Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Closing the Achievement Gap

Our superintendent, Dr. Terry Grier, shared a number of important points during today's press conference at my school. The central theme was to continue raising test scores while closing the achievement gap between students of color and white and asian populations. He also mentioned that budget cuts do matter but so does everyone's commitment to improving education. He invited businesses and community members to assist public schools, ensuring that together we can continue to see improvement.
As for my students, they rocked the test last spring with 96% scoring above proficiency and 66% scoring advanced. I also had about 8 students who scored perfect or near perfect on the algebra CST. Not all bad considering that these kids skipped a year of math.
From our district news: San Diego Unified STAR Test Results Reach All Time High

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