Pekin Community School District

1. Pekin Community School District School Improvement Advisory Committee Meeting October 25, 2011

2. Mission Statementt The mission of the Pekin Community School, serving as a unifying agent of our communities, is to provide and promote lifelong learning through its commitment to quality educational programs that prepare the students to be effective, successful, and responsible citizens.

3. District Long Range Goals • All K-12 students will achieve at high levels in reading comprehension, prepared to be effective, successful, and responsible citizens. • All K-12 students will achieve at high levels in mathematics, prepared to be effective, successful, and responsible citizen. • All K-12 students will achieve at high levels in science, prepared to be effective, successful, and responsible citizens. • All K-12 students will use technology in developing proficiency in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and 21st century learning skills. • All K-12 students will feel safe and connected to school.

4. Previous SIAC Goals • Improve secondary student achievement in science on standardized tests, such as on the ACT or ITEDs by ensuring alignment between the curriculum and the test (e.g. give students more practice with applied knowledge, like analyzing data on charts and graphs) • Continue to improve and update student access to technology and increase the students understanding of technology and the applications of technology throughout the grade levels.

5. District Assessments ITBS/ITED-Common Assessment used to determine AYP ( Adequate Yearly Progress )--SpringSkills Iowa—Alternate Assessment submitted the APR (Annual Progress Report) Fall, Winter, and SpringBasic Reading Inventory (BRI)- Additional Alternate Assessment--Fall, Winter, and Spring

6. Historical High School ITED Data

7. Historical Middle School ITBS Data

8. Elementary Historical ITBS Data

9. 2011 ITBS/ITED Pekin vs State Percent Proficient Comparison

10. Skills Iowa Benchmark AssessmentReading

11. Skills Iowa Benchmark AssessmentMath

12. 2010-2011 Basic Reading Inventory Fall compared to Spring Comprehension Data

13. ACT Five Year Trend Pekin versus State Data

14. 2011 Senior Facts • 89.80% of the 2011 Pekin senior class upon graduation last May intended to pursue post secondary level classes • 100% of the 2011 Pekin senior class completed the Core program • 57.45% of those tested in 2011 Pekin senior class had a composite ACT score of 20 or higher • Graduation rate for the 2011 senior class was 97.9% (48 out of 49 students-1 dropped out)

15. Iowa Youth Survey ResultsGiven Fall 2010— Grades 6, 8, and 11 School Perceived to be Safe (I feel safe at school.) 90% Favorable Response School Expectations/Boundaries (At my school there are clear rules about what students can and cannot do.) 72% Favorable Response Safe (Nonviolent) School Environment (Things stolen, deliberately damaged, threatened or injured by someone with a weapon) 98% Favorable Response

16. Continued…Iowa Youth Survey ResultsGiven Fall 2010—Grades 6, 8, and 11 School Staff/Student Support (My teachers care about me, my teachers are available to talk with students one-on-one, my teachers notice when I am doing a good job and let me know about it.) 47% Favorable Response Bullying (In the last 39 days, how many times have you been…called names, was made fun of, teased in a hurtful way, other students left me out of things on purpose, I was hit, kicked, pushed or shoved around.) 49% Favorable Response Family Involvement and Support (How often do my parents/guardian knows where I am, who I am with, checks to make sure I have done my homework, finds out if I have done something wrong/punishes, good/praises me.) 61% Favorable Response

17. Long Range Goal Report Card Reading, Math, Science • Assessments Data: • Did BRI Scores Improve from Fall to Spring? • Was There Improvement in Skills Iowa Benchmark Exam Data From Fall to Spring? • Was there Improvement in our ITBS/ITED Scores from 2010 to 2011?

18. Long Range Goal Report Card Technology Did the District’s Technology Increase? The District Has Approximately 550 Computers for Student Usage K-12 • 1:1 Computers in 6th Grade – 12 Grade • 2 MacBook Mobile Labs for the 3-5 Wing • 1 MacBook Mobile Lab for the K-2 Wing • 1 Dedicated Lab in the Media Center for K-12 • 2 Dedicated Labs in the High School Computer Application Courses All high school graduates must take at least one application class (multiple classes are offered) Keyboarding is taught as early as 3rd grade

19. Report Card for Post Secondary Preparation Are We Preparing our Students for Post Secondary Life better? • Concurrent Enrollment • 83% of the 2012 senior class is enrolled in at least one concurrent enrolled course • ACT • Improvement in the percent of students taking the ACT • Composite score growth in trend data and Pekin versus State data

20. Long Range Report CardStudent Connection and Safety What are we Doing to Help Make our Students Feel Safe and Connected? • Classroom Curriculum • Linda Anderson, Guidance K-5, Student Success Skills • Tim Bartels, Guidance 6-12, I Have A Plan, Career Exploration, Building Relationships, Bullying and Harassing Units • KC STARR • Presenters • Tina Mier, Cyber-bullying, • Buck Coleman and Brain Hiller, Making good choices and being a positive influence to others • Climb Theater

21. Changes In Pekin Education Has it Changed? Must it Continue to Change? NCLB Required Changes Iowa Blueprint May Require Changes Governor Branstad and the Iowa Department of Education Blueprint represents a comprehensive plan that “Builds on Iowa’s strong education foundation but takes the steps necessary to remodel our house for years to come.”