tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post5757132468187287147..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Cute kids and graduatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-52746230145112532010-08-09T10:42:16.929-04:002010-08-09T10:42:16.929-04:00Man, I have got to get my mad scientists working h...Man, I have got to get my mad scientists working harder on that cloning project. Several great data questions here, and there is just plain more work that needs to get done before schools start than I have time to do it.<br /><br />I've always thought the Newsweek list would be perfectly valid if it were labeled "Access to high-level classes," but that wouldn't make for a catchy a cover as "Best high schools."Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61389870756713716212010-08-09T08:12:31.817-04:002010-08-09T08:12:31.817-04:00I don't believe the Newsweek rankings have any...I don't believe the Newsweek rankings have anything to do with AP pass rate. I think it's the participation rate--% of kids in the school taking AP classes (this link explains it: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/13/america-s-best-high-schools-faq.html) This has led to some rather bizarre placements on the list. Several very low scoring high schools in Charlotte outranked Providence on the "best" list, when pass rates at PHS, plus other test results, topped all others in CMS. Apparently quantity, not quality, is the key to the Newsweek "best" list. This is not to say that we shouldn't have access to AP at all high schools. However, let's be honest about the testing results. It will be interesting to see how Myers Park stacks up on the list now that many IB students have been moved to East Meck. And what will then happen to East Meck's ranking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24407566399957813952010-08-08T19:12:46.183-04:002010-08-08T19:12:46.183-04:00What makes MPHS scores so great? Do they have mor...What makes MPHS scores so great? Do they have more qualified teachers or smarter kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81187660930611564682010-08-08T16:32:08.084-04:002010-08-08T16:32:08.084-04:00For those of who work with students every day, the...For those of who work with students every day, they are not just numbers, they are unique individuals with a wide range of abilities and needs. We have to meet them where they are and work to get them where they need to be. Numbers don't even begin to tell the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-1758043350390570632010-08-08T08:49:06.503-04:002010-08-08T08:49:06.503-04:00Well...you know Myers Park has EXCELLENT AP scores...Well...you know Myers Park has EXCELLENT AP scores and participation because Newsweek uses that data to rank schools (as well as IB data)...and as MPHS consistently ranks as one of the top high schools in the nation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-36195764748444440332010-08-07T22:26:45.452-04:002010-08-07T22:26:45.452-04:00CMS doesn't post AP/IB scores because they are...CMS doesn't post AP/IB scores because they are so pathetic. It's great to increase the number of students enrolled in these courses, but when the students are in over there head and can't pass the tests it becomes another failed effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-20793155982715545472010-08-07T13:22:30.995-04:002010-08-07T13:22:30.995-04:00Awww. That's great that the kids are a part o...Awww. That's great that the kids are a part of a leadership program. Catch them early! <br /><br />Too bad they were used to be a part of Gorman's propaganda machine.<br /><br />Two questions Ann: 1) I've looked all over CMS's website to find data on the success rate of students taking the AP and IB exams, but I can't find that data from previous years anywhere. Can you help? 2)The results of the survey that teachers fill out about principals each year is incomplete. Many questions are missing; such as "What grade would you give the district?" "What grade would you give your school?" <br />http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/accountability/cfre/Pages/Surveys.aspx?year=2008-2009<br />How could we get an unedited copy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-64311002052613347942010-08-06T15:41:38.273-04:002010-08-06T15:41:38.273-04:00Not sure; didn't really delve into it. My gues...Not sure; didn't really delve into it. My guess would be federal Title I money.Ann Doss Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03511764376105157616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85991364452873787342010-08-06T14:46:37.800-04:002010-08-06T14:46:37.800-04:00How was this program at Thomasboro funded?How was this program at Thomasboro funded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com