1. This report is based on freshman entering the Fall of 2005.  So the DCHS SR Class of '05.  I only mention this because we may be in for these types of reports for the next couple of years no matter what happens with the school board today.  The trend is clear though.
   
2. The other thing I noticed is how we compare to area schools. 
   Here are a few examples:

   SCHOOL	REMEDIATION RATE
   Deer Creek	23.5%
   PC North	23.8%
   Edmond Santa Fe	13.5%
   Edmond North	14.9%
   Edmond Memorial	15.3%
   Heritage Hall	7.5%
   Casady	12.0%
   Bishop McGinness	13.3%
   OCS	4.5%
   Piedmont	22.9%
   State Avg	36.7%

We are higher than every school in our area (even Piedmont) with the exception of PC North which we beat by 0.3%.  We are still much lower than the state average and as we grow I realistically don't expect us to stay in the single digits.  But, in my opinion if the Edmond Schools can stay in the low to mid 10's I certainly don't see why we can't.

Math is the real problem (for everyone).  A real concentrated effort in that area could make the difference.

Thank you.

Parent Post 2: Remediation rates.  Looks like to me we need to replace all of our High School math teachers.  Which one should go first?  Tony and blog moderator, is the collateral damage worth it?  All is see is a remedy to curtail the growth by highlighting our shortcomings.  Did anyone look at the remediation rates and percentages at other schools. I did and Deer Creek is doing extremely well.

Our Reply: To Parent Post 2 did you see the same rates as Parent 1?  As for your suggestion of firing the teachers in the high school, it just shows your short-sighted approach to the issues.  The problem begins in the elementary schools and goes all the way through to high school.  The district brags about their API scores but meanwhile the kids are falling short going into college.  Here in lies the problem.  It is not how we start but it is how we finish.  Once people start looking at the whole picture they will realize that there is a lot of work to be done.  But if you can’t admit there is a problem, you can’t fix it.