"Our students and team members are to be congratulated for their efforts," Schofield said. "The fact that our people have accomplished this in the face of one of the fastest changing demographic systems in the state speaks volumes about the quality of our students and staff."
That being said, he added, "our position has not changed. Your School Board will continue to advocate a belief that the current state accountability system is severely flawed in several ways."
Schofield said specific shortcomings include the narrow scope of what is measured, the absence of a growth model illustrating the growth of individual students (including our most gifted and talented) and the over-emphasis of results from rapidly growing "fragile" subgroups of students.
"We will continue to seek the support of our local legislative delegation in addressing these issues that have a tremendous impact on boys and girls throughout the state of Georgia."
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