tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post4547379380432866787..comments2023-10-31T10:36:24.845-05:00Comments on K12 Reformer - Mike Reno: Image and Appearance… Education’s top priority?Mike Renohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02321695059501190325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post-38715863461754263052008-09-10T21:10:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:10:00.000-05:00‘…Unfortunately, the state doesn't report the perc...‘…Unfortunately, the state doesn't report the percentage of students meeting these benchmarks. Knowing that data -- especially knowing how many students meet all four benchmarks in English composition, college algebra, biology and the social sciences -- would help parents better evaluate their schools. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Consider that Rochester Community Schools ranks among the top in the state by many measures, and 95 percent of its graduates are college-bound. Yet less than half meet all four benchmarks. …’<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Mr. Reno,<BR/><BR/>Get real.<BR/><BR/>A close reading of Rochester’s website explains everything you need to know about parent / taxpayer confusion.<BR/><BR/>One of the “top” districts (by some measures) – no longer talks about its percentage of COLLEGE-BOUND graduates.<BR/><BR/>Instead, their "Points of Pride" boasts: 95% of our graduates attend “post-secondary schools”.<BR/><BR/>Interesting word choice, given Governess Granholm’s goal of doubling the number of COLLEGE graduates so as to insure that Michigan has “the most educated work force in the nation”.<BR/><BR/>Rochester doesn’t talk about COLLEGE-READINESS or COLLEGE-BOUND statistics, preferring instead the much softer-landing into the competitive real-world offered by "POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS", where ACT scores don’t matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post-88184059788907417172008-09-10T16:14:00.000-05:002008-09-10T16:14:00.000-05:00Your school district has the numbers, and SHOULD b...Your school district has the numbers, and SHOULD be willing to share them.<BR/><BR/>In Rochester, where I serve as a trustee, the district is fortunate to have a superintendent who has been open to sharing the numbers.<BR/><BR/>Send your district an email and simply ask for the numbers.<BR/><BR/>Here is a link where you can learn more about these benchmarks. I'll also put one in the article, and on the blog.<BR/><BR/><A>http://www.act.org/news/data/08/benchmarks.html</A>Mike Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02321695059501190325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post-67922761792444101372008-09-10T14:56:00.000-05:002008-09-10T14:56:00.000-05:00How can I find out these College Readiness Benchma...How can I find out these College Readiness Benchmarks for my school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com