Dr. John Casper

The requirement for annual reporting was fulfilled, but the group decided a follow-up session would be needed to check on the progress of those plans, said Dr. John Casper, supervisor of secondary instruction, who helped plan the sessions along with Greg Hash, supervisor of elementary instruction, and the district's 10 curriculum resource consultants.

John Casper, Ed.D.Secondary Instructional SupervisorNelson County Schools1200 Cardinal DriveBardstown, KY 40004(502) 349-7000

"We're thrilled and pleased to meet the goal as a district," John Casper, supervisor of secondary instruction for the Nelson County Schools, said.
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"We're seeing gains across the board," Casper added.
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"There is a much greater focus on the individual kids and their abilities," Casper said.
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The district believes emphasis on student achievement as early as elementary school continues through middle school and helps retain students in high school, according to Casper.

Old Kentucky Home Middle School met its 72.5 goal at 77.3.It reached 77.5 in 2003 and 77.1 in 2004.It met its 24.96 novice goal at 17.73.

"Every school had their highest index scores ever," Casper said.
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"We know we're on the right track," Casper said.

The increase is good, according to John Casper, supervisor of secondary education for the Nelson County Schools.

"We're meeting the needs of all the kids here the best we can," he said.

A lot of factors contribute to that success, according to Casper, not limited to career days, vocational programs and counselors working closely with students to find out what they want to do and assisting them with meeting those needs.
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Targeting the individual needs of students, especially on the instructional level, plays a role in making sure students successfully graduate, Casper said.

Key areas like reading and other content are stressed at an early age and then concentrated as students move into middle and high school, he added.

The district also emphasizes the importance of education with students and parents.

"The importance (of education) in the home translates to the importance in school and ultimately (students) do pretty well," Casper said.
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Attendance is an important part of this part of the CATS data, according to Casper.

"If we didn't have a strong attendance rate, all these other areas would drop," he said.

The 95 percent mark is good and it will be difficult for the district to push higher into the 96 percent range."But, we'll focus on that," Casper said.

"We're quite pleased," John Casper, supervisor of secondary education for the Nelson County Schools, echoed.
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An emphasis is given district-wide on subpopulations, Casper said.
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"Just because we met our goals, we don't stop there," Casper said.