You’ve heard the good news, now see the results for yourself!
Yes, it’s true, LAUSD is getting lots of recognition for the DOUBLE DIGIT GAINS on the 2012 Academic Performance Index! Click here for more details in the press release. Superintendent John Deasy said, “The notable gain of 16 points indicates in spite of five years of brutal budget cuts, 10,000 layoffs, larger class sizes, and a shortened school year, teachers continue to focus on instruction, learning and our goals.”
In the 2012 APR Informative from the Office of Data and Accountability, Superintendent Deasy and the members of LAUSD Board of Education received the charts you see above as pictures. They indicate that our API grew by 16 points in 2012, the fifth consecutive year of double digit growth, exceeded the state average of 10 points, and was the highest among other urban districts in California for the second year in a row! Five schools had API gains of 65 points or more in a single year. The school with the highest gain (excluding small schools and options schools) was Burbank Middle School with 100 points, which also just had a ribbon cutting on a new redevelopment project yesterday!
Our new Social Media Outreach is enabling us to get you not only the good news shared through media and public statements of support, but the actual numbers for every school! We’ve uploaded the results as PDFs so you can review them yourself. CLICK HERE to view or download the complete excel report for the API-AYP List of LAUSD Schools from the Office of Data and Accountability, and CLICK HERE for the Program Improvement schools and Schools at-risk for Program Improvement.
To access the 2012 Accountability Progress Report by the California Department of Education on their website, CLICK HERE. On this site you can search for results by your school’s name!
You asked for the numbers, so that’s why we’re posting them. As taxpayers you have a right to information about your school district, so don’t forget to email us at socialmedia@lausd.net with any requests.
Thank you for your continued interest in YOUR public education!
Stephanie Abrams
Social Media Director
