Coventry+High+School

=Coventry High School=

=Introduction= Coventry High school is a two story building set in the Town of Coventry, Rhode Island. The school is surrounded by a growing community. This school takes pride in their mission statement that is hung throughout the school, “The mission of Coventry High School is to challenge our students to meet high academic and ethical standards in a safe and supportive environment of mutual respect. We are committed to providing our students with clear instruction and criteria to develop the knowledge, skills, character, and cultural awareness to become productive and responsible citizens”. (Coventry HIgh School, 2009)

=Community Background= The community of Coventry has a total population of 35,420 people in 2005-2007. It is one of the bigger towns in Rhode Island. The majority of this town is not very diverse as others in Rhode Island. Most of the population is considered white.


 * Race/ethnicity data table**
 * || **Coventry** || **Rhode Island** || **US** ||
 * Total population || 35,420 || 1,062,065 ||  ||
 * White || 34,140 || 878,821 || 74.1% ||
 * Black/African Americans || 15 || 55,906 || 12.4% ||
 * Asian || 340 || 28,573 || 4.3% ||
 * Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races || 368 || 16,593 || 14.7% ||
 * American Indian or Alaska native || 188 || 4,482 || .8% ||

As you can tell from the chart there is very little diversity in the town. The numbers for population of a different race other than white are low. The community has recently gone through a few changes over the past years. There is a new plaza in Coventry and is growing larger every year. It is called the Center of New England. It has big familiar stores recently built such as, super Wal-Mart, Home Depot, BJ’s, and a bunch of other businesses.

The two neighborhoods surrounding Coventry high school are Wood Estates and North Wood Estates. The neighborhoods in Coventry are very well organized. The communities seem to be close knit. The amount of crime reported in 2000 was 4,643 accounts. This would all include anything from rape to motor vehicle thefts. In the year 2000 there were zero murders in the town of Coventry. The total number of arrests in the year 2000 was 5,537.

In the year 2000, there were a total number of 13,063 housing units in Coventry. The total number of rented housing units was 2,338. Coventry makes up almost 50% of Rhode Island’s renter occupied housing units. The average number of renter occupied housing was 2.07. The average number of rooms per household was 4.06. For the entire state of Rhode Island the average number of renter occupied housing units was 4.12. The average amount paid for renting in Coventry was 491 dollars per month. In Rhode Island the amount paid for rent was 477 dollars. The average number of number of household members is 2.76. The average number of rooms per household is 6.24. In Coventry the average price for a house was $123,900, compared to Rhode Island where it was $130,500 in the year 2000.


 * Income data table**
 * || **Coventry** || **Rhode Island** || **US** ||
 * **Median household income** || 65,424 || 42,090 || $50,007 ||
 * **Median family income** || 81,009 || 68,418 || $60,374 ||


 * Census-based Indicators**
 * || **Coventry** || **Rhode Island** ||
 * **Child population** || **8,389** || **247,822** ||
 * **Children in single-parent families** || **19%** || **30%** ||
 * **Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold** || **5.6%** || **16.9%** ||
 * **Teens not in school and not working** || **3.6%** || **7.3%** ||
 * **Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren** || **2%** || **4%** ||


 * E****conomic Well-Being**
 * || **Coventry** || **Rhode Island** ||
 * **Food Stamp Program participation** || **88%** || **77%** ||
 * **School Breakfast Program participation** || **23%** || **29%** ||

=District Summary= Superintendent of Schools in Coventry Mr. Kenneth Di Pietro and assistant superintendent is Mr. Michael Convery. According to info works the teachers’ response rate for the SALT Survey was 82% and for the state was only 55%. The parent response rate was lower with only 36%. The attendance policy in Coventry is very strict. This district takes pride in children coming to school, the district has a total of 96% student attendance. The student teacher ratio is 1:12.

In the Coventry School district there are 87% eligible for free or reduced price lunches and 13% eligible. There is also an option for pre-paid lunches. According to the Coventry School Committee’s wellness plan, they came up with the policy “to promote and encourage the healthy lifestyles of our students and staff by offering opportunities to learn about and practice proper nutrition and improve physical fitness”.

The dropout rate in Coventry is 5% and in Rhode Island it is 11%. There were a number incidences where a student was punished in school, out of school, or alternate programs, all together there were 1,090 incidences. There are 469 teachers in this district and 14,160 in the state of Rhode Island. The total number of students in Coventry is 5,417. The total per pupil expenditure is $11,645 and total expenditure is $63,080,965. In this district there is a total of seven public schools. There is one high school which is Coventry High School. There also is now one middle school. The town of Coventry just recently this year combined the two middles schools in the town to form one called Allen Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry. There are five elementary schools in Coventry; Black Rock Elementary, Tiogue Elementary, Hopkins Hill Elementary, Washington Oak Elementary, and Western Coventry Elementary.

