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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2008
Page
1
The Odessa American sponsors a Monday NCAA final viewing at Graham Central Station with a $5 entrance, silent auction, and games. Proceeds support the Odessa Education Service. sponsorship tables remain available with contact 333 7709 and online at oaoa com.
Lions clubs across the Permian Basin are taking orders for a dozen red roses for spring delivery. Orders run through April 18, with hand delivery on April 16 17 and 18 and a $15 price benefiting vision charities and the Texas Lions Camp. To order call a Downtown Lions member at 335-0234.
ECISD faces potential ratings risk as TAKS projections loom. Interim Superintendent candidate discussed as sole finalist at board meeting. District serves about 26,680 students with 50.1 percent economically disadvantaged and a 62.5 percent Hispanic student body.
ECISD elementary educators implement targeted strategies to ready special education students for TAKS testing. The Monday Schools feature details Zavala Magnet Elementary’s practices, including individualized accommodations, pace adjustments, and inclusive instruction designed to boost achievement for students with diverse needs.
Readers are asked to vote on the Medical Center Hospital decision to stand up to Blue Cross Blue Shield. Cast opinions online at www.oapa.com/sections/poll and share reasons by email or townletters at oaoa.com.
Under the 4 by 4 program, graduates in 2011 must complete 16 core classes including science and math, 3.5 elective credits, 0.5 health, 0.5 phys ed, 0.5 communication, 1 credit tech, 1.5 phys ed, and 2 foreign language credits totaling 26 credits. The distinguished plan adds more electives and language credits. Current bell schedule allows 28 credits across freshman to senior years.
Gloria White of UT Austin and the Charles A. Dana Center report only 15 to 20 percent of about 120 freshmen in a statistics class took a senior year math course. The Legislature's 2007 bill requires an extra math and science course for graduation, starting with the class of 2011, to boost college readiness and workforce preparation.
The Legislature passed a 2007 measure requiring students entering the class of 2011 to complete an additional math and science course to graduate. Educators say the mandate will better prepare students for college and the workforce.
Odessa College freshman Analee Carasco uses math tutoring at OC and works through developmental courses to pursue a radiology degree. The 03 Andrews High graduate says she did not pass the COMPASS placement test and notes the need for remedial work even for direct high school graduates. In Odessa about 1,300 spring high school graduates may attend Odessa College or UTPB, with developmental English, math, and writing courses common.
At UTPB spring 08 161 took math developmental courses 8 English and writing 7 reading. At OC spring 08 119 math 36 English and writing 42 reading 993 total courses at OC.
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