SCHOOL REPORT CARD - Whitley County Schools

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 1 of 72/7/2007– Commonwealth of Kentucky –SCHOOL REPORT CARDfor the 2005 - 2006 school yearWhitley County High SchoolScott Paul, Principal350 Blvd of ChampionsWilliamsburg, KY 40769Phone: (606) 549-7025, Fax: (606) 549-7035Email: scott.paul@whitley.kyschools.usSchool Enrollment: 1125Our School CouncilDavid HalcombBrenda HillTerry HuddlestonTeresa SkeensEd TravenyDear Parents/Guardians: This report card for the 2005 - 2006 school year contains important informationabout our school, including details about our academic performance, teacher qualifications, learningenvironment, and more. For a more detailed look at our school, please contact us to see our Expanded ReportCard.About Our School: WCHS, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, currently serves some 1,200 students ingrades 9-12. WCHS shares a beautiful campus with Whitley County Middle School, Whitley CountyIntermediate School, and Whitley County Central Primary School. The facilities not only serve the student, butare also extensively used by the community. The campus boasts a walking track, outdoorclassroom/nature/fitness trail, amphitheater, football, softball, and baseball fields, along with six tennis courtsand a volleyball court. WCHS observes a traditional 6-period day and take pride in offered a challengingcurriculum which includes Advanced Placement and Honors Courses. The mission of WCHS is to provideinstructional programs in which every student can learn at his/her highest possible level. Each student willbecome a life-long and independent learner and will make a successful transition to post-high school experience.How Our School Ensures Educational Equity: At WCHS, we are proud to offer every student theopportunity to excel with a curriculum which includes Honors Courses, AP courses, and the CommonwealthDiploma program. We offer remedial math and English courses for freshmen who come to us significantly belowgrade level. Kentucky Tech at Corbin offers classes for students who desire technical training. We offer 2 afterschoolcourses, JROTC and Band, for students who have fallen behind on credits, as well as a comprehensivecredit recovery program during the school day. We have a Second Chance Saturday once per month to allowstudents who have fallen behind in class to catch up. WCHS is also served by a schoolwide Title I program.

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 2 of 72/7/2007Our School Growth Chart:This chart starts with our school’s baseline CATS score from 2000. It shows agoal line from that starting point to our goal of 100 by 2014. Every two years a new point will be added to thechart to show whether we are on track to meet our goal.Year Goal Line AssistanceLineSchoolIndex Score2000 56.6 57.12002 62.7 56.6 63.22004 68.9 60.4 69.22006 75.0 64.2 74.72008 81.1 68.12020 87.2 71.92012 93.4 75.72014 99.5 79.5Standard Error: 0.5How We Are DoingKentucky uses the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) to hold schools accountable forstudent progress. CATS has three parts: the Kentucky Core Content Tests, the national Comprehensive Test ofBasic Skills (CTBS), and other measures, including attendance, retention and dropout rates. These elementsmake up a school’s CATS Performance Score for every two-year period. The goal is that by 2014 nearly allstudents will score proficient or distinguished.Kentucky Core Content Tests: Kentucky’s tests rate student performance as either Novice, Apprentice,Proficient, or Distinguished. These categories translate into a scale of 0-140, with 100 being consideredproficient. This chart compares our school’s performance with the schools in our district and throughoutKentucky.

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 3 of 72/7/2007KCCTTest2005Reading2006Reading2005Mathematics2006Mathematics2006Science2006Social Studies2006Writing2006Arts &Humanities2006PL/VS10th 10th 11th 11th 11th 11th 12th 11th 11thSchool 9% 20% 38% 36% 26% 22% 6% 22% 19%District 9% 20% 38% 36% 26% 22% 6% 22% 19%State 11% 14% 32% 31% 24% 19% 14% 23% 18%School 54% 40% 37% 32% 40% 33% 67% 24% 26%District 54% 40% 37% 32% 40% 33% 67% 24% 26%State 51% 45% 33% 31% 37% 40% 54% 30% 27%School 37% 40% 26% 32% 34% 46% 27% 55% 56%District 37% 40% 26% 32% 34% 46% 27% 55% 56%State 39% 40% 34% 38% 39% 41% 32% 47% 56%School 76.3 77.2 59.7 63.4 65.4 79.2 69.5 84 81.2District 76.3 77.2 59.7 63.4 65.4 79.2 69.5 84 81.2State 77.4 78 66.3 69.7 69.6 77.1 67.9 77.1 79.9National Norm Referenced Test: The national norm referenced test used in Kentucky, the CTBS, allowsus to compare the basic skills of our students with national benchmarks established in 1996. These scores arereported in percentiles, or the percentage of students who fell below a particular score on the test. For example,“60%ile” indicates that the average student in our school scored equal to or better than 60 percent of all studentsacross the nation who took the test.National NormReading Language Arts MathematicsReference Test(CTBS)9th 9th 9thSchool 56%tile 49%tile 47%tileDistrict 56%tile 49%tile 46%tileState 58%tile 50%tile 51%tileNation 50%tile 50%tile 50%tileOther Measures: The third component of CATS is our school’s performance in attendance, retention*,dropout rate and, for successful transition to adult life. Data in these tables reflect our performance during the2004 - 2005 school year.* The percent of students who had to repeat the grade.AttendanceRateRetentionRateDropoutRateGraduationRateSchool 92.1% 8.2% 2.4% 85.4%District 93% 5.7% 2.1% 78.7%State 94.3% 3.3% 2.3% 82.9%

