Analysis of Student Learning Needs:
Description of Students’ Current Level of Achievement
of the Desired Results
for Their Learning
Establishing
effective guidelines for Advanced Placement (AP) and Honor’s course selection
to enhance and support the integrity of these courses
·
Structured interviews and surveys
with teachers at Croatan High School on student’s ability to effectively apply
thinking and reasoning skills in Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors classes
yielded a substantial collection of comments and concerns about students’ lack
of ability to effectively solve problems or apply information from prerequisite
courses.
·
The number of students scoring a
level IV or higher on Advanced Placement (AP) tests taken at Croatan High School
in 2004 decreased from the previous year in Calculus BC, English Literature,
European History, and US History. (See
Student Performance Data, p. 5).
·
Structured interviews with teachers
and counselors indicate that some students do not make a personal commitment to
creating quality work or striving for excellence in completing assigned projects
in Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Often these students admit they are enrolled in the class as a result of
parental or peer pressure.
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Discussions with teachers at
Seeking
necessary curriculum resources and instructional materials to enhance student
performance
·
The results of the High School
Opinion Survey that was administered to teachers, support staff, parents, and
students in the Fall of 2004 indicated that 10% of the stakeholders did not
believe students have access to a variety of resources to help them succeed in
their learning. Further, only 60.4%
of the stakeholders believe that students have sufficient access to computers
outside the school.
·
When examining free and reduced
lunch figures, the number of students receiving free lunch has increased by 34
students since the 2003-3004 school year and the number of reduced lunch has
increased by 8 students. There has
been a steady increase in the number of free and reduced lunch numbers since the
school opened in 1998. The community
average household income is below that of the state.
Therefore, in staff discussions, the point is made that more students
should be afforded free and reduced lunch than are identified.
Consequently, sufficient curriculum resources and instructional materials
are often not affordable and are necessary to support a quality educational
process.