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of the seniors took the test. The average score for last year's seniors was 1161 with an 85 <br />percent participation rate. This is the fourth straight year the scores have increased <br />locally and was the largest gain in that time period. The local scores compare with a state <br />average of 982 and a national average of 1017. <br />AVID Enrollment <br />1996 -97 1997 -99 1 OOR -44 <br />School <br /># of Students <br />School <br /># of Students <br />School +"# <br />of Students <br />CHHS <br />26 <br />CHHS <br />62 <br />CHHS <br />71 <br />gr. 9,10 <br />.9,10,11 <br />gr. 9,10,11,12 <br />ECHHS <br />14 <br />ECHHS <br />25 <br />ECHHS <br />37 <br />9,10 <br />gor. 9,10,11 <br />.9,10,11,12 <br />McDougle <br />15 <br />McDougle <br />41 <br />8 <br />gr. 7,8 <br />Culbreth <br />18 <br />.8 <br />Phillips <br />15 <br />8 <br />Total: 40 <br />Total: 102 <br />Total: 182 <br />Phoenix Academy <br />The Phoenix Academy continues to provide an outstanding educational experience for <br />long -term suspended and disengaged high school students and long -term suspended <br />middle school students in our district. <br />• The academy currently serves 18 students from culturally diverse, lower and higher socio- <br />economic backgrounds in a multi-age, multi-level setting. It appears that the school may <br />reach the cap of 30 students before the end of first semester - there is a waiting list. The <br />program served 12 students during the 1997 -98 school year <br />• The anticipated date of moving into the mobile classrooms is the week of November 16. <br />• The program employs a part time psychiatric health nurse as a result of health needs <br />indicated by the evaluation. The staff also includes the Lead Teacher, 1 full time special <br />educator, 1 full time regular educator ( pending), full time guidance counselor, 1 full time <br />teacher assistant, a part time assistant (pending) for the special needs of an identified <br />student. <br />• We have partnered with Chapel Hill Tae Kwon Do to create an exciting pilot program that <br />meets three times a week to provide one -half of a PE credit for the students. <br />• The PLATO courseware and computer managed instructional program and state adopted <br />texts are used for the core curriculum for grades 7 - 11. We have enhanced the curriculum <br />with instructional and cultural arts field trips and provide service learning opportunities for <br />students. <br />