K-12 Performance South Carolina and Greenville

South Carolina Rankings  Quality Counts  NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress  Graduation Rate  SAT Composite Score

SC Grade Avg. State Grade SC Rank OVERALL GRADEC+C15  Chance for SuccessCC+39  K-12 AchievementD-D+45  Transitions and AlignmentC-C+36  School FinancesC-C29  Standards, Assessments, and Accountability AB7  The Teaching ProfessionAC1 Quality Counts Quality Counts 2011: Editorial Projects in Education Research Center

NAEP Rankings 52nd 32 above119 below 1st S. Carolina READING 4 th Grade 8 th Grade th Grade 8 th Grade 3012 MATH 10 South Carolina’s scores statistically equivalent to states in blue

Graduation Rate and SAT Composite Score 19th 1st S. Carolina 18th High School Graduation Rate National Governor’s Association Compact 4-year Rate 1st S. Carolina 14th 22nd SAT Composite Score Out of 19 states with participation rates of 55% or higher 2009 Graduation Rates; 2010 SAT scores

How Greenville Compares  Reading on grade level – Third Grade  Math on grade level – Eighth Grade  High School Exit Exam (HSAP)  Graduation Rates Versus other districts in the state

Greenville 83.4% York 3 Charleston Richland 2 STATE Percent of 3rd Graders Reading on Grade Level PASS 2010 Pickens Spartanburg 2 Poverty Index Dorchester 2

Greenville 64.5% York 3 Charleston Richland 2 STATE Percent of 8th Graders on Grade Level in Math PASS 2010 Pickens Spartanburg 2 Poverty Index Dorchester 2

Greenville 80.8% York 3 Charleston Richland 2 STATE High School Exit Exam (HSAP) Percent Passing Both Parts on First Attempt HSAP 2010 Pickens Spartanburg 2 Poverty Index Dorchester 2

Greenville 75.0% York 3 Charleston Richland 2 STATE High School Graduation Rate Pickens Spartanburg 2 Poverty Index Dorchester State Report Card

Public Policy Activity  9 meetings with individual legislators (total attendance of 114)  11 presentations to school SICs and community groups  6 News-Actions  3 Articles for school PTA newsletters  2 Community-wide events - Enough is Enough” rally (300 participants; 1,800 cards sent) - Tax Reform presentation by Michael Fanning (400 participants)  Swim team parents – education and action initiative (5 teams)