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The Downcounty Consortium seeks to meet
the following goals and objectives:
- To address the unique needs of entering freshman, cause them to
remain in school, and improve their post-secondary attainment levels
by creating a system of programs, supports, and pathways within the
freshman programs in each of these high schools that will:
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Increase the rate of student retention from grade 9 to grade 10
- Decrease the percentage of students losing credit and/or failing
one or more courses during the freshman year
- Increase the average GPA of freshmen for each sub group of the population
- Increase the percentage of freshmen who pass the countywide end
of course exam and/or the High School Assessment in English, Algebra
1, Biology, and NSL
- Increase the percentage of freshmen, which are eligible to participate
in extracurricular activities while also increasing the participation
levels in these activities.
- To provide students with the opportunity to choose an academic or
career program that is based on their identified post-secondary aptitudes
and interests by creating a system of themed academies within the
high schools of this region that will:
Increase the rate of student retention from grade 9 to 12 grade
- Improve the academic rigor rating of each high school with the goal
of eliminating the category of "Minimally Prepared"
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Increase the percentage of students enrolled in Advanced Placement
courses in each consortium high school for each sub group of the population
- Increase the percentage of students earning college credit while
in high school, through either Advanced Placement coursework or concurrent
enrollment
- Increase the SAT score for each sub-group of the school population
for the duration of this project with test participation rates also
increasing.
- To support increased levels of student performance by creating and
sustaining professional learning communities within and across the
faculties of downcounty high schools that will:
- Create and support dedicated teaching teams in each high
school that will support the freshman program and themed academies
- Demonstrate increased job satisfaction among teachers and staff
who belong to these teams as measured by the annual survey of school
climate
- Support the focused professional development of teachers within
downcounty high schools
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