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 4 of 72/7/2007College Military Work Voc/TechTrainingWork&PTSchoolNotSuccessful24.6% 2% 46.3% 5.7% 18.4% 2.9%24.4% 2.4% 46.1% 5.9% 18.5% 2.8%54% 2.2% 27.5% 5.4% 7% 3.9%Our Learning EnvironmentSchool Safety: Here’s what we are doing tomake our school safe for our students.Visitors areRequiredto Sign InAll ParentsReceived theDistrictDiscipline Code% ofClassroomswithOutside PhoneLineYes Yes 100%Procedures in Place in OurSchool for Drug andWeapons Detection: Securitycameras monitor hallways/entrancesboth during and after school hours. Asecurity guard patrols the grounds. Asheriff's deputy is assigned to ourschool district and maintains highvisibility on campus. Violenceprevention, drug prevention, characterViolation1st DegreeAssaultDrugViolationWeaponsViolations# ofReportedIncidents# ofStudentsSuspended# ofStudentsExpelled0 0 02 3 00 0 0education, and life skills curriculums have been implemented. A school crisis plan is in place withprocedures for student supervision. Security procedures limit access to the building. Site-based policyallows for random locker/car checks and drug dog sweeps. An intercom system links classrooms to themain office. Every classroom is equipped with a telephone with access to outside lines. An alternativeschool is available for students requiring a more structured environment.Student ResourcesSpendingperStudentStudent/TeacherRatio%Computers5 YearsOld orLessStudentsperInternetConnectedComputerOurSchool$5354 15:1 60% 4.3:1District $9486 14:1 71% 3.3:1State $9252 15:1 3.7:1

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 5 of 72/7/2007How We Use Technology to Teach: WCHS has five computer labs as well as classroomworkstations with Internet access. Twelve classrooms are equipped with stationary SmartBoards and sevenportable units available. Cornerstone software, as well as GRADE Diagnostic Reading software, is used forskills assessment, development, and reinforcement. The math department uses STAR Math and AcceleratedMath. Yearbook classes use PageMaker 6.5 and Yeartech. The Internet is used for among other things,foreign language vocabulary, web quests, research, simulation of physics principles, and mapping.Parental InvolvementOurSchool# of StudentsWhoseParent/GuardianHadat Least OneTeacherConference# ofParents/GuardiansVoting inSchoolCouncil(SBDM)Elections# ofParents/GuardiansServing on theSchoolCouncil (SBDM) oritsCommittees# ofVolunteerHours750 30 5 146Teacher QualificationsThe preparation and experience of our teachers also is important to our success. These numbers do not includeadministrators, guidance counselors, or library media specialists. Upon request, our district will provideinformation about the qualifications of your child’s teachers and teachers’ aides.School District State% of Teachers with Emergencyor Provisional Certification1% 1% 2%% of Classes Taught by Teachers who Participatedin Content-Focused Professional Development100% 100% NA% of Core Academic Subject Classes NOT Taughtby Highly Qualified Teachers0% 0% 3%Average Years of Teaching Experience 12.3 11.5 11.7% of Classes Taught by Teachers with a Major, Minoror Equivalent in the Subject Being Taught100% 100% NAProfessional Qualification of All Teachersin the SchoolB.A. M.A. Rank I Specialist Ph.D. TotalTeachers10 32 36 0 0 7812.8% 41.0% 46.2% 0% 0% 100%Kentucky Core Content Testing by Sub-groups: This chart shows the average test scores forstudent sub-populations in our school. In cases where there are fewer than 10 students in a group “NA” appearsfor not applicable.StudentReadingMathematicsSub-Population2005 2006 2005 2006Students Index Students Index Students Index Students IndexAll Students 319 76.33 302 77.17 261 59.69 285 63.35

