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CCTL trumpets successes
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CCTL student spend Friday afternoon learning about the different clubs the program has to offer. Pictured are representatives from last year's student government association encouraging their classmates to join.
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Published: August 30, 2009
The Collaborative College for Technology and Leadership may not have made the grade in terms of ABC results, but Principal David Blattner wants the public to know the school is making strides.
After the ABC results were published in the R&L, Blattner said he received calls from parents concerned about the status of the school, which has a focus on technology and leadership for students in grades 9 and up.
The school, along with four other Iredell-Statesville Schools, received "no recognition."
This means those schools did not meet growth standards set by the state.
"All of our classes showed average growth last year," he said.
CCTL may not have made growth in the state's eyes, but it did make gains during the 2008-2009 school year.
Gains include:
- 100 percent proficiency in English I and Writing.
- Higher than 90 percent proficiency in six out of eight end-of-course exams;
- A 22 percent increase in Algebra II from the previous year. Blattner credits combining Algebra I and Algebra II curriculums;
- 91 percent proficiency in Algebra I;
- 86 percent passing rate in college classes; and
- 87.6 percent of students are on grade level.
While growth in some respects is measured by test scores, CCTL officials say they are looking at the bigger picture.
"The test scores are great, but we don't focus on that," Blattner said. "We focus on getting them prepared for college."
According to Blattner, CCTL students earned 1,430 college credits last year, which ranked 32nd out of 534 charter schools and high schools in the state.
In addition to its many successes, CCTL also prides itself on having the lowest dropout rate (2 percent) of all the high schools in the district, which averages 4 percent.
The school did make Adequate Yearly Progress.
"It's a testament to the hard work of teachers," he said.
Since opening five years ago, the school saw its first graduate in June and looks to graduate 30 students this year.
Chief Academic Officer Melanie Taylor said the school is making "some good gains."
"If you look at every area of EOG they tested, they made double-digit gains," she said.
"That's pretty phenomenal growth and amazing results," she added.
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