Caroline County Annual Report 2015

Annual Report
2015-2016
Caroline County Public Schools
ANNUAL REPORT
Board of Education
BOE Duties
“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob
them of tomorrow. – John Dewey
The Caroline County Public Schools Board of Education
• Oversees and approves district
policy
• Selects and oversees the
Superintendent
• Determines and approves
annual budget
• Informs public of district
progress and needs
• Solicits public opinion as it
affects district decisions
• Serves as an advocate on behalf
of the district
• Serves as a liaison between
citizens of the district and the
Maryland State Department of
Education
In front from left to right: Walter B. Palmer, III, vice
president; Superintendent of Schools John D. Ewald; C.
Tolbert Rowe, member; and James A. Newcomb, Jr.,
president; In back from left to right: Louise M. Cheek,
member and George A. Abner, member.
Board of Education Meeting Information
Board of Education meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Board of Education in
Denton, Maryland, with open meeting sessions begin at 7 p.m. On the third Tuesday of the month
Board work sessions are held at various school locations throughout the district starting at 7 p.m.
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About Caroline County
Public Schools
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5600 students in Pre-Kindergarten through
12th grade
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African American 15%
Asian & American Indian/Alaskan 1%
Hispanic 11%
White 65%
Two or More Races 6%
English Language Learners 7%
Free & Reduced Meals 55%
Special Education 11%
10 Schools, 2 Centers
∼ 5 Elementary Schools
∼ 2 Middle Schools
∼ 2 High Schools
∼ 1 Career & Technology Center
∼ 2 Judy Hoyer Centers
∼ 10 Schools Earned Energy
Certification
∼ 9 Health Centers in Our Schools
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882 Staff Members
∼ 517 Certificated Staff
∼ 365 Support Staff
∼ 13 National Board certified teachers
∼ 61.6%
teachers
with
Advanced
Professional Certificate
teachers
with
Standard
∼ 36.3%
Professional Certificate
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Student: Teacher Ration
∼ 20:1 Elementary Student - Teacher
∼ 16:1 Secondary Student – Teacher
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14 Advanced Placement courses offered
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Cheryl Carmean, Caroline County Public Schools Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Cheryl Carmean was chosen as the 2015
Caroline County Teacher of the Year.
Mrs. Carmean teaches AP Physics and Physics
at North Caroline High School (NCHS). She
has been teaching at NCHS since November of
2008.
Mrs. Carmean has earned her Bachelor of
Science degree in Civil Engineering from the
University of Delaware and her Masters of
Science degree in Civil Engineering from Johns
Hopkins University. Before entering the
classroom, Mrs. Carmean worked as a design
engineer in Colorado.
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Enter fulltime
employment
and school
9%
2015-2016
Class of 2015 Decisions
Enter parttime
employment
and/or school
30%
Enter
employment
(unrelated to
high school Enter the
program) military
4%
7%
Attend 4
year
college
26%
Attend a 2
year
college
19%
Attend a
specialized
school or
specialized
training
5%
The Maryland Kindergarten Readiness
Assessment (KRA) measures the skills and
behaviors that children should have learned
prior to entering kindergarten. It combines
age-appropriate, standardized performance
tasks that measure students’ specific skills,
along with focused observations of children’s
work and social interactions, to best
understand what each entering kindergartner
knows and is able to do in four key areas:
social foundations; physical well-being and
motor development; language and literacy;
and mathematics.
Kindergarten readiness levels are identified
as:
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Demonstrating Readiness - a child
demonstrates the foundational skills and
behaviors that prepare him/her for
curriculum based on the kindergarten
standards.
Approaching Readiness – a child exhibits
some of the foundational skills and
behaviors that prepare him/her for
curriculum based on the kindergarten
standards.
Emerging Readiness – a child displays
minimal foundational skills and behaviors
that prepare him/her for curriculum
based on the kindergarten standards.
Caroline County Public Schools KRA data show
that nearly 53% of students demonstrate
kindergarten readiness. Kindergarteners
previously attending a PreK program are wellprepared for school (56% demonstrate readiness)
and outperform their county peers (53%).
The data provided by the KRA helps teachers and
families learn about each child’s strengths and
areas where more support and practice is needed.
