Achievements

• Academically in 2010-11, students achieved on average 1.33 and 1.27 years of growth in ELA and Math respectively on the spring 2011 NWEA assessments. Overall growth is 33% higher than the national mean in ELA and 27% in math.
• Potomac and Bronzeville received five year charter renewals, the maximum granted by their authorizers.
• Potomac ranked 10th in reading and 6th in math among all charter schools with the same grades in Washington D.C.
• Monument, Indianapolis and Bronzeville received the highest rating possible on their state and district report cards.
• Bronx, Bronzeville, Indianapolis and Potomac outperformed their respective local districts in reading and mathematics based on proficiency rates on state assessments.
• Monument outperformed its local district in reading based on state assessment proficiency rates.
• East Chicago and Jacksonville outperformed their respective local districts in mathematics based on state assessment proficiency rates.
• Parent and staff satisfaction rates are very high.
• All LHA schools are self-sustaining.
• We are a sustainable Network given each school continues to meet enrollment and academic targets and we continue to manage growth and expenses carefully.

For more information, read our Annual Report 2010-11.

Network Goals

• College Acceptance: 100% of 12th grade students will be accepted to at least one four-year college.
• College Success: Less than 15% of high school graduates attending college are enrolled in remedial courses in English or math in the first semester of their freshman year.
• High School Graduation: More than 80% of students enrolled in a Lighthouse Academy in 9th grade will graduate within five full years (1).
• State Proficiency: School Target: All LHA schools will make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (2).
• State Proficiency: Cohort Target: 75% or more of students who enter a LHA school no later than grade 4 and have been in a LHA school for at least three full years will score “proficient/passing” or higher on their state-specific assessments (3).
• Academic Skills & Knowledge: For students that have been at the school for three full years or more, the number of students at or beyond the national median percentile in reading and math will increase by at least 10 percent of the grade level cohort each year on the NWEA’s MAP assessment.
• Arts Infusion as a Lever for Student Engagement: All schools receive an average score of 3 or better (1-4 scale) on the student satisfaction survey for the arts infusion and student engagement sections.
• Family Engagement: All families will participate in at least three of four parent conferences.
• Attendance: The average daily attendance will be at least 95%.
• Student Reenrollment: 95% of K-11 students enrolled on count day will remain enrolled on the following year’s count day with this exception; 75% of 8th grade graduates will reenroll in the College Prep Academy.

Notes