Workgroup Leaders:

Jackie West, Community Leader
Luceara Cross, Facilitator
Lisa Deffendall, Project Coordinator
Vicki Ritchie, Staff Leader

Why Consider Middle School Reform?

• Too many students who go on to postsecondary institutions need remedial classes.
• The academic gains being made at many of our elementary schools have not translated into higher test scores in our middle and high schools.
• Surveys reveal that many of our middle and high school youngsters feel disengaged.
• The high school curriculum must be both relevant and rigorous if we are to prepare students for high-skilled jobs.
• Student success hinges on better alignment between our middle schools, high schools and postsecondary institutions.
• One in five students who enter the ninth grade in Fayette County don't graduate four years later.