CCRPI Scores Show Growth and Progress in Elbert County Schools

The Georgia Department of Education recently released its second College and Career Ready Performance Index score report based on data from the 2012 and 2013 school years.  All Elbert County schools saw an increase in their CCRPI score, and the overall District score saw the greatest gain of any of the 13 school systems in Northeast Georgia RESA.

A school and district’s overall score is made up of three major areas: Achievement (70 points possible), Progress (15 points possible) and Achievement Gap (15 points possible).

The updated calculations of the CCRPI require schools and districts to meet greater expectations to earn high scores. The new CCRPI scores reflect the changes that have been made to the weights of the revised indicators, particularly in the Achievement and Progress components. New weights for Achievement have been decreased to 60 points whereas they did count for 70. Progress has been increased to 25 points from the 15 points from last school year.

The data and information below was shared with the Elbert County Board of Education at its May 12, 2014 work session.  We can all be very proud of the progress we are making to improve student achievement in all of our schools.  As we continue to emphasize continuous improvement processes, teacher and leader quality, and a focus on results, we will continue to see improvement in our scores.

One of our major challenges in the year ahead will be to prepare our students for Georgia’s new assessment system–the Georgia Measures of Achievement and Progress (GMAP).  Unlike the CRCT and EOCT bubble tests, GMAP will include constructed-response items and performance tasks, in addition to, selected-response items.  All Elbert County schools will address this challenge in their 2014-15 school improvement plans.