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Hope Highland Elementary School is located in Cranston, Rhode Island. This school believes that the single most important aspect of a child’s education is having a good teacher (info works 2007). For people wanting to work in Rhode Island this report analyzes Hope Highlands Elementary School, the school district and the community. Cranston is Rhode Island’s third most populous city (info works, 2008). Hope Highlands is under the supervision of Principal Don Cowart. In this school there are 346 students.(info works, 2008)
 * Introduction**

Cranston is located about 3.3 miles from Providence and 38.3 miles away from Worcester (info works, 2007). The community of Hope Highlands Elementary School is big, diverse, educated, and is in the middle class. The population of Cranston, Rhode Island is 82,397 and the population of Rhode Island is 1,067,610 (U.S Census Bureau 2007). Cranston is made up of many different ethnicities. There are 68,945 people who are white alone, 3,392 that are black or African American alone, 359 who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 3,623 Asian alone, and 4,501 who are another race alone. (U.S Census Bureau 2006). In Cranston there are 1,577 people who are 2 or more races. The diversity is shown when comparing the statistics to the state of Rhode Island. The percentages were 88.9% White, 6.2% African American, O.1% Pacific Islander, 10.7% Hispanic, 2.7% Asian 0.6% Native American (U.S Census Bureau, 2006)
 * Community Background **

The education of the Cranston Community is satisfactory. Compared to the state of Rhode Island ,Cranston is very well educated. Only 37% have a bachelors degree and above (Information Works 2006). As of 2000, 25.6% have a Bachelors degree or higher (U.S Census Bureau, 2006) The average income of Cranston, Rhode Island is $56,707. (U.S Census Bureau, 2006) This shows that this community is middle class when looking at the average household income. The average of non-family households is 33,703 dollars, families are 69,843 dollars, and married-couple families are $76,502. (U.S Census Bureau, 2006) You can tell that Cranston is middle class by looking at the median household income in Rhode Island which is $45, 544 (U.S Census Bureau, 2006)

Cranston is rated number three for violent crime. (info works 2007) For violent crime this state has been rated at number 247 (U.S. Census, 2006). Since 2005, the property crime rate is 2,539. (U.S Cenus Bureau, 2007). Safety at Hope Highlands Elementary School is very important. Luckily, there has been no hazing, threat or intimidation, vandalism, weapon possession, etc at this elementary school (info works, 2006)

There are 117,179 students in the Cranston School district (U.S Census Bureau, 2006). In this district there are many ethnicities. The backgrounds are 70. 4% Caucasian, 8.6 % African American, 3.1% Asian and 17.3 % Hispanic (Information Works 2006-2007). There were 592 students tested for the ELL ( information works 2007) In Cranston, RI there are 1998 students receiving special education services by placement and 17.5% are receiving those special education services ( Information Works 2007-2008). The Cranston School district of Rhode Island has set 4 standards for the schools. They are all students must participate in state assessments for English Language Arts, Math and Science, they need to have proficiency in all learning skills, all students must be proficient in the knowledge and all schools in the district must have support systems for all of its students ( School Matters, 2007) In the district 83% of schools made adequate Yearly Progress, 13% did not made the AYP and 4% did not make the AYP( information works 2007-08) According to the district classification Cranston had made adequate yearly progress. Gladstone Street School is a Regents’ Commended School. (Information works 2007-08).
 * District Summary**

For 3 years each Cranston High School East and West has been known as schools that are needed for improvement. (Information works 2007-08). There are a number of sports that the district offers. These sports are baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track, volleyball, and wrestling (Activity Advisors, 2007-08). Hope Highlands Elementary School has many demographics.

