North Union Local School District

Superintendent Rick Smith

Rated “Excellent” for School Years2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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2010-2011 Annual ReportProjected to be Rated

“Excellent”

AcademicsAcademicsAcademicsAcademics� Passed 24/26 indicators = 92%

� Of the two indicators missed, both were > .9 percent –This is .4 less than last year.

� Tied highest percentage of indicators passed in district history

� Fifth straight year with a rise in the performance index score � Fifth straight year with a rise in the performance index score

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District GoalsDistrict GoalsDistrict GoalsDistrict Goals

� Indicators Above 85%� 18 out of 26 -That is up 6 indicators from last year

� Meet Average Yearly Progress (AYP)?� YES- First time since 2004-2005

� Increase in Accelerated and Advanced?� YES -This is shown by our increase in Performance Index scores 4 years in a row.

� We missed Excellent with Distinction by one indicator or .5 increase on Permanent Improvement scores – Great improvement in the right direction.

Celebrating our VisionCelebrating our VisionCelebrating our VisionCelebrating our Vision� 10-0 Varsity Football Team – MOAC Champs

� Girls Varsity Basketball Team made it to the regional finals 23-3, MOAC Champs

� Middle School Teams won most of the COAL League tournaments and leagues tournaments and leagues

� State High Jumper- Cody Wiley

� National FFA Winner-Kyle Dresback

� Middle School Future City Team

� Elementary Destination Imagination Team

Building Leadership Team

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Building Leadership Team

Sub-committees

Parent Partnership Team

The PPT has held 10 different events. The new events have brought more than 2,500 people into the elementary school.more than 2,500 people into the elementary school.

Wee Cats Committee

This committee spent the year planning and coordinating

events for students that are 2, 3, 4 or 5 years old but not yet

in Kindergarten.

Right to Read Committee

This year the Right to Read Committee organized an illustrator visit from

Christopher and Jeanette Canyon. The illustrators

spent the whole day working with students.

Next year

Building Leadership Team

This BLT created a new and improved building-wide discipline plan that will

begin to be used during the

2011-2012 school year.

Our plan for next year is to maintain the committees already in place but also look

Thank you,Dave Harmon & Vickie HoffmanPrincipal Assistant Principal

Our plan for next year is to maintain the committees already in place but also look to see what other committees need to be added. The Race to the Top Committee and sub-committees will also help to decide what the building needs are for next year. The BLT (Building Leadership Team) will also be helping to lead the Elementary staff in the mapping of the new National Standards and using our data to set building goals with high expectations and work toward achieving those goals.

Passed all OAA indicators with 7 out of 9 being above 85%

Evidence of Student Achievement:Evidence of Student Achievement:Evidence of Student Achievement:Evidence of Student Achievement:

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Passed all OAA indicators with 7 out of 9 being above 85%

Highest test score in district history with 99.1% passing 4th grade reading

Meeting Average Yearly Progress for special education sub-group

Performance Index score of 102.6, highest in district history with the average increase over 3 points per year

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Excellence in the 21st Century� Building Leadership Team� 2010-2011 Progress� Our building goals for the 2010-2011 school year focused on the implementation

of our five-year strategic plan developed in May, 2010.Areas of Focus Accomplished:

� Develop common expectations for grading.� Develop common expectations for homework.� Increase effectiveness of inclusion practices.

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Develop common expectations for instruction with an increase in quad D(rigor)

experiences.

Develop common expectations for formative and summative assessments.

Develop common expectations for literacy across the curriculum.

Continue to monitor the effectiveness of full inclusion and block scheduling.

Evidence of Accomplishments:•Thirteen hours of professional development with a consultant on grading was provided for the teaching staff from August through January. provided for the teaching staff from August through January. •After the professional development, the staff also met in small committees to make recommendations and provide a member for a larger school-wide committee.•The school-wide committee then met five times and developed common expectations for grading to be implemented for the 2011-2012 school year.•Common homework expectations were included in the grading recommendations.•Professional development was provided with a consultant on full inclusion for intervention specialists and core teachers.•The special education director, administration, and intervention specialists have met throughout the year to discuss progress and review student data.

44 students participated in Homework Recovery and 42 students

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44 students participated in Homework Recovery and 42 students improved their grades enough to be promoted to the next grade and not retained or placed.Only 7 students out of 365 students were placed in the next grade with 0 students being retained. This is a significant decrease compared to the 2009-2010 school year with 5 retentions and 19 placements.Two-thirds of inclusion students significantly increased their OAA scores in reading and math as compared to 2010 results.Preliminary OAA results indicate all seven tests were passed by our students.

