What Are The Ground Rules?

In order to motivate our students to increase their grades in English, Mathematics, History and Science I will create a new club for ALL students. The club will be called "Bulldogs Climbing Higher". In order to become apart of the club, students must raise their grade in and or all of the four core subject areas from the first three week grading period by 1% by the end of the the first six weeks. Then each of the following six weeks grading period, students must continue to raise their grade by a minimum of 1 percentage point. That's it! Small steps for student success.
The students who meet the requirements each six weeks will have their name displayed in the front hall of the school building for all students, faculty, staff, parents and visitors to see. The students will also be recognized in the local newspaper each six weeks they qualify. Students who raised their grade will be eligable for prizes that the community, faculty, parents and local businesses have agreed to donate.
The results? Hmm.....just think, a student starting the 6th grade at Clyde, who gets a 63% for the first three week grading period in math, decides that he/she wants to be a part of the Bulldogs Climbing Higher Club. This students is successful at raising his/her math grade one percent EACH six weeks for his/her entire junior high school years. By taking these small steps each six weeks the 6th grader, who is now an 8th grader , will have a minimum math grade of an 87% - now that is progress and success!