Assessing Schools Essay

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School Name and District

Grades Served:

Current Adequate Yearly Progress Status

Analysis of State Report Card and Other Data:

Does the SIP clearly identify the areas of weakness reflected in district, state, or national assessments or other data?

y

Is it clear from the SIP what problems exist in the school?

y

List and briefly describe the school's weaknesses in complete sentences

Low mathematics achievement in comparison to language arts suggests a major weakness. Another problem deals with a lack of proficiency on the MEAP Science and Social Studies tests.

Are the objectives stated in the SIP directly related to low achievement?

Y

Has the SIP team considered how broad or narrow weaknesses are?

Y

Are the objectives measurable?

Y

Does each area of weakness involve many students or a few? Explain in complete sentences

The weaknesses identified are a school wide problem as proficiency tests represents such metrics.

Key Factors:

What does the school think is causing each weakness? Explain in complete sentences.


A lack of interest is suggested as a root cause in the weaknesses. Also, implementation of new iPad technology has distracted some learning methodologies that were successful in the past.

What factors have contributed to each area of weakness? Of these factors has the school prioritized ones that can be influenced or controlled? Explain in complete sentences.

The implementation of iPad technology has had both positive and negative effects on the schools ability to adapt to the changing landscape of learning. The lack of interest may be attributed to social conditions that permeate the greater culture.

Do these key factors indicate what the school thinks has caused or contributed to low student achievement? Explain in complete sentences.

It is not clear as to whether these key factors have been aligned with the larger strategic goals in any explicit manner.

Strategies and Activities of the Action Plan:

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