Mrs. Smith leads the math department and has helped raise math scores over the past few years. Reading scores have also increased from 2010 to 2011 for 6th grade and the school's 8th grade reading scores are higher than the district's average over the past 5 years. To address low reading scores, the school hired permanent reading teachers, implemented afterschool programs, reading intervention classes, and workshops to improve teacher effectiveness.
6. Reading and Succeeding: Raising the
bar for a better 7th grade in 2012.
6th Grade Reading Score
2011
2010
54%
56%
58%
60%
62%
6th Grade Reading Score
64%
66%
7. SMS 8th grade reading scores vs. District’s 8th grade
reading scores for the past 5 year.
70
60
50
40
SMS
30
District
20
10
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
8. Causes
For Low Scores
High Number of
Substitute
Teachers
Increased in
number of Second
Language Learner
Students
Lack of
interventions for
struggling readers