SOAR Charter Academy's Whole Brain Fart aka Epic Fail!

Look what Chris Biffle's Disciples were able to do in one year! The school started implementing Power Teaching around February 2009.

Check out the Second grade scores of 2009 and compare them to the third grade scores 2010.
2009 Twenty kids, one teacher.
2010 Thirty one kids (20 OGs +11 n00bs), two teachers
And that "19% proficient or above" none were in the "advanced" and none were boys. That's right, of 12 boys 0 scored better than basic. Every subgroup scored lower than the year prior. What a proud day August 16 must have been for SOAR.

The fourth grade teacher did not use Whole Brain Teaching. I and my kid are very thankful for that.

These are the results of CST tests, 2009, 2010.

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 2

English Language Arts
48% (2010)
45% (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for English Language Arts was 54% in 2010.

Math
61% (2010)
50% (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for Math was 62% in 2010.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2009-2010

Grade 3

English Language Arts
19% (2010)
31% (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for English Language Arts was 44% in 2010.

Math
36% (2010)
40% (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2010.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2009-2010

Grade 4

English Language Arts
44% (2010)
Data not available for this school (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for English Language Arts was 63% in 2010.

Math
41% (2010)
Data not available for this school (2009)
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2010.