{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Corbin Independent Schools named 'District of Distinction' &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9JyeXvDriN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-independent-schools-named-district-distinction\/\">Corbin Independent Schools named &#8216;District of Distinction&#8217;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/corbin-independent-schools-named-district-distinction\/embed\/#?secret=9JyeXvDriN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Corbin Independent Schools named &#8216;District of Distinction&#8217;&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"9JyeXvDriN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Corbin-schools.jpg","thumbnail_width":126,"thumbnail_height":157,"description":"The Corbin Independent Schools District is one of 16 out of 173 school districts across the state that earned the title of \u201cDistrict of Distinction.\u201d The Kentucky Board of Education recognized representatives from each of the district during its meeting last Wednesday in Frankfort. \u201cIt means you scored in the top 5 percent of the state,\u201d said Corbin Schools Superintendent David Cox. Cox said the measuring sticks are not just the standardized tests that students take each year. Other items, such as performance on the ACT tests, graduation rate, the number of students who showed significant improvement in state accountability testing and the number of students who reach the benchmarks to be designated \u201ccollege or career ready,\u201d are taken into consideration. \u201cWe improved across the board,\u201d Cox said when asked if there was any particular area that resulted in Corbin receiving the designation. Cox said Corbin had an overall index score of 77.9, which was seventh highest in the state. The cutoff score to be named a district of distinction was 71.9. \u201cWe were also designated as a high progress district because we are in the top ten districts in growth,\u201d Cox said. This is the second time over the last three years that Corbin has earned this award. \u201cThis is kind of the Super Bowl for us,\u201d Cox said. As to where the district goes from here, Cox said the award serves as a driving force to continue to improve. \u201cYou keep working at it and really focus on the things that work,\u201d Cox said when asked how the district continues to improve. \u201cThe one thing you don\u2019t do is just stand pat,\u201d he said."}