Article #2 in a
Series >>>>> An
Examination of the Ed Graff Record in Understanding Why He Does Not Deserve a
Second Contract as Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools >>>>> A Comparison of Student Academic Proficiency
Levels During Graff’s Tenures in Anchorage (Alaska) and Minneapolis
This is the second
article in my series examining the record of Ed Graff, conveying to readers why
he does not deserve a second contract as superintendent of the Minneapolis
Public Schools.
Other than that
opening subjective statement, though, I am in these first articles in the
series offering my readers strictly objective information from Ed Graff’s
record as to credentials; tenure in
several capacities for the Anchorage, Alaska, schools; and performance in the course of the two
years and seven months that Graff has served as superintendent for the
Minneapolis Public Schools.
I challenge my
readers to consider why I would examine the record provided and recommend
strongly against reappointment. I
surmise that for many readers this exercise may prove difficult, inasmuch as to
those who do not understand the nature of credentials acquisition for
professional positioning in locally centralized school systems, there may well
be items in the Graff record that look appealing but are in fact distinct
negatives. Readers who have truly sought
to go deeply with me over the course of the nearly 1,000 articles on this blog
will most likely draw the same conclusions as have I.
Whichever sort of reader
you are, please now continue your examination of the facts pertinent to the
record of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Ed Graff; I now present a brief summary of student academic
proficiency levels for a salient year (2014-2015) in Graff’s three-year term in
Anchorage, Alaska; I then give a summary
of student academic proficiency levels for the last five academic years in the
Minneapolis Public Schools, academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 of which
represent the first two years of three (current academic year 2018-2019 is the
third) covering the term of Graff’s first contract.
Brief Summary of Achievement Levels during Ed
Graff’s
Tenure as Superintendent in Anchorage, Alaska
Results for Academic Year 2014-2015
All Grade Levels
Language Arts
Does Not Partially Meets Exceeds
Meet Meets Standard Standard
Standard Standard
Student
Categories
African 35.1% 42.1% 20.5% 2.3%
American
White/ 13.3% 33.7% 44.3% 8.5%
Caucasian
Hispanic 28.3% 42.3% 26.9% 2.5%
Alaska 42.4% 37.5% 18.1% 1.9%
Native
American/
American
Indian
All Grade Levels
Mathematics
Does Not Partially Meets Exceeds
Meet Meets Standard Standard
Standard Standard
Student
Categories
African 29.5% 51.3.% 16.9% 2.3%
American
White/ 12.9% 39.7% 36.5% 10.9%
Caucasian
Hispanic 23.4% 50.9% 21.8% 3.9%
Alaska 29.0% 50.3% 18.2% 2.5%
Native
American/
American
Indian
MPS Academic Proficiency Rates for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018
Math 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
African 23% 19% 19% 16% 17%
American
American 23% 19% 19% 16% 17%
Indian
Hispanic 31% 32% 31% 29% 26%
Asian 48% 50% 50% 44% 46%
White 77% 78% 78% 77% 77%
Free/ 26% 26% 25% 24% 22%
Reduced
All 44% 44% 44% 42% 42%
Reading 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
African 22% 21% 21% 21% 21%
American
American 21% 20% 21% 22% 23%
Indian
Hispanic 23% 25% 26% 26% 27%
Asian 41% 40% 45% 38% 44%
White 78% 77% 77% 78% 80%
Free/ 23% 23% 23% 25% 25%
Reduced
All 42% 42% 43% 43% 45%
Science 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
African 11% 15% 13% 11% 10%
American
American 14% 16% 13% 16% 13%
Indian
Hispanic 17% 18% 21% 19% 17%
Asian 31% 35% 42% 31% 34%
White 71% 75% 71% 70% 71%
Free/ 14% 15% 17% 16% 15%
Reduced
All 33% 36% 35% 34% 34%
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