Richland Middle College midyear report: seniors on track but U.S. History EOC rates lag
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At its Feb. 11 meeting, the school principal reported 100% of seniors are enrolled or completed required courses and 80.9% of students are college-and-career-ready, while U.S. History EOC results (36% C or higher; 44% passage) prompted targeted tutoring, expert-led sessions, and co-teaching interventions.
Richland Middle College's principal presented a midyear evaluation at the Feb. 11 board meeting reporting mixed academic progress and a set of targeted interventions.
The principal said 100% of seniors have completed or enrolled in required courses toward graduation and the school has achieved an 80.9% college-and-career-ready metric for students (measured through SAT scores, dual enrollment, course grades, ASVAB career-readiness designations, or work-based learning). However, U.S. History EOC performance is below the school's goal: 36% of students earned a C or higher and the overall passage rate was 44% this semester.
To address the EOC shortfall, the principal detailed interventions: expert-led strategy sessions (inviting successful teachers to share top strategies), Socratic seminar techniques, targeted study sessions (six students identified for an intense study block), co-teaching and cross-disciplinary alignment so English, science and math teachers reinforce relevant standards, and additional in-house work-based learning for students with transportation barriers. The principal credited the recently board-approved dual-enrollment specialist with supporting student success in college courses.
The report also covered student engagement: roughly 89.8% of students participate in at least one club or organization and 100% of dual-enrollment students have an assigned adviser. Upcoming events noted in the report included a virtual senior FAFSA night (Feb. 17), a student-led professional development session (Feb. 18), a Black History Program (Feb. 20, time TBA) and a rescheduled pageant (Feb. 22 at Harbison Theater).
Board members acknowledged the progress and celebrated a recent student achievement: Helena Sumter won second place in the City of Columbia MLK Jr. scholarship program and will be recognized at a future meeting. The principal said a written summary of the midyear evaluation will be distributed to the board after the meeting.
Next steps: implement the described interventions for US History EOC improvement and circulate the written midyear summary to the board.