Stop that, I told you she could be my daughter. She has numbers, yeah that kind of measurements.
Some interesting LPS stats:
In 2012...
-The teacher turnover rate was 10% (compared to 11.6% statewide)
-59% of students were absent 10 or fewer school days
-82% of first time 9th graders were promoted to the 10th grade
-In 2011, there were 5,579 incidents (41.2 per 100 students) resulting in out of school suspensions
What do they mean you ask and where do they come from? Well knowing CLEO they pretty much have to come from the DESE website. That was easy, the hard part is interpreting them and since I'm none too smart I really shouldn't guess.
BUT....
I ask you, "Has that ever stopped me before?".
IN 2012
Having a lower turnover rate than the statewide avg. appears to be a big positive but I do wonder if that rate is for TEACHERS or all LPS employees. It makes a big difference. Hopefully it is not just a statistical snow job. Maybe we could get the auditors the DPW used to clear things up? I don't want to be a DEBBIE DOWNER so we'll just go ahead and mark that up in the WIN column.
The reverse of the attendance numbers mean 41% of LPS students missed 10 or more days. Now with about 15,000 students that's 6000 students missing MORE than 10 days, Since we get reimbursed per diem per student from the feds or the state that's a LOT of money,
Along the same line, 18% of 9th graders don't move on to 10th grade. Using the 15,000 number again, that means our HIGH SCHOOLS that means are hallways are backlogged about 2500 or so only aggravates the overcrowding problem.
Look at those "out-of-school" suspension numbers for last year. That's 40% so that means 6000 kids again, Someone call HOUSTON!
I am not sure what the answer is to reduce those last few numbers but remember the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem.
