Feb 11, 2019

Elementary School Academic Stall-Out Indicates Failure and Irresponsibility of Building Principals and Associate Superintendent Ron Wagner


The general pattern through academic years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 in the elementary schools of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) has been the prevalence of low rates of academic proficiency and failure to make any truly notable progress, even from such a low starting point;  in many demographic categories, there has actually been significant decline.  Both K-5 and K-8 schools are considered elementary schools in the Minneapolis Public Schools.


 

Associate Superintendents Ron Wagner and Brian Zambreno have oversight duties for MPS elementary schools.  Wagner has been an MPS teacher and administrator for many years and must bear responsibility for dismal academic results, particularly at elementary schools with high percentages of African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students and students on free or reduced price lunch.

 

Associate Superintendent Brian Zambreno is new to MPS and thus cannot be held responsible for academic results during 2014-2018.  But Zambreno has a similar professional preparatory background as is true for associate superintendents Carla Steinbach-Huther (middle schools and high schools) and Ron Wagner.  We most likely will see similarly abysmal results for the schools that are now his responsibility as of the 2018-2019 academic year;  if that be true, he will also be culpable for the inadequate academic program in the schools over which he has administrative oversight.

 

Given below are the academic proficiency rates of students at elementary schools during 2014-2018 for which Associate Superintendent Ron Wagner has responsibility.  In a subsequent article, like data will be presented pertinent to schools for which Associate Superintendent Brian Zambreno now has responsibility.

 

 

Academic Proficiency Rates, MPS Middle Schools, for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018

 

                (Number of Students Assessed Given in Parentheses)

 

Andersen Elementary School                     Principal >>>>>   Denise Wells

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 21%         17%         20%        20%       19%

 

                                (694)      (780)        (791)      (681)    (619)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 18%         16%         17%        19%        18%

 

                                (633)      (780)        (791)      (681)    (619)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 11%         9%           10%       11%         7%

 

                                (320)      (188)      (173)       (193)      (232)

 

Anishinabe Elementary School                 Principal >>>>>   Laura Sullivan

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  6%          12%         8%          8%          8%

 

                                (186)      (172)      (156)     (156)     (98)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  7%           9%          9%          6%         16%

 

                                (186)      (172)        (156)      (156)    (98)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                   1%         7%           2%          2%         14%

                               

                                 (69)       (59)          (45)        (44)      (21)

                               

Bethune Elementary School                       Principal >>>>>   Jasper Jonson

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 17%         13%         19%        16%       14%

 

                                (153)      (113)      (135)     (135)     (126)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 10%         10%         9%          12%        17%

 

                                (153)      (115)      (137)     (135)     (130)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  5%          10%          7%         7%         14%

 

                                (42)        (29)        (43)        (45)        (44)

 

Bryn Mawr Elementary School                  Principal >>>>>   Laura Cavendar

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 35%         28%         33%        25%       20%

 

                                (184)      (195)      (186)     (176)     (163)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 10%         10%         9%          12%        17%

 

                                (187)      (198)      (186)     (171)     (163)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  5%          10%          7%         7%         14%

 

                                (50)        (63)         (52)        (60)        (56)

 

Burroughs Elementary School                    Principal >>>>>   Ann Bartl

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 86%         87%        87%        85%        84%

 

                                (398)      (394)      (378)     (377)     (366)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 85%         80%        81%        70%        77%

 

                                (397)      (393)      (377)     (377)     (366)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  84%       81%         83%        73%        73%

 

                                 (129)     (132)      (128)     (124)     (125)

 

Green Central Elementary School                            Principal >>>>>   Matthew Arnold

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 16%         18%         36%        34%       31%

 

                                (302)      (307)      (148)     (157)     (151)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 12%         17%         21%        17%       25%

 

                                (308)      (306)      (151)     (152)     (150)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  11%        8%          16%        24%        16%

 

                                 (100)     (97)        (50)       (51)       (56)

 

Hale Elementary School                               Principal >>>>>   Ryan Fitzgerald

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 83%         82%        83%        88%        84%

 

                                (245)      (266)      (241)     (240)     (256)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 73%         69%        75%        78%        76%

 

                                (245)      (270)      (244)     (241)     (256)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 -----        -----        -----         -----        -----

 

                                (-----)    (-----)     (-----)      (-----)     (-----)

 

Hall Elementary School                 Principal >>>>>   Sherrill Lindsey

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 29%         19%         17%        13%       16%

 

                                (200)      (193)      (161)     (130)     (105)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 25%         29%         21%        15%       15%

 

