New Levy County Schools Assistant Superintendent Gina Tovine is already hip-deep in addressing the greatest challenges affecting area schools. Tovine spoke at Tuesday's school board meeting, giving an update on Florida Schools Accountability policy.
Florida Department of Education recently released school grades, and the news was mostly good. District-wide, there has been steady improvement, with Levy County gaining steadily in points each year and earning a grade of “B” again this year. Further good news, as described by Superintendent Robert Hastings, is that the wide disparity between elementary and middle school achievement and high school achievement is narrowing, following a statewide trend. The bad news is that, under the terms of No Child Left Behind, accountability for schools, particularly high schools, is ratcheting up so heavily that even high schools that do well in most FCAT areas are failing to make AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress), and are seeing their school grades fall.
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