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Leaders say student progress should be key to judging schools
Officials telling state new index depends too much on one test
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As the state looks at how to better grade school systems, local school leaders want to see more emphasis on student progress. The first scores under Georgia’s new accountability system, called the College and Career Ready Performance Index, were released last year; since then, the Georgia Department of Education has requested school systems submit what they would like to see changed in the index. It’s an effort to “make (the index) really tell the story of success or challenges in a school,” said Martha Reichrath, deputy state superintendent.