October 1, 20197 yr I knew a new report was due out this morning on Jefferson County Public Schools and the State’s 5-star rating system. Info just came out 8-10 hours ago. Unless I’m reading something wrong, here are the numbers. You may want to check for yourself: • JCPS 2018-2019 Budget: $1.7 Billion • Number of JCPS Schools: 138 • Average Rating for All Schools in the State of KY: 3 Star • JCPS Schools at 1 Star: 49 JCPS Schools at 2 Star: 33 Total of 4 AND 5 Star schools: 13 • Number of students in Jefferson County that attend private schools but parents still are required to pay in the to the JCPS system: 32, 157 • Number of employees in JCPS System making more than $100,000/year: 600 (according to Business First 2017 report). • Number of Charter Schools in Jefferson County: 0 Summary: 82 out of 138 are not even at “Average.” Only 10% are above average. Worst performing school district in the State…. Again. Most liberal school district in the State, with a $1.7 Billion budget that has been increased with a new property tax hike for 2020. Wow, what next JCPS?
October 1, 20197 yr It's a system of haves and have-nots. The best public schools in the state are in JCPS. Some of the worst-performing public schools in the state are also in JCPS. Whatever the fix is, it won't be an easy one and no one will be happy about the plan.
October 1, 20197 yr As the biggest school district in the state, BY FAR, this should come as no surprise.
October 1, 20197 yr As the biggest school district in the state, BY FAR, this should come as no surprise. Yep. About one-sixth of all students in Kentucky. And that's with a large number of students in private schools.
October 1, 20197 yr Summary: 82 out of 138 are not even at “Average.” Only 10% are above average. Do you have a link to the report? Also, is "average" just a term they use for a state standard or is there actually an average score they're basing this on? If it's the latter, then the people responsible for the report should be strung up by their own bachelors degrees because that's just bad stats work.
October 1, 20197 yr Author Do you have a link to the report? Also, is "average" just a term they use for a state standard or is there actually an average score they're basing this on? If it's the latter, then the people responsible for the report should be strung up by their own bachelors degrees because that's just bad stats work. Slow, This is the article it all came from: JCPS has most of Kentucky's low-performing schools as reading, math scores dip in 2
October 1, 20197 yr Yep. About one-sixth of all students in Kentucky. And that's with a large number of students in private schools. Right. If all the private students in private schools in Jefferson County were in JCPS, it would be the highest performing district in the state, based purely on numbers.
October 1, 20197 yr Slow, This is the article it all came from: JCPS has most of Kentucky's low-performing schools as reading, math scores dip in 218-19 | In-depth | wdrb.com This is also another supporting article: Many JCPS schools fare poorly in new star rating system I wouldn't think significantly more than half would be below average. I'd be interested to track this over time. The article states that the number of JCPS schools receiving a "CSI" designation (which seems to be a low-performance designation but that the WDRB article fails to define) jumped from 21 last year to 35 this year while nine schools simultaneously left that designation following some improvements. That seems like a statistical aberration, but there's no way to know on just two years of sample data. JCPS has unique problems in Kentucky. If anyone comes up with a reasonable solution, they ought to get the Nobel prize.
October 1, 20197 yr JCPS is the 28th biggest school district in the COUNTRY, for some perspective. No other district in the state comes close to cracking the Top 100.
October 1, 20197 yr Right. If all the private students in private schools in Jefferson County were in JCPS, it would be the highest performing district in the state, based purely on numbers. To a certain extent, the numbers would still suffer the same problems. Those students would still likely be concentrated in a small number of public schools in the East End and Downtown and given how overwhelmingly white those populations are, the state's star-reduction system for performance gaps among certain groups could probably penalize certain schools even more.
October 1, 20197 yr Author Right. If all the private students in private schools in Jefferson County were in JCPS, it would be the highest performing district in the state, based purely on numbers. To a certain extent, the numbers would still suffer the same problems. Those students would still likely be concentrated in a small number of public schools in the East End and Downtown and given how overwhelmingly white those populations are, the state's star-reduction system for performance gaps among certain groups could probably penalize certain schools even more. Duece, That is a good point, as the private school kids should be considered as they are in the community just like the public school kids. Slow, I agree that the numbers would still be negative, but would we still have significantly more than half CSI schools (below average)? I would like to know that. I know Fern Creek was on the CSI list about 4 years ago. They battled their way out of this list the last time I heard. Now they are back on it. It would be interesting to see the changes at that school over time to see if there were any indications of what led to the up and down movement.
October 1, 20197 yr Author JCPS performance = job security for private schools in Jefferson Co. That's very true 66! My daughters go to Manual. If they didn't, they would have gone to Assumption or Sacred Heart. That's just the truth.
October 2, 20197 yr I am a life-long educator. My school received 4 stars but I caution anyone from reading too much into these scores. They literally change the system every few years so you really can’t compare from year to year. Also, some of the ways they rank certain areas would leave you scratching your head.
October 2, 20197 yr I am a life-long educator. My school received 4 stars but I caution anyone from reading too much into these scores. They literally change the system every few years so you really can’t compare from year to year. Also, some of the ways they rank certain areas would leave you scratching your head. When you add it up, it sounds like almost a complete lack of accountability.
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