Officials present 2026 Georgia Milestones math gains but say district still trails state averages

Dr. Ethel Litt opened the Milestones segment by noting the district’s focus on numeracy, literacy capacity building and targeted professional learning. She told the board that although Bibb County has made steady year‑to‑year improvements, the district “trails the state in the number of students scoring developing and above.”

Litt highlighted school‑level percentage‑point increases the district cited as exemplars: Union (5th) +32 percentage points in developing→distinguished, Hartley (5th) +31, Williams (4th) +28 and Burned (4th) +28. She also noted that students with disabilities showed growth in math overall (for example, a 4th‑grade cohort rose by 11.4 percentage points compared with the prior year cohort), and that English language learners recorded gains at multiple schools including Carter, Springdale, Heard and Southfield.

Litt cautioned that ELA results had not yet been released and pledged to deliver the full school‑by‑school spreadsheet once those data are available. Board members asked for counts underlying spotlighted gains (for example, how many students took the algebra course at a highlighted school). Litt said she would compile those enrollment numbers and supply them in the results overview.

The presentation included more granular end‑of‑course highlights: several middle and high schools showed double‑digit percentage‑point gains in algebra and biology in selected grades, and staff pointed to notable gains among gifted students in particular schools. Board members repeatedly pressed for context and counts so the percentage‑point gains can be interpreted with student‑level denominators.

“Overall, we do trail the state in the number of students scoring developing and above,” Litt said, adding that progress was evident in many grades and that more detailed data would follow.