Columbus Public Schools

Columbus Public Schools received these results while using Destination Math:

1. The 20 participating schools using our solution showed a statistically significantly higher average score on the Target Teach math assessments than 20 control schools.
2. Caucasian students’ average scores increased 9.5 points from the pretest to posttest, while Black/African American students’ scores increased 16.2 points, and Hispanic/Latino scores increased 17.3 points. This suggests that the technology project may help in closing the digital divide among different ethnicities.
3. Teachers’ technology surveys showed that the importance of instructional software grew from 52.1% in the fall to 80.9% in the spring
4. Participating schools showed statistically significant gains in their students’ computer use across all categories.
5. Reeb Elementary came out of Academic Emergency.