roseball
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04-30-14 11:30 PM - Post#168150
I have been a resident of Allen a couple of years now and my kid doesn't start school until 2016. I have been going through some data and don't understand why AISD lags in SAT and NMSF when compared to other ISDs like HP, Plano,FM, Coppell, etc..We are supposed to be one of the affluent cities with highest ISD tax rate and yet we are not atleast Top 5 ISDs in DFW.....Are students not motivated enough? Is education not a priority here? Do we focus more on sports? We should be churning out a lot more NMSF and higher SAT scores....
Can someone explain me why and what is the school leadership doing about this?
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Gary
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05-01-14 01:13 AM - Post#168151
In response to roseball
The answer is outside of normally available data that only provides test results and demographics of students who have taken these tests. You must look at the entire educational system within the district.
Many of the districts you mentioned have noncredit, also known as local elective classes, that only provide tutoring for SAT and PSAT testing. Additionally, districts like Coppell have used third-party vendors to supplement the prep coursework for those students.
You must also look at the educational system outside of the walls of the school buildings. That is the educational system provided by the parents. If you examine the districts with more National Merit finalists you will find a significant number of those finalists have taken third-party prep classes purchased by their parents.
For over ten years AISD has encouraged students who traditionally would not be considering college to take the ACT, PSAT and SAT tests. This encourages students who may not be considering college to enroll in college after high school.
Allen ISD even gives the PSAT test to all students as a way to encourage students who may not typically consider college. Some of the districts you mentioned have not been so encouraging to their traditionally non-college bound students.
I do know Allen ISD leadership is looking to add these local elective classes to the list of courses that are available.
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mgrayar
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05-01-14 04:02 AM - Post#168152
In response to Gary
I think we can all agree that those numbers can and should be higher. This district has the money and resources to be on par with our neighbor ISDs.
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DrivinTooFast
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05-01-14 08:36 AM - Post#168156
In response to mgrayar
If you want superior academic success, you need to seek additional work outside the normal coursework. If you were trying to become a varsity football player, you would be doing an incredible amount of outside work to get yourself prepared for a highly competitive environment.
Nothing is gained without hard work and dedication.
Here is a great FREE resource for test prep....
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
It's not really about the money, it's about putting emphasis and recognition towards our academic achievers to the same level as our athletic achievers.
Edited by DrivinTooFast on 05-01-14 08:38 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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