Belfair, Washington
2000 Evidence

Author:
Bob Crain
Hawkins Middle School

Date evaluation report completed:
January 2000

Months/years covered by evaluation:
1999-2000 School year.

Number of schools involved:
1 school
Grades 7,8

Demographics of sample population:
Belfair, WA is a rural district. Hawkins Middle School is in a fairly low economic community. The school enrolls 6th, 7th and 8th grades and has a population of approximately 4,000. Approximately 90% of the student population is Caucasian.

Purpose of study:
Measure progress over time of SOAR TO SUCCESS middle school students.

Methodology:
Hawkins Middle School uses a pull-out model, students are assigned to a "Soar class" for an entire period for one semester.

Measures/indicators used to assess effectiveness:
Gates-MacGinitie

Findings: See Chart

Soar to Success, Grade 7 Group 1 STUDENT READING COMP. GROWTH       A 3.0 to 5.3 2.3 B 3.0 to 5.8 2.8 C 3.0 to 4.4 1.4 D 1.7 to 3.2 1.5 E 3.2 to 4.6 1.4 F 2.8 to 4.4 1.8 G 1.7 to 3.6 1.9 Avg. Growth   1.87	Soar to Success, Grade 7 Group 2 STUDENT READING COMP. GROWTH       A 2.2 to 4.2 2.0 B 4.2 to 5.1 0.9 C 6.3 to 6.3 0 D 4.1 to 5.1 0.9 E 3.0 to 4.6 1.6 F 5.7 to 6.3 0.6 Avg. Growth   1.05
Soar to Success, Grade 8 Group 3 STUDENT READING COMP. GROWTH       A 4.3 to 8.4 4.1 B 4.2 to 7.1 2.9 C 2.3 to 4.4 2.1 D 3.5 to 3.8 0.3 E 2.7 to 5.1 2.4 Avg. Growth   2.36	Soar to Success, Grade 8 Group 4 STUDENT READING COMP. GROWTH       A 4.4 to 5.5 1.1 B 2.4 to 4.2 1.8 C 2.5 to 3.6 1.1 D 2.3 to 4.0 2.3 Avg. Growth   1.56