=School Analysis= Coventry High School is a very well organized and caring school. The teachers in Coventry are determined to make you meet their personal and academic standards. Each teacher has their own unique ways of teaching. The high school does expect students to be pushed to the best of their ability according to the mission statement. This allows the teachers to teach the way they want to while bettering the students. Coventry High schools environment is very connected to teachers and children and their school work. In the info works 2008 the percentage of teachers is about 90% that say they interact with students that show interest and respect. The high school is in decent condition. There is occasional leaking of the roof and just minor problems with heat and air conditioning. Coventry’s track around the football field is not in the best of shape. The track is all asphalt which enables Coventry to hold track events at their school. The high school does not have the best outdoor facilities which cause issues with the way the teams play.

Coventry has many sports teams to try to get students involved, some of the teams consist of Football, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volley Ball, Tennis, Wrestling, Hockey, and Golf. Coventry also offers a wide variety of clubs such as Cheer leading, Science Club, Science club, Chess club, Foreign language, Dance, Swing team, these are some of the more popular clubs but Coventry offers a wide variety of clubs than most schools. Coventry High school is unique with the career and tech program they offer there. Some of the career programs offered is cosmetology, child development, nursing, carpentry. Some students are coming from other schools to have the chance in the career and tech programs.

According to the infor works website for 2007 Coventry HIgh school met al requirments for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In the catagorys of English language the target to meet was 68.8 and the school passed that with 87.3. Also in the category of mathematics the target score was 54.o and the school also passed that with 81.7. The graduation rate target for this report in the school year of 2006-2007 was 75.3, this school over a chieved that target and got a score of 95.2. This school has met their requirements.

=Conclusion= Coventry High School sets high standards for itself and continues to strive for those standards. They are improving little by little on the things that need improvement. The NCLB score are very high and met all requirments in all areas. Over the years as shown in the data collected Coventry is a growing community. Coventry High School has a lot to offer its students. The connection between the teachers and students is very important in having a productive school. Coventry High School manages to have a high percentage of connection between student and teachers. Over all this school and community is very well put together and deserves any credit for their programs to better the children that attend these schools.

=References=

__"Community Profile"__ E Podunk.__2009. 19 Oct. 2009 E Podunk__ []

__“Mission Statement”__ Coventry Public Schools. __2009. 19 Oct. 2009 Coventry Public Schools__ http://schools.coventryschools.net/highschool/

__“Rhode Island Kids Count: Indicators of Child Well-Being, 2009.”__ Rhode Island Kids Count. __2009. Rhode Island Kids Count. 19 Oct. 2009__ http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/documents/Coventry2009%281%29.pdf

__"InfoWorks: NECAP,2009."__ Info Works.__2009.Infoworks. 19 Oct. 2009.__ http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2008/state/necap-high.pdf

Introduction = REPLACEWITHSCORE/ 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: 5-Good Introduction includes good information about school, where its located, and the mission statement of school.
 * 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- Plenty of information in each category and a lot of good charts, easy to determine the different sections
 * 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: Just re-read and fix some of the errors

Conclusion = REPLACEWITHSCORE / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion: Conclusion is good tells about how the school is commited to making sure the students succeed
 * 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-interesting facts and good tables, also tells a lot about the activites and clubs at the school.
 * 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. || Add No Child Left Behind Standards but other then that good facts about the community district and school.

Introduction = 4 / 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: maybe add a sentence about the district?
 * 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. ||

well organized and i like the tables!

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: just the apa you didn't finish yet, otherwise it looks really good

Conclusion = 5 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion: good 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 = 5 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation: you're SO creative ;)
 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Thoroughness = 9 /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. || just add in a few more statistics in the school part and it'll be AMAZING!!!

Introduction = 4 / 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: Nice inclusion of mission statement. Include who report is intended for - parents? teachers? students?
 * 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 = 5 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization: Logical flow of information. The first table has a different sized font and the labels aren't bolded like they are in subsequent tables - maybe make them similar for aesthetic purposes?
 * 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 = 2 / 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: Didn't notice many typos. Most of the information needs to be cited: blablabla (AUTHOR, YEAR) or According to AUTHOR (YEAR), blablabalblkablabdajbg. Try joining simple related sentences to form more complex sentences once in a while, and try to vary sentence structure now and then.

Conclusion = 4 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion: Nice explanation of teacher-student interaction. Include "so what" section - why is it important?
 * 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 = 4.5 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about presentation: Great use of tables, nice pictures. More information could never hurt - maybe get some info from the SALT VISIT REPORT? SAT / NECAP scores?
 * 5 - Report is written in an engaging style. || 4 - Report has some interesting sections. || 3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose. ||

Thoroughness = 6 /10 pts

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

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

states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards **MISSING**. || 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. || Include the no child left behind stuff, and try to compare a few more figures to RI. Otherwise, nice job overall!