DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015 - Csdk12
1294 Chestnut, PO Box 70Clarkston, WA 99403-0070www.csdk12.orgBULK RATEU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT 21LEWISTON, IDResidentClarkston, WA 99403NON-PROFITCARRIER ROUTE SORTECRWSSDISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT2014-2015OUR MISSION:OUR VISIONEnsure high levels of learning for each student in Clarkston.The Clarkston School District, in partnership withstudents, parents and community, inspires aculture of life-long learning for all.
Board of DirectorsFoundational Expectations:Greg Castellaw,PresidentMeghan PierceScott DolezalVice-PresidentDennis LenzJim NellyThe Board will: Ensure that student safety remains our paramount duty. Demand high levels of learning for each child, regardless ofdifferences, skill levels or barriers. Assure our students are college and career ready. Pledge fiscal responsibility with a focus on our priorities. Hire the highest caliber of individuals who match the ideals andmission of our district. Gain and maintain the trust and confidence of our community.A Message from Superintendent WinterEach year, we present our Annual Report as a way of transparentlysharing the work we are doing in the Clarkston School District. We arecontinuing to look for ways to share the learning that is taking place inour schools each day. With dedicated staff members and amazingstudents, every day we see success as we strive to ensure high levels oflearning for all students in Clarkston.The experience of a school day is the most important thing we offer thestudents in our district. Learning takes place when we have created theconditions for success. As a school staff, we strive to be our best eachday in hopes that our influence on our students will be positive anduplifting. We also know the power that families can have on the successof our district and we look forward to many more opportunities topartner together to strengthen our community.Tim Winter,SuperintendentThank you for your support of the Clarkston School District. We know we cannot do it aloneand appreciate the opportunity to experience learning together.P2
2014-2015 Awards & RecognitionClarkston’s students, staff, and schools continued to shineduring the 2014-2015 school year, with numerous awards andaccolades locally, across the state, and across the nation! TheClarkston story continues to be one of perseverance andsuccess!Clarkston High School DECA School-BasedEnterprise AwardThe Clarkston DECA program is second to none and continues toearn top awards across the nation each year. DECA is a studentorganization that was founded in 1946. This deeply impactfulprogram effectively prepares students as emerging leaders andentrepreneurs.The DECA Deli and the Bantam Bean were among 158 SchoolBased Enterprises (SBEs) in the US to achieve Gold LevelCertification in 2015. They were recognized in April 2015 atDECA’s International Career Development Conference inOrlando, FL for the second year in a row. Working on thecertification for the DECA Deli were CHS students Shelby Hill,Corey Knapp, Perrin Fenimore, and Ryan Morbeck. Sera Babinoand Emma Williams worked on certification for the Bantam Bean,with the assistance of their advisors Lynn Carey and MargieDenton. The school-based enterprise at Clarkston High Schoolhas operated for more than 25 years!FCCLA Jump tart Grant Funds “Kid Cents”Thanks to a 2,000 Jump tart grant awarded to the ClarkstonHigh School FCCLA program in February 2015, CHS student,Katelyn Bittle, worked with Clarkston elementary students toteach them about the value of a dollar. The Washington Family,Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) grant wasawarded to the high school’s Financial Fitness Project, “KidCents,” which Bittle presented to sixth grade students at each ofthe four elementary schools in Clarkston during Februarythrough March. She provided providing information to studentsabout wants vs. needs, as well as saving for the future. Bittleutilized grant money for project supplies, such as piggy banksfor all sixth graders, and a billboard encouraging parents toteach kids the art of saving.Clarkston Brings Home Top Female Archer in StateClarkston School District’s student archers showed a superbperformance at the National Archery in the Schools Program(NASP) State Championship in Ellensburg on March 27-28, 2015.For the fourth year, Clarkston brought home the state's topfemale archer, Grace Duman, from Lincoln Middle School. Likeother winners, Duman brought home a new bow; however, a newprize was added to this year’s competition, and Duman alsoreceived a 1,000 college scholarship. The 2015 state archerytournament was the largest to date, withmore than 900 students representing 35schools from across Washington!Air Force JROTC Awarded OnceAgainIt came as no surprise when Clarkston HighSchool’s Air Force JROTC Program once againearned the Distinguished Unit Award from theDepartment of the Air Force for the 2014-2015 year. Lt. ColonelStephen Heflin continues to lead this outstanding program atClarkston High School. The objective of the JROTC is to educate andtrain high school cadets in citizenship and life skills; promotecommunity service; instill responsibility, character, and selfdiscipline through character education; and to provide instruction inair and space fundamentals. Students in grades 9 and above areencouraged to enroll in the program. Air Force JROTC is located in867 high schools worldwide. The Distinguished Unit Awardrecognized the Clarkston High School unit among the top!Repeat Winners of State AwardTwo Clarkston schools were named as 2014 WashingtonAchievement Award winners by the Office of Superintendent ofPublic Instruction (OSPI) in April 2015. Clarkston High School andHeights Elementary School, both