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==Website evaluation==
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: ''Main article: [[Evaluation of Alabama school district websites]]''
 
===The good===
* Current budget information, including revenue information, is posted. Archived budgets are not mentioned. Monthly accountability reports are also available.<ref name = "Board Members">[http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/boardmembers.asp School Board]</ref>
* Meeting minutes are posted, but agendas and dates for upcoming meetings are not provided.<ref name = "Board Members"/>
* The School Board members are listed, but contact information is not provided.<ref name = "Board Members"/>
* Contact information for the Administrative officials is available.<ref>[http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/centraloffice.asp Central Office]</ref>
* Employment applications and salary schedules are posted.<ref>[http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/employment.asp Employment]</ref>
* Request for public records information and forms are available on the Gadsden City website.<ref>[http://www.cityofgadsden.com/Default.asp?ID=13 'City of Gadsden', City Clerk, September 27, 2010]</ref>
 
===The bad===
* Teacher and vendor contracts are not available. Vendor information can be found on the Alabama State website.<ref>[http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?id=stateGovernmentProcurement ‘The Official Website of the State of Alabama’, State Procurement, September 2, 2010]</ref>
* No lobbyists are mentioned.
* No audits are posted.
* Academic performance reports are not available, although a link is provided to the district's accountability reports on the Alabama State Department of Education website, where assessment information can also be accessed.<ref name = "Board Members"/>
* Background check policies and procedures are not described.
 
{{Action}}
==School board==
 
Below are the school district board members:<ref name = "Board Members"/>
 
{|class="wikitable"
! School board member
|-valign="top"
| [[Joe Ransaw]], President
|-valign="top"
| [[Ralph Lane]], Vice President
|-valign="top"
| [[Mike Haney]]
|-valign="top"
| [[Gesna Littlefield]]
|-valign="top"
| [[Frankie Stone]]
|-valign="top"
| [[Nancy Stewart]]
|-valign="top"
| [[Pat Williamson]]
|}
 
The current district superintendent is Dr. Ed Miller.
 
The Alabama Public School System is supervised by the [[State Board of Education]]. The Board President is Governor Bob Riley and the State Superintendent is the Board’s Chief Executive Officer.<ref>[http://www.alsde.edu/html/boe.asp ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, State Board of Education, September 1, 2010]</ref>
 
'''Current Board of Education members''' include:
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Member
! District
! Term
! Term Expires
|-
| Governor Bob Riley, President || ||  ||
|-
| Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education, Secretary and Executive Officer ||  || ||
|-
| Randy  McKinney, Vice President || District 1 || 2nd || 2013
|-
| Betty Peters || District 2 || 1st  || 2011
|-
| Stephanie Bell || District 3 || 2nd || 2013
|-
| Dr Ethel H Hall, Vice President Emerita || District 4 || 2nd || 2011
|-
| Ella B. Bell || District 5 || 2nd || 2013
|-
| David F. Byers, Jr. || District 6  || 2nd ||  2011
|-
| Gary B. Warren || District 7  || || 2013
|-
| Dr Mary Jane Caylor, President Pro Tem || District 8  || || 2011 
|-
|}
 
==Budget==
 
The Gadsden City School District fiscal year 2010 expenditures budget totaled $54,404,143.47, including $27,431,105.32 in state revenue, $13,013,991.53 in federal revenue, $12,061,575.82 in local revenue and $1,334,679.00 in other revenue.<ref name = "Board Members"/>
 
==Academic Performance==
 
The Alabama Department of Education's Student Assessment Program tests students K – 12 in core content areas of reading, mathematics, language, and science, including specialist populations such as special education students and limited English proficient students.<ref>[http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=91&footer=sections ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Assessment and Accountability, September 1, 2010]</ref>
 
The Alabama Accountability Program sets Annual Measurable Objectives for schools and school systems. To achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward system goals, schools must score at or above the set objectives and have at least a 95% participation rate amongst students. Students are tested in reading and mathematics. A school that misses AYP in the same area for two consecutive years is identified as In Improvement.<ref>[https://docs.alsde.edu/documents/91/Accountability%20Overview.pdf ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Overview, September 2, 2010]</ref>
 
