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Annual Report 2005-2006 - Farmington Public Schools

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Advanced Placement (AP)Number of Studentstaking AP ExamsDistrict 2004/<strong>2005</strong> 603District 2003/2004 587Number of Students Qualifyingfor College Credit on at least oneexamDistrict 2004/<strong>2005</strong> 437District 2003/2004 465Percent of students qualifyingDistrict 2004/<strong>2005</strong> 72%District 2003/2004 79%Power Middle School’s Power Jazz band, under the directionof Rob Wilson, wowed the crowd at the District’s annualSuperintendent’s Awards of Excellence Breakfast.American College Test (ACT)Total composite scores reported.<strong>2005</strong>/<strong>2006</strong> Female Male 2004/<strong>2005</strong><strong>Farmington</strong> 23.1 23.2 23.0 23.1State 21.5 21.3 21.7 21.4National 21.1 21.0 21.2 20.9Percent of students taking test<strong>Farmington</strong> 75%State 67%National 40%Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)<strong>2005</strong>/<strong>2006</strong> 2004/<strong>2005</strong> Female MaleFPSMath 588 597 570 611Reading 570 578 580 556Writing 558 NA 573 537StateMath 583Reading 568Writing 555NationalMath 518Reading 503Writing 497Parent involvementis key to successParental interest and involvement in theirchildren’s education contributes greatly to thechild’s success in school. To accommodateparents’ schedules, parent/teacher conferencesare scheduled in the fall and spring, during bothdaytime and evening hours. There is an increasingeffort to involve students in the conferenceprocess which heightens the students’ awarenessand commitment to their learning. Conferencesalso occur at any time during the schoolyear when requested by a parent, teacher, and/or administrator.19

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