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Lancaster celebrates academic gains, lays out plans for ongoing improvement
Jackie Nunnery
Jackie Nunnery
At the Monday, November 9, Lancaster school board meeting, director of achievement and accountability Anna Kellum hit some of the student achievement highlights and shared an action plan for continuing to improve.
From left are Lancaster junior Kelsey Bishoff and Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie. Bishoff, who plans to study forensic psychology after high school, told school board members she was grateful for the experience gained during her summer internship with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. In one exercise, Detective Brian O’Bier walked Bishoff through the processing of a mock crime scene. “One of the biggest things I learned was how much goes into processing a crime scene. Before the internship, I really didn’t realize how many steps officers have to follow. There is a lot of attention to detail, evidence collection, documentation and specific procedures that have to be followed correctly. It really showed me that law enforcement is much more than what you see on TV or in movies.” Photo by Jackie Nunnery
On the plus side, both the elementary school and high school are fully accredited and both schools boosted their overall performance by 4.78 and 6.17 points respectively. Both schools saw improvement in growth scores, beating last year by 4.75 and 4.12 points respectively and chronic absenteeism continues to decline.
Kellum said teachers would continue many of the strategic priorities that have proved successful—preparing students for post-secondary success; delivering student interventions during the day and after school; and encouraging parent involvement in their child’s education through consistent communication and engagements events……
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