Griffin-Spalding County School System Annual Report

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Annual report shows attitude of daring to do better worked for
Griffin-Spalding County School System

Griffin, GA—The 2011 annual report for the Griffin-Spalding County School System was released Friday to staff in the weekly internal electronic newsletter, the Communicator. It can be found on the GSCS Annual Report webpage on the school system’s website, in both the Annual Reports and Newsroom sections of the website. A link can also be found on the homepage.

Printed reports for school council members, PTO officers and Partners in Education are being delivered to schools for distribution beginning Monday, November 14.

Dr. Curtis Jones, Superintendent, said, “This comprehensive look at our school system with much data compiled over eight years shows that our staff and students are achieving at their highest level yet.”

 “The data clearly shows that student achievement has risen steadily in all areas,” said Anna Burns, Director of School and Community Services. “It was gratifying to see the results of the hard work of our students and staff, not to mention other stakeholders who contributed to these successes.

In the report, readers will be able to see

• The 17-1 record of schools making Adequate Yearly Progress to be in the top 1/3 of school systems in the state;
•  the graduation rate of 74% is its highest ever;
• that student achievement has risen consistently in most measures since 2003;
• that student poverty has increased since 2003 and  
• that overall revenue has decreased.

Dr. Jones continued, “We are fulfilling our vision to be a leader in the state in student achievement. I’m proud of our results that the Griffin-Spalding County School System Annual Report clearly illustrates. We’ve Dared to do Better, and we’re going to continue to do so!”