And in no particular order...
According to Dr. Gallon's address the 5 Core Goals, which are the nexus for the District Strategic Plan, have parlayed into approximately 95 to 110 tangible and measurable metrics AKA "to dos".
Additionally, the following highlights were shared:
- The Graduation Rate has increased by almost 7%
- District has been removed from the DINI (District In Need of Improvement) designation
- Incidents of violence decreased from 218 to just 17 (the categories that make up this metric are violence, vandalism, weapons and substance abuse.
- ELL proficiency increased from 22.57 to 26.91
- Parental satisfiscation specific to the 5 Core Goals on average is about 90%
- The number of advance placement/honors courses both in terms of offerings and students enrollment have nearly doubled.
- And lastly, Parental Involvement-- as measured by event sign in sheets has grown from 2281 instances to 5500.
And for the Not so good FACTOIDS...
- Overall test scores are criminal; with a slight increase in our middle school aptitude testing numbers but throughout all grade levels (measured as Elementary/Middle/High School) consistently lower than other school districts and the state. Most alarming is that our proficiency range teeters between 30+ to 68 on a 100 point scale. NOT GOOD FOLKS...Not GOOD at all!
- SPED students also saw a decrease in proficiency from 18.12 to 16.83
- And finally our drop out rate is on the rise; showing an increase of nearly 3/4 of a percent.
So there you have it!
I would be remiss in my reporting if I did not add that the number of children enrolled in PPSD has increase by a little over 100 students. That may not seem like much, but considering the state provides on average $14.5K per child/year thats close to $1.5 million dollars that can be used towards...Ummmmmmmmm BOOKsssss!!!
Ciao for Now!
2 comments:
Did they explain how the district went down in violence? Was this that fewer incidents occured or is it just how they are reporting/what gets reported? For example, i hear there is no more in-school suspension, but rather in-school detention (which does not have to be reported). Doesnt it seem a bit weird that that number went down SOOO DRAMATICALLY in a 1 year period?
I do agree, but I think it is a combination of what the state requires as a "reportable" offense as well as creative editing on our part. As I put in my original post on Thursday -- I would not classify all of the data collection methods as scientifically sound...that is to say having the ability to establish a "p-value" or "correlation". But quite honestly Dr. Gallon did not try to hard sell this stat ...he offered the explanation that incidences reported was as required by the state.
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