Alpine School District “Great Team, Same Dream”

1. Alpine School District “Great Team, Same Dream”

2. MissionThe mission of ASD is “Educating all students to ensure the future of our democracy.” Values • To prepare our students for responsible participation in a democracy • To ensure all students can participate in the entire education program • To promote a caring and effective connection between teacher and student • To foster individual ownership of the education program among all members of the educational family Vision Becoming a Professional Learning Community that Answers Four Essential Questions and Exemplifies Six Characteristics What do we expect students to learn? How will we know what students have learned? How will we respond to students who aren’t learning? How will we respond to students who already know? • Shared MVVG • Collective Inquiry • Collaborative Teams • Action Oriented • Results Orientation • Continuous Improvement Goals Articulated by the Board of Education

3. ASD Mission Statement“Educating All Students to Ensure the Future of Our Democracy”

4. Vision“Professional Learning Communities”

5. Focus on the Four Essential Questions • What do we expect students to learn? • How will we know what students have learned? • How will we respond to students who aren’t learning? • How will we respond to students who already know?

6. VisionNew Utah Core Standards • Teachers – curriculum based on core standards • ASD implementation • Professional development and training for teachers • Resources • Parent Involvement

7. Data Driven • In ASD, every 1% gain means approximately 680 more students reach proficiency. • For example, from 2004-2012 in science, math and language arts…

8. ASD Science Scores • 2004 – 68.2% • 2005 – 70.3% • 2006 – 72.6% • 2007 – 72.7% • 2008 – 73.8% • 2009 – 75.7% • 2010 – 77.8% • 2011 – 78.8% • 2012 – 81.5% *13.3% increase, which means 9,044 more students reached proficiency!

9. ASD Math Scores • 2004 – 75% • 2005 – 76.4% • 2006 – 78.5% • 2007 – 77.3% • 2008 – 79.1% • 2009 – 75.1% • 2010 – 76.5% • 2011 – 79.6% • 2012 – 80.6% *5.6% increase, which means 3,808 more students reached proficiency! (Even without taking into account the “resetting” of cut scores in 2009.)

10. ASD Language Arts Scores • 2004 – 82.8% • 2005 – 83.5% • 2006 – 84.4% • 2007 – 84.5% • 2008 – 85.5% • 2009 – 86.5% • 2010 – 86% • 2011 – 87.9% • 2012 – 89.7% *6.9% increase, which means 4,692 more students reached proficiency!

11. Values • To prepare our students for responsible participation in a democracy • To ensure all students can participate in the entire education program • To promote a caring and effective connection between teacher and student • To foster individual ownership of the education program among all members of the educational family

12. GOALS

17. ASD Growth and Finances

18. Enrollment History and Projections

19. ASD is Divided into 8 Clusters

20. Class Size is a Top Priority • 40 more FTE’s • Teachers Assistants (Adult to Student Ratio)

21. Last Fall Voters Approved a $210 Million Bond Phase 1 Projects Began in April 2012

22. Alpine Elementary and Sego Lily Elementary Seismic Projects Completed in August 2012 Alpine Elementary Sego Lily Elementary

23. Scera Park Elementary Parking and Drop-off Completed in August 2012

24. American Fork High, Westmore, Cherry Hill, and the New Middle School in Eagle Mountain are on Schedule

25. $70 Million in Projects Underway

26. Finances in ASD - Accountability and Transparency

27. ASD received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 29th year in a row!! (Presented by the Government Finance Officers Association)

28. ASD has the lowest administrative cost per student of all 41 school districts in the state of Utah (Utah Taxpayers Association)

29. ASD Received $2,718,156 in School Land Trust Fund Dollars this Year • School Community Councils • www.schoollandtrust.org

30. Approximately 71,000 Students ASD is the Largest District in the State of Utah

31. Divided into 8 Clusters 80 Schools Over 7,000 Employees

32. Serving Students from 14 Communities • Alpine • American Fork • Cedar Fort • Draper • Eagle Mountain • Fairfield • Highland • Lehi • Lindon • Orem • Pleasant Grove • Saratoga Springs • Vineyard

33. 19,600 students are transported to and from school every day on a school bus. • 663 total routes

34. There have been 3,408 high school diplomas earned so far in 2012.

35. The senior class of 2012 earned $27,865,208 in scholarship dollars this year

36. There are 17,500 computers used every day in ASD

37. Alpine School District “Great Team, Same Dream”