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Fulton Daily News

District Officials Share One Year Progress Update on Focus District Designation

March 29, 2017 Mikayla Kemp

Fulton City School District officials have presented the summary of a one year progress report after being labeled a focus district by the NYS Education Department last year. For FCSD specifically, the district attained focus status based on the elementary and middle school ELA and Math combined performance index for the Hispanic subgroup of students. Additionally, G. Ray Bodley High School was labeled a focus school based on the ELA and math combined performance index for the economically disadvantaged subgroup of students.

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FCSD Wins Two Focus School Appeals, Becomes Focus District

March 2, 2016 Mikayla Kemp

The Fulton City School District has won two appeals to remove elementary schools from a state list of focus schools. But, the district as well as the high school remain on the list. Despite the district’s newly acquired status, school officials remain optimistic about the journey ahead for FCSD. “It is a disappointment to be designated as a focus district,” said FCSD Superintendent of Schools, William Lynch. “But it is a reflection of how only one sub group is performing. Accountability is all about performance of subgroups.”

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