1. Thomas Jefferson
High School
By Daniel Ranalli

2. Mission Statement
 To develop students who are
actively involved in the school
community and who are
prepared for the opportunities
and challenges they will face
throughout their lives.

3. The Big Question
 In actuality, is the academic
performance of our students in
line with the academic goals of
our mission statement?

4. Actual Math Scores
 85% of students exceed or greatly exceed
the state standards for mathematics.
 The school’s collective score on the AP
Calculus AB examination for the past few
years has remained steady at
approximately 3.1 (out of 5).

5. Goals
 Raise the percentage of students who
exceed or greatly exceed expectations in
math from 85% to 90% by 2013.
 Increase the average AP score on the AP
Calculus AB examination to 3.7 by 2013.

6. Our plan for improvement
 Increase the duration of each math period in
grades 9 and 10 from 45 to 55 minutes. All
math classes will meet everyday.
 The abovementioned action should also
improve the AP scores. Given the increased
time, certain key concepts will be introduced
in the formative years of math.

7. Reading Scores
 82% of students exceed or greatly exceed
the state standards for reading
comprehension.
 10% of students are uncomfortable or
very uncomfortable using English as their
primary language.

8. Goals
 Raise the percentage of students who
exceed or greatly exceed expectations in
math from 82% to 92% by 2013.
 Reduce the percentage of students who
feel less comfortable communicating in
English from 10% to 4% by 2013.

9. Our plan for improvement
 Form a special focus group for those students
who have most difficulty with reading.
Students will replace two gym periods per
week with two class periods dedicated to
reading.
 An afterschool ESL program has been formed
to aid students whose native/primary
language is not English.