DeKalb 2016 Star Ratings and CCRPI Scores

11 responses to “DeKalb 2016 Star Ratings and CCRPI Scores”

1. PatW | February 1, 2017 at 7:49 AM |

   Two factors that could have possibly led to the lower score are the size of the school and the removal and replacement of the principal.
2. chamblee getting screwed | February 1, 2017 at 8:51 AM |

   So Montclair and Dresden at 2 and 3 on climate. Cross Keys at a 3 on climate. Montclair, Dresden, Seqoyah, and Cary Reynolds under 67 in CCrPI scores. Tell me again how these schools don’t have their own specific needs that should be addressed? This population will get lost in these mega schools.
3. Dekalb Inside Out | February 1, 2017 at 11:16 AM |

   Cross Keys cluster sure does have a high climate rating for such a neglected and downtrodden community. Lithonia and Miller Grove are the communities that should be asking to be dismantled.
4. Bill Armstrong | February 1, 2017 at 12:41 PM |

   Stan: Check you “contact us” email – I just sent you something I noticed just a few minutes ago. Not trying to be secretive just don’t want to stir stuff up if it’s not what I think it is.
   I know I’ve been wrong before!
   Nobody respond to that. I know what you think.
5. Bill Armstrong | February 1, 2017 at 1:52 PM |

   And I was wise to not go all “breaking news.” Nothing really there. Surprise.
   But I was wondering Stan – from up here in the North it seems there are so many squeaky wheels that get organized in regions 1 & 2 – myself included, when overall things are pretty good. But look to the South – ouch. Which we generally know. Even when there is an structured opportunity to give input in general there is mostly silence. At least that’s how it seems.
   Is that generally true? I know not your regions but do fellow board members from the south share concerns from their regions driven by parents that motivate their actions? Or do they fill the voids?
6. Stan Jester | February 1, 2017 at 2:23 PM |

   From where I sit, Regions 1 & 2 aren’t very squeaky at all. South DeKalb has numerous groups from the NAACP to DeKalb Strong that are very “squeaky”.
   You alluded to the “room for improvement” and “opportunities for success” in South DeKalb (phrases like “abject failure” are frowned upon). As the president of the NAACP, John Evans would spend a lot of time advocating for jobs as a way to help the economic wasteland that is South DeKalb.
   I believe improving academic achievement will be the biggest boost to economic development in DeKalb. Dr. Green improved academic achievement in Kansas City, Missouri. I wanted him to be here to do the same in DeKalb. When he got here, I had very few instructions for him. The first two were
   #1 – Stay out of jail
   #2 – Get our schools off the OSD list
   While we don’t have OSD anymore, the CCRPI indicators are still there. I have given Dr. Green considerable latitude to make that happen.
7. Bill Armstrong | February 1, 2017 at 4:21 PM |

   I was talking more grass roots – parents getting organized – wearing matching t-shirts, getting on the news – all that. Talking their way into drawing lines. Going back years under Lewis when closings & redistricting were on the table, I’m sure that the Southern board members were bringing it, but few Southern parents showed up at board meetings or public comment things.
   The groups like the NAACP – that’s never going away, I think some here might be surprised what this “liberal” thinks on that topic. But families, communities, getting organized – my point was it tends to be those already “doing OK if not better”- meanwhile those that often need it this most are not as engaged in the process, and that goes for some schools in the North – like the CK ESs.
   So maybe families in the South w/1s & 2s are raising hell & I’m not hearing it. Obviously this is basically a “Northern” site, but even on DWS & DWS2 the discussions mainly revolved around the north. The South got brought up mainly in the context of evaluating the quality/competency of their board members – and rightfully so.
   Some of those board meeting were so crazy it was like a comedy skit or prank show – but the jokes were real – and mostly on us. I’ll never forget – “No – I haven’t read it, and can’t now, I forgot my glasses!”
8. Joy | February 1, 2017 at 6:32 PM |

   I must have missed something. Unless there was a holiday, I thought that BOE Meetings were held on the 1st Monday of each month. From the dates listed it looks liked it changed? Why?
   As always thank you for providing a way to ask questions and get information.
9. Stan Jester | February 1, 2017 at 7:27 PM |

   The Superintendent asked if we could break from that a little so that we could have 4 to 5 weeks between each board meeting. 2017 DeKalb Board of Education MEETING SCHEDULE. If a meeting got pushed back for a holiday, then sometimes there was only 3 weeks until the next board meeting. It’s still generally the first Monday with a few more exceptions.
10. Joy | February 1, 2017 at 7:45 PM |

    Thank you.
11. Dedicated servers | March 18, 2017 at 11:52 PM |

    Each school will receive a 1-5 star rating, with five stars representing an excellent school climate, and one star representing a school climate most in need of improvement. Schools will have access to a comprehensive report which will allow them to identify areas in need of improvement, and plan targeted student interventions to improve achievement for all students.