Performance Questions for Board and District Goal Setting

At my first official School Board meeting, July 6, I presented to the Board and Superintendent a list of questions for our consideration at our August retreat with the intent of establishing some District Goals.  The Superintendent will be providing answers to these questions and we will be able to use them for determining baselines.  Some of these questions may not be included in any long range goals, but they will provide important information the Board, and the community, should know.

As you read these questions, what ones do you want the Board and the District to focus on?  Perhaps you have other issues you want us to explore as well.  Please ponder this list and provide your suggestions for other baseline questions we might want to include in our discussions.  Your input will be greatly appreciated.

Here's the document provided at the July meeting:

High School Performance Questions for Goal Setting Consideration

The following questions may serve as a starting point for determining what measurable goals we might wish to establish.  I would ask that the Superintendent provide answers to these questions as a baseline for discussion at our August meeting to assist us un putting into place Policy Code AD/AE.  You may wish to add others or suggest alternatives.

Ron

1.     What percentage of students from North and South graduate in 4 years?  Over 4 years?  How much impact does Central have on the District's total graduation rate?

2.     How many students (both number and percentage) take either the SAT or ACT exams at each school?  What are the average SAT scores for each school?  Is there a significant number that take the ACT's?  Average scores?

3.     What percentage of students at each high school are in some form of special education?

4.     What percentage of students in the class of 2010 (2011 if available) attend a 4-year college?  Community College?

5.     What percentage of students entering each high school graduate?  What is the drop-out rate for each?

6.     What percentage qualify for "free lunch" in the high schools, and District wide?

7.     How many AP courses are offered at each school?  What classes and how many students take each class?  How many students take AP exams?  What percentage of students taking AP classes, pass the AP examinations and receive college credit?

8.     How many students are enrolled in the teen parenting class?  Is this class at just one high school?  Any details available about this program?

9.     How many and what percentage of students (male and female) participate in some form of inter-school competitive sport at each high school?  Numbers for each sport?

10.  How many students take at least one year of a foreign language?  Two years?

11.  What are the most recent scores for the State minimum competency exams?  

12.  How many students from each high school have signed up to participate in classes at RCC?  What classes?