Thursday, January 30, 2025–2:00 p.m.
-Rome City Schools-
Rome City Schools’ administrators recently completed fall school data Impact Checks with members of the Board of Education.
Principals, staff, and the board gathered at the Rome High School College and Career Academy on Thursday to discuss school performance indicators with highlights focusing on projected growth in reading and math on upcoming spring assessments and a decrease in discipline issues district-wide.
Impact Checks represent a deep dive into multiple data areas, including academic performance, student growth, instruction, attendance, discipline, dual enrollment, pathway completion, advanced placement instruction, and graduation rate.
In reading, three of seven schools, excluding Rome High School because they don’t take the MAP test, are projected to show improvement in the percentage of students scoring at the proficient level and above on the Georgia Milestone Assessment in the spring. The other four schools are projected to stay at the same level.
In math, four of seven schools are projected to show improvement on Georgia Milestones in the spring. The other three schools are projected to perform roughly the same as last year. MAP Growth projections for the Georgia Milestones are based on the 2020 linking study. The predictions from MAP are about 85 percent accurate when predicting Georgia Milestone scores.
Along with the MAP projections, the district also shows a decrease in overall discipline infractions from last year. The district implemented some initiatives including having school administration managers at all of the schools. These programs are showing positive results.
These areas of data are directly related to the goals in Rome City Schools’ strategic plan and are indicators of the plan’s measurable objectives. Data was reviewed at the system, school, grade, and subgroup levels.
Reviewing the data allows staff members and board members to get updates across several important areas and see trends, both positive and negative. Principals from every school presented their data, showcasing highlights and areas of needed improvement.
During the presentations, principals, board members, and Dr. Holland participated in rich conversations of accountability and school improvement.
“We are starting to see positive effects from the implementation of our instructional initiatives such as increased collaborative planning time, new high-quality instructional materials, Science of Reading training, and instructional coaching,” said Wesley Styles, Student Information Systems and Accountability Coordinator. “With continued focus and consistency on these high-leverage practices, we look forward to seeing even more improvement in the future.”
Rome City Schools will meet again this summer for a second round of school data Impact Checks to evaluate achievement and growth in preparation for the upcoming academic year.
