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Successes abound, but shortcomings draw attention By Kathleen Szmit kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com There was a mixed bag of emotions last week as the school committee considered the latest 10th grade MCAS scores from the state Depart- ment of Education. Supt. Dr. Patricia Grenier said it was important to note the successes of the district along with the shortcomings. Grenier was particularly impressed with the number of studentsqualifyingfortheJohn and Abigail Adams Scholar- ships."Wehave 113Barnstable High School students who are eligible to attend any state schoolwithpaidtuitionfor four years,"she said."Ithinkit may make the difference for some students whether they can go to college or not." In spite of this-success and the improvement in MCAS scores at the 10th grade level, the change was slight and still included anumber of students failing the tests. "While there have been small percentages of fluctuation," said Grenier, ''at this point in time it is a two-year relatively flat per- formance." At issueishowbest to review the data generated bythe stan- dardized tests. In Grenier's opinion it seemed illogical to compare test scores from one year to the next. "If you have a cohort of students and you test them this year and then you test a different cohort of students next year, it's com- pletely apples and oranges," she said. Grenier noted that testing one cohort of students over time also presented potential problems. "If a district says, 'I am going to take this group of students in sixth grade , eighth grade, and tenth grade andlook at their performance, the challengeisidentifyingthe same students sixth grade, eighth grade and tenth grade, because that's what you have to do." To some degree Marilyn Nouri, director of research and assessment and CS2 entrepre- neur, has been keeping similar data by tracking the current senior class at BHS. "I have followed the class of 2007 from fourth grade to 11th grade," she told the commit- tee."Approximately50percent have been here [during that period]. The other 50 percent is about three times as big in theirtotal numbersinterms of howmanystudentshave come inand out overthat time.Wedo have a stable population, but we also have a very transient population." Nouri's findings pertaining to the percentage of students continuouslymovinginandout of the district echoed recent theories of the committee on how a transient percentage might impact enrollment, as well as test results and Ade- quate YearlyProgress status. In looking more closely at the data, Nouri pointed out that in two areas of concern, low-income and special edu- cation students, there were slightimprovementsinvarious grade levels. "The percentage of students now failingMCAS is so low," she said. "Thank goodness. We should be prais- ing that." Nonetheless,withtwoschools -HyannisEast Elementaryand Barnstable Middle -not meet- ing AYP requirements and some students still failingthe MCAS, there is a sense among committeemembersthat local schools need to stay focused now more than ever. In response to continued difficulties meetingAYPletters went out to families of both Hyannis East and Barnstable Middle School students re- mindingthem of their options. Hy-East parents will have the choice of havingtheir children continue at HyEast or transfer to another district elementary school, while Middle School parents were apprised of the number of changesmade there to meet AYP requirements. Such changes include sup- port services during and after school, and an added block of mathematics four days a week. Grenier commented that Hy East principal Tom Larrabee reported minimalresponsefrom parents, noting that most were opting to stay with the school. Abundantly clear through- out the discussion was the determination of committee members and Grenier to not only increase MCAS scores, but to bring all Barnstable schools into AYP compliance. After praisingthe eight schools that did meet AYP Grenier said, "Sometimes I think we get lost inspendingtime onthe negative aspects and we don't apply the positive aspects." Schools drill down on test data IF ITS ICE CREAM YOU CRAVE, HEAD TO THE CAVE! YUOQ I^^ POLAR CAVE Aivai d Winning Ice Cream Parlour Rt. 28 Mashpee/Cotuit Line Is Still Open Daily 'While Others Close! Call Ahead 508-477-5553 Fall Back into Style! ^^^^^^^^^mvi^rmv^ ff mr^ ^£^1 I An award winning full service interior design and M Mfc. 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The speaker will be Superinten- dent Dr.Patricia Grenier who will share what some of her plans are and how the public may add value to the public education system. The Barnstable Newcom- ers welcomes all Barnstable residents regardless of the amount of time they have lived here. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of most months. For more infor- mation, contact Deb Krau at 508-778-1756. Cape Cod Academy open house Cape Cod Academy, now in its 31st year, will host a Fall Admission Open House for prospective students and their families Oct. 28 from 1 p.m. until 3p.m. at the school located at 50 Osterville-West Barnstable Road in Osterville. Familieswill have the oppor- tunity to tour the campus with a student guide, view the new Science Center, meet membersofthefacultyandad- ministration, and learn more about the academic, athletic and extracurricularprograms the academy offers. For more information callBarbaraHan- sen at 508-428-5400 ext. 227. Students wanted for youth congress The Barnstable County Council for Children, Youth and Families is re-launching the Cape and Islands Youth Congress. The Council is seeking high school students looking to take advantage of this opportunity to become a voice for youth across the Cape andIslands.Participants will serve as a constructive force for beneficial change in the communityby discussing, brainstorming and imple- mentingsolutions and strate- giesto addressissuesaffecting local youth. Interested youth are encouraged to attend an informationalmeetingon Oct. 20 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the HyannisTransportation Cen- ter at the intersection of Main and CenterstreetsinHyannis. Food will be provided. RSVP by Oct. 16 to Tina Everson Holloway at tina@cape.com or 508-539-3425. Osterville couple honored Frank and Eileen Ward of Osterville were recently hon- ored as "lifetime friends" of Catholic education at the 12th annual St. Mary's Education Fund Fall Dinner sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Fall River held at White's of Westport. Fall River Dioscese Supt. Dr. George Milot present- ed the Timothy J. Cotter "Friends of Catholic Educa- tion"Award to the Wards for their steadfast support of Catholic schools,particularly St.PiusXin SouthYarmouth to which the Wards have contributed. The Wards are planning to lend support to Pope John Paul II High School in Hyannis.Mr.Wardhas issued a challenge grant, pledging one million dollars if fund- raising efforts can net three million additional dollars. Frank Ward recently retired as chairman and CEO of Sylvania Lighting, Inc. He, Eileen and their familyreside in Osterville. Sacred Heart to hold open house Sacred Heart High School, aprivate co-ed college prepa- ratory school for students in grades7-12willhost an admis- sions open house for inter- ested students andfamilieson Nov.5from 1p.m.until 3p.m. at the schoolinKingston.Visi- torswillhave the opportunity to tour the school's campus including the academic facil- ity, Student Activity Center, Health and Fitness Center, Observatory, and athletic fields,aswellasmeet withad- ministrators,faculty,students and parents. Registration will be available for the school's entrance test taking place Dec. 2. For more information contact the Admission Office at 781-585-7511. Upper Cape Tech announces new online courses Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School recently partnered with Gatlin Edu- cation Services to provide onlinecareer trainingcourses in the fields of healthcare, business, construction/au- tomotive technology, Inter- net, design and technical, networking and CompTIA certification, Microsoft cer- tification training and video game design and develop- ment. These courses can help in- dividualsin any stage of then- career. Each course is open enrollment and takes an aver- ageof 90daysto complete.For programinformation andreg- istrationvisitwww.gatlineedu- cation.com/uppercapetech or contact Patricia McPartland at (508) 759-7711 ext. 258 or pmcpartland @uppercapetech . org . 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