CASE STUDY
Lubbock ISD’s Passing Rates Rock with Custom ELL Solution
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NEED:
Fostering critical conversations helps identify and address needs – improving outcomes for English Language Learners in West Texas’ Lubbock ISD, where failing class grades are down 75%.
RESULTS:
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Critical situation. Of the 1400 English Learners in Lubbock ISD, about 600-800 had one or more failing grades in a typical reporting period.
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Custom solution. Project Education created a district-specific form, Lubbock Six Weeks Progress Monitoring Plan, implemented in the fall 2017 semester.
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Actionable insights. The report gave fast, easy access to student data, and identified which students needed a Progress Monitoring Plan with enough time for teachers to take action.
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Comprehensive data access. With less time spent retrieving data, campuses could spend more time addressing students’ needs for progress.
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Spotting trends, applying resources. The improved data access allowed campuses to identify trends and zero in on specific areas of need.
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District-wide approach. Ease of monitoring and trend analysis at the district level allowed for targeted instructional coaching.
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Immediate, Resounding Success. In a single year with the new process and reports, failing grades for ELL students fell from 800 down to just 200 fails per grading period – a 75% decrease.
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“Project Education cares about the learner. It is evident in the program – student outcomes are greatly improved because our teachers had the information and time they needed to foster critical conversations.”
– Melissa Hernandez, Bilingual/ESL Coordinator, Lubbock ISD (recently promoted to Principal)