National PTA's Sherri Wilson shares resources to engage families
in minimizing summer learning loss. Working Towards a 100
Percent Graduation Rate Story posted August 27, 2012 - The
district graduation rate rose from 76% in 2004 to 93.5% (over
90% in all student racial and income groups) in 2011 - The
school system now has about 110 community partners and a 100%
Graduation Project committee that meets quarterly to discuss
ways to engage additional community groups and encourage
students to pursue their diplomas Summary: School officials in
Clarksville Montgomery County believe that, with the community’s
help, 100 percent of their students will graduate from high
school. In 2004, 76 percent of students in the Clarksville
Montgomery County (Tennessee) School System earned a diploma
within four years of starting high school, better than the state
average of only 66.1 percent at the time, according to the
National Center for Education Statistics. However, as School
Board Chairman George Giles says, “76 percent wa