High school students ace Collection of Evidence process to meet math requirement

High school students ace Collection of Evidence process to meet math requirement
This spring, 44 Walla Walla and Lincoln High School students submitted “Collections of Evidence” to the state for math proficiency and 100 percent of the students met the state math standards through this process. The state average is 78 percent. These students did not meet standards via the state High School Proficiency exam route and were in jeopardy of not graduating if they didn’t pass the Collection of Evidence.

“Both Lincoln and Wa-Hi dedicated staff resources this year to supporting students in completing the Collection of Evidence,” said District Assessment Coordinator Maria Garcia. “Needless to say, there were celebrations all around when we received the news.”

As is the case every year, there are a handful of students who are not on track to graduate on time due to being credit deficient, or because they have not yet passed either the reading or writing portions of the state assessment. However, WWPS does a great job of retaining students into a 5th year, providing credit retrieval and summer school options so students can continue to pursue their diploma.

“Our recent Washington Achievement Award for Wa-Hi's extended graduation rate (91.7%) is evidence of this work,” Garcia said. “Lincoln is continually improving its extended graduation rate as well. It was 69.7% for the Class of 2010, up from 13.4% for the Class of 2008.