Dr. Manolakos accepted the Excellence in Academics Award as Odyssey, under his guidance, continues to sustain performance improvements at a time when our school is welcoming many newly choiced-in students at the upper grades.
This year Odyssey delivered outstanding results in the new Smarter Balanced statewide testing, as seen below. Our teachers and administrators joined together to ensure our students demonstrated their academic strength. Many grades performed at ~30% to 50% better than their peers across the state!
Math
| Grade | OCS Proficiency | State Proficiency | Diff – % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 72 | 53 | 27 |
| 4 | 71 | 46 | 36 |
| 5 | 77 | 37 | 51 |
| 6 | 60 | 34 | 44 |
| 7 | 63 | 36 | 43 |
Reading
| Grade | OCS Proficiency | State Proficiency | Diff – % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 75 | 54 | 28 |
| 4 | 77 | 53 | 32 |
| 5 | 87 | 55 | 37 |
| 6 | 72 | 48 | 34 |
| 7 | 60 | 34 | 44 |
Impact Leadership Award
The Impact Award recognizes the school’s administrative leaders for significant educational improvements while utilizing innovative or creative approaches to addressing a compelling student need. After Dr. Manolakos won it last year, this year it was extended to the 2nd line of leadership – and fittingly Denise Parks was selected as the top leader in the Delaware charter school community. She was honored for her continued efforts to draw our administrative philosophy forward.