TO:                  Dr. John Bacon, Superintendent/ Spaulding High School Board

FROM:            Alan T. Moore

RE:                  Phoenix Program/ End of Year Report

Phoenix had an increasingly busy school year in 2008-09. Thirty five students continued their education through Phoenix including 26 graduates with the Spaulding High School Class of 2009. These 26 graduates constitute between 10 and 11% of the entire Class of 2009. We at Phoenix, and I’m sure the Spaulding community in general, are very proud of their accomplishments.

Many of our students overcame great odds to graduate and in some cases even to return to school. Four new mothers continued their education through Phoenix and three will graduate with this year’s class. The Phoenix staff is extremely appreciative of the Barre community and school board’s continued support of the program.

Please see below for a statistical review of the 2008-09 school year:

Total Population Served:	35
Graduated with Class of 2008:	26
Entered G.E.D. Program:	0
Moved from district:	1
Removed from program:	0
Returned to Spaulding:	1
Returning students 2008-09:	7

Please Note:

• 15 of the 26 graduates were dropouts who returned because of Phoenix.

• All 26 seniors needed Phoenix to graduate with their class.

• 11 students combined the Tech Center and Phoenix to further their education.

• The selection committee met on May 27^th to add new students for next year.