Central+High+School+Spring+2011

Johnny Chhoeun

Central High School John Hunt, Principal 70 Fricker Street, Providence, RI 02903 Tel: (401) 456-9111 Fax: (401) 456-9133 8:20-2:50 Monday-Friday



//“The mission of Central High School is to instruct students in practical knowledge, foster positive attitudes, encourage commendable behaviors and promote opportunities in order for students to realize their potential to thrive in a global technological society.” //



Introduction Central High School is one of 10 public high schools located in Providence, Rhode Island within the Providence School District. Including Central High School, the Providence School District has 10 high schools, 7 public schools, and 25 elementary schools. John Hunt, is currently the Principal of Central High, along with his 2 assistant principals, Zawadi Janice Hawkins and David Estes. The high school teaches grades 9-12 with a total of 92 faculty members and 35 support staff. The enrollment total for Central High School is 1160 students. Central High School runs on a 6-period day, which runs from 8AM to 2:50PM, that offers regular, advance placement, special education, and English as a Second Language (ESL).

Community Background The city of Providence is known for its diversity. According to the Race/Ethnicity data from the U.S. Census(2009), the Providence community is made up of (40.2%) Whites, (37.7%) of Hispanics, (14.9%) African Americans, (6.3%) Asians, and (0.9%) American Indians. The city of Providence is a low-income city according to data collected by the U.S. Census. The average household income of Providence is $37,273, which is considered low compared to Rhode Island's $55,273 and the U.S. $51,425. Most families in the Providence community are either single-parent homes and/or families with children below the federal poverty threshold.



District Summary According to //Information Works!//, schools in the Providence School District have a low proficiency rates compared to other districts. The test scores show a low proficiency rates in test areas of math, reading, and writing based on the data below:

School Analysis According to //Information Works!//, Central High School currently has a low proficiency rate compared to other high schools in the district. The absentee rates are higher and graduation rates are lower based on the data below: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Conclusion Central High School is a low proficiency school that is working its way back to becoming one of the top public high schools in the district.

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 * Author: (Person who wrote report.)**
 * Editor: (Person evaluating report.)**
 * Total Score for this Evaluation:** _/35 pts

The purpose of the context statement in EDC 102 is to provide each student with an opportunity to demonstrate his or her ability to research a school, its district, and its community in order to better understand its strengths and challenges. Each report should describe their school based solely on evidence that they cite in their Reference section.

As a peer editor, your tasks are:
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Read author's report.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Carefully **evaluate** report by assigning a score for each criterion
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">provide **constructive comments** that will help the strengthen the author's report for each category.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Create a link to your evaluation at the end of the report.

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Rubric ** ==

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Introduction = REPLACEWITHSCORE/ 5 pts.** ===


 * 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. ||

Constructive comments about report's introduction:

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Organization = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.** ===


 * 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. ||

Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization:

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**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.

and

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

and/or

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.

and/or

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:

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Conclusion = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.** ===


 * 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. ||

Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion:

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Creativity = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.** ===


 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Strengths and constructive comments about presentation:

===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**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. ||