by Leah Schroeder ‘13 and Darby Whitehair ‘12 Imagina que tú estás en un país hispanohablante y que estás en una clase y la profesora está hablando, pero no puedes entender lo que ella está diciendo. Es posible que tú puedas aprender un poco en las clases de ciencias o matemáticas, pero ¿piensas que tú podrías tener éxito en las … Read More
by Brett Melnick ’12 While they may be slight-looking in physical stature and are unassuming in their personalities, juniors Dereje Alemu and Robel Kebede, two ESOL students at Sherwood, are more than meets the eye. They are two of the fastest runners at Sherwood, and have only been living in the United States for three years. Born on opposite sides … Read More
Sherwood did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the 2009-2010 school year. AYP is a measure of academic performance established by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Three subgroups within the school, Hispanic, Limited English Proficient (LEP), and Free and Reduced Meal Students (FARMS) all failed to meet the minimum participation requirement in reading, and the LEP subgroup fell short of satisfactory reading proficiency. Additionally, the FARMS, Special Education and African American subgroups met reading proficiency by margins of three or less students.