                                (199)      (197)      (166)     (130)     (107)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  20%       17%          6%          12%        7%

 

                                 (56)       (65)        (49)         (43)      (44)

 

Jefferson Elementary School                     Principal >>>>>   Holly Kleppe

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 17%         17%         16%        14%       13%

 

                                (380)      (369)      (391)     (323)     (342)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 18%         15%         17%        16%       19%

 

                                (364)      (363)      (385)     (362)     (343)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  11%       10%         12%         11%       11%

 

                                (114)      (129)     (121)      (112)   (105)

 

Jenny Lind Elementary School                   Principal >>>>>   Pao Vue

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 19%         26%         29%        28%       29%

 

                                (260)      (234)      (205)     (204)    (195) 

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 15%         21%         23%        26%       23%

 

                                (258)     (233)      (202)     (199)    (194)  

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  11%       13%         16%         18%       14%

 

                                 (75)       (75)         (69)         (57)       (59)

 

Kenny Elementary School                            Principal >>>>>   Bill Gibbs

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 74%         81%        82%        83%        81%

 

                                (176)      (193)      (218)     (229)     (224)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 63%         75%        73%        77%        72%

 

                                (176)      (193)      (219)     (229)     (225)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                58%         59%        64%       83%       59% 

 

                                (53)        (51)         (66)        (80)        (80)

 

 

Kenwood Elementary School                     Principal >>>>>   Heid Johnson

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 63%         60%        61%        60%        59%

 

                                (223)      (229)      (241)     (219)     (200)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 73%         69%        75%        78%        76%

 

                                (223)      (228)      (242)     (216)     (199)

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 54%        54%         57%       52%       51%        

 

                                (67)        (79)         (79)        (67)         (71)

 

Loring Elementary School                   Principal >>>>>            Ryan Gibbs

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 54%         43%        43%        39%        37%

 

                                (201)      (192)      (189)     (180)     (181)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 45%         45%        40%        38%        40%

 

                                (201)      (191)      (189)     (180)     (181)

                                 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 27%         37%        36%        32%        35%

 

                                (63)         (63)       (58)        (53)       (54)

 

Lucy Laney Elementary School          Principal >>>>>            Mauri Friestleben

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 13%         13%        24%        27%        28%

 

                                (333)      (363)      (218)     (207)     (192)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  9%         10%         13%        17%        21%

 

                                (334)      (368)      (218)     (207)     (195)

                                 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  6%          5%           8%         17%        14%

 

                                (105)    (118)       (64)       (71)        (65)

 

Lyndale Elementary School         Principal >>>>>   Mark Stauduhar

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 55%         55%        47%        42%        44%

 

                             (241)         (257)      (237)      (236)      (227)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  39%        41%        40%        46%        44%

 

                             (236)         (245)      (240)      (232)      (227)

 

                                 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 37%         27%       49%       44%       41%         

 

                                (68)        (82)       (87)        (66)        (74)    

 

Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School                 Principal >>>>>               Amy Luehmann

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 20%         26%        41%        33%        28%

 

                                (474)      (465)      (256)     (225)     (205)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 16%         19%        23%        23%        30%

 

                                (482)      (457)      (255)     (222)     (206)

                                 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  3%          9%         15%       29%      26% 

 

                                (149)      (150)       (92)       (66)      (76)   

 

 

Northrup Elementary School             Principal >>>>>            Kelly Woods

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 75%         76%        73%        72%        67%

 

                                (189)      (216)      (229)     (265)     (243)

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 65%         63%        69%        71%        71%

 

                                (188)      (215)      (230)     (265)     (244)

                                 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 67%        64%        63%       65%      67% 

 

                                (52)        (52)        (65)       (88)      (76)   

 

Sullivan Elementary School                        Principal >>>>>   Jennifer Hedburg

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 33%         31%         24%        19%       19%

 

                                (397)      (409)      (408)     (434)    (367) 

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 25%         24%         24%        20%       21%

 

                                (359)      (364)      (367)     (380)    (366) 

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                  9%         15%         12%         13%       12%

 

                             (137)         (151)       (115)       (139)    (127)

 

Waite Park Elementary School                  Principal >>>>>   Rochelle McGinness

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 60%         68%         64%        69%       61%

 

                                (198)      (203)      (198)     (197)    (196) 

                                                                               

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 55%         46%         57%        60%       61%

 

                                (193)      (205)      (197)     (197)    (196) 

 

Science                                2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

                                 48%        49%         44%         56%       53%

 

                               (61)         (63)         (68)         (59)      (62)

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