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Several Carroll County schools have recently been recognized on a statewide level for performance in state testing last spring, based on numbers released by the University of Arkansas’ Office of Education Policy.
Green Forest Elementary finished No. 2 in the state in “Overall Growth” in the “Beating the Odds” category in combined testing of math and English Language Arts.
The elementary testing was through third grade and included 98 students. “Beating the Odds” includes districts labeled “high poverty” schools with high free and reduced lunch numbers.
The elementary school was also recognized statewide with high English Language Arts growth, and in the Northwest Arkansas region for high growth in both subjects as well. “We think growth is the best indicator of the positive impact that your school is having on students,” the Office of Educational Policy wrote when announcing the testing results.
In addition to the strong growth showing from the elementary schools, Green Forest High School came in No. 10 overall in the state in ATLAS growth in the same “Beating the Odds” criteria.
The high school testing was for grades 9-12 and included 74 percent free and reduced lunch numbers. GFHS had 221 students participate in the testing.
“We’re very pleased with the work that’s going on in the district,” first-year superintendent David Gilmore said. “Of course, I can’t take any credit for that, that’s all from test scores from last year, but kudos to Dr. Summers and the administrators that were part of that last year, all the teachers and staff. I’m really proud of them and all the work they’re continuing to put in.”
The Berryville School District recently announced that Berryville Middle School finished No. 5 in the state for highest growth in literacy based on the inaugural year of ATLAS testing taken last April.
“In addition, the school ranks No. 2 in the region for highest growth in the area of literacy,” according to a post on the district’s Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Berryville High School was recently recognized in the “Beating the Odds” category and recognized by the University of Arkansas’ Office of Education Policy as the No. 3 high school in the state in overall growth based on the results. Berryville High School had 291 students take the test in grades 9-12 with a 69 percent free and reduced lunch statistic.
“We are just just super proud of our high school and our middle school, our teachers and our students,” Berryville Superintendent Owen Powell said. “They’re working extremely hard, and we’ve shown a lot of growth, a lot of growth at both of those schools. It’s really nice to get some recognition for that, just to see the hard work pay off.”
BERRYVILLE BOARD OK’s PURCHASES, PRINCIPAL RETIRING The Berryville School Board OK’d a handful of agenda items at its regular meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Approvals included a $21,067 purchase of fuel from Empire Energy and spending $65,624 from Fayetteville- based Commercial Audio Systems for a new sound system at Bobcat Stadium, according Powell.
“The sound system was about 10 or 12 years old,” Powell said. “I know the stadium is not that old, but we moved the audio system from our old stadium over to the new stadium, so the system is about 10 to 12 years old and went out on us toward the end of the football season.”
The contracts of all administrators were renewed, Powell said, with the exception of elementary principal Christy Graham, who is retiring.
“She’s been principal for three years, but I think this is her 29th year overall,” Powell said. “She’s been in it a while.”
Other personnel approvals including resignations of ESL director coordinator Mary Ann Pharis, Bobcat Academy teacher Kelly Goodpaster, cafeteria worker Threasa Newberry, custodian Paula Kelley, bus driver and mechanic Mike Sharp and paraprofessional Rhonda Schmitzer.
Hires approved were special education paraprofessional Kelly Masters, substitute special education bus aides Juliana Regalado and Deidre Powell. Brett Parsons was also hired to run Trackwrestling Live.
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