Exeter-West+Greenwich+Regional+High+School

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 * Title: **Exeter West-Greenwich Regional High School

Introduction Exeter West-Greenwich High School is part of the Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District. At Exeter-W. Greenwich there are grades 9-12. The principal is Denise Boule. There are 671 students and 68 teachers. ) [] ). Exeter W.-Greenwich is a school which promotes positive parent and school relationships. Exeter West-Greenwich High is one out of many public high schools in Rhode Island to recieve a distinguished GreatSchools rating 8 out of 10.(http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ri/105).  Community Background Exeter Rhode Island is in a rural area of Southern Rhode Island and part of the Washington County. The reason the school is called Exeter West Greenwich is because Exeter is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich. This community is very small compared to other cities. Thomas J. Geisman is the superintendent of the school and the principal is Melissa A. Marino ( DeSack 2007). The population of Exeter is very diverse. There are 96. 4 % White, 0.7% African American, 0.6% American Indian ( U.S Census Bureau, 2007). Rhode Island as a whole is more diverse than the Exeter- West Greenwich community.

The community of Exeter- West is very small compared to other places in Rhode Island. The average family size is 3 members. There are 2,196 housing units in the community. Even though there are a lot of housing units only 1, 769 are owner occupied, 316 are rented and 111 vacant houses. ( U.S Census Bureau, 2007). Many people in this community own houses rather than renting them.

In the Exeter- West Greenwich 72. 5% of the population is in the labor force. The median family income in 1999 was 74, 157. There are only 72 families and 319 individuals below the line of poverty, which is $25,000 and lower, (U.S Cenus Bureau 2007). At schools only 92% of students are not allowed to get lowered cost meal plans. This means that a lot of families can are not in poverty and have a stable job.

In Exeter- West Greenwich crime is not a major issue. The crime rate is very low. Compared to other areas in Rhode Island there is an 8% crime risk for this community. This community is a very tight area where everyone knows each other.

District Summary

There are 2, 035,23 students in the Exeter-West Greenwich district. In this district 96% is white, 2% is Hispanic and 1% is Asian, African American and Native American. There are 205 teachers that work in the Exeter district. This means that the student teacher ratio is 1:9. Rhode Island’s ratio is 1:11. 100% of students in the Exeter West-Greenwich district made adequate yearly progress. In 2008, 72.6% of the district hit the state target for the Mathematics score ( http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/ds-accountability/97d-acco.pdf). The districts graduation target was 76.2%, and with the type of students in this district the reached graduation rate was 96.4%. (http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/ds-accountability/97d-acco.pdf). Also, for this district the state attendance rate goal was 90%, the Exeter West-Greenwich district exceeded the states goal and achieved a 96.2% attendance rate. (http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2009/pdf/ds-accountability/97d-acco.pdf). The districsts mathematics participation rate was just over the states target with a 98.2% participation rate. For ELA, the partici

School Analysis

Exeter – West Greenwich High School is located in Kent County, Rhode Island. This school is from grades 9-12. In this high school there are 741 students. Out of this many students 46% are male and 54% are females. There are only 68 teachers that are currently staffed. In grade 9 there are 198 students, grade 10- 203 students, grade 11- 160 and grade 12 180 students.

This school does not portray diversity. Exeter West is 95% White and 1% Black, Asian/ American Indian and 2% Hispanic. As good as the school is with their numbers and scores the lack of diversity is not going to benefit the students in the future. Only 4% of students are eligible for free lunch and only 5% eligible for reduced lunch. In comparison to the state of Rhode Island 20% is eligible for free lunch and 5% eligible for reduced lunch. There have been 0 suspensions in this High School.

According to the SALT Survey, this High School shows that 60% of students have a major project or demonstration as part of graduation requirements. Only half of the students in this high school agree that you are being prepared for a successful future. 60 % of students are in the middle of sometimes and most of the time able to talk to a teacher or other staff members about college information. Only 30% of students engage in real-world learning activities several times a year.

Conclusion

Overall, Exeter- West Greenwich High School is a rural but very successful community. This High School covers grades 9-12. The population of Exeter is very diverse. There are 96. 4 % White, 0.7% African American, 0.6% American Indian (U.S Census Bureau, 2007). Only 741 students attend this High School.

District Summary- In the 11th grade in math, 30% are proficient, and in reading 81% of the students were proficient with distinction ( [] ). For SAT’s during 2007-2008 the school did very well. The mathematics average for the school was a score of 519, and for Rhode Island the score was 487. Exeter-W. Greenwich did very well seeing as nationally the mathematics score was a 510.

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Introduction = 4/ 5 pts.
Constructive comments about report's introduction: Could've used more details and spoke about the audience
 * 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.
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 * 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 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: A bunch of writing errors and you did not have enough resources.

Conclusion = 3 / 5 pts.
Strengths and constructive comments about conclusion: The conclusion is not very dense nor does it include your final thoughts
 * 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 pts.
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 * 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

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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. ||