There is much to be proud of when we talk about Flat Rock education, but something has seriously jumped the tracks at the Flat Rock High School. I was sure there was a misprint when I read the MonroeNews.com article citing Flat Rock High School’s 2008 drop-out rate:
“Flat Rock Schools saw the biggest drop in its graduation rate, moving from 93.7 percent in 2007 to 75.5 percent in 2008.”
I immediately contacted the reporter, Danielle Portteus of the Monroe News who promptly returned my email message. She pointed me to her source report: The State of Michigan 2008 Cohort 4-Year & 2007 Cohort 5-Year Graduation and Dropout Rate Reports published by Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) available at http://michigan.gov/cepi.
Even more interesting was this statement from Ms. Portteus:
“I tried a number of times to get in touch with Flat Rock to get some reasons as to why the numbers are so low or if information was left off for the district, however, no one would get back with me.”
Needless to say my next call was to the Board of Education. My hope is that there will be some explanation and corrective action plan discussed at the next Board of Education meeting on September 14th. I would encourage your attendance.
