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SRI is examining middle school outcomes of Rocketship alumni and their peers who attended non-Rocketship elementary schools.

Well, the world economy did kind of fall apart — and the cheaper 335i is enough of a rocketship for most BMW fans.

For another, RS offerings traditionally have been few and far between compared to the number of rocketship models offered by other manufacturers.

While the crux of Rocketship's published mission — creating alternative, high - quality education choices for vulnerable students — is credited to Father Mateo Sheedy, pastor of San Jose's Sacred Heart Parish, who in 1999 began questioning the low performance rates of students in his parish, Rocketship began in earnest in 2006, when Father Sheedy's congregation set off to pursue his mission of improving outcomes for students in San Jose alongside John Danner and Preston Smith.

Indeed, 75 % of Rocketship teachers come from Teach for America and about half have less than two years of teaching experience (PBS NewsHour 2013).

It is fair to note, however, that these criticisms of Rocketship are common critiques of charter schools and CMOs in general as well.

For Preston Smith, a co-founder of Rocketship Education, the San Jose - based charter network that runs the school, that computer lab exemplifies what the chain is good at: harnessing technology to teach at - risk students.

This works because of Rocketship's Learning Lab model.

Perhaps due to Rocketship's unorthodox structure, in some Bay Area schools, there is a disconnect between families of Rocketship students and of non-Rocketship public schools and between the district and Rocketship itself.

Ninety percent of Rocketship students have demonstrated math proficiency, and 80 percent have demonstrated English language arts proficiency, compared to just 54 and 36 percent of students, respectively, in surrounding schools.

As the co-founder and CEO of Rocketship Education, John Danner says Rocketship was built on the idea that «there would be less, not more, money in public education over the next 20 years, yet there is a demonstrable need to vastly improve results.

The board voted 5 - 2 on most of Rocketship's petitions, with trustees Anna Song and Michael Chang dissenting.

Read John Danner's op - ed on the significance of the McNulty Prize, and the future of Rocketship, in the Huffington Post.

The financial details of Rocketship's contract with Dreambox have not been disclosed.

You can find an overview of Rocketship's charter petition in one of our prior stories.

At the conclusion of public commentary, FMSD's Educational Services Department presented their analysis of the Rocketship petition to the board.

Rocketship also allocates 20 % of its funding to pay steep leasing fees to Launchpad Development Company, which was founded by Rocketship and now owns all of Rocketship's school buildings and facilities.

The flyer has a picture, taken by the Mercury News, of Rocketship students in line with their hands behind their back, with the following caption: «Students are trained to clasp their hands behind their backs as if they are handcuffed and to keep talking to a minimum as they walk to class at the Rocketship Spark Academy on Tuesday, May 27, 2014.»

In light of Rocketship's very aggressive growth plans, principal credentialing and experience is an important part of the public dialogue.

It is particularly known for its bare - bones curricular focus on standardized test scores in reading and math, its use of computer - based «learning labs» that cut down costs, and its promotion of the Rocketship brand — including a daily pep rally where students chant that they are «Rocketship Rocketeers.»

Lafer notes in his report that nationally, teacher turnover at Rocketship was 29 percent in 2012 — 13, and that 75 percent of Rocketship teachers are affiliated with TFA.

Another 15 % of Rocketship's funding is used to pay «management» salaries.

Mercury News, champion of Charters, criticizes Rocketship The Mercury News, which has written nearly 10 editorials in favor of Rocketship, has just joined a growing media chorus discussing some of the downsides of Rocketship Education.

For example, Rocketship purchases its educational software from DreamBox, a for - profit company owned and run by one of Rocketship's co-founders.

But the charter chain's sky - high student outcomes have not held up: A 2014 analysis by the California Department of Education found that in the previous five years the number of Rocketship students scoring at the «proficient» level or above on California state tests fell by 30 percentage points in English and 14 percentage points in math.

In the heart of Silicon Valley, six different school districts have sued the Santa Clara County Board of Education for reversing local denials of Rocketship charters.

He exposes both the triumphs and disasters of the Rocketship schools, and much of the rest of the charter school movement.

The main goal of the citizens is to bring awareness to the troubling impact of Rocketship has had on their local school district.

But in 2013 — the last year that California published reading and math scores — four of Rocketship's elementary schools showed significant dips in state reading scores.

While a select few of Rocketship schools still show high test scores, two of the five K - 5 Rocketship schools have fallen below the state API goal of 800, and have been deemed failing schools.

In San Francisco, KGO did a profile of Rocketship Los Sueños Academy, and in Sacramento, News10 visited Stockton Collegiate Academy.

Despite the kids» engagement in the online lesson, no one is claiming that time in front of the computer is directly responsible for the extraordinary performance of Rocketship students.

Additionally, nearly 90 percent of Rocketship students have demonstrated math proficiency, compared to just 54 percent of students, respectively, in surrounding public schools.

Before becoming CEO of Rocketship, Preston had numerous roles including teacher, principal, director of schools, VP Bay Area and chief achievement officer.

First - of - its - kind study of Rocketship's use of adaptive, online learning programs as part of its hybrid model; study shows positive impact of online math instruction on student achievement gains

The independent study conducted by SRI, Evaluation of Rocketship Education's Use of DreamBox Learning Online Mathematics Program, was commissioned by Rocketship to measure the impact of online math learning on its students» academic growth in Learning Lab, a key component of the Rocketship Hybrid School Model.

You no doubt continue to watch the evolution of Rocketship, which remains a lightning rod in certain education circles given its instructional model and ambitions.

Preston Smith is Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketship Education, a non-profit network of public elementary charter schools serving low - income communities in California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C..

Author Bio: Preston Smith is Co-Founder & CEO of Rocketship Education, a non-profit network of public elementary charter schools serving low - income communities in California, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C..

Through dozens of short chapters he tells the story of the meteoric growth of the Rocketship network of charter schools, known as a leader in «blended learning,» along with the trials and tribulations of other charter chains.

The creation of Rocketship Mosaic inspired surrounding principals to pick up their game.

This is a hat and scarf set I made with a rocketship applique I saw a picture of another rocketship with felt fins but could not find a pattern anywhere, do I made my own.

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But not many Midwestern business people have had that rocketship growth experience; the visceral sense of the pressure and speed of g - forces when you take a $ 1 million startup and turn it into a $ 1 billion - plus business.

While Facebook has been on a rocketship of fiscal growth, the userbase of Twitter has remained largely stagnant over the past couple of years.

LeadCrunch takes all of the hassle of Big Data and formats it into sales fuel for your company's rocketship.

Whether you're a little unknown startup nobody ever heard of, or a hotshot rocketship making headlines in the techpress, figuring out which candidates to hire is really difficult.

After 10 years with JustFab, Evan was recruited by and joined another rocketship subscription commerce company called ThriveMarket.com as their CMO in charge of all things digital, growth and acquisition with over $ 100M in revenue being generated.

Stanley Fish zooms across the firmament of American higher education like Flash Gordon's rocketship.

Todd Edwards appears on the absolutely immaculate «Fragments of Time,» with its side chained steel guitars and neon - rocketships - in - flight instrumental section.

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