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Teaching, Nurturing, Learning
     "Nurturing Our Community: One Student at a Time"      

Canton Public School District Key Communicator
Issue: #20

October , 2016
 
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"Nurturing our Community: One Student at a Time" 
 
    
Canton Public School District's Statement on State Accountability Labels
 
The Mississippi Department of Education recently released school and district level performance classifications. These classifications were determined by our percentages of students who performed at the minimum, basic, passing, proficient, and advanced levels on the state administered assessment during the 2015-2016 school year. Additionally, our performance levels reflect the degree to which our students' performance improved from the 2014-2015 school year to the 2015-2016 year. At the high school level, the performance classification also includes the graduation rate for the 2015-2016 school year.
Our performance classifications are as follows:
McNeal Elementary School                                         B
Reuben B. Myers School of Arts and Sciences           C
Goodloe Elementary School                                        C
Canton Elementary School                                          D
Nichols Middle School                                                F
Porter Middle School                                                   F
Canton High School                                                     F
Canton Public School District                                   F
 
While we are disappointed in our performance classifications, we anticipated that our classifications would be low. During the 2015-2016 school year, some of our schools did not have the focus on progress monitoring that is necessary to ensure that students grow. Because we anticipated this, we made several key changes before the current school year began. We have hired new personnel in key places, we are implementing targeted interventions to address struggling students' needs early, teachers are participating in intensive professional development, and school and district administration are being held accountable for growing students. In addition to focusing our attention on struggling students, we are also targeting our proficient and advanced students to ensure that they continue to grow. We will begin identifying fourth and fifth grade proficient and advanced students and expose them to rigorous content. By identifying students early, we will create cohorts of students who will be prepared for advanced coursework in high school. Another layer that we will add is our 9th Grade Academy that will open next school year. Our academy will focus on students' desired career pathways and will include professional seminars, job shadowing, and dropout prevention support. We are placing our focus back where it needs to be: on teaching and learning. We truly believe that our effort and sense of urgency will result in higher performance classifications this time next school year.

Cassandra Williams
CPSD Superintendent
 
 
 









  
Congratulations to our Students,Teachers, & Employees of the Month!
Keep up the good work!

Canton Elementary School
 
3rd Grade
Reily Agustin-Marroquin
Alexandria Woodruff
Miguel Ramirez
Mazariyah Chambers
Tyasia Ratliff
Pedro Mendieta
Janila Travis
Tyreon Harris
 
4th Grade
Jamila Luckett
Yesenia Ramirez-Miranda
Jakiya Carter
Angela Hernandez
AB Lopez
Javon Rose
 
5th Grade
Jarvis Beltran
Brittany Soberanis
Aaliyah Thompson
Yleana Ramos-Rodriguez
Frensherica McCoy
 
Exceptional Education:
Jelvon Morgan
 
Employees of the Month:
Jessica Smith
Patricia Green
D'Kendrick Williams
 

Porter Middle School
 
 
 Students of the Month for September:


6th Grade-
  Dwight  Luckett,Jr.
  and  Mckenzie Stanley


7th Grade -
Alan Felix and Ashante Fleming

8th Grade - Heaven McNalty and Kevin Lopez


Teacher of the Month: Ashley McGee (8th Grade Science)

Goodloe Elementary School
 
Students of the Month :
 
Pre-K - 2nd grade:  Arial Spencer (Fields- Pre-K)- has demonstrated academic success, positive behavior, and regular attendance. She is very passionate about learning.
 
3rd - 5th grade:  Kenyatta Brown (Jones - 4th grade) leads by example! He's a student who strives for A's! He doesn't let his mishaps get to him. He continues to fight and soar! Awesome little kid!

Classified Personnel of the Month:  
Tresalyn Harris
 
Certified Personnel of the Month :
  Brittany Prowell

Reuben B. Myers Canton School of Arts & Sciences
 
Staff Members of The Month
 
Chelsea Ware
Sherry Black
 
Students of the Month. 

   Students who showed the most growth in Reading in their respective grades:

Eldrian Thomas
Zymeria Young
KeNushia Lewis
Jakazian Warren
Azyion Johnson
Cayden Simmons
Zion Williams
Corey McCoy
Jayden Ransburg
Abraham Torrey
Zihomara Lopez
Mikyla Hill
Chandler Manning
JaCoby Jones
Edward Ross
Brian Davis
Zakira Nason
Valyssa Watson
Terrance Griffin
Roderick Carroll
 

McNeal Elementary School
 
Certified:

 Lonnielle Beal
 Nicole Nichols
Asha Chatlani
Carmella Forsythe
Kara Paige

Classified:

 LaBroski Herrod
Korea Davis
Shuntena Williams
 
Student of the Month:

Ladarius Greene
Katelyn Small
Samaria Bledso
Lakayla Tyler
 
 
 

Nichols Middle School
 
6th Grade
 Aug- Ri'Kyla Momentus
 Sept- Martaelyn Matlock

7th Grade
 Aug- Denyjah Jackson
Sept- Jabrion Henderson
 
8th Grade
Aug- Ian Harris
Sept- Javon Smith
 
Teacher of the Month
Aug- Juandria Brown
Sept- Brandilynn Staten
 
 

 
Canton High School
  
Teacher of the Month  ( September)
Jamel Boatman
LaTanya Sanders
  
Staff of the Month ( September)
Valerie Dillard (Counselor)
  
Student of the Month
Kayla Nicole Wilkes






Canton Career Center 


Teacher of the Month 
John Johnson
  
 Student of the Month
 Dabrashia Brown. 


District Goals:

 Increase student achievement
 Encourage parent and community engagement
 Remain financially stable

Schoolwide Goals:

Goal 1: Produce a conducive climate and culture in our schools that ensures success
Goal 2: Increase student achievement and academic performance at the highest level possible through effective teaching and learning
Goal 3: Increase graduation rate, decrease dropout rate and increase average daily attendance (ADA) in an effort to ensure that students receive maximized opportunities for learning
Goal 4: Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and administrators
Goal 5: Increase parental engagement through parent outreach initiatives
Goal 6: Utilize district resources efficiently and effectively in an effort to remain financially stable
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