Ballentine, South Carolina
Lexington School District Five
Grades 6-8 Evidence

Author:
Betsy Dyches
Language Arts Coordinator

Date evaluation report completed:
June 1999

Months/years covered by evaluation:
1998-1999 school year

Number of schools involved:
4 schools
Grades 6-8
336 students

Demographics of sample population:
Lexington School District is comprised of 17 schools and has a total enrollment of approximately 14,500. The entire district population includes approximately 80% Caucasian students, 16% African American students, 2% Asian students, and 1% Hispanic students.

Purpose of study:
Measure progress over time of Soar To Success students in grades 3-5

Methodology:
14 students meet for an 85-minute class period once a day. Seven students work in a Soar reading group for the first half of the period while the other 7 students participate in a writing tutorial - at the mid-point of the time block the two groups switch.

Measures/indicators used to assess effectiveness:
Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test.

Findings: See Chart

	Previous Year TAAS	TAAS (after Soar instruction)
3rd Graders		68% passed
4th Graders	55% passed	85% passed
5th Graders	32% passed	64% passed