Our goal is that every graduate of Summit Academy Charter School, regardless of
prior academic achievement levels or socioeconomic status, will go to, succeed in, and graduate from college.
Not exact matches
«In every class in this building, you have kids of all
levels of
prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.
Perhaps two of the most significant findings from the list above are that students are developing higher
levels of
academic engagement, collaboration, motivation, and self efficacy and that deeper learning is working with students regardless of their income
levels or
prior school
achievement.
◦ how the baseline student
academic achievement levels and
prior rates of
academic progress will be established
Compared to the old GED,
prior to 2014, the TASC is noticeably harder because the Common Core State Standards now require a higher
level of
academic achievement.
The distinction between within - school and between - school comparisons is an important one, because teachers within the same school share the same organizational conditions (leadership and resources); are subject to similar contextual factors (neighborhood safety, parental support, norms that favor
academic achievement); and, particularly in elementary school, they tend to teach students with similar
levels of
prior achievement.
Student arts learning and
academic performance results from the six treatment schools compared favorably with six control schools of similar status, resources, student population, demographic factors, and comparable
levels of
academic achievement prior to the start of the PAIR project.
Students» reported
levels of growth mindset, performance avoidance, and
academic behaviors differed significantly by grade
level,
prior academic achievement, English learner status, and race / ethnicity.
Research consistently indicates that children with more developed executive function skills
prior to kindergarten experience greater school success.6, 7 For
academic achievement, these skills may scaffold language and mathematic success.12 In fact, in a low - income sample of children, researchers have found that executive function skills
prior to kindergarten predict growth in both numeracy and literacy skills across the kindergarten year.12 A successful transition to school may be particularly critical for children who have faced high
levels of adversity and may be at risk for poorer school performance.