Transcript State of the School For Albemarle High School

Welcome to Back to School Night
State of the School
Schedule for this evening
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7:00-7:30
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1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
0 Period (Early Bird)
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General Meeting
State of the School Address
7:35-7:41
7:46-7:52
7:57-8:03
8:08-8:14
8:19-8:25
8:30-8:36
8:41-8:47
8:52-8:58
Purpose & Overview
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Present school information.
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Update our community and stakeholders on
our progress.
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Introduce teachers, staff, and administrators.
Albemarle County Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan 2005 -2009
Vision:
All learners believe in their power to
embrace learning, to excel, and to
own their future.
Mission:
The Albemarle County Schools’
core purpose is to establish a
community of learners and learning,
through rigor, relevance, and relationships,
one student at a time.
Strategic Plan Goals
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Prepare all students to succeed as members of a global
community and in a global economy.
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Eliminate the Achievement Gap.
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Recruit, retain and develop a diverse cadre of the highest
quality teaching personnel, staff, and administrators.
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Achieve recognition as a world class educational system.
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Establish efficient systems for development, allocation
and alignment of resources to support the Division’s
vision, mission, and goals.
WAHS School Improvement Plan
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Eliminate the achievement gap and
increase student access to and
participation in more rigorous curriculum.
Foster supportive, personal relationships
with our students.
Increase relevant use of technology in our
classroom lessons at all levels.
Our School opened in 1977 with
1150 students.
Today 1060
Our School
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Located on 75 acres of land
Renovations in 1996-97, 2004 & 2007
6 Learning Cottages
Very well-maintained by our custodial
staff and ACPS Building Services
Leadership students, work-study
students, and community members
regularly improve our landscape
Our Staff 2009-2010
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96 Instructional Staff
(Teachers, Counselors, Assistants)
6 Administrative Staff
(Principals + Guidance Director + Athletic
Director)
8 Classified staff members.
9 Food Service staff members.
11 Custodians, both day and evening.
1 School Nurse
Our Library Media Center
www.k12albemarle.org/westernalbemarle/library
Serves all WAHS students & faculty from
8:00 – 4:15 daily
Open access before school, CARE, PLC
25,000 books, 1,000 videos/DVDs, 30 magazines,
plus 20 databases & eBooks with home access
Online Project Resource Guide for every class
doing research in the LMC
Please support our
LIBRARY BOOK FAIR
At Barnes & Noble
Dec. 12 – 14, 2009
Our School Budget 2009 - 10
Total School Budget - $ 449,519
Major Budget Areas:
$224,331 - Classroom/Instruction
– $ 94,645 - Instructional Support
– $130,807 - Athletic Budget
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Student Characteristics 2009-10
1% 3%
1%
3%
1%
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native American
White
Other
91%
Student Characteristics continued
MALE
Male/Female by Grade 2009-2010
529 Males 529 Females
FEMALE
160
140
151
152
140
132
120
125
127
121
110
100
80
60
40
20
0
9
10
11
12
MALE
141
152
110
127
FEMALE
151
132
125
121
Grade
Class of 2009: Diploma Types
Diplomas
26.2%
4.4%
69.4%
Advanced Studies
Standard
Special
Class of 2009
Where are they now?
68% Chose a 4 year college experience
19% Chose a 2 year college experience
13% Chose work, military service, or post-high
76% College Bound Students Chose In-State Schools
Some of the schools chosen by the Class of 2009 include:
University of Virginia
James Madison University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Stanford University
Yale University
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Virginia Polytechnical Institute
Christopher Newport University
College Planning Night:
October 12, 2009 at 7 pm
National Merit Scholarship Program
04-05
05-06
06-07 07-08
Finalists
7
1
3
Semi-Finalists
7
1
3
Commended
14
5
18
2
4
15
08-09
7
09-10
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7
4
21
21
2005-2010 Advanced Placement (AP), Honors
(non-duplicating) and PVCC enrollment
600
500
400
AP
Honors
PVCC
300
200
100
0
2005-06
2006 -07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
Outside of the Classroom
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WAHS Athletic Accomplishments
2008 - 2009
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Ten District Champions: Golf, Volleyball, Boys’ &
Girls’ Cross Country, Boys’ and Girls’Swimming,
Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis, Girls’ Lacrosse, Field
Hockey
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Three Regional Champions: Boys’ Tennis, Girls’
Swimming, Girls’ Indoor Track
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Two State Champions: Boys’ Tennis and Boys’
Track
Athletic Accomplishments
WAHS Championships since 1998 and
Three Comprehensive High Schools
3 Wachovia Cups (in the last 5 yrs)
113 Jefferson District Championships
35 Regional Championships
21 AA State Championships
WAHS Band /Chorus Accomplishments
2008 - 2009
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Superior Rating: District Band Festival
Superior Rating: District Jazz Band Festival
Superior rating: JMU Tri-State Jazz band Festival
Symphonic Band and Jazz Band took “Best Overall
Concert and Jazz Band” at the Music in the Parks
Busch Gardens/Virginia Beach National Music
Festival.
WAHS
Drama Accomplishments 2008 - 2009
Performed play Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern in the WAHS Auditorium.
 Musical: Cinderella
2009 – 2010 Season
Two Plays: All in the Timing and Talking With
Both will be performed at the VHSL Play
Festival and on Nov. 6 and 7 at WAHS 8 pm
Spring Musical: To Be Announced
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WAHS Academic Competition
Accomplishments 2008 - 09
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ACE TEAM: Jefferson District Regular Season and
Tournament Runner-Up, Region II Runner-Up, and
5th place in the State Tournament.
Destination Imagination: A Multi-School Team from
WAHS, AHS, CHS, and MHS placed first in both the
region and the state. This team also placed “10th in
the World.”
