October 31, 2008 - Mike McMillan. a history teacher at Gibbs High School, retired Friday, the same day he learned he was being charged by the superintendent with insubordination and incompetence.
The letter indicates the standardized End-of-Course scores from students in McMillan's class are among the lowest in the school system. McIntyre wrote that McMillan encouraged students to skip a U.S. history class when the tests were administered, so that he could give them an easier test later. Eighteen students were absent from McMillan's third and fourth period classes.
McIntyre said McMillan also didn't turn in testing materials when he was supposed to, concluding that McMillan had violated both state and local policies.
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SCHOOL INFO: Gibbs High School rates a 4 (with 10 being the highest) at GreatSchools.net.
GreatSchool ratings give an overview of this school's test results. They are based on a comparison of test results for all schools in the state. The Gateway/End-of-Course (EOC) test scores for 2006-2007 for Gibbs High School are here. Compare that with the school district EOC results.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Corryton, TENNESSEE
