State of the Schools Report 2012-2013 June 25, 2013

“Looking ahead with 2020 vision”

Board of School Trustees Welcome to Our Annual ReportWelcome to Our Annual Report

In its 2012-2013 strategic plan, the Board of Trustees of the Richmond Community Schools established 2020

as the year in which RCS will be the highest performing school system in East Central Indiana. Annual goals

were set for the school y ear as a final step in realizing the 2020 Vision, and three were assigned as priority

goals for the District, forming a component of administrative performance evaluation.

1. Ensure that 98% or more students demonstrate

responsible behavior on a daily basis.

2. Ensure that 100% of employees received 30 or more

hours of high-quality, best practice professional

development within their area of expertise and in

support of the Richmond Community Schools vision

and mission.

3. Ensure that more than 61% of students are reading at

or above grade level.

These prioritized goals have driven our efforts this year;

however, they represent only a portion of the set of goals

adopted by the Board to reach the 2020 Vision. 17 other

goals are in the areas of:

Student Achievement

Safe and Orderly Learning Environment

Home/School/Community Partnership and

Communication

High Performing Employees

Efficient and Effective Operations

Customer (Stakeholder) Satisfaction and Marketing

The story of School Year 2012-2013 is one of adapting to

change, working through transitions, and enjoying the

satisfaction of student accomplishments. We are anxious

to tell our story and to thank you for your interest in

Richmond Community Schools.

Allen Bourff, Ph. D.

Superintendent of Schools

Richmond Community Schools

The Hibberd Student Advisory Council

considers ways students can support our

building goals and also provides perspective

and ideas for problem solving concerns or

creating new traditions.

We RR team players.

Leadership Values

We RR systems thinkers.

We R R accountable.

We RR team players.

We RR expecting great things.

We RR data-driven.

We RR innovative.

We R R good citizens.

Linda Morgason

President

District 1

Suzanne

Derengowski

Vice-President

At-Large

Jeff Slifer

Secretary

At-Large

Dixie Robinson

District 3

Kelly

Baumgartner

District 2

Patricia Heiny

At-Large

Aaron Stevens

At-Large 2

20/20 Vision By 2020, Richmond Community Schools will be the highest per-

forming school system in East Central Indiana.

Mission Graduate students who are literate, responsible, proficient in state

and national standards, and college/career ready.

Board of School Trustees Board of School TrusteesBoard of School Trustees

The Board meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Richmond Community Schools Administration Building.

Input from residents is always welcomed and encouraged.

Pictured Left to Right:

Aaron Stevens, Jeff Slifer,

Marie Bilik (NSBA’s Chief

Operating Officer), Pat

Heiny, Dr. Allen Bourff,

Dixie Robinson, Linda

Morgason, Suzanne

Derengowski, Kelly

Baumgartner, Steven

Dunmore (Sodexo’s School

Services Division President).

Richmond Community Schools Receive National Award for

Early College Preparatory Academy

ISTEP+ Results

All Grades 3-8 Pass Rate

English/Language Arts Math

2011 74.1% 73.7%

2012 77.8% 78.1%

2013 Available July 2013

IREAD Results

2012 2013

Kindergarten 90% 92%

1st grade 74% 72.4%

2nd grade 60% 76.5%

3rd grade 76.5% 82.7%

Grade 3 ISTEP+

English/Language Arts

Pass Rate

2011 2012 2013

79.9% 83.6% Available July 2013

Academic ResultsAcademic Results

College/Career Bound

AP Courses : 172 students enrolled

Dual Credits: 2,015 dual credits earned

RHS Class of 2013 will be attending...

Ball State University Northwest Mississippi College

Butler University Notre Dame University

Chadron State College Ohio Northern University

Columbia College Chicago Pacific State University

Earlham College Purdue—West Lafayette

Florida State University Purdue— Calumet

Full Sail University Purdue– North Central

Hanover College Spelman College

Indiana National Guard Swarthmore College

Indiana State University Trine University

Indiana Wesleyan University of Indianapolis

IPFW University of Southern Indiana

IU Bloomington US Air Force

IU East US Army

IUPUI US Army—Reserves

Ivy Tech US Marines

Kalamazoo College US Navy

Manchester Vincennes University

Miami University Wright State University

Northern Arizona University

66.9%

7 9.6% 82.5% 81.7 % 80.2%84.6%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Graduation Rate

District level and building level performance

targets serve to guide increasing

expectations for student/building/district

performance.

