Lodi Unified School District moved closer to the coveted
800-mark in the annual Academic Performance Index figures released
by the state Wednesday. The district increased its growth API
figure by 12 points to 749, up from the base rate of 737 reported
in the spring. Additionally, slightly more schools exceed the
state’s 800-point threshold than last year, and many more are close
to achieving the goal.
Still, the district failed to meet the federal mandates under
the No Child Left Behind Act, also known as the Adequate Yearly
Progress report, and met only 23 of the 42 specified criteria.
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roy bitz posted at 8:19 pm on Wed, Aug 31, 2011.
No Jerry---lots and lots of folks see how data is gathered---mined-- and used to confuse. LUSD is very good at " managing" data to showcase success and conceal failures.
Jerry Bransom posted at 6:56 pm on Wed, Aug 31, 2011.
Am I the only one that notices that one week, LUSD Excels in something and within a few days, they are at the bottom of the achievement list for something else? What will it be this time?