repeat winners of the prestigiousaward, were among the 401 winning schools from acrossWashington. These awards are given based on three years ofacademic growth reported in the State Board of Education’sWashington Achievement Index. Clarkston High School wasawarded for its Extended Graduation Rate, and Heights Elementaryreceived an award for Math Growth. More information about theWashington Achievement Awards and others can be found online atthe OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards.Flourishing Art Program at Grantham ElementaryFollowing a highly successful art exhibit that benefited the Lewisand Clark Animal Shelter in April 2015, the Grizzlies’ Arts Program(G.A.P.) at Grantham Elementary School received further notice justtwo months later when it was awarded a 5,000 grant. LuannNedrow, Grantham 2nd grade teacher, applied for the grant and wasselected by the Fine Arts Grants Board of the Alpha Delta KappaFoundation in June 2015. These greatly-needed funds helped tosupport the after-school art program, which was created to fill aneed to provide a safe, in-house option with enriching arts activitiesfor students in grades 3 through 6 at Grantham. Since its inception,numerous community members have contributed countless hours toG.A.P., which is directed by Patti Lee. The program includes workingwith community artists, creating works of art, and exhibiting at theLewis-Clark Center for Arts and History. Students in the programare also able to participate in music, drama, and stage productionthat they present to the school and family members each year.P3
2014-2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment ResultsStudent AchievementIn July 2011, Washington adopted the Common Core State Standards(CCSS) in an effort to provide a consistent understanding of what students are expected to learn in English language arts and mathematicsduring their education from Kindergarten through 12th grade.Grade LevelMathEnglish Language ArtsStateDistrictStateDistrict3rd Grade52.0%49.7%56.6%44.8%4th 46.9%26.2%45.5%13.6%33.4%5th GradeTo measure students’ mastery of the CCSS, Washington State, alongwith 25 other states, implemented a new assessment system during the 6th Grade2014-15 school year: the Smarter Balanced Assessments.7th GradeThe intent of the new assessments is to measure deeper knowledge8th Gradeand skills deemed particularly important to students’ futures, including11th Gradeproblem-solving, writing, and critical thinking. Because the standardsare more rigorous, student achievement scores may initially be lower.What tests did students take in the 2014-15 school year?2014-2015 MSP Science ResultsIn spring 2015, Clarkston students in grades 3-8 took the new Smarter Balanced tests in mathand English language arts. Those two exams replaced the math, reading and writing MSP exams. The science MSP (taken in grades 5 and 8) remained the same.Grade LevelStudents in algebra 1, geometry and biology courses continued to take end-of-course exams.Students are required to pass one state math exam and the biology exam in order to graduate. (The state legislature set aside the Biology EOC graduation requirement for the classesof 2015 and 2016).11th graders took the new Smarter Balanced tests that measure college- and careerreadiness in math and English language arts. Students did not have to pass those tests forhigh school graduation, but could have used the ELA or math to replace a prior failed HSPEor EOC. These tests will be required for graduation for the he class of 2019.MSP ScienceStateDistrict5th Grade63.3%62.9%8th Grade60.6%58.4%2014-2015 EOC Biology ResultsGrade Level10th GradeMSP ScienceStateDistrict72.2%77.5%Smarter Balanced is a new assessment system with a new way of scoring; therefore, it is not possible to directly compare new scores withold ones. For more information on state testing, visit the OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us/assessment.Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)On July 6, 2012, all Washington state public schools received a one-year conditional waiver from some of the requirements of theElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which instituted AYP. In April 2014, the U.S. Department of Education disallowedcontinuation of Washington’s waiver beyond the 2013-2014 school year. Therefore, Washington state is once again required to return tomeeting all ESEA AYP accountability requirements, beginning with the 2014-15 school year.Adequate yearly progress (AYP) sets a standard for accountability, which measures states, schools and districts by the results of state-leveltests in 2 main content areas — math and reading. AYP uses this assessment data to measure the academic performance of all students,including subgroups such as children whose families qualify as low-income. The goal is that all students reach 100% proficiency in mathand reading beginning in 2014.Complete information and details regarding our schools’ AYP status can be found on the OSPI website at www.k12.wa.us. Click on the“Report Card” link and search for Clarkston School District under the drop-down menu.Clarskton School District: In Improvement: Step 2School NameP4Clarkston High SchoolMet Target:READINGNoMet Target:MATHNoDesignationGrantham ElementaryNoYesIn Improvement: Step 1Heights ElementaryYesYesNoneHighland ElementaryNoNoIn Improvement: Step 3Lincoln Middle SchoolNoYesIn Improvement: Step 5Parkway ElementaryNoNoIn Improvement: Step 2In Improvement: Step 3Due to federal requirements, our districtand three elementary schools (Grantham,Highland, and Parkway ElementarySchools) that receive Title I Part A funding are required to participate in improvement activities. For further information on these, please visit: http://www.k12.wa.us/TitleI/AYP/default.aspx.
