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One thing that many people don't take into acc...

2012-01-14T13:36:12.893-08:00

One thing that many people don't take into account when looking at test scores is that the overall numbers include all students populations so that a school that is considered to have an excellent program in say ELL or Special Education may have lower overall test grades because they have a larger population of those students. The state requires all students whether they are in special education or ELL to take the HSPE (formally the WASL) and fail before they can take a more appropriate test. That means a student who comes with absolutely no English and arrives the day before the test is required to test and their scores are counted. Same with the IEP student who functions at a 1st grade student.
If you look at the State Report card K-M actually has a greater number of teachers with Masters degrees or higher 70.2% than Kentlake - 66.3%.

Agreed and good facts. They are also trending up.....

2012-01-13T12:05:15.557-08:00

Agreed and good facts. They are also trending up... so they must have things going in the right direction.

One point of reference is the Washington State Rep...

2012-01-13T12:03:15.876-08:00

One point of reference is the Washington State Report cards for schools. KM doesn't fair well compared to many other areas schools. If you compare KM with Kentridge for instance you will see dramatic differences in scores.

http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?groupLevel=District&schoolId=1555&reportLevel=School&orgLinkId=1555&yrs=&year=2010-11

http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?groupLevel=District&schoolId=1567&reportLevel=School&orgLinkId=1567&yrs=&year=2010-11

A test, of course, is not the only measure of a school.

Good job Tyler! KM's IB program is an inter...

2012-01-12T17:13:19.073-08:00

Good job Tyler! KM's IB program is an international program and as such has to meet the requirements of that program to stay accredited with IB. As a parent of a former IB program graduate I can say I think IB is the best program to prepare students for the rigors of college.

Tyler, As a mom With 2 kids who will some day atte...

2012-01-12T14:21:59.411-08:00

Tyler,
As a mom With 2 kids who will some day attend KM, I appreciate you giving some data about the "ranking" of KM and asking people to separate opinions from facts. My kids currently attend some of the "toughest" schools in Kent - what does that mean? To me it means that they have the opportunity to attend school with kids from varied backgrounds - cultural, economic, racial etc.....I think that experience adds greatly to their education, but that is simply my opinion.

Keep up the good work!

Thanks Tyler. Also, it should be noted, that ther...

2012-01-12T13:12:03.049-08:00

Thanks Tyler.
Also, it should be noted, that there have been exceptions where because of credit transfer issues players have been allowed to do online high school course work. I would imagine that if school were the ONLY concern holding a player back from signing the team would work with the family to find a remedy that would work for the player.