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State of the School

Welcome to Back to School Night. State of the School. Schedule for this evening. 7:00-7:30        General Meeting                         State of the School Address 1st Period                      7:35-7:41 2nd Period                     7:46-7:52 3rd Period                      7:57-8:03

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State of the School

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night State of the School

  2. Schedule for this evening • 7:00-7:30        General Meeting                         State of the School Address • 1st Period                      7:35-7:41 • 2nd Period                     7:46-7:52 • 3rd Period                      7:57-8:03 • 4th Period                      8:08-8:14 • 5th Period                      8:19-8:25 • 6th Period                      8:30-8:36 • 7th Period                      8:41-8:47 • 0 Period (Early Bird)   8:52-8:58

  3. Purpose & Overview • Present school information. • Update our community on our progress. • Introduce teachers, staff, and administrators.

  4. Albemarle County Strategic Plan

  5. 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.

  6. Strategic Plan Goals • Prepare all students to succeed as members of a global community and in a global economy. • Eliminate the Achievement Gap. • Recruit, retain and develop a diverse cadre of the highest quality teaching personnel, staff, and administrators. • Achieve recognition as a world class educational system. • Establish efficient systems for development, allocation and alignment of resources to support the Division’s vision, mission, and goals.

  7. WAHS School Improvement Plan • Create collaborative teams committed to continuous improvement as our fundamental school improvement structure. • Eliminate the achievement gap and increase student access to and participation in more rigorous curriculum. (School Improvement Goal)

  8. Western Albemarle HS Actions • Focus on processes that improve the school’s climate and community. (School Improvement Goal) • Strengthen our communications with students, parents, staff, and larger community to include feeder pattern schools and higher education. (School Improvement Goal)

  9. Our School opened in 1977 with 1150 students. Today 1053

  10. Our School • 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

  11. Our Staff • 97 Instructional Staff (Teachers & Assistants) • 6 Administrative Staff (Principals + Guidance Director + Athletic Director) • 8 Classified staff members. • 9 Food Service staff members. • 11 Custodians, both day and evening.

  12. Our School Budget 2008 - 09 Total School Budget - $ 455,519 Major Budget Areas: • $228,366 - Classroom/Instruction • $ 96,346 - Instructional Support • $130,807 - Athletic Budget _____________________________

  13. Student Characteristics 2008-09

  14. Student Characteristics continued

  15. Class of 2008: Diploma Types

  16. 2008 Top College Choices appliedacceptedattended 1. University of Virginia 62 24 21 2. Virginia Tech 56 23 11 3. James Madison University 54 28 15 4. VCU 38 30 11 5. William and Mary 30 12 3 6. Old Dominion 28 20 7 7. George Mason University 26 20 7 College Planning Night: October 23, at 7 PM at WAHS

  17. National Merit Scholarship Program

  18. 2005-2009 Advanced Placement (AP), Honors (non-duplicating) and PVCC enrollment

  19. Outside of the Classroom .

  20. WAHS Athletic Accomplishments2007 - 2008 • Thirteen District Champions: Golf, Volleyball, Boys’ & Girls’ Cross Country, Boys’ Swimming, Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis, Girls and Boys’ Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Boys’ & Girls’ Indoor Track, and Girls’ Basketball • Five Regional Champions: Field Hockey, Boys’ Tennis, Boys’ Indoor Track, and Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse. • Four State Champions: Boys’ Tennis, Field Hockey, Boys’ Indoor Track, Boys’ Outdoor Track. • One National Championship : Boys’ Indoor Track Medley Relay Team (New York City, March, 2008)

  21. Athletic Accomplishments 2007 – 2008 AA WACHOVIA CUP CHAMPIONS The Last Decade 3 Wachovia Cups (in the last 5 yrs) 103 Jefferson District Championships 32 Regional Championships 19 AA State Championships

