DATA OVERVIEW Jackson County High School

Social Studies Department

August 1st, 2019
Mr. Jason Guzzardo
 PURPOSE
● Review 4 years of population and demographic changes at
Jackson County High School compared to the District.
● Review the 12th Grade Economics EOC Milestones results
in comparison to District and State levels of achievement.
● Identify areas of improvement for student achievement on
the Economics GA Milestone.
● Review strength and weaknesses in current Economics
instruction.
Enrollment-District High Schools
Enrollment-Mobility Rates
JCCHS Economic Status
Enrollment-JCCHS Gender
Enrollment-JCCHS Ethnicity
Attendance
Attendance-By Race
Academic
Discipline
Sub Groups
JCCHS Teachers
JCCHS Teachers
12th Grade Enrollment
12th Grade Demographics
Economics-Georgia Milestones (EOC)
The Economics Course is a 1 semester course that requires
students to take an End of Course Exam known as the
Georgia Milestone.

The Georgia Milestones (EOC) for Economics is a statewide

assessment that is administered at or near end of the
Economics course. This assessment is typically administered
to 12th grades either in the Fall or Spring Semester.

The assessment consist of 2 parts consisting of 76 questions

that measure student knowledge in the 5 areas of Economics
(Fundamental Economic Concepts,, Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics, International Economics, and Personal
Finance).
Interpreting Economics GA Milestone Scores
JCCHS Economics GA Milestones Performance

N=228 N=265 N=208

NOT AVAILABLE
JCCHS Economics GA Milestones Performance
2015-16
Comparison Performance on Economics GA Milestones

Not Available
Comparison Performance on Economics GA Milestones for SWDs
Data Questions and Points of Emphasis
1. How does the data compare to our School
Improvement Plan for GA Milestone
Performance in Economics?
2. What are we doing well in our instruction? What
can we improve on in instruction?
Data Questions and Points of Emphasis #1
SIP Goal #1 - By Spring 2021, 65% of JCCHS students' assessments will score at Proficient or
Distinguished Learner on Georgia Milestones EOCs.

● JCCHS is on track to maintain 70% of their 12th graders testing on Economics GA Milestones at or above
proficient. 2018-2019 data currently unavailable.
● Comparably JCCHS performs better than the other District HS, but data indicates a slight closing of the
gap between the two schools in the ECON GA Milestones.
● The JCCHS Economic Course Team should action plan to close the gap of achievement for subgroups to
increase the number proficient learners.

SIP Goal #2 - By Spring 2021, 95% of students in grades 9-12 will be absent less than 10% of enrolled day.

● JCCHS Attendance data indicates upward trend as student population grows.

● JCCHS Administration should continue to monitor Attendance Action Plan and make adjustments as
necessary. Possible PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) for increasing attendance should
be reviewed. Improved Attendance will have a positive impact on student achievement and school climate.
Data Questions and Points of Emphasis #2
Economic Course Team Instructional Strengths

● Standards Based Formal Assessments

● Frequent Informal Student Assessments
● GA Milestone Test Preparation and performance is significantly higher than the State Average and
considerably higher than the other District HS.

Economic Course Team Instructional Weaknesses

● Improved differentiated and tiered learning to meet the needs of JCCHS Subgroups (SWDs &
ELLs) and struggling ethnicities.
● Analyze Formal Assessment data to remediate Students With Disabilities and other struggling
subgroups. Remediation could move more subgroup students to the Proficient Category on
Economics GA Milestones.
Where Do We Go Next?
○ Analyze and Discuss presented Data in Course Team
collaboration.
○ Data share formative assessments
○ Drill down subgroup data and standard strains to
identify areas of weaknesses for those students
○ Openly communicate instructional successes, ideas
and concerns within course and across content
References
Georgia Department of Education. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2019, from https://www.gadoe.org/

Georgia School Reports. (n.d.). Retrieved July 15, 2019, from https://schoolgrades.georgia.gov/

K-12 Public Schools Report Card. (n.d.). Retrieved July 14, 2019, from
https://gaawards.gosa.ga.gov/analytics/K12ReportCard

JCCHS 2018-2021 SIP [Spreadsheet]. (2018, April 1). Jefferson, GA: JCCHS.

JCSS Infinite Campus (Intranet). (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2019, from
https://campus.jackson.k12.ga.us/campus/jackson.jsp?status=systemLogoff&lang=en.

The Governor's Office of Student Achievement. (n.d.). Retrieved July 12, 2019, from
https://gosa.georgia.gov/downloadable-data