Success Stories
Ascend Education is proud to keep in close contact with customers in order to assure a successful implementation and an on-going positive experience for students. Here is what others are saying...
Middle School
Fort Stockton Middle School
Fort Stockton Middle School, Texas chose Ascend Math to help close math skill gaps of up to six or seven years. The school significantly increased their eighth grade pass rate on the state assessment from 74% to 86%. Some students achieved proficiency on the TAKS after spending only 3 weeks on Ascend Math during an intensive intervention initiative. Teachers, the Superintendent and parents are ecstatic--and the confidence of students has soared.
Banks Stephens Middle School - Georgia
The percentage of students who scored at Level III on their CRCT increased considerably after a year utilizing Ascend Math.
- 29% of 6th-grade students scored at level III in 2009-2010,
compared to 25% in 2008-2009 - 46% of 7th-grade students scored at level III in 2009-2010,
compared to 35% in 2008-2009 - 38% of 8th-grade students scored at level III in 2009-2010,
compared to 33% in 2008-2009
One student increased his score 62 points.
Oxford Hills Middle School – Maine
Oxford Hills Middle School utilized Ascend Math in the classrooms with students whose scores were below state average for the past three years.
As a result of their NECAP scores after using Ascend Math the school is no longer on the AYP list for the state. Oxford Hills Middle School's math scores grew by 18% points on average.
Montgomery Junior High School – Special Ed and Tier II, Texas
Many of their students were missing concepts from several grades and we needed an intervention that was tightly focused.
In 8th grade, 29 out of 36 at-risk students (84%) met expectations on the Texas state assessment.
Middle School Tier II Intervention
Students at Nolan Middle School in Manatee County, Florida enjoyed significant gains in their math achievement by using Ascend® Math. Out of the 201 students who attended remediation classes at school, there was a total increase of 2,727 points on the NRT. The average gain was 22.17 points per student.
Florida Middle School
"Thank you for putting the pacing guide order onto the program for us. For me, that is a big selling point! I am looking forward to exploring how my students progressed as that is the next part of the program I need to familiarize myself with... Thanks again for all your efforts."
- Teacher
Louisiana Middle School
Scenario: Align Ascend to Text Book Chapters - Keep Louisiana Standards Teachers at a Louisiana Middle School customized Ascend to benchmark student performance based on textbook chapters and maintain reference to Louisiana Grade Level Expectations (GLE's)
High School
High School Ascend Pilot
In an exit poll of students at Lakewood High School, 78% of students reported in writing that they had a positive experience in using The Ascend® Math Solution.
Aspen Valley High School – Colorado
Aspen Valley chose Ascend Math for their supplemental intervention resource in order to assist in the instruction of students with skill gaps of two or more years below grade level. The goal was to achieve two or more grade levels in gains in a single school year.
After utilizing Ascend Math as their intervention resource, Aspen Valley High School has achieved an increase from 0% to 26% of students achieving proficiency on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) test over the last three years.
2009-2010 mid-year growth rates of 9th grade students on the Scantron test were three times greater than the district average for 9th graders.
2009-2010 mid-year growth rates of 10th grade students on the Scantron tests were four times greater than the district average for 10th graders.
Calcasieu Parish - Louisiana
A large percentage of Calcasieu Parish students were totally unprepared for the rigorous math curriculum offered in high school. Additionally, Calcasieu had a large group of students who struggled in the courses Algebra I and II, as well as Geometry because of previous skill gaps.
In a random sample of 100 of the 800 students who utilized Ascend, 73% of these 100 students passed their math course with a grade of C or greater.
Douglas High School – Wyoming
Douglas High School has implemented interventions for the past 3 to 4 years and adopted Ascend Math for the 2009-2010 school year. Douglas High School targeted students with a 2 or below on their PAWs test. As a result of their implementation, school math scores are up 30%. Fifty percent (50%) of students who were at risk to fail the PAWs test showed proficiency on the PAWs after logging time on Ascend Math.
Intervention classes were for the following student populations:
- Math standards – year long classes – Tier II and Tier III
- Interventions - 18 weeks first semester – Tier II
- Special Ed - year long classes – Tier III
- Independent - year long classes
- Rural School - K12
Glendale Union High School District – Phoenix & Glendale, Arizona
After only 9 weeks, a significant reduction in failures was reported. In one school, the number fell from 140 to 98 students; in a 2nd school, of the 90 students at risk to fail, 60 were successful; at school 3, algebra failure rates decreased from 30% to 4% of the student population!
Brazosport ISD – Texas
Teachers were challenged to improve student proficiency by 2 or more grade levels in one school year. Brazosport chose Ascend Math for all Middle and High Schools to meet their objectives.
60% of students achieved gains of 1 ½ grade levels or more during 4 months on Ascend. 38% of students advanced 2 or more grade levels during the same time frame.
RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT USES ASCEND FOR THEIR TIER II STUDENTS USING ARRA FUNDING
Shelbyville High School was on academic early warning due to two consecutive years of not meeting AYP in math at the junior level.
SHS was in need of a viable math curriculum that could be utilized as an intervention tool to promote Algebra readiness and to improve overall student achievement in math.
- Average Gain for all students 47.3%.
- Students completed an average of 48 Learning Objectives during a 4 month period.
- Ascend met Tier II and Tier III Implementation Objectives.
Kevin Ross
Shelbyville High School – Principal
Shelbyville High School – Principal
Ascend Students Achieve Excellent Grade Level Advancement in a
Colorado Math Intervention Program
In a 9th grade semester long Math Intervention Program in Colorado; 68% of students gained 2+ years using Ascend. These students began course work at 4 years below grade level and by the completion of the Spring '06 semester, 10% of students were working in Algebra I - at grade level and 23% of students had gained at least 3 years of math knowledge. Students used Ascend daily in an extra math intervention class held during the school day.
Florida High School
"Overall, I think The Ascend Math Solution provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers to integrate technology and alternative resources into the curriculum. It is a proven fact that in classes where the teacher uses technology, student achievement is greater than in classes without technology integration."
"We are excited about the prospects of your program. I knew that when I spent a Sunday afternoon previewing the program and working on the high school math that the program had great potential with our students"
Caleshia Haynes
Boca Ciega High School
Boca Ciega High School
Special Programs
SPECIAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
"We have implemented the Ascend program in our CORE 2 Math program on a daily basis. The students use Ascend for 15 minutes every school day. We have found this program to be very helpful in gathering useful data, presenting material in a structured manner, and assessing our student's math skills. Ascend does a great job recalling material that has already been taught, adding insight to concepts that are being taught at the moment, and challenging the students with concepts that have not yet been introduced."
Lindsey West
Argo High School - Educational Support Services
Argo High School - Educational Support Services
"Many of our students have high levels of difficulties in Math and lack the necessary skills needed for success. Ascend has helped us overcome those failure factors by identifying gaps in the learning process and providing individual learning plans that help each student grow confidence and achieve success."
Katie Boland, Lead Teacher
Harding at Night Opportunity School
Harding at Night Opportunity School
Team of Educators at a school using Ascend were one of twenty teams selected to participate in the 2007 Microsoft US Innovative Teachers Forum Microsoft Education Program Recognizes and Rewards Exemplary Learning Teams demonstrating 21st Century Skills.
"Thanks to Ascend, we have completely revamped our Alternative Ed Program. I like how Ascend diagnoses deficiencies and allows students to fill in gaps enabling them to catch up before they fall further behind. Our students have responded extremely well to individualized computer based instruction. Discipline levels have dropped and we plan to continue using Ascend for these students upon their return to the traditional classroom."
Judy Senter, Curriculum Specialist
