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Scottsboro Jr. High School the state of the school. 2013-2014 Jason Hass – Principal Jeff Tubbs – Assistant Principal. Scottsboro Jr. High School. Scottsboro Jr. High School Facts Public Middle School which serves the city of Scottsboro, population 15,000
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Scottsboro Jr. High Schoolthe state of the school 2013-2014 Jason Hass – Principal Jeff Tubbs – Assistant Principal
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Facts • Public Middle School which serves the city of Scottsboro, population 15,000 • Community Advantages – Close-knit community which values education. • SJHS Advantages – Hard-working, knowledgeable teachers, excellent faculty and staff rapport, well behaved students. • Difficulties - Poverty rate is higher than the national average, unemployment rate is higher than the state and national average, lack of funding from State Legislature (Including a 25% cut of previous year contribution from the Jackson County Delegation in 2013-2014). • SJHS Disadvantages – Lack of access to technology for students (1.1 initiative), aging facilities (although adequate).
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Discipline/Attendance/Grades (1st Semester 2013-2014) • 119 total discipline referrals. • 45 7th grade referrals (14 SIR Offenses) • 74 8th grade referrals (22 SIR Offenses) (48 total SIR 2012-2013, 53 in 2011-2012) • 1826 Absences (3902 in 2012-2013) • 1316 Tardies (3145 in 2012-2013) • 113 F’s 1st 9 weeks (48 F’s 1st 9 weeks in 2012-2013) • 1263 A’s 1st 9 Weeks (1181 A’s 1st 9 weeks in 2012-2013)
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • Schooldigger.com rates SJHS as a 3 star school (out of a possible 5 stars) • Schooldigger ranks SJHS as 150th out of 437 Middle Schools in Alabama • Greatschools.com gives SJHS a 6/10 score.
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Teacher Professional Development • Content Literacy/ALSDE PD – Two Full Days, 2 Half Days • Technology PD – (Promethean Board, APT+, Edmodo, Active Classroom, Global Scholar) • CCRS Quarterly Meetings (3 Teachers) • Advanced Courses PD with ALSDE • 26 Teachers with 517 hours entered into STIPD since AUGUST!
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Dedication • Near 100% Lesson Plan submission = PROFESSIONALISM! • $2084.00 in lost Textbook fees from 2012-2013, but adoption and implementation of Book-Tracks program in 2013-2014 looks to drastically reduce losses. • Improved School-Parent communication through Twitter(currently 83 followers), improved SJHS website participation, adoption of Remind101. • Implementation of BETA Club tutoring. • Implementation of Global Scholar student growth tracking program. • Implementation of new RtI plan.
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Poverty/Free and Reduced Lunch • 56 students eligible for free school lunch(up from 50 in 2011 and 47 in 2012 only 32 in 2004!) • 34 students eligible for reduced school lunch(36 in 2012).
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School Teaching Units • SJHS has 26 Teachers, 2.5 Teachers Aides, one Counselor and two Administrators. • In 2004 we had 30 Teachers!
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Yet, test scores are improving.
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders ranked 193 out of 437 in Math ARMT scores in 2012 • 83.88% of SJHS 8th graders met state standards (state average was 77.43%)
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013 • SJHS 8th graders scored an average 15.2 Composite on the EXPLORE (National Avg. is 15.5) • 21% of SJHS students score in the 75-100 National Quartile • 33% of SJHS students score in the 50-74% National Quartile • 27% of SJHS students score in the 25-49% National Quartile • 18% of SJHS students score in the 1-24% National Quartile
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013 • SJHS 8th graders scored an average 14.2 (National Average is 14.7) in English • 27% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in English • 25% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in English • 18% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in English • 30% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in English • 63% are at or above the benchmark (68% is National Average) in English
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013 • SJHS 8th graders scored an average 15.0 (National Average is 15.5) in Math • 32% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Math • 12% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Math • 25% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Math • 31% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Math • 32% are at or above the benchmark (36% is National Average) in Math
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013 • SJHS 8th graders scored an average 14.7 (National Average is 14.6) in Reading • 28% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Reading • 26% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Reading • 21% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Reading • 25% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Reading • 39% are at or above the benchmark (36% is National Average) in Reading
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings • SJHS 8th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013 • SJHS 8th graders scored an average 16.4 (National Average is 16.6) in Science • 35% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Science • 14% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Science • 27% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Science • 24% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Science • 35% are at or above the benchmark (37% is National Average) in Science
Scottsboro Jr. High School • Despite increasing poverty, fewer teaching units, increasing enrollment, and decreasing funding…SJHS continues to provide an excellent educational opportunity for our students. • Our students continue to show yearly improvement!