and the doing whatever it takes to achieve those goals. Having a great strategic plan is very important, but more important is to have a classroom teacher that is committed to “Be the One” who makes that difference in a child’s life. We have a school system full of those teachers. Our expectations are at the highest level and the competitive atmosphere within our school system is everywhere you look from teachers, students, administrators, parents, and our school board members. We are very happy that we have the highest district CCRPI score in the Northwest Georgia area, and we plan to celebrate our successes. We are not satisfied though. We have room for improvement, and we will focus on our weaknesses and work towards a better score next year.”
Scott Crabbe, principal of Trion Middle School stated, “the entire Trion Middle School staff, students, and community are extremely excited about this year’s CCRPI score of 93.6 and being one of the top middle school scores in the State of Georgia. All research will say that the number one factor for positive student achievement is the teacher in the classroom, and that is certainly the case here. Our teachers do a tremendous job of understanding the needs of individual students and working with them to set and meet academic goals. Our school strives to always have a clean line of direction toward our goals and a clear focus on what is necessary to get us there.”
SCHOOL NAME | GRADE CLUSTER | OVERALL SCORE | CONTENT MASTERY | PROGRESS | CLOSING GAPS | READINESS | GRADUATION RATE | SCHOOL CLIMATE |
FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY |
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TRION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | 92.5 | 84.5 | 100 | 100.0+ | 85.8 | N/A | ||
TRION HIGH SCHOOL | HIGH | 79.7 | 71.2 | 80.3 | 67.5 | 87.6 | 95.6 | ||
TRION MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 93.6 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 100.0+ | 91.0 | N/A |
Trion City District has 1,360 students. Here is a look at the DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS:
AMERICAN INDIAN / ALASKAN NATIVE 0.0%
ASIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.6%
BLACK 0.9%
HISPANIC 19.1%
MULTI-RACIAL 2.9%
WHITE 76.5%
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 47.9%
ENGLISH LEARNERS 6.9%
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY 8.2%
About the Redesigned CCRPI
Working with a committee of educators and other stakeholders during the ESSA state plan development process, GaDOE was able to make significant improvements to the CCRPI. Highlights include:
- The CCRPI has been streamlined and simplified. The number of indicators has been cut roughly in half, and the remaining indicators are organized within five overall components: Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps, Readiness, and (for high schools only) Graduation Rate.
- A new Closing Gaps component rewards schools making significant progress with traditionally underserved subgroups (English Learners, Economically Disadvantaged, and Students With Disabilities) and sets an expectation of improvement or maintenance of high achievement for all subgroups.
- A new Beyond the Core indicator at the elementary and middle school levels incentivizes student participation in enrichment courses beyond the traditional academic core (like fine arts, world language, physical education/health, and career education).
- A fully redesigned website makes it easier for parents and other stakeholders to access their schools’ scores and dig into the underlying data.
Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – the replacement for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) passed in 2015 – states are required to have a “statewide accountability system” that provides information on how well schools are performing. Similar accountability systems were required under the No Child Left Behind waivers many states operated under before ESSA was passed, but ESSA gives states more authority over the process.
After ESSA was signed into law, the Georgia Department of Education spent two years gathering input from the public and working with a committee of educators and other stakeholders to redesign the CCRPI. Parents, educators, members of the business community, and others said they wanted a CCRPI that reflected the opportunities schools offered students – from fine arts to career education – rather than a focus strictly on standardized test scores.
Refinements were made to the CCRPI based on this feedback, resulting in the updated calculation used to produce the 2018 scores.
Casie Bryant is the NW Georgia Regional Manager for AllOnGeorgia.