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1. In one paragraph describe the community in which the school belongs. A.E. Burdick school is located in a tight knit community on the south east side of Milwaukee. In an area formerly known as the Town of Lake, the small community is located between Bayview and St. Francis. The neighborhood seems very diverse when just spending time there. For the city of Milwaukee, the majority of residents are Caucasian and African and American with the next most populated group being of Latino descent. The city of Milwaukee is an extremely high crime area, several times higher than the national average. The community seems tightly knit and friendly and they are very proud of their local schools.

The following graph depicts income data for the residents living in the zip code belonging to Burdick school.

The following chart displays the crime rate. The red stars portray the crime in Milwaukee, while the blue dots are the National average. (the labels are mixed up) It is clear that Milwaukee is an extremely high crime area but has been on the decline since a spike in 2007.

2. In one paragraph describe the mission and goals of the school. A.E. Burdick school offers students a traditional academic setting but places very high value on the arts (especially music) and technology. They have a partnership with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and also many other professional partner ships which are beneficial to students. They believe that emphasis on programs such as music, technology and physical education will help students excel in all academic areas. The school also takes great pride in its professional development and views teacher education as a dynamic concepts where teachers are constantly growing. They pride themselves on their positive school environment that is always conducive to the highest level of learning possible.

Utilize the Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) [] website to collect the following **Student Demographics** (**4** tables) for your analysis:

(1) Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

(2) Student Performance on WKCE by //Race/Ethnicity// //The graphs are by grade//





//In third grade, there is an obvious acheivement gap when comparing hispanic to white students. 90% of white students were proficient or better while less than 60% of Hispanic students were at the proficient or higher level. Less than 10% of Hispanic students are at the advanced level compared to close to 50% of students being advanced.//



//There is also an obvious acheivement gap in 4th grade between white students and other students.//



//In 5th grade, hispanic students performed almost as well as white students. The combined small group of minority students outperformed white and hispanic students. The only racial group that scored in teh Minimum proficiency level were white students. There is not an obvious achievement gap in the fith grade according to the chart.//

 

//In 7th and 8th grade, we see a slight acheivement gap again similar to the earlier grades.// Overall more white students scored advanced and the majority of minimum performing students were hispanic.

(3) Student Performance on WKCE by //Disabilities//

(4) Student Performance on WKCE by //English Proficiency//

<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in;">(5)School performance: <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.75in;">This graph shows Burdick school (on the left) Compared to MPS (center) and the state. Burdick students perform at about the state level, and are outperforming the district in which they belong too.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. WINNS