Continuing the Tradition of Excellence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The 2016 Unbridled Learning state accountability results were released this week, and Oldham County Schools
received the prestigious District of Distinction award. The states Unbridled Learning system evaluates schools
and districts using data from the KPREP assessment, college and career readiness and graduation rates.
We are pleased with the district as a whole, said Superintendent Greg Schultz, but until every child is
maximizing their potential, we have work to do.
All of the districts high schools are classified as Distinguished. North Oldham High School and Oldham County
High School were both recognized as Schools of Distinction. All three district high schools met their AMO goals.
Oldham County High School was also labeled High Progress, meaning they have a graduation rate above 80% and
score in the top 10% of improvement.
North Oldham and South Oldham Middle were both classified as Distinguished. Oldham County Middle moved up
from the classification of Needs Improvement to Proficient/Progressing.
At the elementary level, several schools made improvements in their learners score. Buckner Elementary was
recognized as a School of Distinction and made large gains in their overall score (78.5 this year compared with a
69.4 re-calculated score from 2014/15 using the new scoring model). Centerfield Elementary has moved from a
Needs Improvement school and is now recognized as a Proficient/Progressing school. Centerfield increased their
score from 65 to 67.7, based on the re-calculated comparative scores. Locust Grove Elementary was named a High
Performing School.
We are very proud of the achievements of Buckner, Locust Grove and Centerfield, said Superintendent Schultz.
Those schools were able to identify underperforming students and help them achieve more, all while keeping
achievement scores up.
The state utilized a new model for scoring this year. According to Leslie Robertson, Oldham County Schools district
assessment coordinator, Although we continue to score extremely high in the achievement category, the new model
is designed to reveal where we are not meeting the needs of underperforming students. We are thankful for the
opportunity to identify those students, because our goal as a district is continuous improvement at all levels. We are
committed to growth for each and every student.
Superintendent Schultz echoes Robertsons sentiments, My two points of focus since I took this job are continuous
improvement and individual instruction for each student. This years results help us pinpoint exactly where we need
to improve in these areas, so we will use the results wisely. We want to celebrate our successes, especially our highperforming high schools, but recognize where we can do better.

For more information, contact

Lori McDowell
Director of Communications
Oldham County Schools
502.241.3500

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