• 1407 E. Third St. • Dayton, OH 45403 • PHONE: 937-223-3154 • FAX: 937-223-3229

2013-2014 ANNUAL REPORT Director’s Message

Dear Friends,

Dayton Transition High School completed its 5th year as a stand alone high school. The 2013-2014 school year was filled with excitement, growth and challenges. Our students worked very hard throughout the year and demonstrated their growth socially, behaviorally and academically. Ohio Graduation Test scores were solid. Scores on the AIMSweb tests increased significantly showing student academic growth on an individual improvement basis.

Growth has been a “buzz” word in our school this year. Enrollment has grown 141% over the previous 4 years. Sixteen seniors graduated at commencement ceremonies on June 8 at Hope Hotel and Conference Center, Wright-Patterson AFB. This represents the largest graduating class in Dayton Transition High School history. Our building was very full this year with several classrooms being filled to maximum capacity. This situation prompted a building search and resulted in moving the school to a new location for the 2014-2015 school year. The new location will allow us to continue to grow and offer our unique educational approach to more families.

Social maturity and emotional growth are also huge indicators in a student’s readiness to step out into the “real world” and live independently. Our in-school behavioral referrals were at a very acceptable level. In addition, student participation in after school activities was very good. It is very gratifying to see our students succeed in their journey through life and excel in areas that in the past were challenges for them. We are all extremely proud of the strides our students have made this year. Thanks for the continued support of our families, friends and members of our Board of Education. We are looking forward to an exciting 2014-2015 school year.

Sincerely,

Gary MillerPrincipal

School Data / IRN # 000621

AGE LEVELS SERVED: 14-22HOURS OF INSTRUCTION: 5 days per week / 6.75 hours per day (7:50am – 2:40pm)SCHOOL TYPE: GradedSTUDENT POPULATION: 98

Summit Academy Transition High School

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS: All of our students are considered “at-risk” of academic failure, due to the condition ADHD and /or Asperger’s Disorder, which describes our target population.

SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFO:CAUCASIAN 66.1% AFRICAN AMERICAN 25.6% MIXED / OTHER 8.3% MALE / FEMALE 73.4% / 26.6%LOW INCOME: YES / NO 77% / 32%

STAFFING BY FUNCTIONADMINISTRATIVE 5TEACHERS 16TEACHER/INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES 0SUPPORT STAFF 1

ATTENDANCE RATE: 92.2%

School Mission StatementSummit Academy Management promotes an educational environment where each student has an equal opportunity to develop skills essential for lifelong learning and to meet the challenges for living in society.

Board Members / 2013-2014President: Jessica JacobsonVice President: Benjamin MerrillMember: Debra McKenzieMember: Shon AndersonMember: Louise WebbMember: Katherine GibneyMember: Mary Stitsinger

School Staff / 2013-2014Gary Miller Director Paul Nevius Phys Ed/Health

TeacherRobin Merrill Secretary Christina O’Neill Intervention

SpecialistCynthia Skira Performance Coach William WilsonIntervention SpecialistLauren Martin IEP coordinator John WilliamsIntervention SpecialistKathryn Walter Lead Intervention Specialist Lee ChandlerTitle I Math TeacherMichael Moore Job Coach Lisa Weston Martial Arts

InstructorKelli Frisby Behavior SpecialistNatasha Miller English TeacherKyle Dudley English TeacherKate Confer Math TeacherCraig DeHart Math TeacherDustin Williams Social Studies TeacherJaclyn Tipton Social Studies TeacherShareka Gibson Science TeacherGeorge Saul Science TeacherNancy Tracey Art Teacher

School Highlights / 2013-2014The 2013-2014 school year was filled with exciting expansions to our extracurricular activities and continued improvement in solidifying our academic programs which resulted in significant student growth, both socially and academically. Our students worked very hard throughout the entire year and demonstrated their success in the classroom.

Enrollment Growth: Dayton THS continues to grow. Following is a brief look at our enrollment history:

2009-2010 37 students 10 staff 2010-2011 53 students 13 staff 2011-2012 72 students 18 staff 2012-2013 87 students 21 staff 2013-2014 98 students 22 staff

Student Activities: Clubs: In addition to our previous years of extracurricular clubs (Bowling Club, Drama

Club, Creative Writing Club, Basketball Club, Cheerleading, Games Club, Talent Show, Foreign Language Club, Art Club, Helping Young Ladies Succeed (HYLS) Club, the 2013-2014 school year saw the addition of 2 additional clubs: Sailing Club and Wrestling Club. The Sailing Club was an exceptionally popular addition to our after school club activities. The National Honor Society completed its first full year as an organization in our school. A total of 6 new students were inducted into the NHS in May 2014. Student Council continued its important roll in the life of Dayton THS. Student Council met weekly throughout the school year and planned several social activities and fund raisers for the school.

Activities: We kicked off the year with our annual Ice Cream Social and registration night. This was followed by a spirit week, Family Fall Festival and Haunted Hall, and our first ever Sailing Club event. November was filled with several opportunities to connect with our families: Veteran’s Day Breakfast and Memorial Ceremony, Family Bingo Night, and Thanksgiving Family Feast for school families and friends. The month of December brought us Breakfast with Santa, a Christmas dance, Martial Arts Belt Ceremony and the southern region basketball tournament with Summit Academy Cincinnati and Summit Academy Middletown. In January we began a series of 3 basketball games with Summit Academy Xenia in addition to another Family Night Bingo. Our sophomore and junior students also took the ASVAB Career Test. February was the shortest month of the year, but still included may activities: science fair, Valentine’s Day Dance, basketball games at

Xenia and another Family Bingo night. The month of March included our 4th Annual Chili Throwdown, our second basketball tournament of the year at Summit Academy Middletown, and our second round of OGT testing for the year. April featured Family Night Bingo, an all day/all school celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day featured chalk murals, building picnic tables, clearing trash from local parks and wetlands. Shoes for the Shoeless came to our school for the 4th consecutive year and donated athletic shoes to many of our students. The month of May included prom, senior pictures, planning meetings for students transitioning to college, National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, mock car crash and graduation rehearsal. The year concluded with graduation ceremonies on June 8.

Field Trips: Dayton THS sophomores traveled to Miami Valley Career Technology Center to tour the 3 building campus and look at 46 vocational training programs. Juniors and Seniors were involved in a science class about Forensic Science and took 2 field trips to the Springfield Crime Lab. Seniors attended a play in Columbus that they had just finished reading in their English class.

Sailing Club

New High School

Helping families at Christmas National Honor Society Induction