OT: bragging about my school

[Doyle_Tony <tdoyle@MUHSD.K12.CA.US>]

We got our Academic Performance Index (API- state) and Adequate Yearly =
Progress (AYP- federal) results today at our faculty meeting.  Our =
school, which 5 years ago was at or near the bottom in the county, had =
the top API score of any high school in and around our county.  We =
scored a 675 (scale of 1000, 800 being the goal for all schools).  We =
had an increase of 53 points.  That's our second consecutive year with a =
50 point gain.  We also met all 22 AYP targets (all 5 schools in our =
district made AYP).  Our school is 85% free lunch and about 75% second =
langauge learners.  We rock! =20

Our secret, IMHO, a school-wide emphasis on reading (Sustained Silent =
Reading, AR, 2 and 3 hour remedial English and ELL classes), aligning =
courses to the state standards, and, of course, a strong library program =
;-).

Anthony Doyle, Librarian
Livingston High School
Livingston, CA

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