2015 MAP and EOC scores please Sheldon assistant principal and school board

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Nevada Daily Mail

Out of 81 Sheldon School students, 45 placed in the advanced or proficient categories of 2015's MAP testing.

Members of the Sheldon School Board discussed MAP test and EOC scores Wednesday night with assistant principal, Carolyn Compton.

Compton said she was satisfied with the results of both the MAP and EOC test results from her students. In math, 43 percent of students who took the MAP test, scored in the proficient and advanced categories; In communication arts, 47 percent of students who took the test scored in the proficient and advanced categories. Fifth and eighth grade students took the science portion of the MAP test and 32 percent of them were placed in the advanced and proficient scores.

According to Compton, six students scored proficient or advanced in all three tests.

In the EOC test, 24 students took the test, and 19 students tested advanced in at least one area. The areas included math, science and communication arts.

"You're going to have classes that are stronger in math or stronger in science," Compton said. "You can see from the [data] where these classes have their strengths"

During the principal's time, Jason Irwin said he was satisfied thus far with attendance. As a district, Irwin said the first two weeks of school saw about 97 percent. Last year's attendance overall was about 96 percent.

Superintendent Tim Judd mentioned the school may have dodged having to spend more than $6,000 on a new air conditioning unit. The air conditioning unit in the ag-building stopped working and Judd said fortunately there was another unit on the North side of the building that had not yet been used.

"The new unit works, but it is smaller than the old unit and there is no heat pump," Judd said.

Since March, Sheldon R-8 has used Pro Energy Solutions as their new natural gas provider. Judd said they have saved 28 percent over their cost last year on energy.

"We are only four months in and costs are minimal," Judd said. "When you get into December, costs will go up, so this is a good move to save on costs."

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