Following two years of significant increases in graduation rates for students in the Washoe County School District, the rate leveled out in 2012. The District’s graduation rate dipped slightly to 69 percent in 2012, down from 70 percent in 2011.
In the class of 2011, 3,114 students graduated out of 4,455. In the class of 2012, 3,117 students graduated out of 4,509.
“We are making strong efforts to help every student graduate, and, as we continue on this path, we know there will be ups and downs,” said Superintendent Pedro Martinez. “Our goal is to help all students graduate from high school, ready for college and highly-skilled careers. We have also pledged to be transparent with the community and to have crucial conversations about what further efforts will be necessary to accomplish that goal. It will take years of work by all of us—the District, our community, and our state—to confront these challenges and succeed.”
It'll probably slide yet again next year. And the next.
Pedro Martinez won't be up for AASA Superintendent of the Year.
Just wait until the politicians change the law down there so public schools can be converted into charters.
Those teachers who think because they had a lifetime job thanks to being related to somebody are in for a rude awakening.
Or maybe not, if the public wakes the hell up.
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