4. Reading and Succeeding: Raising the bar for a better 7th
grade in 2012. 6th Grade Reading Score2011201054%56%58%60%62%6th
Grade Reading Score64%66%
5. SMS 8th grade reading scores vs. Districts 8th grade reading
scores for the past 5 year. 70 60 50 40 SMS30District20 100
20072008200920102011
6. Causes For Low ScoresHigh Number of Substitute
TeachersIncreased in number of Second Language Learner StudentsLack
of interventions for struggling readers
7. Hired Permanent Reading TeachersAfterschool reading
programsPLAN inReading Intervention Classes for students with low
reading scoresplaceHired an additional aide for ESOL
StudentsReading Workshop scheduled to increase teachers
effectiveness