We R expecting great things.

Preliminary

Climate of AchievementClimate of Achievement

Benchmark assessments are in place in grades

K-8, and results of these assessments, as well as

results from common formative assessments,

have been used by teachers to guide instruction.

The coming year will see a focus on increasing

teacher access to brief, standards-based

assessments to further track student mastery of

critical grade level standards.

Data walls are in place in grades K-12, and have

been used to track student progress. At the high

school, the data cards give teachers a visual

representation of their students’ progress toward

graduation, tracking credit completion,

attendance, successful completion of End-of-

Course Assessments, and post-secondary

planning. Student portfolios/data folders are in

place at all grade levels 3-8, and both teachers and students are able to refer to the data to discuss

student progress. Training and planning are ongoing to standardize the data tracking process in

further support of this goal.

School Year District

Attendance Rate

2007-2008 94.1%

2008-2009 95.4%

2009-2010 95%

2010-2011 95.3%

2011-2012 95.2%

2012-2013 94.7%

Attendance Rate

Increase avenues to promote

Richmond Community Schools

through social media

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

www.weRRrichmond.com

(unique visitors per day)

4,000

unique visitors

per day

5,000

unique visitors

per day

6,200

unique visitors

per day

1,745

users/likes

2,2775

users/likes

3,778

users/likes

82

followers

127

followers

487

followers

11,875

video views

18,985

video views

31,371

video views

Account not

created yet

183

pins

457

pins

The Office of Community

Partnership and

Engagement uses data

created by Google

Analytics, Facebook

insights, and other social

media outlets to monitor

our parents/students/

community engagement

online.

We RR accountable.

Athletic AccomplishmentsAthletic Accomplishments

Academic All-State Selections: (8) Mitchell Ahaus- Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Korey Creech- Indiana Football Coaches Association Henry Dickman- Indiana Tennis Coaches Association

& Indiana Golf Coaches Association

Erin Ingram- Indiana Golf Coaches Association

Natalie Jones- Indiana Swim Coaches Association Alaina Keene- Indiana Swim Coaches Association Brent Weireter- Indiana Football Coaches Association

IHSAA Individual State Participants: (4)

Erin Ingram—Girls Golf (6th place)

Mariam Khamis—Diving (6th Place)

Ben Parrish—Track (12th Long Jump)

Chasity Wampler—Gymnastics (Tie 3rd Vault, 9th All– Around)

All– State Sections: (5)

Erin Ingram- Indiana Golf Coaches Association- 1st Team Mariam Khamis- Indiana Swim Coaches Association- Diving Honorable Mention Mackenzie Taylor- Indiana Basketball Coaches Association- Honorable Mention

Chasity Wampler- Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association- 1st Team

Peyton Young- Indiana Tennis Coaches Association- 2nd Team

IHSAA Sectional Champions: (3) Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Boys Golf

NCC Championships: (4) Girl’s Golf (tie), Football, Boys Soccer,

Girls Swim & Dive

NCC Coaches of the Year: (4) Girls Golf- Ron Murphy

Football- Matt Holeva Boys Soccer- Sam Byrd Girls Swim- Jen Ahaus

NCC Male Sport Coach of the Year: Football- Matt Holeva

Individual NCC Champions: (10) Erin Ingram-Girls Golf & Swimming Relay; Emily Jones- Swimming Relay; Natalie Jones- Swimming Relay; Becca Jones- Swimming Relay; Alaina Keene- Swimming-Individual Relay; Mariam Khamis-Diving; Nina McLarnen- Swimming Relay; Nate Trawick- Wrestling (285lb.); Chasity Wampler- Gymnastics; Brent Weireter- Wrestling(195lb.)

All-NCC 1st Team: (39) members All-NCC 2nd Team: (23) members NCC All-Academic Team: (38) members Red Devil Pride Scholar-Athletes: (158) members

82- Seniors completed their senior season in their sport. 82 graduated RHS. 70- Seniors gave their intention to enroll in a 2-year or 4-year program. 10- Seniors signed letters of intent committing to a scholarship for 2013-2014 school year.

514553 550

595 607 614 617

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Student Athletes

Community Engagement Community Engagement

Communities In

Schools

Every Child Can

Read, Inc.