AYP results for the State of Alabama and Gadsden City Schools are noted below.<ref name="ALReport">[http://www.alsde.edu/Accountability/Accountability.asp ''Alabama Department of Education'', "Accountability Reporting," retrieved September 7, 2010]</ref> Results for individual schools within each district can be accessed through the Accountability Reporting Query System on the Alabama State Department of Education website.<ref>[http://www.alsde.edu/Accountability/Accountability.asp ‘Alabama State Department of Education’, Accountability Reporting Query System, September 7, 2010]</ref>
 
'''State of Alabama Reading Scores 2009-2010'''<ref name="ALReport"/> - Percent of Students in Each Achievement Level
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Grade
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level I
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level II
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level III
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level IV
|-
| 3rd || 0.67% || 12.75% || 32.55% || 54.04%
|-
| 4th || 0.29% || 13.02% || 30.83% || 55.86%
|-
| 5th || 0.72% || 13.63% || 31.68% || 53.96%
|-
| 6th || 0.41% || 13.45% || 27.00%  || 59.13%
|-
| 7th || 0.37% || 16.61% || 37.07% || 45.95%
|-
| 8th || 1.14% || 25.35% || 36.72% || 36.79%
|-
|}
 
'''State of Alabama Math Scores  2009-2010'''<ref name="ALReport"/> - Percent of Students in Each Achievement Level
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Grade
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level I
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level II
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level III
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Level IV
|-
| 3rd || 4.34% || 15.53% || 29.05% || 51.08%
|-
| 4th || 2.05% || 16.69% || 28.17% || 53.09%
|-
| 5th || 0.56% || 16.83% || 33.20% || 49.41%
|-
| 6th || 0.07% || 22.99% || 40.91% || 36.03%
|-
| 7th || 0.03% || 31.21% || 39.35% || 29.41%
|-
| 8th || 0.01% || 21.37% || 53.03% || 25.59%
|-
|}
 
Level I - Does Not Meet Academic Content Standards.
 
Level II - Partially Meets Academic Content Standards.
 
Level III - Meets Academic Content Standards.
 
Level IV - Exceeds Academic Content Standards.
 
 
'''State of Alabama AYP Results 2009-2010'''<ref name="ALReport"/>
 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | District
! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Made AYP?
|-
| State of Alabama || {{No (Sunshine Review)}}
|-
| Gadsden City || {{Yes (Sunshine Review)}}
|-
|}
 
==Unions==
 
The [[Alabama Education Association]] (AEA) is the teachers union for the State of Alabama.<ref>[http://www.myaea.org/ 'Alabama Education Association', September 2, 2010]</ref>  The AEA is affiliated with the [[National Education Association]] (NEA).<ref>[http://www.nea.org/ 'National Education Association', September 2, 2010]</ref>
 
==External links==
* [http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/ Gadsden City School District website]
* [http://www.greatschools.org/alabama/gadsden/Gadsden-City/ GreatSchools.org - Gadsden City]
* [http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp Alabama State Department of Education official website]
* [http://www.cityofgadsden.com City of Gadsden official website]
 
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
 
{{Alabama school districts}}
{{Alabama}}
[[Category:rated Alabama school districts]]
[[Category:School districts in Alabama]]
{{Sr schools page note}}

Latest revision as of 22:12, 10 May 2024

Gadsden City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,939 (2022-2023)
Schools: 15 (2022-2023)
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Gadsden City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Etowah County). During the 2023 school year, 4,939 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Gadsden City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mark Dayton
Andre Huff
Allen Millican
Adrienne Reed
Rita Smith
Nancy Stewart
Mike Haney1998

