End of Year Report for Tennessee Scholars for 2013 School Year

Data Collected / Measurement Tool / Outcome / Impact on Tennessee Scholars
Graduation Numbers / Data collected from Counselors from each high school / Tennessee Scholars 2013 Graduates 3700 (Total since 2004 is more than 28,000) / Number of graduates increases each year.
Number of Students on track to graduate as Tennessee Scholars / Counselor data / More than 50,000 students in grades 9-12 currently on track / This has resulted in TN Scholars now being a part of the new “Race to the Top” data system being developed for all schools
Number of Implemented Counties and School Districts / School System and Chamber or business buy-in in each community / 80Counties, 211 High schools / The number of school districts continues to grow each month.
Number of students taking Physics and the higher level of 4th year math / Counselor data / All TN Scholars take at least Alg, I, Alg, II, geom., and a higher math, biology, chemistry, and a higher science. / More students taking physics and 4th higher math.
ACT Data / Data either from Counselors or the ACT end of year report / Tennessee Scholars average 24.3 or higher on the ACT.
More than 50% met all four Act benchmarks for success. / More credibility for the program and proof that taking this course of study works for all students.
Grade point average / Average GPA for 2013 graduates was 3.66
Volunteer Service / Student responses / 2013 students average more than 197 Volunteer Service hours / Cost effective, team work skills, critical thinking skills
Scholarships offered / Number of Schools offering Scholarships / 41 Post Secondary Institutions now offer scholarships. / More motivation for students to be a TN Scholar
Course taking Data / Student Survey / 53.2 % took AP Classes
54% took dual credit
75% took at least one CTE class / Better success in college, higher ACT score
Number of TN Scholars Receiving Hope Scholarship / Survey taken from Counselors / 97.7% received Hope Scholarship / 95% of those students indicated they were going attending Tennessee Schools
Remediation Data / Data Collected from Volunteer State, Cleveland State, and North East State Community Colleges that offer full scholarship / 85% of Tennessee Scholars test out of remedial classes / Tennessee Scholars students are better prepared for post secondary
Does offering Scholarships increase the tendency for a student to attend a Tennessee School / Survey / 98% of Tennessee Scholars indicated they would attend a Tennessee University. / Tennessee Scholars respond to Scholarship and other rewards and incentives.

Tennessee Scholars Implemented Counties

Implemented or in process

Non-implemented

Anderson / Decatur / Henderson / Maury / Sequatchie
Bedford / Dekalb / Henry / McMinn / Sevier
Benton / Dickson / Hickman / McNairy / Shelby
Bledsoe / Dyer / Houston / Meigs / Smith
Blount / Fayette / Humphreys / Monroe / Stewart
Bradley / Fentress / Jackson / Montgomery / Sullivan
Campbell / Franklin / Jefferson / Moore / Sumner
Cannon / Gibson / Johnson / Morgan / Tipton
Carroll / Giles / Knox / Obion / Trousdale
Carter / Grainger / Lake / Overton / Unicoi
Cheatham / Greene / Lauderdale / Perry / Union
Chester / Grundy / Lawrence / Pickett / Van Buren
Claiborne / Hamblen / Lewis / Polk / Warren
Clay / Hamilton / Lincoln / Putnam / Washington
Cocke / Hancock / Loudon / Rhea / Wayne
Coffee / Hardeman / Macon / Roane / Weakley
Crockett / Hardin / Madison / Robertson / White
Cumberland / Hawkins / Marion / Rutherford / Williamson
Davidson / Haywood / Marshall / Scott / Wilson