Letter from our Principal

February 26, 2026

 

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Each year the Tennessee Department of Education examines schools’ performance across several different indicators to provide an overall look at how schools are serving the needs of all students. The department of education included the following indicators in its analysis of school accountability:

● Student achievement

● Student growth

● English learner proficiency exam (ELPA)

● Chronic absenteeism

● Ready graduate (high school only)

● Graduation rate (high school only)

More information on each of these indicators and the data used to define them can be found in the 2025-2026 Federal Accountability Protocol. Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the department is required to use the school accountability results to identify those schools with the lowest performance across student groups (e.g., individual racial/ethnic student groups, students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, and English learners). These schools will receive additional support from the department.

We are writing to inform you that Humboldt Jr/Sr High School is identified as a CSI (Comprehensive Support and Improvement) for our students within certain subgroups not making the progress as required by ESSA and the U.S. Department of Education during the 2025-26 school year. This federal designation will be retained until the school exits or a new designation list is released. 

Our school is working hard with the district and the Tennessee Department of Education to increase student performance by implementing targeted small-group instruction, closely monitoring student data, providing high-quality standards-aligned lessons, offering ongoing teacher professional development, increasing instructional rigor, and using frequent assessments to guide and adjust instruction.

We encourage you to help by participating in the development and implementation of our school improvement plan by supporting your child at home—ensuring they complete homework, arrive at school on time each day, attend and actively participate in parent-teacher conferences, maintain regular communication with your child’s teacher, and consistently monitor grades and academic progress.

Sincerely,

Grover Harwell
Principal