Hope Highlands Elementary School in 2008 has district household characteristics. (School Matters, 2008)  Hope Highlands Elementary School 2008 District Education Levels (School matters, 08) **School Analysis** Hope Highlands Elementary School is located in Cranston, Rhode Island. In this Elementary School there are 17 students per teacher, and 346 students are enrolled at the school. This elementary school is diverse. There are 97.1 % White, 0.3 % Black, 0.6% Hispanic, and 2.0 % Asian/ Pacific Islander (School matters, 08) It is important for the school to show diversity because it is important for students to meet all different kinds of people. As of 2008, all the teachers at Hope Highlands have all been highly qualified ( school matters, 08) In this school 90.7% of students received a score of “proficient” or higher in reading. In math only 76.9% received a score of “proficient” or higher. (School matters, 08) This means that all of the teachers have been doing a great job of teaching the material to their students. Hope Highlands Elementary is a very safe place.There have been no in-school suspensions and only 2 out of school suspensions. The school is very strict and all the students know the rules.
 *  || District || State ||
 * Single-Parent Households || 9.5 % || 11.7 % ||
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 * Adults with at least a High School Diploma || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">83. 5 % || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">83.6% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Adults with at least a Bachelors Degree || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">29. 2% || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">30.8% ||

Hope Highlands Elementary School is located in Cranston, Rhode Island. There are 346 students that attend this elementary school. In relation to other schools in the district, this school is in relatively good standings compared to the state of Rhode Island. I think Hope Highlands is a great elementary school. The classroom size is small and that is very important because the teacher can get to know the student and work with him or her for a longer period of time. Also I think the teachers are doing a great job. When looking at the results of the reading and mathematics state tests you can tell that the teachers know what they are doing and how to teach their students. Even though the school has different ethnicities they should try to increase on its diversity because almost 97% of the students is White. Anyone would be lucky to send their kid to Hope Highlands Elementary School.
 * Conclusion**

__Engaging Families and Community.__ Information Works!, 2008. 26 October 2009 <http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/family/07134E-fami.pd
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">References **

//Population Finder//. (2008). U.S Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from @http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Cranston&_state=04000US44&_county=Cranston&_cityTown=Cranston&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph

//Classroom Profile//. (2007). School Matters. Retrieved October 26, 2009, from @http://www.schoolmatters.com/schools.aspx/q/page=sp/sid=76531 [|More Details]

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Introduction = 3/ 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: It just says a lot about the the school but not about what the report will be including. I think you can make it more dense.
 * 5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform. || 4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform. || 3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else. || 2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community. || 0 - No introduction section is apparent. ||

Organization = 3 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization: No conclusion, the paragraphs are kind of jumpy from one term to the next.
 * 5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented. || 4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section. || 3 - Report is missing one of the sections. || 2 - Report is missing more than one section. || 0 - Report does not include any sections. ||

Mechanics = 3 / 5 pts.

 * 5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.

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There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report. || 4 - Most information is cited using APA style.

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There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings. || 3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.

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There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors. || 2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used. || 0 - Report does not include a Reference section. || Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization: Needs a lot of grammatical changes and help in sentence structure. There are an immense amount of fragments and run-on sentences. But the APA-format is fine.

Conclusion = 0 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion:
 * 5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader. || 4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community. || 3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings. || 0 - No conclusion section is apparent. ||

Creativity = 3 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation: Needs more catchy terms, it is basically a run-on paragraph that isn't really engaging.
 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Thoroughness = 7 /10 pts

 * 5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and

compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards. || 4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and

compares most figures with relevant values and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards. || 3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures || 2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures. || 0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or

fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures. ||

Introduction = REPLACEWITHSCORE/ 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction:
 * 5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform. || 4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform. || 3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else. || 2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community. || 0 - No introduction section is apparent. ||

Organization = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization:
 * 5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented. || 4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section. || 3 - Report is missing one of the sections. || 2 - Report is missing more than one section. || 0 - Report does not include any sections. ||

Mechanics = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.

 * 5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.

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There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report. || 4 - Most information is cited using APA style.

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There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings. || 3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.

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There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors. || 2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used. || 0 - Report does not include a Reference section. || Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization:

Conclusion = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion:
 * 5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader. || 4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community. || 3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings. || 0 - No conclusion section is apparent. ||

Creativity = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation:
 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Thoroughness = REPLACEWITHSCORE /10 pts

 * 5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and

compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards. || 4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and

compares most figures with relevant values and

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards. || 3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures || 2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and

compares some of the figures to other relevant figures. || 0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or

fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures. ||