NUHS BLT

2010-20112010-2011Cy Kincaid

Carol Barr

Becky LaRue

Sandra Taylor

Eric Holman

NUHS BLT� Focus for 2010-2011

� As a group, we have focused on developing a theme that all staff will incorporate. We have talked about it at staff meetings and agreed upon the “Wildcat Way.” The football coaches will roll it out to the football team who will present coaches will roll it out to the football team who will present it to the student body. These 4 to 5 things will focus on “respect” primarily.

The Wildcat Way

Respect for:

•ThemselvesThemselves

•Each other

•Teachers

•School building

•CommunityOur Vision:

Our teachers will promote this with posters and continual discussion.Our kids will internalize the “Wildcat Way” with conviction.

We will be a better school.

2010-2011 Special Education Program

Breakdown of students served on Individual Education Plans

�Multiple Disabilities – 13

�Hearing Impaired – 2

�Speech and Language Impairment– 27Additional Services:�Occupational Services – 26Speech and Language Impairment– 27

�Orthopedic Impairments – 1

�Emotional Disturbance – 16

�Cognitive Disability – 26

�Specific Learning Disability – 101

�Autism – 10

�Traumatic Brain Injury – 2

�Other Health Impaired (minor) – 41

Total Served – 240 students

This number is less than a 1% increase over last year.

�Occupational Services – 26�Physical Therapy – 10�Speech (as a related service) - 37

AYP/Ohio Special Education ProfileThe middle school just completed the second year of full inclusion for all special education students.

2010-2011 OAA testing indicated that 24/32 students either scored the same or better on the

Gifted and Talented

The number of gifted being served has increased slightly over the 2009-2010 school year. Teachers and administrators have been receiving additional training to better serve the gifted students in their classroom and buildings.

2010-2011 OAA testing indicated that 24/32 students either scored the same or better on the Reading section 2010-2011 OAA testing indicated that 26/32 students either scored the same or better on the Math section

�Preliminary numbers indicate that the Elementary will meet Average Yearly Progress (AYP) for the second year in a row

Last year North Union met 8/15 indicators on the Ohio Special Education ProfileWe anticipate meeting the same 8 indicators this year while improving on the following:

Completing the Postsecondary Outcomes SurveyChild Find –Timely Initial EvaluationsDropout

There will be an additional 2 categories involving Preschool which should be met.

Curriculum and Instruction

Race to the TopRace to the TopRace to the TopRace to the Top New for 2010New for 2010New for 2010New for 2010----2011201120112011

� Application A� District Transition Team

� Application B

� National Core State Standards – English Language Arts and Math

� Newly Adopted State Standards – Scienceand Social Studies

� Standards and Assessments

� Application C� Using Data to Improve Instruction

� Application D� Great Leaders and Great Teachers

� Application E� Turning around low performing schools and Innovative

Practices

and Social Studies

� The Ohio Cross Walk

� The Ohio Resident Educator “Mentoring Requirement”

� New Superintendent Evaluation Instrument

� Financial Literacy

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New for 2011-2012

� “Excellent” District� Preparing for the new high stakes test in 2014-2015

�Accomplishments

� “Excellent” District

� Elementary OAA Results

� Middle School Value Added Results

� Freshman Academy

� District Technology

� Academic Advancement Results

2015

� Race to the Top Summit Professional Development (BW, Marysville, BV and NU)

� Data Teacher Leaders and Content Area Teacher Leaders

� Preparing for the Instructional Improvement System

� Superintendent, Principal and Teacher Evaluation System

� Year Three – MAPS

Technology Capacity

• New website went live in August, 2010

• Over 1300 new computers (laptops, netbooks, desktops) – more coming for fall 2011

2010-2011 Annual Report Technology

Pam Wenning-Earp, Director

coming for fall 2011

• Campus-wide wireless in place and being utilized

• Middle school has 1 to 1 netbooks in all core classes and 2 elective classes

• District adoption of Google email platform as of 7/1/2011

• 4 teachers beta tested Google Apps for Education with classes More extensive implementation planned for the 2011-12 school year

• Building Technology Integrationists offered technology professional development in each building

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Technology IntegrationHigh school and middle school students participated in robotics competition

• High school Communications and Broadcasting class participated in video competitions and created commercials for a local business

• Web-based AP, credit recovery, at risk and elective classes offered at high school• Web-based AP, credit recovery, at risk and elective classes offered at high school

• Art Technology class offered at middle school

• Increased use of video to create real world projects at all buildings

• Middle school offered Technology class for high school credit

• Tech Club first and fifth graders pair up to create an electronic lesson that they then present to kindergarten students

• Middle school Music Technology class continued

• IPod Nanos implemented for listening to audio books

• IPads introduced to administrators. District will participate in IPad grant during the 2011-2012 school year