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Accountability

    Fargo Charter School's overriding strategic goal is for every child to achieve at his/her fullest potential.  To help achieve this goal, high expectations for every child are set beginning on the first day of school.  We believe that children naturally attain the standards and expectations set for them and expect every child to improve academically each year he/she is enrolled in Fargo Charter School.  To ensure every child reaches his/her potential and to ensure staff members advance the mission of Fargo Charter School, the following measures of accountability have been implemented:

Classroom Assessment

            Classroom teachers assess individual student progress using the following methods:

    1.  unit test  

    2.  teacher-made tests

    3.  projects

    4.  observations

    5.  rubrics

    6.  daily assignments

    7.  homework

    8.  CCC SuccessMaker reports

    9.  Accelerated Reader reports

 

 

School-wide Assessment

            School personnel and the Fargo Planning Council evaluate the success of Fargo Charter School using the following methods:

 

    1.  teacher professional learning activities

    2.  parent and community involvement in the school

    3.  integration of technology into the curriculum

    4.  student attendance records

    5.  staff attendance records

    6.  Parent/Teacher Organization membership

    7.  discipline referrals

    8.  records of student awards

    9. parent conferences

    10.promotion/retention records

    11.IEP goals and objectives mastered

    12.ITBS scores

    13.GKAP-R scores

    14.CRCT scores

    15.CCC SuccessMaker reports

    16.GTEP and GTDRI evaluations

    17.SST records

    18.Accelerated Reader points

    19.Special Education referrals

 

Standardized Assessment

          School personnel use the Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program-Revised, the Criterion-Referenced Competency, and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills to assess the progress of students in reaching academic achievement levels beyond local, area, and state goals.  Although specific goals and objectives for each child are written in students' Individualized Education Plans, the following assessment goals are generalized to all Fargo Charter students:

 

1.    All kindergarteners will be administered the Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program-Revised.

 

2.    All third graders will be administered the Iowa Test of Basic Skills full battery.

 

3.    All first, second, and third graders will be administered the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests.

 

4.    Eighty percent of the students will master at least 75% of their IEP assessment goals.

 

5.    ITBS and CRCT Individual Performance Profile sheets will be used to identify students' current levels of achievement.

 

 

Reporting Achievement

          Fargo Charter School reports student achievement weekly via student performance logs and every nine weeks via report cards.  Students receive numerical grades in the academic subjects  of reading, mathematics, language, science, and social studies.  To be considered as passing, a grade of 70 or higher is required in the academic subjects.  All other subjects are given letter grades of "S" (satisfactory), "N" (needs improvement), and "U" (unsatisfactory).

 

           At the end of each nine-week grading period, students are recognized by receiving ribbons for perfect attendance, "A" honor roll (all academic grades of 90-100), and merit list (all academic grades of 85-100).  An Honors Day program is held annually to recognize outstanding student achievement.

 

           Student achievement is reported directly to parent during two scheduled early release conferences and during Fall and Spring Open House.  Parents are also notified of student progress through IEP meetings and during conferences scheduled on an as-needed basis.

 

           School-wide achievement is reported annually to parents and community via the local newspaper, The Clinch County News.  A written report of progress toward goals and objectives is prepared and disseminated to the Clinch County Board of Education and the State Board of Education.