National Comparison (Middle Schools) LRSD Writing % Met Readiness Benchmark (Ready/Exceeding) 2016 2017 Difference 6 31% 52% +21% 7 23% 33% +10% 8 14% 27% +13% NATIONAL Writing % Met Readiness Benchmark (Ready/Exceeding) 2016 2017 Difference 42% 44% +2% 26% 28% 29% +3%
ACT Aspire Summative Results Grade Level English % Met Readiness Benchmark (Ready/Exceeding) Science % Writing % Math % 2016 2017 Difference 6 39.1 46.9 +7.8 17 15 -2 22.2 39.6 +17.4 27.8 26.9 -.9 7 51.5 58.8 +7.3 12 18 +6 8.8 16.3 +7.5 10.2 +6.8 8 47 52.9 +5.9 10 11 +1 3.9 15.6 +11.7 -.2 AVG +7 +1.6 +12.2 +1.9 Henderson Data
Growth Comparison 85% of 5th grade students scored one level higher 45% of 8th grade students tested one level higher (below basic – close/ready) 40% showed incremental growth 15% show no growth or went backwards
Why are our students Struggling? Poverty = Devaluation of Education Challenging Authority Poor Work Ethic Poor Reading Skills Anger and Hostility Family Issues
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Why are our students Struggling? Absence of Fathers in homes. Living in fatherless families can damage self-esteem 85% of youth in prison grew up in a fatherless home (Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1998). 70% of juveniles in state institutions come from fatherless homes (Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept of Corrections 1992).