The document summarizes reading score data from Smith Middle School for grades 6-8 compared to district and previous year scores. Smith Middle School saw increases in grade 6 scores from 2010 to 2011 but declines in grades 7 and 8, and all grades lagged behind district scores in 2011, by 6% in grade 6, 2% in grade 7, and 14% in grade 8. The document calls for next steps and quotes an African proverb about the community role in educating children.