Upper Cumberland TCAP Test Scores Trending Upward
State TCAP numbers released Monday show an average of 39.1 percent of Upper Cumberland students showing proficiency in English/Language ELA and 37.6 showing proficiency in math across all grades. Proficiency rate includes those who met or exceeded expectations this year. These numbers rose in both areas across the region. White County stood out with the […]
Burks Elementary Offers Free Summer Camp For Growth
Burks Elementary School will offer a free summer learning camp for K-8 students to expand their skills. . The 16-day camp includes two hours of reading and mathematics lessons, respectively, as well as a daily intervention session to help students strengthen their academic weak points. Burks Assistant Principal Diana Cook said the camp cements what […]
White County Shows TCAP Growth In New Numbers
White County Schools celebrating widespread growth and proficiency on TCAP scores. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the district has two unspoken goals when it comes to TCAP results: score above the state average and top five in the Upper Cumberland for proficiency in all subjects. In results just released, Dronebarger said the district accomplished […]
Putnam TCAP Scores Show Improvement
New data released Tuesday show TCAP growth and improvement for Putnam County students. The results showed improved proficiency in most testing categories from previous years. The district also surpassed state averages in almost every category. 5-12 Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the data will guide the district’s continued improvement efforts. In math for grades three […]
Putnam Schools Show ELA Proficiency Growth
Putnam County third and fourth graders showed growth in TCAP Language Arts proficiency results during end-of-year testing. Data released Thursday morning indicates a 3.1 percent increase from last year, with 46 percent of third graders showing Language Arts proficiency. The results show a 5.0 percent increase for fourth graders, with nearly half receiving proficient scores. […]
Putnam Fourth Graders Look To Show Reading Growth
Local schools moving into the next phase of the state’s new third-grade reading level laws: growth targets for fourth graders. Putnam County Data and Testing Supervisor Jason Stickler said some 160 Putnam County fourth graders have been receiving extra tutoring as a result of their reading scores on last year’s third-grade standardized testing. He said […]
Highest Percentage Of Jackson Students Performing At Grade Level In Five Years, TCAP Data Shows
TCAP data shows Jackson County Schools with the highest percentage of students performing at grade level expectations in five years. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said schools focused on ELA and math skills this year and expected to see gains in these scores. She said it’s encouraging to see their hard work paid off. “We […]
Putnam County Schools Release Spring 2021-22 TCAP Results
Putnam County Schools TCAP data reflect gains in math scores, but still haven’t achieved pre-pandemic levels. Those scores grew from 30 percent to 33 percent over the last year. ESSER, Testing, and Data Supervisor Jason Stickler said after receiving the preliminary state data, most numbers look on par with their expectations. However, there is work […]
Jackson County Schools Investing In ELA
The Jackson County School System will take a new approach to teaching English and language arts. The new curriculum will focus on a sound first approach to reading. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said the investment in the new material is the largest in the school system’s history. “We have spent over $400,000 in the […]
Rickman Teachers Selected By State For ELA Videos
Three Rickman Elementary School teachers were selected by the Tennessee Department of Education to create ELA video lessons. The videos will be used by the state as a tool for teaching for situations like the coronavirus shut down. Overton County Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the district picked the teachers due to their experience […]
