School Needs Assessment And Community Conversations

The Texas Academic Performance Reports is a detailed report of a district’s academic performance, financial information, and data reports as long as information about staff programs and demographics. Although the final and official ratings have not been released, a preliminary analysis for 2016 was available for review. From the results collected, I was able to create a detailed data analysis and summary over Channelview ISD’s STAAR/EOC scores for 2016 at all grade levels.

Before I address the differences in demographics, performance scores, and the students themselves, I will describe the community that influences the students. The middle school is placed in a small urban town called Arkansas City. It is in southern Kansas just twenty minutes north of the

When a school receives a negative or unsatisfactory rating it will be important that as an administrator we do not hide but rather face the problem head on. If we try to dodge those who are concerned it will only lead to more anger and fractured relationships. It is important that we focus on maintaining and improving upon our relationships. We need to capture the communities and parents trust through our actions toward improvement which can be supported by data. Per, Maze of Mistrust Parents, Educators, and the Challenge of Public Engagement business groups, local government officials, taxpayers, and civic organizations were sometimes clamoring for change and often mystified by what the schools were up to. Now is the time that we must

I completed my observation hours at Williams Elementary School. This is an elementary school for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade which has a total of 671 students. Their accountability rating for the year of 2015 was rated as met standard. They met standards on all the categories which are: student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness.

Carolina High School, located in Greenville County, was established during the 1956-1957 school year as a 9th-12th grade public high school. With fourteen high schools in the district and over 72,000 students, Carolina High is the smallest. In 1995, Carolina High was selected as a magnet school where Pre-Engineering and Health Professions would be its focus and students from all over the school district could apply. At its peak enrollment, the school served over 1300 students but after the changes the community faced and closing of the local mills, enrollment dropped and today it serves a little over 700 students. According to the 2010 Census, the community that Carolina serves has an average per capita income of $36,296 and a quarter of the families in the area reported an income of less than $15,000 per year. Over 20% of the population reported to have a single mother raising children in the home and 44% are considered renters instead of homeowners.

Honest. Honest was the first characteristic that stood out to Superintendent/Principal, Mr. Ambrose Duckett, III. Mr. Duckett has served at Eastampton Community School for eight years as the Assistant Principal, Director of Instruction, Technology, and Curriculum. He also served as the Districts Affirmative Action Officer and Anti-Bullying Coordinator. The 2016-2017 marks Mr. Duckett’s first years as the Superintendent/Principal.While Mr. Duckett holds many jobs and “where many hats”, his most rewarding aspect of them all is achieving students success through improving test scores.

In additionally, selecting the most appropriate data was difficult. After lingering through all the statistical numbers between national, state, and county, my brain and eyes were swirling. Additionally, deciphering between which data was the most current verses outdated. Eventually, I believe that all the data needed to fulfill the assessment’s requirements were found.

Elena Wilson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, lead a presentation to address questions and concerns about the 2016 Pennsylvania School Performance Profiles. For those interested, please go watch the video on The Cube or (eventually) YouTube. However, while interesting, it is dry. The presentation included a look at data points, a list of action items for improvement, each principal talking about their school, and look at positives. It is a lot.

The idea behind the community needs assessment for the town of Wallingford, Connecticut was to critique the overall nutritional needs and health of the community. While preparing a community needs assessment, some factors to consider are: government, programs both profit and non-profit, demographics, and the economy of the community.

In the southeast corner of Pennsylvania, lies the town of Kennett Square. While it is a part of two school districts, the downtown area is located in the Kennett Consolidated School District. Like with all districts, there are intricacies that make Kennett special. The students are the essence of any school and those that attend affect the climate and culture. Another group of important people in the building is the teachers and administrators that help the school function every day. There are many moving parts in an educational system, and the way they come together tells the story of a school.

A central Ohio school district is suing the Department of Education over the directive which mandates students to use bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and overnight accommodations in line with their gender identity and not birth gender.

Growing up in Waverly, Iowa gave me a basic knowledge of the city, however this assignment made me look at my hometown in a different lens. From an early age I realized through conversations with students and cousins from other cities that my school district was not very diverse. Waverly-Shell Rock School District is a predominantly white and affluent

Life Skills Training (LST) is a school based intervention; the goal of the program is to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use along with violence. This is done by targeting major social and psychological factors that increase the start of substance abuse and additional risky behaviors. Substance abuse problems are multifaceted; LST addresses multiple risk and protective factors.

The first school in the district to present was Bradford Area High School. The principle, Mr. Ray, spoke saying that overall the school scored a 77.9%. The goal he has set for his school is to improve college prep classes, mastery skills in standardized testing, and to continue to revamp the science curriculum since it is the lowest scores on the state’s testing. I feel this could affect me as a future teacher because I would know what I need to work on more with my students. In addition, this could mean more jobs available to college prep classes.

We need to clean up the streets of these inner cities and put criminals behind bars. A lot of gang affiliation, drugs, and violence is really influencing the younger generation. Making the communities safer for the younger generation will go a long way in making our country great again. We need to come up with after school programs that can help the students cope with their education and help them through into higher education. They need to grow in an environment that enhances them to want to attend school and get a degree. We need to create parks and recreational centers where kids can grow together in the community.