Steven Kucklick

Blythewood High School

Internship B

Long Range Plan

Part A: Class and School Overview

During my student teaching experience at Blythewood I am teaching all CP government classes.
I have class during 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th period. The classes all have very different personalities
that I hope I can encompass in these descriptions. I collected information from class periods
using a survey that I gave to all of the students online. One quick thing to note: the test
information I gathered about the students is only from the last year (2015) because of that, I do
not have information on all students. However I believe I have a large enough sample size.
Richland School District 2
Richland 2 is made up of 18 elementary schools, 7 middle school, and 4 high schools. Some
demographics of the district as a whole are:
Race:
White- 48%
African American- 44.8%
Hispanic- 5.3 %
Asian- 2.8%
Gender:
Male- 47.1%
Female- 52.9%
Education Attainment:
Less than 9th Grade- 2.8%
High School (w/out diploma)- 5.6%
High School Graduate- 19.9%
Some College- 22.7%
Associates Degree- 9.9%
Bachelors Degree- 24%
Graduate or Professional Degree- 15%
Place of Birth:
US- 93.3%
Foreign Born- 6.7
US Citizen
Naturalized- 45.2 %
Not a US Citizen- 54.8%

Employment Status (16 yrs and older)

Employed- 73.2 %
Unemployed- 26.8 %
(Source: http://proximityone.com/sc_sdc.htm)

Information about students in Richland 2:

-

There are approximately 26,000 kids in the school system

46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
1.4% of students are homeless
5.1% are living with family members in temporary condidtions

The demographic make-up is:

Demographic
make up of
richland 2
Schools
4; 6% 5; 3%
3; 3%
2; 29%
1; 59%

(Source: https://www.richland2.org/Departments/planning/Documents/Richland%20School%20District%20Two%20SAR.pdf)

Blythewood High School

Blythewood High School has approximately:
- 1,600 students
- An average graduation rate of 86%
- The schools free and reduced lunch is 27%
- The make up of gender is 48% female to 52% male.

The demographic make up is as follows:

Blythewood
highSchool
Demographics

34 5
1
2

(Source: https://k12.niche.com/blythewood-high-school-blythewood-sc/)

As far as testing goes, students at Blythewood averaged about a point higher in every category
on the ACT compared to the state and district. Blythewood has over an 80% passing rate on all of
the End of Course exams, with Algebra 1 having a 90% passing rate.
(Information found here: https://ed.sc.gov/assets/reportCards/2015/high/c/h4002092.pdf)

Period 2, Government CP
My second period government class is one of my quieter classes. They tend to get their work
done and also stay involved during lecture.
The gender make-up of the class is fifty percent male and fifty percent female. The ethnic makeup1 is roughly 50% white, 45% percent African American and 5% Hispanic.
In terms of extracurricular activities, thirty percent of the students said that they participate in
some sort of sport. These sports range across the board from cheerleading, to track and field.
Half of the students also said that they are involved in the arts in one way or another.
Their tests scores are as follows:

SAT Scores 2nd Period

600
500
400

Math 300
200
100
0
30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

18

18.5

ELA

ACT Scores 2nd Period

20
15

Sci 10
5
0
14.5

15

15.5

16

16.5

17

17.5

Math

For this Long Range Plan I looked at the test scores that students have taken in the last year. As
we can see here, the SAT scores tend to cluster, with one or two outliers. The ACT scores do not,
but that is because they are on such a smaller scale.
There is only one student with an IEP in this class. They receive extra test time and go to a
different room during tests.
Period 4, Government CP
My fourth period class is again, usually pretty good at getting their work done and being
involved in class. Because this class is right before lunch they do sometimes need to be brought
back in.

The gender make-up is 47 percent male to 53 percent female. Ethnically, 47% white, 37%
African American, and 16% are mixed race.
Only one students said that they participate in a sport and three students are involved in the arts
in one way or another.
The test scores are as follows:

SAT 4th Period

600
500
400

Math 300
200
100
0
30

35

40

45

50

55

60

ELA

I only included the SAT scores here because only two students have taken the ACT in the last
year. Again, the test scores seem to cluster, even more so then the previous class.
In fourth period I only have one student with an IEP. They also go up to a different room to take
tests because they are given extra time on them.
Period 6, Government CP
My sixth period class can be a pretty big handful sometimes. At 28 students, they are the largest
class that I have. Because of that, they can get out of hand sometimes. That being said, they are
really good students and do participate in discussion.
The gender make-up of the class is 43% female and 57% male. Ethnically, the class is 35%
percent white and 65% African American.

Just over half of the students play sports, some students play more than one. A little under half of
the students are involved in the arts in some way.
The test scores are as follows:

SAT 6th Period

700
600
500
400

Math

300
200
100
0
30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

ELA

ACT 6th Period

25
20
15

SCI

10
5
0
14.5

15

15.5

16

16.5

17

17.5

Math

The scores here seem to be a little more spread out then the previous classes. What this tells me
is that there is some discrepancy between the levels of the students.

In this class there is again only one student with an IEP. They also go to another room to take
their tests so that they can have extra time.
Period 7, Government CP
My seventh period class is almost the polar opposite of my sixth period class. There are only
fifteen of them in the class and they are all very quiet.
The gender make-up of the class is 60% percent male and 40% percent female. The ethnic makeup is forty percent African American, 53% percent white, and 7% Hispanic.
Half of the students play sports and forty percent of the students are involved in the arts.
The test scores are as follows:

SAT 7th Period

700
600
500
400

Math 300
200
100
0
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

ELA

ACT 7th Period

40
30

SCI 20
10
0
10

15

20

25

30

35

Math

These are probably my most consistent test scores. Besides one outlier in each graph, all of the
scores cluster together.

In this class I have two students with IEPs. They go to another class to take their tests for extra
time.
Period 8, Government CP
Period 8 is a great class to have at the end of the day. The students, while talkative, do get their
work done. I do find myself having to reel them back in sometimes.
The gender makeup of the class is actually pretty interesting, it is 71% percent female and 29%
percent male. The ethnic makeup is 59% African American and 41% white.
Half of the students play sports and forty percent of the students are involved in the arts.
The tests scores are as follows:

SAT 8th Period

600
500
400

Math 300
200
100
0
28

30

32

34

36

38

ELA

40

42

44

46

48

ACT 8th Period

25
20
15

SCI

10
5
0
10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

Math

These tests scores are all relatively spread out. What this tells me is that the students may be on
different levels within the class. I have noticed this. There do seem to be some students who just
get the material faster than others. However, I do want to say that I take standardized tests scores
with a grain of salt. I definitely would not use them to make judgements about a students or
students.
There are no students with IEPs in this class