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Commitment to Community

Commitment to Community. Presented By: Susan K. Hintz, Interim Superintendent Osseo Area Schools - District #279. Where Does our Community Call Home?.  Brooklyn Center  Hassan  Brooklyn Park  Maple Grove  Corcoran  Osseo  Dayton  Plymouth. Who Is Our Community?.

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Commitment to Community

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  1. Commitment to Community Presented By: Susan K. Hintz, InterimSuperintendent Osseo Area Schools - District #279

  2. Where Does our Community Call Home?  Brooklyn Center  Hassan  Brooklyn Park  Maple Grove  Corcoran  Osseo  Dayton  Plymouth

  3. Who Is Our Community? Within our boundaries, we teach students: • of all abilities • of all backgrounds • with all kinds of dreams We serve all students!

  4. Where Do We Serve Our Community? District 279 is the 5th largest district in the State serving 22,000 students at 31 sites. They include: 19 Elementary schools grades K-6 4 Junior high schools grades 7-9 3 Senior high schools grades 10-12 1 Area learning center grades 8-12 1 Transition center young adults up to age 21 1 Adult education center adults of every age 2 Early childhood centers preschool children

  5. What Is District 279’s Mission? The District of Excellence –dedicated to educating and empowering every learner to excel in our changing world

  6. How Do We Serve Our Community? Consistent District Offerings • Focus on core subjects • Special programming for Gifted and Talented students • Extra support to help students accelerate their learning • Exciting extra-curricular opportunities

  7. Choice Magnet Schools: • Birch Grove Elementary School for theArts • Edgewood Elementary: A Science, Mathand Technology School • North View Junior High InternationalBaccalaureate Middle Years Programme Candidate School • Park Center High School

  8. Community Education Building community by embracinginnovative services and learning: • Early Childhood • All Day Kindergarten • School age care • Youth Enrichment • Teen Programs • Tutoring • Summer Academics • Adult Enrichment • Adult Basic Education • English as 2nd Language • HS Diploma & GED • Volunteers • Facility Use • Travel & Adventure

  9. How Are We Doing? Good To GREAT Results

  10. Good ToGREATResults • We ensure that all students succeed by providing them with the best, well-trained, professional teachers, principals and support staff • We give our teachers the best data about students and help them use it

  11. Good ToGREATResults Academic Achievement • Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCAs) scores continue to risein math and reading with a large jump in math achievement in 2005. • Basic Standards Test (BSTs) results are also improving in Math and Reading, and are above State averages and at an all time high (Reading 87% and Math 76%).

  12. Good ToGREATResults Academic Achievement • Northwest Evaluation (NWEA) results show District 279 students in grades 3-8 have equal or higher average growth scores than national averages at every grade level. • ACT results show District 279 seniors had higher average scores than the nation, and equal to Minnesota State averages.

  13. Good ToGREATResults Academic Achievement • 5 National Merit Scholar Finalists • Highest Honors in National Wordmasters Competition • Minnesota Music Listening Contest- 2nd Place • Many Schools sent Teams to State Destination Imagination Competition

  14. Good ToGREATResults Positive School Climate • District attendance HIGHEST in Ten Yearsat 95.6% in 2005 • Drop-out rate remains near its HISTORIC LOW at 1.58% in 2004 • Graduation rate is 94%; 5% Higher than State

  15. Good ToGREATResults Fiscal Responsibility • District 279 spends more of its budget on instruction – 79.1% • District 279 spends the least on administration and support operations – 20.9% • Financial Involvement School-Community Accountability Liaisons – FISCAL • District 279 Foundation – Financial contributions to student success

  16. What Our Community Says… Community Survey Results – random sample telephone survey of 500 households: - Majority of residents surveyed believe quality of schools are good to excellent (74%) - 70% of all those surveyed said they were proud of their schools and would recommend them to friends

  17. What Our Parents Say… Parents of school-aged children rated District as Good to Excellent (91%)

  18. Thank you for supporting Osseo Area Schools!

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