2007-08 Key Annual Report - Thornapple-Kellogg Schools

ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008
High School
Mr. Tony Koski, Principal
Thornapple Kellogg High School serves the needs of students in grades
9 through 12.
North Central Association accreditation was extended through the
2007-08 school year. This accreditation verifies our commitment
to providing a quality education to our students and striving for
continuous improvement in our school. In 2005-2007, TKHS made
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), was not identified by the state for
improvement, and received an “A” on the State School Report Card.
TK High School is not considered a specialized school. However,
students at TKHS have available to them the opportunities for
educational programs at the Kent Career/Technical Center. Students
have access to Michigan Virtual High School, Odyssey of the Mind,
Science Olympiad, Business Professionals of America, Michigan
Industrial and Technology Educational Society, and many other academic
programs. Student Council, Environmental Action Council, and
National Honor Society were just some of the organizations available to
students. We also offer students opportunities on 48 athletic teams.
Thornapple Kellogg High School has a Parent Advisory Committee in
place. All parents are welcome to attend.
The High School’s official state enrollment count on the September
2007 Count Date was:
9th Grade 214 11th Grade 211
10th Grade 231 12th Grade 256
School Improvement
Most of our school improvement efforts focused around the
Michigan Merit Curriculum. Staff development and staff meetings
were devoted to finding new approaches and strategies to bring rigor,
relevance, and relationships into the classrooms to allow for even
greater student achievement. The use of data to analyze student
achievement was essential in this process.
Utilizing the International Center for Leadership in Education
will assist our teachers with improving classroom instruction. Our
curricular focus on the Michigan Merit Curriculum will persist and
the Michigan Merit Exam will be one tool we measure ourselves
by in this area. We continue to work with the North Central
Accreditation process.
The following Advanced Placement classes were offered to students:
AP Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP Government,
AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP History, and AP Music Theory.
School Improvement Goals
• All students will demonstrate improvement in writing across the
curriculum
• All students will demonstrate improvement in reading
comprehension and analytical skills in content reading
• All students will demonstrate improvement in number sense and
numeration, and algebraic reasoning across the curriculum
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School Improvement Initiatives from the 2007-08
School Year
• Articulation agreements between local colleges/universities
for our students to receive credits
• More academic co-curricular offerings for our students
• Teaching staff focus on common assessments
• Concentration on the national Career Readiness Certificate
• Communication improvement through added student progress
reports, increased counseling contact, orientations, online grading
(ParentConnectXP), open house, parent advisory meetings, better
website utilization, increased written communications, etc.
• Data use to improve student achievement including the Kent
Intermediate School District’s Data Warehouse
• Increased school-to-work student opportunities like internships
• Work with the Harvard Change Network through the Kent
Intermediate School District to improve daily classroom
instruction
• K-12 articulation efforts
• International Center for Leadership in Education Model Schools
participation
• Data analysis position to organize information to improve student
achievement
• Success of students in our freshmen transition English course
• Increased student participation in math labs and reading
improvement class
• Literacy coach to help coordinate literacy efforts for our students
• Data person to analyze information to improve student
achievement
• Michigan Merit Curriculum Coordinator to help facilitate
curriculum mapping and changes
• Michigan Merit Curriculum alignment and implementation
• Michigan Merit Exam test preparation including ACT
• Staff participation in the Flippen Group Capturing Kids’ Hearts
• Summer Academy and after school programs for students that
utilized NovaNet for credit recovery
• Targeted students with special need to improve their achievement
• Improve student achievement and instruction through
departmental professional learning communities, classroom visits,
and school visits
Graduation Rate
2008 Graduates: 250 seniors – 243 Graduated (7 seniors returning
08/09 school year)
The number and percentage of students who received college credit through
dual enrollment for this year and the previous years:
2007-08 32 students enrolled/ 32 students received credit = 100%
2006-07 10 students enrolled/ 10 students received credit = 100%
2005-06 8 students enrolled/ 8 students received credit = 100%