  22. WAHS Band /Chorus Accomplishments 2007 - 2008 • Excellent Rating: District Band Festival • Superior Rating: District Jazz Band Festival • Symphonic band Performed at 2008 Disney Honors Program • Jazz Band performed for the 2007 PVCC Jazz Festival and 2007 Piedmont Council of the Arts Gala • Excellent rating District Choral Festival

  23. WAHSDrama Accomplishments 2007 - 2008 • Performed the original play Mountain Home written by Susan Hull on Nov. 2 & 3 in the WAHS Auditorium and again for The Festival of the book during First Night Virginia. • Musical: The Fantasticks 2008 – 2009 Season January 23 & 24 Theater Company performance of “The Katrina Project” (tentative) Spring Musical To Be Announced

  24. WAHS DECA Accomplishments 2008 • District: Three Marketing Education students won top honors at the district level (regional) leadership conference – earning a trip to State Competition. • State: Western had two students score in the top 20% each earning a Certificate of Merit. • CAD classes received National Certification

  25. WAHS Academic Competition Accomplishments 2007 - 08 • ACE TEAM: Jefferson District Regular Season Champions, Region II Champions, and 6th place in the State Tournament. • Destination Imagination: 2 DI Teams.  • One of the teams placed 1st in their challenge at the regional level.  The remaining team placed 2nd in their challenge at the regional level. • The regional winner placed 1st at the State and moved to Globals; placed 28th in Global Competition.

  26. Inside of the Classroom .

  27. Teaching & Learning: Class Size Class Sizes for 2008 – 09 Sections/Avg Pupils per Class

  28. Teaching & Learning: Programs • Framework for Quality Learning • Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction • Teacher Performance Appraisals • Professional Learning Community Model • Content Teams • Formative Assessment • Western Specific • Collaborative Team Work • Collaborative Academic Review and Enrichment • Long Lunch Incentive

  29. Teaching and Learning: CARE • C.A.R.E. Tuesday – Friday 12:25 – 12:50 • Professional Learning Communities (PLC) • Collaborative teacher teams • Enrichment and Learning for all • Study Support - tutoring • Enrichment in the computer labs and library • Enrichment activities – SAT /Career /Guidance • Timely and regular intervention

  30. English RLR(Reading / Literature / Research) Writing Social Studies World History to 1500 World History 1500 to Present US History Mathematics Algebra I Geometry Algebra II Science Earth Science Biology Chemistry Standards of Learning EOC TESTS

  31. Our Standards of Learning Results

  32. Record Scores in 9 of 11 Areasand at least 94% in all EOC Tests

  33. 2007-08 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)

  34. AYP SUMMARY AYP BENCHMARK FOR 2007-2008 WAS 77 FOR ENGLISH & 75 FOR MATH

  35. Academic Two Year Comparisonin Standard/Practical Classes General Notes: A & B’s 06-07 39% 07-08 46% D & F’s 06-07 32% 07-08 24%

  36. Some Summary Highlightsof Standard/Practical Progress • 8% more A’s and B’s During 07-08 • 9% fewer D’s and F’s During 07-08 • Second Semester failures were cut in half (12% - 6%) During 07-08 • We reached the AYP Goal of achieving the minimum benchmark level no matter the number of students. • We reduced the total number of classroom Standard/Practical Discipline Referrals by 16% • Using AYP measurable objectives and county guidelines to evaluate individual tests, WAHS IEP students went from passing 5/11 in 2007 to passing 10/11 in 2008.

  37. 2004-8 SOL Advanced Pass RatesHighest % Ever In Reading, Writing, Alg. II, World History II, US History, Earth Science, and Biology. 7 out of 11 EOC Tests

  38. SAT Scores Beat State and National Averages79% Students Participated

  39. 2000 - 08 Mean SAT Scores for WAHS

  40. 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?

  41. Future Improvements: Answers • 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

  42. 2008 Governor’s Award for Academic Excellence • WAHS is one of only 10 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 college-level classes, attainment of advanced diplomas, career and industry certifications, and the nutrition and physical activity scorecard.

  43. TheFuture is in Our Hands Together, We Can Make WAHS Even Better!

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