RHS Alumni

Association

Lowe’s Home

Improvement

Drug Free Wayne

County

Richmond Rotary City of Richmond IU East Nursing Richmond Art Museum 21st Century Scholars

Richmond Civic Hall

Performing Arts

Center

Countywide

Partnership for Youth

Richmond

Community Food

Pantry

Wayne County Veteran’s

Council

Wayne County

Minority Health

Coalition

G3 Church Murat Shriners Junior Achievement Wal-Mart Newton’s Auto

Indiana American

Water Company

Morrisson-Reeves

Library

Christ Presbyterian

Church

First United Methodist

Church

Department of Child

Services

Richmond

Symphony Orchestra

NAMI East Central

Indiana

Wetzel Family Auto

Cruise

Independent Living

Center

Safety Village of

Wayne County

Fountain City

Wesleyan Church

Community Partners

for Child Safety

Peer Information for

Teens

Fazoli’s Women Infant &

Children (WIC)

Belden Goodwill Gateway Church Rock Solid Ministries Girls, Inc.

American Red Cross Work One Birth to Five First Baptist Church Girl Scouts

Kroger YMCA Salvation Army Meijer JACY House

Countywide

Partnership for

Youth

Indiana Business

Professional Women

Boy Scouts Reid Hospital and Health

Care Services

Wayne County

Chamber of

Commerce

First Presbyterian

Church

Richmond Soap

Pantry

Richmond Power &

Light

Area 9 Agency Birthright

Amigos Camp Yale First Bank Richmond DIPLOMAS Striderite

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Youth As Resources Smith Dairy Studebaker Buick Ivy Tech College

Mobile Dentist Earlham College Centerstone Meridian Services JM Hutton

Circle U Help Center BSN Sports Richmond Toyota West End Bank DDIC

Richmond Civic

Theatre

Cope Environmental

Center

Ahaus Tool &

Engineering

Wayne County Historical

Museum

Purdue Extension

Office

St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church

Lion’s Club—Vision

Program

Wayne County

Sheriff’s Department

Restoration Outreach

Center

Central United

Methodist Church

Boys and Girls Club

of Wayne County

Indiana University

East

Wayne County

Insurance Group

Richmond Noon Kiwanis Wayne County Health

Department

Reid Hospital

Foundation

Autism Support

Group

Starr Neighborhood

Association

We partner with organizations/agencies at all levels

to promote academic and social responsibility. We R good citizens.

Resource ManagementResource Management

Human Resources/

Personnel Implementation of a new teacher evaluation

instrument, which links to the use of student

achievement data.

Implementation of principal evaluation plan,

also using student achievement data to drive

evaluation outcomes.

Staff: 752

Administration: 29

Aides/Support: 353

Licensed Staff: 370

Indiana Teaching License: 100%

Master’s Degree: 71%

Excellence In Education Award Winners:

Teacher of the Year Denise Selm

Administrator of the Year Richard Bryant

Support Person of the Year Mike Rogan

Friends of Education Leslie Bolser and Brian Derrer

Names of 2013 Retirees:

Tom Bartel Patricia Dawkins Nancy Hoober Linda Nicholson Steven Sickman

Marsha Beeson John Haggenjos Nancy Kramer Linda Pennington Mickie Vecera

Rebecca Carr Charles Higgs Kathy McCarty Jane Rummel Sarah Wright

Ronda Christopher Anna Hoelscher Janie Myers Kathleen Simkin

2013 Teacher of the Year Nominees

Shelly Swain (Westview), Stephanie Bunner (Vaile),

Rachael Phillips (Fairview), Melissa Jordan (E. Starr),

Aubrey Wildey, (Crestdale), Susy Hasecoster (Hibberd),

Rebecca Lafuze (Community Youth Services),

Kathleen Simkin (Charles), Denise Selm (Richmond High),

Cassandra Maule (Test), Jess Killen (Dennis) - Not pictured.

We view our employees as valuable resources! We are

investing in their continued professional development with

a goal that each year, employees receive an average of

30 hours of high-quality, best practice training within their

areas of expertise and in support of our vision and mission.

We R innovative.

Did you know?

RCS hosted an Education

Delegation of 12 principals

from Hangzhou City, China.

Seven RCS teachers will visit

China to teach English to

Chinese elementary students

in July 2013.

Resource ManagementResource Management

Curriculum Richmond Community Schools continued the implementation of the Indiana Reading Framework and continued its

pilot of Pearson’s Reading Street in grades K-6. The new edition of Reading Street was adopted this spring and will be

utilized through the next six-year cycle in grades K-4.

