LaRue County Schools

Rotary Presentation

November 8, 2012

Ten Years of Progress2011-2012 20th 2010-2011 41st2009-2010 64th2008-2009 60th2007-2008 71st2006-2007 88th2005-2006 122nd2004-2005 103rd2003-2004 120th2002-2003 131st

DISTRICT LOW HIGH OVERALL NAME GRADE GRADE SCORE1 Anchorage Ind. K 8th 81.42 Beechwood Ind. K 12th 76.23 Fort Thomas Ind. K 12th 75.54 Murray Ind. K 12th 73.35 Corbin Ind. K 12th 66.96 Walton-Verona Ind.K 12th 66.77 Oldham County K 12th 66.38 Pikeville Ind. K 12th 65.89 Boyle County K 12th 65.210 Science Hill Ind. K 8th 65.111 Calloway County K 12th 65.012 Marshall County K 12th 64.913 Harlan County K 12th 64.514 Russell Ind. K 12th 64.215 Lyon County K 12th 63.616 Meade County K 12th 63.517 West Point Ind. K 8th 63.518 Pulaski County K 12th 63.419 McCracken County K 12th 63.2

20 LaRue County K 12th 63.1

DISTRICT NAME OVERALL SCORE

1 Meade County 63.5

2 LaRue County 63.1 3 Elizabethtown Ind. 61.84 Hart County 60.45 Breckenridge Co 59.46 Taylor County 58.47 Hardin County 57.88 Barren County 57.39 Green County 57.110 Marion County 56.411 Bullitt County 55.412 Nelson County 54.113 Campbellsville Ind. 53.514 Bardstown Ind. 51.615 Caverna Ind. 49.5

ACT’s Educational Planning & Assessment System

Required Statewide for All students since 2005ACT—11th gr March; PLAN—10th gr Sept; Explore—8th gr Sept

• 2012 ACT Results--Composite 19.9; highest LC composite since ACT for all began in 2005.

• Top 20% among all KY High Schools.• English—Top 18%; Math—Top 21%; Reading—Top

20%; Science top 26%• 2nd highest score in the region

ACT’s Educational Planning & Assessment System

• 2012 PLAN—Highest Composite Score ever (17.7)– Highest English score ever (17.3)– Highest Math score ever (17.5)– Highest Science score ever (18.2)

• 2011 Explore—Highest Composite ever (16.4); Ranked #15 out of all Middle Schools in KY

• 2012 Explore—NEW Highest Composite ever (16.7)– Highest English score ever (16.1)– Highest Reading score ever (15.9)– Highest Science score ever (18.1)

State Rankings not available yet for Sept 2012 Administrations

Other Accomplishments

Other AccomplishmentsEd Week Top 20 in KY

Return on Investment (2011)

Dr. Johnnie Grissom Award (2010)

Laptop Learning Initiative

Other Accomplishments• Implementation of Early Release Schedule (2010)• US Healthier Schools Gold Status (2008)• 1st Hybrid Bus in KY (2010)

Other Accomplishments• Distinguished Alumni LCPS• WHAS 11 and E On US ExCEL Teacher Award (2005)• Campbellsville Excellence in Teaching Award • KMEA Music Educator Of The Year- Penny Akers 2009• Milken Award Winner- Dodd Caudill 2007• Harry J. Cowherd Finalist/Winner- Marsha Duncan/Linda Pearman

• Ashland Teacher Of The Year Finalist- Rex Hanson/Summer Garris

• KASA Administrator Of The Year- Paul M. Mullins 2011

How Did We Get There?• Essential Question: “How is the use of this resource

improving student performance in a measureable way over a continuous period of time?”

• Leadership at all levels embraced the goal of rigor in reading and math for all.

• Expectations and deep-rooted beliefs required systemic change to ensure student success. “Spirit of the Moose”

• Emphasis was placed on people and processes, not programs. Increased salary schedule (10th Highest in KY) and hiring the best candidate with the goal of getting the “right” people on the bus.

How Did We Get There?

• Leadership set clear expectations for improvement, provided training, monitored implementation, and followed-up with additional support.

• The district first established a guaranteed and viable curriculum. Emphasis was placed on literacy and then expanded to include mathematics.

• The district began to focus more on the progress of each child rather than aggregate data leading to bi-weekly progress monitoring for at-risk students, disaggregating assessment results, determining interventions/next steps.

How Did We Get There?• A comprehensive formative assessment program

provides the data to support this process.

• Curriculum Specialists assist teachers in the implementation of effective, research-based strategies.

• The addition of School Administrative Managers provided principals with increased time to become more focused instructional leaders.

Special Education Program• Additional commitments were made to address the

needs of the district’s disability sub-population. • Disability students are included in the regular classroom

to the maximum extent possible. – 2003: 48.17% integrated instruction– 2011: 76.56% integrated instruction

• District personnel analyzed each child’s unique situation to ensure accommodations, least-restrictive environment decisions and interventions were congruent with the child’s disability and specific needs.

• LCHS is now a state model for Co-Teaching

Our Goal