March 18, 2014 Fox C-6 School Board Meeting Presentation to Outgoing Board Members

At the March 18, 2014 Fox C-6 school board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Tim Crutchley filling in for Superintendent Dianne Critchlow while she is out on FMLA thanked outgoing school board members Linda Nash and Dan Smith and presented them with small thank you gifts for their service to the Fox C-6 School District.

Below is an audio recording of Mr. Crutchley's presentation. He mentioned some of the accomplishments of the school district while they served the community on the school board. Mrs. Nash served for 12 years and Mr. Smith served for 6 years. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Nash both spoke after being recognized by Mr. Crutchley.

Listen to Mr. Crutchley's Presentation and Mr. Smith and Mrs. Nash

One of the facts that Mr. Crutchley mentioned was Fox's Average Composite ACT Score at 1:22 into the recording.  He said that,

"The district's ACT Average is over 23 while the state average is 21."

Below I have posted the ACT report found on Fox's District Report Card page on Missouri DESE's website to compare them to what Mr. Crutchley reported. It's always interesting to compare the real numbers to what is reported by district administrators.

The highest score posted for Fox was a 22.7 in 2011. The average for the state has remained pretty steady at 21.6.

Mr. Crutchley didn't mention Fox's Percentage of Graduates Tested. I've asked them for several years why this number is so low and have been given several different reasons. I always get asked why the number is so low when I tell people what Fox's Percentage of Students taking the ACT is as reported by Missouri DESE.

Fox's Percentage of Student's taking the ACT places our district in the bottom 25% of the state. That number will change in 2015 when ALL 11th graders will be required to take the ACT when it becomes part of the state assessment. Fox's Composite ACT score will most likely drop some once all student's are required to take the ACT.

Requiring all students across the state to take the ACT will help provide a good statewide comparison of college readiness.

Fox C-6 School District Report Card at Missouri DESE

Fox and Missouri ACT Data

District: FOX C-6 Year # Grads # Grads at or above Nat. Avg. % of Grads at or above Nat Avg % of Grads Tested Composite ACT Score 2013 789 298 37.80 55.89 22.3 2012 845 320 37.90 55.98 22.3 2011 854 327 38.30 53.28 22.7 2010 893 315 35.30 53.98 22.2 2009 878 292 33.30 57.06 21.7 2008 904 299 33.10 55.97 21.8 2007 808 256 31.70 51.49 21.7 2006 777 227 29.20 46.59 21.7 2005 697 170 24.40 47.78 20.8 2004 680 170 25.00 49.71 20.7

District: MISSOURI Year # Grads # Grads at or above Nat. Avg. % of Grads at or above Nat Avg % of Grads Tested Composite ACT Score 2012 61,599 23,129 37.50 66.82 21.6 2011 63,013 22,698 36.00 64.25 21.6 2010 64,058 22,623 35.30 63.42 21.6 2009 62,787 21,547 34.30 61.94 21.6 2008 61,894 21,614 34.90 63.03 21.6 2007 60,201 20,893 34.70 61.77 21.6 2006 58,474 19,663 33.60 59.71 21.6 2005 57,843 19,506 33.70 59.88 21.6 2004 58,040 19,192 33.10 59.18 21.5