Transcript State of the School - Albemarle County Public Schools

Welcome to Back to School Night
State of the School
Schedule for this evening
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7:00-7:30
General Meeting
State of the School Address
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7:30 – 8:30
Teacher Meet and Greet
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 -2010
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.
Prepare students to be members of a
global community and in a global
economy.
Improve school climate so that all
students feel safe.
Our School opened in 1977 with
1150 students.
Today 1053
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 2010-2011
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95 Instructional Staff
(Teachers, Counselors, Assistants)
6 Administrative Staff
(Principals + Guidance Director + Athletic
Director)
8 Classified staff members.
10 Food Service staff members.
10 Custodians, both day and evening.
1 School Nurse
WAHS 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, 20 magazines,
3 daily newspapers, plus multiple databases & eBooks
with home access
Online Web Guide for every class
doing research in the LMC
Please support our
LIBRARY BOOK FAIR
At Barnes & Noble
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Our School Budget 2010-11
Total School Budget - $ 396,268
Major Budget Areas:
$184,323 - Classroom/Instruction
– $ 94,219 - Instructional Support
– $117,726 - Athletic Budget
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Student Characteristics 2010-11
1% 3%
1%
3%
1%
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Native American
White
Other
91%
Class of 2010: Diploma Types
Diplomas
3.8%
28.6%
67.6%
Advanced Studies
Standard
Special
Student Characteristics continued
MALE
Male/Female by Grade 20010-11
523 Males 530 Females
FEMALE
180
160
140
156
141
141
120
141
130
128
116
100
100
80
60
40
20
0
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10
11
12
MALE
141
141
141
100
FEMALE
128
156
130
116
Grade
Class of 2010
Where are they now?
69% Chose a 4 year college experience
18% 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 2010 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:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:30
National Merit Scholarship Program
04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08
Finalists
7
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3
Semi-Finalists
7
1
3
Commended
14
5
18
08-09
2
4
15
7
09-10 10-11
4
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7
4
7
21
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19
2005-2010 Advanced Placement (AP), Honors
(non-duplicating) and PVCC enrollment
600
500
400
AP
Honors
PVCC
300
200
0
100
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Outside of the Classroom
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WAHS Athletic Accomplishments
2009-2010
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Fifteen District Championships: Football, Boys’ Basketball,
Golf, Volleyball, Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country, Boys’ and
Girls’Swimming, Boys’ Tennis, Boys’ & Girls’ Lacrosse,
Field Hockey, Boys’ & Girls’ Indoor Track, Girls’ Track
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Nine Regional Champions: Boys’ Tennis, Boys’ & Girls’ Indoor
Track, Boys’ Basketball, Golf, Field Hockey, Boys’ & Girls’
Lacrosse, Girls’ Track
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One State Champion: Girls’ Lacrosse
Athletic Accomplishments
WAHS Championships since 1998 and
Three Comprehensive High Schools
3 Wachovia Cups (in the last 6 yrs)
128 Jefferson District Championships
44 Regional Championships
22 AA State Championships
WAHS Band /Chorus Accomplishments
2009-10
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Excellent Rating: District Band Festival
Superior Rating: District Jazz Band Festival
Jazz Band took “Best Overall Jazz Band” at the
Chicago Heritage National Music Festival.
Students selected to All-County Band/Choir, AllDistrict Band/Choir, and All-Virginia Band/Choir
WAHS
Drama Accomplishments 2009-10
One Act Play – VHSL Competition on Oct. 30
Evening of One Act Plays at WAHS TBA
Spring Musical: Annie (contingent on acquiring
copyright ) March 18, 19, 20.
Tryouts for Annie in Early December
We have grown our drama program from 2 classes to
three; however, ALL students are eligible to join the
Drama Club and tryout for the musical.
WAHS Academic Competition
Accomplishments 2009-10
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ACE TEAM: 21-0 Record: Jefferson District Regular Season
Champion, 2nd Place in the District Tournament, 2nd in the Region II
AA Tournament, and 4th place in the State AA Championship
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 20th in the Global Competition.”
The WAHS Team placed 2nd in the region and received a
“Renaissance Award” for their use of puns and pop culture
references in heir performance in the Central Challenge
Competition.
A Multi-School Team from WAHS and MHS placed second in both
the Central Challenge and the instant Challenge portions of the
competition and 3rd overall in the regional competition.
Inside of the Classroom
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Teaching & Learning: Class Size
Class Sizes for 2010-11
Sections/Avg Pupils per Class
English
Math
Science
Social
Studies
Foreign
Language
Health/
PE
20 or Less
16/16
16/17
16/16
9/16
21/16
4/16
21-26
23/11
17/24
15/23
6/24
7/23
4/25
27 - 29
3/28
11/28
5/28
13/28
4/28
4/28
30 or More
5/30
2/30
6/30 1/51
11/30
6/31
9/31
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 8:40 – 9:10
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 12:00 – 12:25
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 9 of 11 Areas
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
Reading
93
98
99
96
Writing
94
95
96
96
World History I
94
99
97
99
World History II
92
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93
99
US History
93
98
98
100
Algebra I
85
95
99
99
Geometry
94
95
92
96
Algebra II
96
97
93
98
Earth Science
88
95
94
83
Biology
89
97
96
97
Chemistry
98
99
98
100
2010 - 11 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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English
234
96
5
40
3
100
216
97
24
82
17
76
1
100
Math
654
97
24
96
18
100
591
96
70
84
64
91
5
100
AYP BENCHMARK FOR 2009-2010 WAS 81 FOR ENGLISH & 79 FOR MATH
Academic Four 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
2009 – 2010
N = 1,084
19%
204
34%
368
30%
331
13%
139
4%
42
Some Summary Highlights
of Standard/Practical Progress
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Total number of F’s reduced from 12% to 4%
Total number of A’s and B’s from 39% to 53%
Total number of discipline referrals in
Standard/Practical Classes have gone from 169 to
71.
Students with IEP’s Passed 9 of the 11 SOL EOC
Standards and lead the county in 7 of the 11
measures.
2010 SOL Advanced Pass Rates
Lead Albemarle County and the State in 6 of
the 11 End of Course Tests
SAT Scores Beat
State and National Averages
81% Students Participated
WAHS
STATE
NATIONAL
VERBAL
591
512
501
MATH
579
512
516
WRITING
582
497
492
2004 - 09 Mean SAT Scores for WAHS
700
600
500
verbal
math
nat ver
nat math
400
300
200
100
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Four 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%
09-10
208
33%
210
34%
623
67%
2010 Career Technical Education
Certification Pass Rates
1
0.9
0.8
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0.6
0.5
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0.1
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Marketing
AutoCad
Web Design
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:
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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/Hybrid
8 Schedule
Extra learning time, enrichment, and assistance
for students
Increased Focus on Literacy Development
2010 Board of Education Award
for Academic Excellence
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WAHS is one of only 288 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!