>El Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York publicó sus estadísticas de graduación hace 2 meses. Al deliberar sobre la mejor manera de gastar los impuestos recaudados por los miembros de nuestra comunidad, por favor considere los siguientes números. Quiero saber si te molesta como me molesto a mi. Estoy molesta porque la Junta dijo el 9 de marzo que se discutiria este tema anoche, ahora parece que se ha aplazado sin comunicarlo a la comunidad.
El índice de graduación sólo cuentan la mitad de esta historia. La otra mitad es lo mucho que hicieron los estudiantes a aprender? Destaco nuestra tasa de graduación, porque creo que es un indicador de nuestra salud como sociedad. Por ahora, mi preocupación es nuestra tasa de graduación de la escuela secundaria en New Rochelle. Tenga en cuenta que en NRHS, tenemos más de 3.400 estudiantes. Aproximadamente el 60% son estudiantes de color – que es más de 2.000 estudiantes. En los últimos años, yo, como miembro de la junta escolar , he hecho preguntas sobre las tasas de nuestra graduación aquí en New Rochelle. Yo quería saber qué se está haciendo para mejorar esos números críticos. Las respuestas eran siempre las mismas. Nada nuevo, nada diferente.Parecía que nadie sabía la forma de abordar la cuestión desde una perspectiva estratégica, solución a corto o largo plazo. Ningún grupo se centran, sin la asunción de riesgos con diferentes iniciativas. Mientras tanto, nuestros hijos languidece. Ten en cuenta que no esperamos mejoras dramáticas, ni modesto justo, solamente esperamos algo optimista y un reconocimiento público de que tenemos un problema y que tenemos un plan. Mira estos números y discutilo con la junta escolar.
En el Documento Final de Graduación para 2005 de cohortes (estudiantes de prepa que se graduaron en junio de 2009 – Nota Sólo estoy centrado en los estudiantes hispanos y afro-americanos):
New Rochelle – HS ; el 55% de los estudiantes afro-americanos se graduaron mientras que el 51% de los estudiantes hispanos se graduó a tiempo. El distrito escolar dicen que estos números son un poco más si nos fijamos en agosto o cinco años de graduación sin embargo, incluso seis años de graduación. ¿Son realmente? ¿Sabía usted que la ceremonia de graduación en junio incluye a los estudiantes que no hayan cumplido con sus requisitos de graduación – No es una graduación certificada! ¿Es esto justo para los estudiantes que trabajan duro y están elegibles para graduarse a tiempo?
Echemos un vistazo a las escuelas con la demografía casi igual que New Rochelle; otros en situación similar o como preferimos decir, en New Rochelle “las diversas comunidades”:
Port Chester se graduó el 65% de los estudiantes afro-americanos y el 68% de sus estudiantes hispanos.
White Plains se graduó el 70% de los estudiantes afro-americanos y el 70% de sus estudiantes hispanos.
Ossining se graduó el 69% de los estudiantes afro-americanos y el 65% de sus estudiantes hispanos.
Mt Vernon se graduó el 65% de los estudiantes afro-americanos y el 50% de sus estudiantes hispanos
Tanto un compromiso académico y social son componentes integrales de navegar con éxito el largo de los estudios. La investigación muestra que la falta de el compromiso con la familia y el estudiante es un factor predictivo de abandono, incluso controlando por el logro académico y antecedentes de los estudiantes. Mi opinión es que muchos estudiantes no cuentan con el apoyo extra en la escuela media y 9 º grado que necesitan para tomar con éxito la transición a la secundaria.
Por cierto, nuestro índice general de graduación, a tiempo, que incluye a todos los estudiantes, es del 66%.
Que pena? Que piensan? Nuestra comunidad y nuestro futuro esta en crisis. Pongase de pie y intervenga. Gracias!
A Disgrace!
While the figures are disgraceful it is not as surprising as one might think. Look at the disparity in schools from north to south. Compare Albert Leonard to IEY to see the tale of the tape and better understand the numbers Mr. Sanchez exposes. The in-crowd which control the school district and the board continue to paint their mosaic of New Rochelle while turning a blind eye to the “colors” in that diversity.
In reaching a wider audience
Mr. Sanchez is an eloquent writer in two languages with very important points to make.
