The Board of Education represents the owners of the Gainesville City Schools - all citizens of the district.  To this end, the Board has approved expectations, as well as the means to achieve these results.  Annual operational plans are being developed to meet each of the goals.  Indicators/annual results will be the means of measuring our progress.

 

As a result of the Gainesville City Schools efforts, the board will hold the Superintendent

accountable along with the Leadership Teams and Measure Performance utilizing the

following goals.

 

Evidence of Success toward Goals: 2005-2006 School Year

 

GOAL 1:  To educate all children in Gainesville City to be successful students.

 

o       Objective 1:  Emphasize individual student achievement in language arts/reading (K-8) and mathematics (K-8) through increases in test results. 

1a. Elementary (5.0)

 

·         ITBS in grades 3, 5, and 8 (for pre test comparison and usage, unless state waives)

 

ITBS	10/03	10/04	9/05
Grade 3	NPR	NPR	NPR
Reading	63%	66%	57%
Language	79%	77%	59%
Math	67%	70%	63%
Soc. St.	67%	67%	60%
Science	68%	67%	63%
Composite	71%	/	63%

 

 

ITBS	10/03	10/04	8/05
Grade 5	NPR	NPR	NPR
Reading	63%	64%	58%
Language	74%	71%	65%
Math	68%	68%	55%
Soc. St.	67%	61%	61%
Science	65%	65/%	61%
Composite	68%	/	61%

 

·         GKAP-R at the Kindergarten Level

The GKAP-R was administered to all kindergarten students in August, 2005.

 

·         CRCT in grades 1-5

 

GRADE	CRCT	Spring 2004	Spring 2005	Spring 2006
		% Met/ Exceeded	%Met/ Exceeded	%Met/ Exceeded
First	Reading	92%	96%	96.2%
	English/Language Arts	86%	85%	86.7%
	Math	91%	87%	93.4%
Second	Reading	84%	94%	92.4%
	English/Language Arts	92%	93%	87.4%
	Math	93%	90%	88.7%
Third	Reading	92%	99%	91.4%
	English/Language Arts	89%	93%	92.3%
	Math	93%	95%	94.3%
	Social Studies	86%	98%	94.2%
	Science	85%	96%	90.4%
Fourth	Reading	84%	98%	96.5%
	English/Language Arts	84%	93%	93%
	Math	82%	85%	93.1%
	Social Studies	89%	93%	99.1%
	Science	87%	95%	95.6%
Fifth	Reading	88%	94%	90%
	English/Language Arts	90%	95%	90.6%
	Math	88%	93%	86.3%
	Social Studies	96%	89%	95%
	Science	83%	88%	94.2%

 

 

2004 and 2005 CRCT - Exceeding Standards

 

Reading

Grade

1 ‘04

1 ‘05

1 ‘06

2 ‘04

2 ‘05

2 ‘06

3 ‘04

3 ‘05

3 ‘06

4 ‘04

4 ‘05

4 ‘06

5 ‘04

5 ‘05

5 ‘06

Level 3

43%

56%

46%

59%

68%

54.%

39%