2010-2011 Phoenix Annual Report

 The Annual Education Report (AER) provides key information on the 2010-2011 educational progress of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district (KPS) as required by federal (No Child Left Behind Act) and state (P.A. 25) laws. The AER is attached as a pdf for you to review here, and paper copies are available in the main office.

The State of Michigan provides a guide to reading and understanding district and school report cards here. District staff are also available to help you understand the information contained in this report. Please contact HillMA [at] kalamazoo [dot] k12 [dot] mi [dot] us (subject: 2010-2011%20Annual%20Report) (Mark Hill) if you need assistance.

For 2010-2011, Phoenix Alternative High School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) because we did not test 95% of our students, we did not attain target achievement goals in English language arts or mathematics, and we did not meet the 80% graduation rate goal. Because our school has not made AYP for three years, we are identified for corrective action. We have established building-wide reading, writing, note taking and thinking strategies to engage our faculty and staff as well as our students in the entire teaching and learning process. We’ve also engaged ourselves in embedded relevant professional development to assist us in becoming more proficient and focused on what it takes to help our students to achieve. Parents and family members can get involved by reading with your children, encouraging them to complete their homework nightly, come to parent-teacher conferences, and encourage your student to attend school daily.

The report also contains the following information:

1. Process for assigning pupils to the school
2. Status of the 3-5 year school improvement plan
3. A brief description of each specialized school
4. How to access a copy of the core curriculum, a description of its implementation and an explanation of the variances from the state's model
5. Aggregate student achievement results for any local competency tests or nationally normed achievement tests
6. The number and percent of students represented by parents at parent-teacher conferences.
7. The number and percent of post-secondary enrollments (dual enrollment)
8. The number of college-equivalent courses offered (AP/IB)
9. The number and percent of students enrolled in college-equivalent courses (AP/IB)
10. The number and percent of students receiving a score leading to college credit

The Phoenix AER for the 2010-2011 school year is attached below.