tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post889043621586125463..comments2023-10-12T05:22:07.181-04:00Comments on The Prichard Blog!: An end to the lost, stolen, or strayed?SPWestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602329486466534720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post-53948886399122747672011-07-14T15:10:14.813-04:002011-07-14T15:10:14.813-04:00Perhaps there is a trend among some school distric...Perhaps there is a trend among some school districts to just move their drop-out numbers to the home school column as does Walton-Verona Schools. Learn from the best--0% dropout for last 12 years. <br />This practice gives a false indication of Kentucky's drop-outs and homeschoolers are not being tracked as they should. This tracking system is flawed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post-54387283571114908192011-07-13T21:53:57.136-04:002011-07-13T21:53:57.136-04:00Thanks for the thoughts.
Yes, you've spotted...Thanks for the thoughts.<br /><br />Yes, you've spotted two possible additional explanations. The tend I'm seeing could be:<br />• Keeping better track of public school eighth graders as they move through to graduations than we did a few years ago<br />• More private schools students moving into the public schools than we was a few years ago<br />• More students who repeat grade 9 nevertheless persevering to graduation.<br /><br />If there's a change of around 2,500 students in any one of those trends, or any combination of the three, that could explain the trend I'm seeing. <br /><br />I'd count all three and any mix of the three as good news for the health of Kentucky's public schools!SPWestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602329486466534720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post-80109758251762896202011-07-13T21:37:05.271-04:002011-07-13T21:37:05.271-04:00Susan,
What about the students who transfer into ...Susan,<br /><br />What about the students who transfer into public schools from private schools that don't go beyond 8th grade? I know there are some out there. Do you know how many?<br /><br />Also, doesn't the graduation count you use include some kids who take more than four years to get through high school? Wouldn't you have to subtract those from the number of graduates if you are comparing to a specific group from the 8th grade?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com