Elections

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,827,000 $2,854 22%
Local: $13,743,000 $2,837 22%
State: $34,962,000 $7,216 56%
Total: $62,532,000 $12,907
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $61,061,000 $12,602
Total Current Expenditures: $55,673,000 $11,490
Instructional Expenditures: $34,491,000 $7,118 56%
Student and Staff Support: $7,998,000 $1,650 13%
Administration: $5,866,000 $1,210 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,318,000 $1,510 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $938,000 $193
Construction: $921,000 $190
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,351,000 $691
Interest on Debt: $930,000 $191


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 60-79 8 7 <50 <=20 27
2018-2019 42 >=80 32 28 <50 60-69 59
2017-2018 43 60-79 32 30 <50 60-69 61
2016-2017 37 60-79 27 24 PS 50-59 52
2015-2016 35 70-79 25 18 PS 40-49 50
2014-2015 35 60-79 24 25-29 PS 40-49 48
2013-2014 31 60-79 21 20-24 PS 25-29 44
2012-2013 74 >=80 65 70-74 PS 70-79 84
2011-2012 73 >=80 64 65-69 PS 40-59 85
2010-2011 70 >=80 62 60-64 PS 40-59 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 >=80 30 23 <50 60-79 57
2018-2019 41 60-79 31 18 <50 60-69 60
2017-2018 41 60-79 32 19 <50 50-59 61
2016-2017 32 60-79 22 18 PS 40-49 50
2015-2016 31 50-59 21 14 PS 30-39 48
2014-2015 34 60-79 25 20-24 PS 20-29 48
2013-2014 38 60-79 30 15-19 PS 30-34 53
2012-2013 82 >=80 77 70-74 PS 70-79 90
2011-2012 83 >=80 78 70-74 PS >=80 90
2010-2011 82 >=80 76 70-74 PS 60-79 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 89 PS 90-94 >=90 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 84 PS 85-89 >=80 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 88 PS 90-94 80-89 PS 85-89
2015-2016 79 >=50 80-84 70-79 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 81 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS 75-79
2013-2014 70 PS 70-74 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 70 PS 65-69 40-59 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 75 PS 75-79 40-59 PS 75-79
2010-2011 67 >=50 65-69 40-59 65-69


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,939 1.6
2021-2022 4,858 0.3
2020-2021 4,845 -5.2
2019-2020 5,098 -1.9
2018-2019 5,194 -0.1
2017-2018 5,200 0.4
2016-2017 5,181 -0.9
2015-2016 5,226 -1.8
2014-2015 5,319 -0.5
2013-2014 5,345 -2.7
2012-2013 5,491 0.1
2011-2012 5,487 -0.5
2010-2011 5,516 -0.2
2009-2010 5,529 0.9
2008-2009 5,480 0.9
2007-2008 5,429 -0.3
2006-2007 5,448 2.0
2005-2006 5,341 0.1
2004-2005 5,333 -2.5
2003-2004 5,467 -0.1
2002-2003 5,471 1.0
2001-2002 5,419 -1.6
2000-2001 5,507 -0.8
1999-2000 5,549 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Gadsden City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.5
Black 46.2 31.8
Hispanic 20.3 10.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.7 3.5
White 30.4 51.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Gadsden City Schools had 282.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.49.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.53
Kindergarten: 36.14
Elementary: 112.61
Secondary: 120.05
Total: 282.33

Gadsden City Schools employed 3.50 district administrators and 32.03 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 15.54
School Administrators: 32.03
School Administrative Support: 19.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 48.96
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.68
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.20
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.01
Other Support Services: 68.24


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Gadsden City Schools operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary School423PK-5
C I T Y Program06-12
Donehoo Elementary School260PK-5
Eura Brown Elementary School335PK-5
Floyd Elementary School367PK-5
Gadsden City Alternative School06-12
Gadsden City High School1,3189-12
Gadsden Middle School4646-8
Litchfield Middle School2556-8
Mitchell Elementary School255PK-5
Sansom Middle School3766-8
Therapeutic Academic Program01-5
Thompson Elementary School217PK-5
Walnut Park Elementary School205PK-5
W E Striplin Elementary School464PK-5

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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