Although I am not fluent in Spanish, I believe the article outlines how the New Rochelle and surrounding school systems are failing. I also believe that this article pointed out that 2/3rd’s or less of attending high school students, in New Rochelle and surrounding communities were graduating. There were other points and information I am sure I missed being mono-lingual.
I have found that in writing, reaching the widest audience is the most effective way to get your point across.
As this is a site to exchange ideas and information, those who do not read Spanish fluently have missed out on the information you have provided,
I would hope that this and future articles could be accompanied by an English translation. We all have a real stake in this and hope that this request/feedback is taken in the positive spirit in which it is offered.
I can’t read this
I can’t read this.
Try Now!
The NYS Education Department released its HS graduation statistics 2 months ago. As we deliberate on how best to spend the taxes collected by members of our community, please consider the following numbers. Let me know if they upset you as they have me. I am upset because the Board said on March 9th it would discuss this issue tonight, now it seems that it has been postponed without communicating this to community.
The graduation rates tell only half of this story. The other half is just how much did the students learn? I highlight our graduation rate because I believe that it is an indicator of our health as a society. For now, my concern is our HS graduation rate in New Rochelle. Note that in NRHS, we have over 3,400 students. Roughly 60% are students of color – that’s over 2,000 students. Over the last several years, I have asked questions about our graduation rates here in New Rochelle. I wanted to know what was being done to improve upon these critical numbers. The answers provided were always the same. Nothing new; nothing different. It seemed that no one knew how to address the question from a strategic, short or long term solution perspective. No focus group; no risk taking with different initiatives. Meanwhile, our children languished. Mind you that we are not expecting dramatic improvements, just modest; optimistic improvements and a public recognition that we have a problem AND that we have a plan. Look at these numbers and discuss with your school board.
The Graduation Outcome for 2005 cohort (HS Students who graduated in June 2009 – Note I am only focusing on Black and Hispanic students):
New Rochelle – HS 55% of Black students graduated while 51% of Hispanic students graduated on time. Yes the district will say that these numbers are a bit higher when you look at August or 5 year graduation or even yet 6 year graduation. Are they really? Did you know that the June graduation ceremony includes students who have not met their graduation requirements – It is not a certified graduation! Is this fair for the students who work hard and are eligible to graduate on time?
Let’s look at other HS schools with similarly situated demographics or as we prefer to say in New Rochelle “diverse communities”:
Port Chester graduated 65% of Black Students and 68% of their Hispanic Students.
White Plains graduated 70% of Black Students and 70% of their Hispanic Students.
Ossining graduated 69% of Black Students and 65% of their Hispanic Students.
Mt Vernon graduated 65% of Black Students and 50% of their Hispanic Students
Both academic and social engagement are integral components of successfully navigating the education pipeline. Research shows that a lack of family and student engagement is predictive of dropping out, even controlling for academic achievement and student background. My opinion is that many students are not given the extra support in middle school and 9th grade they need to successfully make the transition to high school.
By the way, our overall graduation rate, which includes all students, is 66%.
Martin Sanchez
An amazing article. Thank you.
An amazing article. Thank you.
Thank you for including the English Speaking audience
Thank you for translating this, it was very annoying to me that I couldn’t read this at first.
That said, I think a study (and isn’t one being hidden somewhere Mr. Cox) about how many of these non-graduating students attended Isaac Young would be extremely informative. The presumption is that Isaac Young prepares the Hispanic and African-American population of New Rochelle very poorly for High School. This can only be proven by a study of the graduation rates of students from each of the Junior High Schools. It would also be interesting to break that down by Elementary Schools.
It is true that a family that values education will produce a student that is more likely to graduate, however the statistics from Port Chester and White Plains prove the failure is not with the families. The failure is the District. If they actually cared about the Hispanic and African-American students they would do the study to find out where the deficiencies are. The problem can’t be solved until the failing schools are found.
This is so bad it borders on criminal negligence of an entire population.
Someone did a study recently of New Rochelle’s segregated school past on this website, I believe that Board of Ed is trying to honor the families that fought desegration this year.
If you read that series you found out that the Board of Ed 50 years ago was deliberatly segregating the population of the New Rochelle schools.
I think this current Board of Ed and its administrative appointees are more of the same and should be banned from honoring the families who fought desegration. They care about the Hispanic and African-American population as little as they did in New Rochelle 50 years ago. Just look at the statistics…