Standards-based instruction was further developed to guide instruction and common formative assessments, as well as

summative assessments K-12, were implemented.

The Indiana Science Initiative was fully implemented in grades K-6. An initiative supported by Purdue University, this

hands-on kit and inquiry–based science program became very popular for students.

Early College programs continued to develop and expand. The Hibberd Building was the new site for the Early College

Academy, as well as LOGOS and life skills programs. The Academy was expanded to include additional grade levels

and spans grades 5-8. At Richmond High School, Early College expanded its cohort groups to 50 students per grade

level and cohort I completed their sophomore year.

The high ability program also experienced some expansion and program enhancements. A program referred to as

Wings bussed elementary students to the Hibberd Building for new pull-out opportunities.

RCS has now partnered with Notre Dame University and expanded its Advanced Placement (AP) offerings for students,

beginning in 2013-2014 school year. These additions will make RHS one of the top high schools in Indiana in the area

of AP offerings.

Finance

Technology

WiFi (wireless) access in every building.

SmartBoards in all pre-school through 6th grade classrooms and all Hibberd classrooms. Ceiling-mounted projectors in all intermediate and high school classrooms.

Introduction of the Richmond Online Graduation Academy at Richmond High School.

Host of the 2nd Annual We RR Richmond Technology Expo in July.

Cash Balance

1/1/2013

Projected

Revenue

Projected

Expenditures

Projected

Cash Balance

$0 $35,384,000 $35,358,000 $26,000

The Technology Department is

conducting an online technology

skills assessment to determine

the key areas for professional

development, technology

integration, and future

technology initiatives.

We R data-driven.

Resource ManagementResource Management

Facilities 6 Elementary Schools 2 Intermediate Schools 1 High School Hibberd Building

Pre K—4th grade 5th-8th grade 9th—12th grade Special Programs

Warner Building Community Youth Services Central Administration Building

Maintenance & Alternative Education Superintendent, Technology

Adult Education and Support Services

The Board of Trustees approved a $7,750,000 bond issue to maintain their facilities for 21st

Century Learning. This bond makes possible…

Upgrades to HVAC and humidity control systems at Fairview, Vaile, Westview and Hibberd;

Renovation of the east wing at Charles Elementary School;

Renovation and new bus drive for safety at Dennis Intermediate School; and

Richmond High School’s physical education facilities.

Richmond Community Schools is committed to having all of their facilities well maintained and

continue to be a source of pride for their neighborhoods and for all citizens in Richmond and

Wayne County.

Richmond Community Schools’ students in the architectural

program are working with Mr. Ron Maze to create drawings for

the east wing renovation at Charles Elementary School and to

create tracking programs for progress.

We RR systems thinkers.

Did you know?

Lunches Served

3,738 daily

672,840 annually

Breakfasts Served

1,527 daily

274,860 annually

Students Qualifying for

Free or Reduced—Priced

Lunch

74%

Academic AccomplishmentsAcademic Accomplishments

RHS Senior Henry Dickman received

the Notre Dame Hesburgh-Yusko

Scholarship.

RHS Senior Vinayak Vedantam

received Indiana University’s Wells

Scholarship.

Richmond Community Schools

students participated in Richmond

Toyota’s Road to Success Program.

Charles 65,839 days read

Crestdale 40,421 days read

Fairview 41,241 days read

Starr 26,694 days read

Vaile 16,983 days read

Westview 36,360 days read

Citywide Spelling Bee Champion Payton VanMiddlesworth (Hibberd Building).

Richmond/Logos place 3rd of 13 teams at the Cathedral Middle School speech meet.

Richmond High School’s Business Professionals of America

(BPA) won the BPA National Championship!

RHS students qualify for Skills USA Nationals.

State Champion (Architectural Drafting)

Russell Zimmerman;

State Champions (Career Pathways)

Russell Zimmerman , Austen Steck, Dallas Sowder

RCS students (Garrison Fansher, Jarrett Focht,

Zachary Harrison, Paige Hazelbaker, Juliana

Qin, Lauren Tubesing) recognized with 8th grade

scholar awards from US Congressman Messer.

Richmond High School recognized nationally for

Commitment to Music Education.

For the last 5 years in a row, RHS is one of the

TOP TEN Academic Teams in the state.

Charles Elementary School Chapter—National

Elementary Honor Society.

RHS Senior Emily Qin named

finalist in the National Merit

Scholarship Program.

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