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 6 of 72/7/2007White 318 76.32 301 77.08 259 59.74 282 63.63African American NA NA 1 NA 1 NA NA NAAsian NA NA NA NA NA NA 1 NAHispanic NA NA NA NA NA NA 1 NAFree/Red Lunch 233 71.60 231 74.27 188 54.07 196 57.22Non-Free/Red Lunch 86 89.13 71 86.59 73 74.17 89 76.86Limited English 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NANon-Limited English 318 76.44 302 77.17 261 59.69 285 63.35Disability 59 57.61 59 47.41 44 41.22 40 36.20No Disability 260 80.57 243 84.38 217 63.43 245 67.79Male 175 70.66 155 66.45 126 59.74 153 60.16Female 144 83.21 147 88.46 135 59.64 132 67.07Students Excluded 3 NA 2 NA 2 NA 1 NAOur school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disabilityin employment or provision of services.ACT Five Year Trend: The ACT is America’s most widely accepted college entrance exam. It assesseshigh school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.Themultiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. All Kentucky juniors arerequired to take the ACT, beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, because of an action of the 2006 KentuckyLegislature. This chart shows our schools progress on the ACT over the past five years.English Math Reading Science CompositeSchool 19.10 17.80 20.10 18.90 19.10District 19.00 17.80 20.00 18.90 19.10State 19.30 19.30 20.40 20.10 19.90School 19.00 17.90 20.00 19.10 19.10District 19.00 17.90 20.00 19.10 19.10State 19.50 19.30 20.60 20.30 20.10School 19.00 17.50 19.90 19.00 19.00District 19.00 17.50 19.90 19.00 19.00State 19.60 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20School 19.10 17.70 19.70 18.80 19.00District 19.10 17.60 19.70 18.80 19.00State 19.70 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20School 18.30 17.80 19.60 19.30 18.90District 18.30 17.80 19.60 19.30 18.90State 20.00 19.80 20.90 20.40 20.40Other Important Information About Our SchoolState Contest Results: Academics: 2006 District Governor's Cup: FPS Team(R.Wilson, E. Lynch,M.Sage, R.Partin)1st; E.Lynch,2nd LA; A.Davis,2nd Math;C.Creekmore,3rd Math;K.Creekmore,5thMath;J.Schmeling,3rd Science;K.Dotson,4th Science; M.Thornsberry,4th A/H; TJAkins,5th A/H;TJAkins,4th Composition; District Team Runners-up. 2006 Regional Governor's Cup:FPS Team,

Report Card Printouthttps://apps.kde.state.ky.us/src_edit/index.cfm?action=review&cmb_district=2591&cmb_sc...Page 7 of 72/7/20071st;K.Creekmore,5th Math. Band/Choir: Megan SaskoExtracurricular Activities: Activities include National Honor Society, 4-H, French Club, JROTC,Future Farmers(FFA), Future Business Leaders(FBLA), Future Homemakers(FHA), Future Educators(FEA), STLP, Student Government(SGA), Math & Science Club, Beta Club, Spanish Club, Drama Club,Colonel String Music Club, and First Priority. Athletic offerings include baseball, basketball, cheerleading,football, softball, Special Olympics, tennis, track, golf, wresting, volleyball.Awards and Recognitions: Four students were accepted into the Governor's Scholars Program. OurJROTC has been rated "Honor with Distinction" each year since 1993. Honors Night recognizes studentsfor academic excellence, attendance, and citizenship. Banquets are held for sports teams recognizing bothparticipation and outstanding performance. Six students were inducted into the National Honor Society. Ourhigh school continues to be one of the most improved high schools with respect assessment.What We are Doing to Improve: We analyze CATS test results and develop specific plans to targetareas of need. Our curriculum coordinator and core content team leaders provide guidance as we refine ourcurriculum and instructional and assessment strategies. Core content teams meet weekly. A comprehensivestudent incentive program encourages high achievement and recognizes outstanding performance. We areworking diligently to reduce achievement gaps that exist among various student groups.How to Get More Information:Contact our Principal or your School Council Members using theschool phone number , or visit our school office to see the Expanded School Report Card. More testinginformation and No Child Left Behind data is available at www.education.ky.gov