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Caroline County Public Schools Achievements & Highlights
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Denton Elementary School
∼ Silver Award for PBIS program
∼ Deborah White, 1st grade teacher, named
WCEI Radio Teacher of the Month
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Federalsburg Elementary School
∼ Gold award for PBIS program
∼ Deborah White, 1st grade teacher, named
WCEI Radio Teacher of the Month
Greensboro Elementary School
∼ Bronze award for PBIS program
∼ Tamra Baurys, 4th grade teacher, named
WCEI Radio Teacher of the Month
∼ Named Maryland Center for Character
Education School of the Year (14-15)
Preston Elementary School
∼ Silver award for PBIS program
∼ Nicole Morris, 1st grade teacher, named
WCEI Radio Teacher of the Month
∼ Named Maryland Center for Character
Education School of the Year (14-15)
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Ridgely Elementary School
∼ Gold award for PBIS program
∼ Billie Mitchell, 3rd grade teacher,
named WCEI Radio Teacher of the
Month
Colonel Richardson Middle School
∼ Named Maryland Center for
Character Education School of the
Year (14-15)
∼ All Shore Band – Four students
∼ All Shore Chorus – Three students
Lockerman Middle School
∼ Silver award for PBIS program
∼ Melissa Bradley, 8th grade science
teacher, named WCEI Radio
Teacher of the Month
∼ Six students place first at Lego
League Qualifying Competition
∼ All Shore Band – Five students
∼ All Shore Chorus – Five students
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Colonel Richardson High School
∼ Gold award for PBIS program
∼ Named Maryland Center for Character
Education School of the Year (14-15)
∼ 2014-2015 North Bayside Athletic
Sportsmanship Award
∼ All Shore Band – Seven students
∼ All Shore Chorus – One student
∼ All Shore Orchestra – Four students
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North Caroline High School
∼ Bronze award for PBIS program
∼ Named Maryland Center for Character
Education School of the Year (14-15)
∼ Three students placed first in the
Salisbury University Eastern Shore
High School Mathematics Competition
∼ All Shore Band – Six students
∼ All Shore Chorus – One student
Caroline Career & Technology Center
∼ Two students competed in national
SkillsUSA Championship for Web
Design
∼ Held grand opening for Outdoor
Agriculture Learning Facility
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SAT Highlights
During 2015, Caroline County Public Schools
had more high school students take the SAT
test.
The number of test takers increased from
175 in 2014 to 197 in 2015.
The county increased its composite mean
score from 1383 in 2014 to 1408 in 2015.
The critical reading mean increased 12
points from 466 in 2014 to 478 in 2015. Also
the county saw a six-point increase in the
math mean score and an eight-point
increase in the writing mean score.
Career & Technology
Education Targets
Caroline County Public Schools met the
local target to have CTE (Career and
Technology Education) students receive a
high school diploma. In the most recent
CTE report, 98.7% CTE students received
a diploma, up 4.39 percent from 2014 and
besting the local target by .54%.
The county also had 73.29% of CTE
students go on to postsecondary
education, employment or the military
up 3.8% from 2014.
CTE students also improved on meeting
proficient or advanced level on the High
School Assessment for Algebra. In
2015, the percentage of CTE students
was 87.92 up 1.08% from 2014.
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English Language Proficiency Assessment
The English Language Proficiency Assessment, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0,
is administered to English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades K
through 12 annually. The assessment measures a student’s English
language proficiency in the areas of listening, speaking, reading,
writing, comprehension, oral, and literacy. English Language
Proficiency Assessment results are used by Caroline County to
report information related to the English language proficiency
targets, referred to in the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title III as
Annual Measurable Achievement Objective (AMAO). AMAO I
measures ELs’ progress in learning English; AMAO II measures the
number of students who attain English proficiency during the
school year.
In 2015, Caroline County Public Schools met the target (56%) of the
AMAO I. Out of 176 students, 104 or 59.09 percent met the target.
Students Making Strides in Reading
American Reading Company data below shows the growth of Caroline County Public School
students from October 1 through May 27. The school system saw a 36.3% increase in students
reading proficient or above grade level. During the same time period, there was a 20% decrease
in students in the at-risk category and a decrease of 16.3% for at-risk students.
Students Reading on Grade Level
Oct-15
May-16
57.80%
42.70%
37.90%
19.60%
Emergency
22.70%
At-Risk
19.50%
Proficient or Above
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PARCC Assessment Performance
Results Summary 2015
In 2015, Maryland implemented the new
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC) state assessments in
reading and mathematics. The new assessments
replace the Maryland School Assessments in
English and Mathematics in grades 3-8, and
replace the High School Assessments in Algebra
and English 10 for all students not graduating in
2015.
Forty-six percent of Caroline County high school students
taking the English 10 assessment last spring scored at a Level 4 and 5 combined –
the two highest levels on the PARCC five-point score scale. The state average for this test was 39 percent.
Level 4 is met expectations and Level 5 is exceeded expectations.
For high school, achieving Level 4 or 5 indicates a readiness for college and is intended to help students
avoid the need to take additional coursework before taking credit-bearing courses beyond high school.
For Algebra II scores, 23.3 percent of county students scored at a Level 4 and Level 5 combined. The state
percentage was 19.4 percent.
For Algebra I scores, 34.5 percent of county students scored at a Level 4 and Level 5 combined. The state
percentage was 31.2 percent.
Highlights of the English/Language Arts at the elementary level, found the county besting the state in
grade 5, meeting expectations. The
county scored 40 percent to a state
PARCC Mathematics Level 4
percentage of 36.9 percent. The
(Met Expectations)
county also had a 31.1 percent of its
6th grade students meeting the
Caroline
MD
expectations at Level 4 in
English/Language Arts.
