An error caught by the Colorado Department of Education has two school districts boasting better performance ratings today.
The Sheridan School District announced that due to an error in calculating the district’s drop-out rate, their performance rating is actually a notch above what was originally announced one month ago.
With the correction, Sheridan schools move up from “turnaround” to “priority improvement” designation.
“The upgrade slightly eases the official sanctions available to the state,” said Superintendent Michael Clough in a released statement.
“However, rest assured that Sheridan teachers and staff feel no less urgent about the need to make significant improvements in student achievement and related measures. At this same time, this change comes as good news and better reflects the quality of our teachers, the effort of our students and the pride in our community.”
CDE officials said the same calculation error was to blame for an erroneous designation of Lake County School District as “priority improvement.” The district’s correct ratings is now an “improvement” district.
Megan McDermott, a spokeswoman for CDE, said officials are confident those two errors are the only miscalculations.
She said CDE’s website will be updated to reflect the changes soon.
Yesenia Robles: 303-954-1372 or yrobles@denverpost.com
