CHRISTIAN COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK AND OTHERS GAVE A VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE AT THIS MORNING’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STATE OF THE SCHOOLS BREAKFAST.

            THE EVENT WAS FOCUSED MOSTLY ON RECENT DATA RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOWING MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN SEVERAL AREAS.

            SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT BRADY LINK SAID MORE SCHOOLS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY MET “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” GOALS PER CAPITA THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.

            A CRUCIAL PART OF THAT SUCCESS WAS NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, ACCORDING TO LINK.

            ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT JANIE TOMEK GAVE AN OPTIMISTIC REPORT ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CALLING THE SEVEN PRINCIPALS WHOSE SCHOOL SCORED 100 OR HIGHER ON THE “PRICHARD INDEX” TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.

            ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT RIM WATSON SPOKE FOR THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALLOWED HOPTOWN MIDDLE PRINCIPAL WENDY DUVALL TO SPEAK ON THAT BUILDING’S SUCCESS.

            LISTEN TO A PORTION OF THE PROGRAM THIS SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 ON OUR WEEKLY PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM—DON’T BE AFRAID TO SAY IT—ON LITE 98.7.

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