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Chickasha schools report rising ACT scores and outline steps to curb rising dropouts
Summary
District staff reported an uptick in ACT composite scores above the state average and described a set of interventions — expanded ACT training, mock testing, a local academy, transportation support, and weekly attendance tracking — to address rising dropout counts, particularly among sophomores.
District staff presented a multi-part college-readiness and dropout report that highlighted gains on statewide ACT measures and outlined interventions to keep students on track.
Jennifer and district staff said Chickasha's ACT composite scores have trended slightly above the Oklahoma average for the last three years and rose by about a full point last year. Speaker 4, who delivered the analysis, said reading and English results showed notable growth and that the district is using ACT AIM professional development and crosswalks between ACT items and state standards to reinforce classroom practice. "We are the highest that we have been in several areas, especially reading," the presenter…
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