PROBLEM OF PRACTICE
For my Problem of practice, I chose to target the graduation data and take a deep dive into our student’s success after high school. After reviewing the graduation data, we graduate 95% of our minority students but only 21% of those students graduate prepared for a 4-year or 2-year university or leave with a trade or for the military. Within our white subgroup, 95% of these students but 78% of these students graduate with post-secondary plans. The problem is the achievement gaps between subgroups within post-secondary options and plans. We are graduating 74% of our minority students to become a statistic In ordered to have a better understanding of why 74% of minority students graduate with no post-secondary education plan I chose to interview students who were on the cusp of failing and those who were excelling to see if I could identify the disconnect between subgroups.