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Validity of test scores at crux of local opinion on school amendment
Ballot proposal would allow state to intervene when schools repeatedly fail index
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Janiyah Grimes, 9, and NéSean Dorsey, 8, read books along with their class Friday at Fair Street International Baccalaureate World School in Gainesville. Each Fair Street Student has a reading lesson every day with his or her class. - photo by Erin O. Smith
A referendum that would allow the state to take over failing schools doesn’t get much attention in local schools, according to principals and superintendents. Georgia voters will consider Nov. 8 whether to approve an Opportunity School District, giving the governor authority to appoint a superintendent to take control of failing schools, those that have scored below 60 on the state’s College and Career Performance Index for three consecutive years. CCRPI scores are based in part on students’ scores on Milestones and End of Course tests.