July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
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It's hard to top last week's announcement of a significant jump in the graduation rate at Jay County High School.
The improvement has been a true team effort, involving teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, parents, and the Jay School Board. The establishment of the credit recovery program at JCHS two years ago and last year's creation of a JCHS annex at John Jay Center for Learning also played a huge role in increasing the percentage of students who receive their diploma in four years.
But educators will tell you that while they're pleased with the good news, they're not about to drop their guard. This is a cause for a round of applause, not dancing in the street.
As Jay Schools superintendent Tim Long often says, there is always room for improvement.
JCHS principal Phil Ford cautions that one year's improvement is just that, one year's improvement. He won't begin to be satisfied until it's a continuing trend, not just a single year.
And our guess is he won't be satisfied then. That's as it should be.
The best schools are those that refuse to be complacent, the ones that are constantly striving to be better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
Ingraining that attitude at JCHS, making it second nature to want always to improve, would be the best news possible. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
It's hard to top last week's announcement of a significant jump in the graduation rate at Jay County High School.
The improvement has been a true team effort, involving teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, parents, and the Jay School Board. The establishment of the credit recovery program at JCHS two years ago and last year's creation of a JCHS annex at John Jay Center for Learning also played a huge role in increasing the percentage of students who receive their diploma in four years.
But educators will tell you that while they're pleased with the good news, they're not about to drop their guard. This is a cause for a round of applause, not dancing in the street.
As Jay Schools superintendent Tim Long often says, there is always room for improvement.
JCHS principal Phil Ford cautions that one year's improvement is just that, one year's improvement. He won't begin to be satisfied until it's a continuing trend, not just a single year.
And our guess is he won't be satisfied then. That's as it should be.
The best schools are those that refuse to be complacent, the ones that are constantly striving to be better tomorrow than they were yesterday.
Ingraining that attitude at JCHS, making it second nature to want always to improve, would be the best news possible. - J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
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