A Letter from Superintendent WinterRegarding AYP:The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001started with a lofty goal: Every student was topass every state test in reading and math bythe year 2014, no matter what their schoolpassing rate was in 2001. To make sure theywere on track to meet that goal, schoolsreported annually whether or not they hadmade adequate yearly progress (AYP) towardmeeting the 100 percent pass rate on time.We’ve come a long way since 2001. Thenumber of students passing their state testshas increased significantly.But as our nation moved closer to 2014, itbecame apparent that a 100 percent pass ratewas unrealistic. Although scores wereimproving, more and more schools were notmeeting AYP because the percentage ofstudents needing to pass the tests increasedeach year. Many people considered reportingAYP meaningless, because so few schoolscould meet it.Most states, including Washington, applied forwaivers from AYP from the U.S. Department ofEducation. Our state was granted a waiverduring school years 2012-13 and 2013-14.During those years, Washington was given theflexibility outside the AYP system to identifyschools that needed the most help and targetfunding to schools with the highest need.State test scores and graduation ratescontinued to rise.Despite our continued success, the U.S.Department of Education did not renew ourwaiver for the 2014-15 school year. Theydenied the waiver because the Washingtonstate Legislature did not pass a bill to requireteacher/principal evaluations to includestudent growth on state tests, whenappropriate. The use of student test scores aspart of the teacher evaluation system is afederal requirement to keep an AYP waiver.That means we’re back to reporting AYP.Because Congress can’t agree about how to fixthis failed policy, our kids are once againcaught in a system of requirements that fallshort of supporting real learning.One of those NCLB requirements is to let youknow that, using data from 2010-11 and 201314, the following schools did not meet AYPthis year because at least one of the followinghas happened: One or more of our student groups did notpass the state tests in reading and/ormath; At Grantham and Parkway, therequired 95% participationthreshold was not met in eithermath or reading; This means our schools fall intothe following steps of schoolimprovement status:Grantham—Step 1Parkway—Step 2Highland—Step 3You can see our schools’ AYP reportsand compare them to the reports fromevery school in the district and stateon the Office of Superintendent ofPublic Instruction (OSPI) website:www.k12.wa.us. Click on the “SchoolReport Card” button.Because our school receives federalTitle I, Part A money, there areconsequences for not meeting AYP thisyear.We must inform you that: You may choose to transfer to anearby school that is not in a “stepof improvement.” We are revising our schoolimprovement plan. We are receiving extra supportfrom OSPI to improve ourpractices. Parents are strongly encouraged toget involved at our school. Additional supplemental supportservices will be available forParkway and Highland students.School ChoiceYou may choose to transfer to anearby school that is not in a “step ofimprovement.” The school district willpay for transportation to and from thatschool, until the resident school meetsAYP for two years in a row.In the Clarkston School District, theeligible school for transfer is HeightsElementary School. However, theoption to transfer is on a first comefirst serve basis and is limited by thecapacity of the campus. Informationabout Heights Elementary can befound in the chart at the bottom of this page.To learn more about our schools, please visitour district website at www.csdk12.org. Toapply for a public school choice transfer,please fill out the appropriate applicationform and return it by Keri Myklebust at theClarkston School District Central Officelocated at 1294 Chestnut Street, Clarkston,WA. If you have questions, please call JimFry, Executive Director for Teaching andLearning at 509.769.5534.School Improvement PlanWe are revising our school improvement plan.Parents are invited and encouraged to takepart in that process. We will continue todevelop strategies, policies and practices thatuse scientifically based research. Our