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GETTING UPDATED ON SCHOOLS — Community members listen at the State of the Schools luncheon on Monday, Aug. 26.
Vance, Miller share corporation successes, challenges at State of the Schools event Text and Photos By LEAH SANDER Staff Writer Community members were updated on successes and challenges at Rochester Community Schools and Caston School Corp. recently. The Fulton County Chamber of Commerce hosted its first State of the Schools luncheon on Monday, Aug. 26, at the Fulton County Public Library’s Rochester branch. Chamber Executive Director Jillian Smith did a question-and-answer session with RCS Superintendent Jana Vance and CSC Superintendent Angie Miller. One of the questions Smith asked was: “What do you consider the biggest success of your district last year and how did it impact students, staff and the community?” Vance noted more students are taking college courses while at Rochester High School. “Sixty-one percent of our graduating class took higher education courses while at Rochester schools,” she said. “There were
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GIVING AN UPDATE — The Fulton County Chamber of Commerce hosted its first State of the Schools luncheon on Monday, Aug. 26, at the Fulton County Public Library’s Rochester branch. Chamber Executive Director Jillian Smith, right, did a question-and-answer session with Rochester Community Schools Superintendent Jana Vance, left, and Caston School Corp. Superintendent Angie Miller. 1,221 college credits last year alone, and 405 different college courses were taken during that time.” Vance said the school has added a commercial driver’s license course, with students able to “get behind the wheel and complete their CDL ... starting in January
2025” if they are at least 18 then. The public should also be able to take their CDL through the school corporation next year. Vance added other positives were that “over 90%” of the school district’s third graders passed the state IREAD-3 test last year, and enrollment increased, which “can
be both a blessing and a curse when you’re looking at space.” Miller said students in her school corporation completed “over 400 credits for our dual-credit classes” last year. “Most of our courses that we offer through state (colleges), kids Continued on page 2
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