Not exact matches
The ten indicators were: 9th - grade
attendance rates;
rates of college readiness at the end of each grade (as measured by the number of
students on
track to earn a Regents diploma as opposed to a less - rigorous «local» diploma); the number of credits earned and Regents exams passed by grade 12; dropout and transfer
rates; graduation
rates; and
rates of receiving a Regents diploma.
Charts
track students» math and reading scores; the County Literacy Inventory, which measures reading skills several times a year; as well as monthly
attendance rates, Halstead said.
Christi Ham, chairwoman for Military Families for High Standards, discussed the importance of ESSA «requiring states to identify military
students and
track their test scores,
attendance and graduation
rates as they move from base to base and state to state.»
Under her leadership,
student attendance rose to 92 % and the Freshman - on -
Track rate skyrocketed from 78 % to 95 %, placing MAS in the top ten of all CPS high schools.
The
student growth piece will be dependent upon on -
track grade - level measures, graduation,
attendance and drop - out
rates, as well as some assessments.
They saw that
attendance was a reliable predictor of graduation (of
students with an
attendance rate of at least 80 %, all graduated), and so developed a replicable graduation
rate on -
track measure to inform the way they support
students — placing emphasis on engagement to improve
attendance and increase the number of
students earning a diploma from the school.
Today, thanks to this system of
tracking freshmen
attendance and grades, Chicago's high school graduation
rate is up more than 20 percentage points and is approaching the national average, despite having a
student population that is much poorer than the nation as a whole.
Effective academy counseling will increase
attendance rates, graduation
rates and
students who are on
track for successful transition into college and career.