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Three Rome elementary schools are identified for state 'Comprehensive Support'
What happened
In the 2025-26 state accountability results presented March 2, Bellamy, Denti and Gansevoort Elementary were identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), the state's most serious school label. Joy and Stokes were identified as ATSI and Strough Middle School as TSI. Denti moved up from the lower TSI label the year before. Families get letters, and each school must write an improvement plan.
Why it matters to families
A CSI label means the state sees the school as struggling and requires a plan with state oversight. The district's Oct. 5 report shows test-score gains this year, but the labels are based on the prior year's state tests.
The evidence
The district's March 2, 2026 ESSA presentation lists each school's 2024-25 and 2025-26 identification, says CSI schools will work with a state liaison, and says improvement plans were due July 1. The board approved the 2026-27 school plans on July 16.
The source
2025-26 ESSA Accountability Determinations (board presentation, March 2, 2026)See the full record for Rome City School District.
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