By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new report from the West Virginia Department of Education shows some counties coming off an “on watch” category for not meeting student performance and success indicators.
The Department of Education’s Office of Accountability released its annual report on County Approval Status and Accreditation, presenting the report Wednesday to the state Board of Education.
The Office of Accountability reviews all counties on an annual basis, looking at the Balanced Scorecards and efficiency indicators for county school system operational effectiveness.
“We’re charged as a state with providing a thorough and efficient education to our West Virginia children and these two datasets provide county level information with regard to those two standards, thoroughness and efficiency,” said Alexandra Criner, director of the Office of Accountability.
Last year, 49 out of 55 counties were considered “on watch” for not meeting one or more standards in the following areas: English Language Arts (ELA) achievement and program, math achievement and progress, English learners progress, attendance, behavior, four-year and five-year graduation rates, students on-track to graduation, and post-secondary achievement.
In this year’s report, the number of counties considered “on watch” dropped to 41 counties. There are 11 counties on watch for not meeting ELA achievement standards, and 17 counties are on watch for not meeting math achievement standards.