The WAHS Team placed 2nd in the region and
received a “Renaissance Award” for teamwork in
the Instant Challenge Competition.
Inside of the Classroom
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Teaching & Learning: Class Size
Class Sizes for 2009-10
Sections/Avg Pupils per Class
English
Math
Science
Social
Studies
Foreign
Language
20 or Less
13/17
15/17
16/16
13/18
14/15
6/19
21-26
30/24
27/23
29/24
16/24
16/24
24/25
27 - 29
4/27
3/27
3/27
3/27
5/27
17/27
0
0
0
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30 or More
Health/
PE
Teaching & Learning: Programs
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Framework for Quality Learning
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Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
Teacher Performance Appraisals
Professional Learning Community Model (PLC)
 Content and Cross Curricular Teams
 Formative Assessment
 Monday Mornings 8:45 – 9:30
Western Specific
 Collaborative Team Work
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Collaborative Academic Review and Enrichment (CARE)
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Long Lunch Incentive
Teaching and Learning: CARE
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C.A.R.E. Tuesday – Friday 12:25 – 12:50
Enrichment and Learning for all
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Study Support - tutoring
Enrichment in the computer labs and library
Enrichment activities – SAT /Career /Guidance
Timely and regular intervention
Standards of Learning
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English
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World History to 1500
World History 1500 to
Present
US History
Mathematics
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RLR(Reading / Literature
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Writing
Social Studies
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EOC TESTS
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Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Science
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Earth Science
Biology
Chemistry
Our Standards of Learning Results
Record Scores in 4 of 11 Areas
and at least 92% in all EOC Tests
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
Reading
93
98
99
Writing
94
95
96
World History I
94
99
97
World History II
92
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93
US History
93
98
98
Algebra I
85
95
99
Geometry
94
95
92
Algebra II
96
97
93
Earth Science
88
95
94
Biology
89
97
96
Chemistry
98
99
98
2008 - 09 SOL Test Results:
No Child Left Behind
AYP applies to all students and to these six (6)
subgroups:
• Students with disabilities
• Limited English proficiency students
• Free & Reduced Lunch
• Major racial/ethnic groups (white,
African-American, and Hispanic)
AYP SUMMARY
ALL
BLACK
HISPANIC
WHITE
SWD
FRL
LEP
N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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N
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English
273
99.3
5
100
3
100
251
99.2
36
94.4
24
100
2
100
Math
612
94
15
66.7
11
100
568
94.5
75
85.3
47
89.4
8
100
AYP BENCHMARK FOR 2008-2009 WAS 81 FOR ENGLISH & 79 FOR MATH
Academic Three Year Comparison
in Standard/Practical Classes
School Year
A
B
C
D
F
2006 – 2007
N = 1,307
14%
180
25%
321
30%
387
20%
267
12%
152
2007 – 2008
N = 1,213
16%
188
30%
364
32%
386
15%
184
9%
91
2008 – 2009
N = 981
20%
197
30%
298
32%
313
13%
124
5%
49
Some Summary Highlights
of Standard/Practical Progress
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Total number of F’s reduced from 12% to 5%
Total number of A’s and B’s from 39% to 50%
Total number of discipline referrals in
Standard/Practical Classes have gone from 169
(13:1) to 92 (9:1).
Students with IEP’s Passed 10 of the 11 SOL EOC
Standards and lead the county in 7 of the 11
measures.
2009 SOL Advanced Pass Rates
Highest % Ever In Reading, Algebra I,
Biology, and Chemistry (Lead Albemarle
County and the state in 6 of 11 areas)
80
70
60
50
WAHS
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COUNTY
STATE
30
20
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Reading
Writing
Alg I
Geometry
Alg II
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Sci
US History
WH I
WH II
SAT Scores Beat
State and National Averages
73% Students Participated
WAHS
STATE
NATIONAL
VERBAL
599
511
501
MATH
588
512
515
WRITING
581
498
493
2004 - 09 Mean SAT Scores for WAHS
700
600
500
verbal
math
nat ver
nat math
400
300
200
100
0
2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 200804
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08
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Three Year Review of
WAHS AP Test Results
Number
Students
Scoring 5
Pct.
Students
Scoring 5
Number
Students
Scoring 4
Pct.
Students
Scoring 4
Total
Tests
Taken
Pct. Of
Students
Scoring 4
or 5
06-07
144
26%
210
38%
552
64%
07-08
142
26%
165
31%
539
57%
08-09
220
37%
165
28%
588
65%
2009 Career Technical Education
Certification Pass Rates
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Pass Rate
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Web Design
Marketing
AutoCad
TV Production
Adv. Manufacturing
Future Improvements:
Key Questions
What do we expect students to learn?
 How will we know when they’ve learned
it?
 How will we respond when they have
not learned it?
 What do we do if they already know it?
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Future Improvements:
Answers
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Create collaborative teams committed to
continuous improvement as our fundamental
school improvement structure.
Collaborative Teams in Standard/Practical
Classes
Formative assessments / SchoolNet Data
Adjustments in instruction / Best Practice
Extra learning time, enrichment, and assistance
for students
Increased Focus on Literacy Development
2009 Board of Education Award
for Academic Excellence
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WAHS is one of only 66 high schools in the
Commonwealth to receive this recognition.
WAHS met all state and federal achievement
benchmarks for at least two consecutive years.
The Virginia Index of Performance (VIP Award) also
recognizes achievement in enrollment in collegelevel classes, attainment of advanced diplomas,
career and industry certifications, and the nutrition
and physical activity scorecard.
The Future is in Our Hands
Together,
We Can Make WAHS Even Better!