Lennox gets date with state
The Lennox School District could face state-imposed sanctions for its repeated failure to meet federal achievement benchmarks laid out in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, state educators said Wednesday.
The Lennox district fell into the second tier of school districts that have failed to meet the targets for five consecutive years, according to the state's Department of Education. The state announced seven districts needing the most help that would have special improvement teams assigned to them, if the measure is approved by the State Board of Education at its March 12-14 meeting.
Still, Lennox must pick a state District Assistance and Intervention Team (or DAIT) that would make recommendations to improve its academic performance. The district would be required to give the state additonal reporting on its work and may face other corrective actions.
Under NCLB, districts must have 100 percent of their students testing as proficient in English and mathematics by 2014.