Do we hold the line on standards and require that SD kids PASS?
Look at the
SAN DIEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT DATA
for
California’s High School Exit Exam
2004-2005
And consider your priorities….
LOTS OF KIDS NEED HELP
IN MATH!
2004 GRADS FAILING MATH PORTION
= 2395
2005 GRADS FAILING MATH PORTION
= 3426
TOTAL BELOW STANDARD!
= 5821
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
2004 GRADS FAILING ENGLISH PORTION
= 1154
2005 GRADS FAILING ENGLISH PORTION
= 1644
TOTAL BELOW STANDARD!
= 2798
DO WE JUST IGNORE TWO YEARS OF OUR GRADUATES BECAUSE THE TEST HAS BEEN
POSTPONED?
...Or do we hold the line and
make sure our Graduates meet
THE DISTRICT
COMMITMENT
to
ACHIEVEMENT?
Do the math!
Math Experts outside classroom
total = 131*
(*District Budget Data... See “Teachers without kids”)
Assigned to 2004/5 HSEE
Math Failures (5821/131/5)
gives 5 classes of 9 students
each day!
Literacy Experts outside classroom
total = 159*
(*District Budget Data... See “Teachers without kids”)
Assigned to 2004/5 HSEE
Eng. Lang. Arts Failures (2798/159/5)
gives 5 classes of 4 students
each day!
LOTS OF KIDS NEED HELP
2004/5 GRADS FAILING MATH PORTION
= 5821
2004/5 GRADS FAILING ENGLISH PORTION
= 2798
TOTAL BELOW STANDARD!
= 8639
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Do we abandon two years of our student achievement to promote teacher skills?
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…….When the AIR report says the teachers don’t value the inservice training?
I SAY THE KIDS COME FIRST!
We need to put our staff at work
to
raise the achievement
of the kids
we have in our schools
NOW!
DESIGNING A PROGRAM TO USE
THESE QUALIFIED TEACHERS
IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE!
WE HAVE TIME for classes AFTER SCHOOL
DURING THE School DAY
AND ON SATURDAYS!
Why let 2 years of unprepared kids Graduate?
