(3) Carlos Rosario students were finalists in the competition, and twenty-three (23)
received honorable mention for their work.
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During the 2006-2007 academic year, Carlos Rosario staff also demonstrated their
commitment to life-long learning by earning university degrees. Two members of
the management team, Ana Maria Nuevo and Leslie Lass, received their doctoral
degrees; staff member Philip Ekoma received his master’s degree; Kalani Sewell,
Sandra Mendez, and Betty Tsegaye all completed their bachelors’ degrees.
C. Lessons Learned and Actions Taken Based on
Accountability Information and Review Findings
1. Important Lessons Learned from School’s Accountability Processes
The following are lessons learned from the School’s accountability processes over the School
Year 2006-2007:
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The new case management software system, Client Touch, was greatly helpful in
expediting the length of time necessary to compile the Supportive Services Department’s
annual report accountability information. The School will continue to identify aspects of
its accountability processes that may benefit from such information technology resources.
In response to the prior year’s disappointing language grade level advancement results,
the School redesigned the GED program. During School Year 2006-2007, instruction
was differentiated at three different competency levels and more time was allocated for
reading. These program adjustments made a significant impact on the language grade
level advancement for this school year. Forty seven percent of GED students advanced
at least one grade level in language in School Year 2006-2007 as opposed to 19 percent
in 2005-2006. This year’s data supports the continuation of GED differentiation and
greater instructional time in reading.
School administrators held an information professional development session in January
2007 on the school’s accountability plan in order to ensure that new staff and faculty
understood the plan’s role in the school’s success and its objectives. Both new and
returning teachers and staff reported that this session was greatly helpful. The School’s
management will continue to provide annual professional development on the school’s
accountability plan for both new and continuing staff and faculty.
2. Problems Encountered in Implementing and Managing
Accountability Plan
Although the School’s Management team collects and analyzes data over the course of the school
year, there is very limited time prior to the Annual Report deadline to complete the final end of
year data collection, aggregation and analysis. The narrow window combined with the thousands
of data points that must be analyzed (due to the school’s enrollment of 1,150 students) has
resulted in limited time for discussion and analyses of the data’s relevance to program
improvements and initiatives.
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