| Orange County, CA | November 2, 2004 Election |
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What is the most important issue the HBUHSD?By Vivian Kirkpatrick-PilgerCandidate for Board Member; Huntington Beach Union High School District |
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There are many, but most would agree that chief among them is the need to improve the API scores at all high schools in the district to 800. Why? read the full text of this position paper...Schools are required to meet the federal "No Child Left Behind" goals in four areas: (1) high school graduation rates (2) test proficiency, (3) participation rate and (4) API index score The Academic Performance Index (API) is created by combining results from the California Standards Tests, the California Achievement Test and the California High School Exit Exam for high schools. Scores range from 200 to 1,000. Schools scoring below 800 receive an "annual improvement target" which means they need improvement. The API Scores as reported in the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER for HBUHSD are as follows:
While the district as a whole improved 18 points over last years' API; there is still a long way to go for most of the districts high schools to achieve a goal of no longer having an "annual improvement target". The current imposed goal is to accomplish this by 2014. Can your children/teens wait this long for the kind of improvement needed? |
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