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4 <br /> 1 Slide#4 <br /> District Highlights <br /> • Five schools ranked in the top 12% in the state for growth. <br /> • All subgroups in OCS grew in grade level proficiency. <br /> • Black students were the highest performing subgroup for growth with 7 percentage points. <br /> c This is the highest GLP performance for Black students since 2013-2014. <br /> • OCS EL progress increased by 6.4 percentage points. <br /> c Third consectuve year OCS has made gains. <br /> • In partnership with DTCC, OCS increased the number of students pursuing dual enrollment <br /> courses with the goal of earning a degree or certification prior to graduation. <br /> Aft <br /> Is l F �L <br /> T <br /> 2 � iENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> r • t> <br /> 3 Rhonda Rath reported that five schools ranked in the top 12%in the state for growth, and that all <br /> 4 subgroups in Orange County Schools grew in grade-level proficiency. She highlighted that Black students <br /> 5 were the highest-performing subgroup for growth, at seven percentage points. EL progress increased by <br /> 6 6.4 percentage points. She also noted that in partnership with Durham Tech, the district increased the <br /> 7 number of students pursuing dual enrollment courses to earn a degree or certification before graduation. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Julie Pack, OCS Chief Academic Officer, continued the presentation: <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Slide#5 <br /> District Highlights <br /> Career&Technical Education <br /> • 90+CTE courses available <br /> • 40 Industry Recognized Credentials <br /> 1100+student credentials earned ell• 73.1%concentrators earned a credential <br /> • 50+work internship partnerships - <br /> • 95%graduation rate <br /> • 74.5% of Middle School Students and 69.34%of <br /> High School Students participated in a CTE <br /> course for the 2023-24 School Year - - <br /> • In the fall issue of the Association of CTE <br /> (ACTE's) Techniques magazine, OCS's work was <br /> nationally higS Shlighted <br /> CHALLENGE. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Julie Pack said that CTE provides students the opportunity to explore potential careers while <br /> 14 developing durable, real-world skills needed to be future-ready. She noted that OCS offers over 90 CTE <br /> 15 courses across seven program areas: agricultural education; business, finance, and marketing; career <br />