staff willcontinue to receive high-quality professionaldevelopment. Please understand, however,that all this was going on even while we werenot required to meet AYP requirements. Wewill continue to focus on improved research–based instructional practices that will benefitour students.State SupportWe receive support from OSPI to help usanalyze data reports and improve curriculum,strengthen core academic instruction, andwork with parents to improve studentlearning. Again, this was going on before welost our AYP waiver.Parental InvolvementParents are strongly encouraged to getinvolved at our school. Research shows thatwhen parents are a part of the schoolcommunity, students are more successful.Please call your school’s main office to learnabout these and other opportunities: Parental involvement policiesSchool-parent compactOngoing parent/community meetingsPTAParent volunteer opportunitiesIt is unfortunate that the circumstances withthe state and federal governments are suchthat they cannot come to a reasonableagreement on continuing to set realisticstandards for student growth. However, our(Continued on P.6)Name of SchoolReading (target 100%)Math (target 100%)Heights80% (2013—Did not test in2014 due to SBAC Field Test)71% (2013—Did not testin 2014 due to SBAC FieldTest)P5
Our district is committed to hiring the most qualifiedteachers for our students. The federal “No Child LeftBehind Act” requires each Title I district to inform parentsof their rights to learn more about their child’s teacher’squalifications. This law also applies to the paraeducatorswho may work with your child. If you would like moreinformation, please contact the District Office at509.758.2531.Student DemographicsEnrollmentOctober 2014 Student Count2,669May 2015 Student Count2,640Gender (October 2014)Male1,341 50.2%Female1,328 49.8%Race/Ethnicity (October 2014)Hispanic / Latino of any race(s)Clarkston Staff Summary (2014-2015) Classes taught by teachersmeeting ESEA highly qualified(HQ) definition: 99.9% Classes taught by teachers whodo not meet ESEA HQdefinition: .1% Classes in high poverty schoolstaught by teachers who meetESEA HQ definition: 100% Classes in high poverty schoolstaught by teachers who do notmeet ESEA HQ definition: 0% Classes in low poverty schoolstaught by teachers who meetESEA HQ definition: 99.7%Teachers teaching with a conditional certificate: 0.7%Classes in low poverty schoolstaught by teachers who do notmeet ESEA HQ definition: .3% Certificated Staff: 172 Classified Staff: 1861897.1% National Board Certified teachers: 23American Indian / Alaskan Native521.9% Classroom Teachers: 142Asian220.8% Black / African American331.2%Average Years of TeacherExperience: 16.22,26885.0% Teachers with at least a Master'sDegree: 63.7%1053.9% Total number of teachers who teachcore academic classes: 1301,53058.0% Total number of core academicclasses: 68240215.2% 4015.2%Teachers teaching with anemergency certificate: 0.0%00.0%Section 504542.0%Foster Care411.6%WhiteTwo or More RacesSpecial Programs (May 2015)Free or Reduced-Price MealsSpecial EducationTransitional BilingualMigrantAYPOther InformationUnexcused Absence Rate (2014-15)1,1000.4%Adjusted 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate(Class of 2014)62.2%Adjusted 5-year Cohort Graduation Rate(Class of 2013)65.5%P6 (Continued from P.5)schools continue to make progress and our teachers and students work hardevery day in the classroom. You can be confident that your child is receivinga quality education in the Clarkston School District.Our district is committed to hiring the most qualified teachers for ourstudents. The federal “No Child Left Behind Act” requires each Title I district toinform parents of their rights to learn more about their child’s teacher’squalifications. This law also applies to the para educators who may work withyour child. If you would like more information, please contact the DistrictOffice at 509.758.2531.
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11th Grade 26.2% 45.5% 13.6% 33.4% 2014-2015 MSP Science Results Grade Level MSP Science State District 5th Grade 63.3% 62.9% 8th Grade 60.6% 58.4% 2014-2015 EOC Biology Results Grade Level MSP Science State District 10th Grade 72.2% 77.5%
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