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Ware County High School
•State of the school
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12th grade
• 448 students entered the 9th grade in 2003/2004• 90 students have left the county or state
• 243 students have not passed at least one part of the graduation test
• 140 have passed all parts of the test
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What does this mean?
• To improve on our graduation rate we need:
57 more students to receive a diploma (must have passed all 4 parts of graduation tests)
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11th grade
• 136 students who started school in 04/05 are in 9th or 10 grade homerooms
• 18 have 5 or less total credits
• 32 have 6-9 total credits
• 76 have 10 total credits or more
• 60% of these students must graduate in the 07/08 school year
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10th grade
• 180 students failed last year after attending summer school
• 108 are failing one or more core classes now
• Of the 108– 14 have 4 or less credits– 16 have 3 or less credits– 58 have .5 or less credits
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1st time 9th graders
• 160 students currently failing one or more core classes.
• 53 failing English
• 42 failing Science
• 59 failing Math
• 59 failing Social Studies
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Survey results of reasons for failing
• 40%- will not make up work
• 37% will not do homework and or class work
• 21% have poor test grades
• 9% are discipline problems
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AYP Sanctions
• Needs Improvement- when a school has not made AYP for 2 straight years in the same area
• We have not made it in Math, English, or Graduation Rate for 2 years
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Year One School Improvement
• Students are offered School Choice
• School must develop or revise a school improvement plan. Plan must incorporate researched –based strategies.
• 10% of title money set aside ($250,000)
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Year 2 School Improvement
• Supplemental Services
• Continue with the plan from step one
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Year Three Corrective Action Must do at least one of the
following • Replace school staff responsible for the continued failure to make AYP• Implement new curriculum based on scientific research.• Decrease management authority at the school level• Extend the school year or day• Appoint outside expert to advise the school on its progress toward making
AYP.• Reorganize the school internally.
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Year Four: Restructuring Must prepare a plan to carry out
at least one of the following:
• Reopen as a Charter School• Replace the Principal and staff• Contract for private management company
to demonstrate effect.• State takeover• Any other major restructuring of school
governance
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Year Five
• Implement alternative governance plan no later that the first day of school.
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Are we in a state of emergency at WCHS?