Transcript School Boundary Analysis

Presentation of
Mission Academy
Community Meeting at Foster Elementary
August 2, 2005
Why Build New School?
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Address student projections from current and
potential developments.
Reduce student populations at Foster ES,
Schenck ES and Connell MS
Resolve boundary issues.
Retain students within a neighborhood school.
Why the PreK – 8 Model
Studies confirm what educators and parents already know about
the problems associated with the transition from elementary
to middle school:
 Grades often drop
 Discipline problems increase
 Parent involvement decreases
A growing body of research show that public schools benefit
from an approach long used by private schools –
PreK –
8 organizational units
What are the commonalities of PreK – 8
Schools?
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Greater sense of family and community
More opportunities for siblings to attend school together
offering internal family support for each child
Increased commitment from both students and parents in the
life of the school
More opportunities for older students to experience positive
leadership opportunities
Students and teachers get to know the school support staff
well, increasing the likelihood of success
A small nurturing and supportive environment helps prepare
students to make a smooth transition to high school
What has the experience of SAISD been with
Academies that span grades from PreK – 6, 7 or 8?
Ranking of Grade 6 scores Districtwide for 2004 – 2005 TAKS
Score in
Reading
School
Score in Math
School
Briscoe Academy
100%
Briscoe Academy
94.6%
Douglass Academy
100%
Brewer Academy
90.0%
King Academy
95.0%
Douglass Academy
85.0%
Brewer Academy
94.4%
Hawthorne Academy
84.8%
Hawthorne Academy
93.2%
Baskin Academy
77.4%
Baskin Academy
90.0%
King Academy
70.0%
Lowell Middle School
85.0%
Austin Academy
69.2%
Davis Middle School
84.4%
Rhodes Middle School
66.2%
Pfeiffer Academy
82.4%
Mann Middle School
65.6%
Cooper Middle School
78.4%
Cooper Middle School
64.8%
What has the experience of SAISD been with
Academies that span grades from PreK – 6, 7 or 8?
Ranking of Grade 7 scores Districtwide for 2004 – 2005 TAKS
Score in
Reading
School
School
Score in Math
Cameron Academy
100%
Cameron Academy
88.2%
Pfeiffer Academy
100%
Hawthorne Academy
71.8%
Hawthorne Academy
97.3%
Miller Academy
62.9%
Miller Academy
79.4%
Cooper Middle School
60.2%
Gates Academy
78.6%
Tafolla Middle School
56.3%
Lowell Middle School
73.2%
Pfeiffer Academy
56.3%
Cooper Middle School
73.2%
Gates Academy
56.3%
Rhodes Middle School
71.4%
Carroll Academy
55.6%
King Academy
70.8%
Lowell Middle School
55.1%
Davis Middle School
Grade 7
70.7%
Rhodes Middle School
54.7%
School
Score in
Writing
Hawthorne Academy
100%
Pfeiffer Academy
100%
Gates Academy
100%
Cooper Middle School
91.7%
Carroll Academy
88.9%
Harris Middle School
86.9%
Rogers Middle School
86.2%
Connell Middle School
85.8%
Longfellow Middle School
85.7%
Tafolla Middle School
84.9%
PreK – 8 Attendance Patterns
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All of the following PreK – 8 academies had a
year end attendance rate of 96% or above
(Exemplary by state standards is 95% for such
schools): Miller, Austin, Briscoe, Baskin,
Hawthorne, Pfeiffer, Brewer, Carroll, Douglass,
and Gates
Cameron and ML King had an attendance rate of
95%
While four middle schools had an attendance rate
of 96% or above, average attendance was 94%.
Discipline Referrals and Dropouts at PreK – 8
Schools
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Principals reported discipline referrals for the upper grades
were minimal in the PreK – 8 setting.
There were minimual PEIM reportable incidents at these
campuses as well as in-school and out of school
suspensions.
There were no drop outs at these campuses.
For more information
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For further information:
Find prior SAISD presentations at the following website:
http://www.saisd.net/ADMIN/newtech/research/index.shtm
Includes original presentations on the conditions that led to the
PreK – 8 Model, as well as an annotated bibliography on
research into this practice.