33.8
29.9
29.7
28.5
22.9
Grade 3
Math
Grade 4
Math
25.8
Grade 5
Math
29.5
26.3
Grade 6
Math
29.2
20.1
21.8 19.7
Grade 7
Math
Grade 8
Math
Elementary mathematics scores on
the PARCC test, the county also did
better than the state at Level 4 as
the chart on the left shows.
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Gallup Student Poll
Engaged Today – Ready for Tomorrow
During the fall of 2015, Caroline County Public School students in grades 5 through 12 took part in the
Gallup Student Poll. The Gallup Student Poll is a 24-question survey that measures the engagement,
hope, entrepreneurial aspiration and career/financial literacy. Below are the results of the poll.
Engagement: Involvment in and
Enthusiasm for School
(number of students polled=2,621)
Engaged
Not Engaged
Actively Disengaged
22%
26%
52%
Hope: The Ideas & Energy Students Have
for the Future
(number of students polled = 2,725)
Hopeful
Stuck
Discouraged
17%
51%
32%
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Entrepreneurial Aspiration: The Talent and Energy for Building Businesses that
Survive, Thrive and Employ Others
(number of students polled = 2,097)
Entrepreneurial Aspiration
I will invent something that
changes the world
27%
I plan to start my own business
50%
I am learning how to start and run
a business
I have my own business now
20%
6%
Career/Financial Literacy: The Information, Attitudes and Behaviors that Students Need
to Practice for Healthy Participation in the Economy
(number of students polled = 2,476)
Career/Financial Literacy
I have a paying job now
I am learning how to save and
spend money
I have a bank account with money
in it
I am involved in at least one
activity, such as a club, music,
sports or volunteering
27%
63%
54%
75%
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Caroline County Public
School Partners
Caroline County Public Schools could not do the all
important work of educating students without the many
partnerships it has with local government, businesses and
parents/guardians.
The Caroline County Public School Transition Center relies
on businesses and organizations throughout the Mid-Shore
area to provide employment training opportunities to Caroline County students. The businesses and
community partnerships include:
Adkins Arboretum
Caroline County Chamber of
Commerce
Caroline County Economic
Development Corporation
Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship
DVCC, Inc.
Judges Yachts
Maryland Plastics
Miltec
Palmetto Textiles
REEB Millwork
Stone Concrete and Excavation
Unisite Design Inc.
Denton Animal Hospital
Treadstone Hardscapes LLC
Michael Kors
Seaberry Farm
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Talisman Therapeutic Riding
Phyto Ecology
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
All Star Barber
Defining Moments
First Fruits Orchards
Mid-Atlantic Tire
Strawberry Blonde
Benedictine School for Exceptional
Children
Caroline County Emergency
Services
Caroline County Habitat for
Humanity
Combined Technology Solutions
Hinckley Yacht Services
Lippincott Designs
Mathews Brothers
Nagel Farm Services, Inc.
Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Shore Industries
Tanglewood Conservatories
Walmart
Express Employment
YMCA of the Chesapeake
Lowe’s
Inn at Perry Cabin
Gables at Caroline
Tuckahoe Habitat for Humanity
Homestead Manor
Caroline County Humane Society
Bill Coon’s Toyota
Denton Ford
Fresh Start
Shore Gourmet
Woodside Nurseries
Cambridge International
Caroline County Government
Caroline County Recreation &
Parks
Caroline Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center
Dart Container Corporation
His Hope Haven
M & M Refrigeration
Medifast
Nuttle Builders
Preston Automotive
SISK
Trenton Pipe and Nipple
US Army
Kleppinger Electric
Unity Church Hill Nursery
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Jewels Landing Farm
Bullock’s Deli
Chesapeake Culinary Center
All About Hair
Chesapeake Culinary Cneter
Eastern Shore Area Health Center
Magic Mirror
Snappy’s
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Where the Money Comes From FY 15
County Revenue
Unrestricted State Revenue
Other Local Revenue
Restricted State Revenue
Restricted Federal Revenue
Restricted Other Revenue
TOTAL
Community
Services
1%
Maintenance of
Plant
1%
13,437,486
47,398,863
284,946
1,105,761
4,624,880
189,479
67,041,415
Capital Outlay
0%
Restricted
Student
Transportation
Special
6%
Education
Student
11%
Health
Student
Other
Services Personnel
Instructional
1%
Services
Costs
1%
3%
County
Appropriati
on
20%
Unrestricted
State
Revenue
71%
Mid-level Administration
3%
Administration
7%
Fixed Charges
20%
Operation of
Plant
6%
Restricted
Other
Revenue
0%
Restricted Federal
State
Revenue
Revenue
7%
2%
Other
Local
Revenue
0%
Instructional
Salaries &
Wages
39%
Instructional
Textbooks &
Supplies
1%
Where the Money Goes FY 15
Administration
1,690,418
Mid-level Administration
4,745,025
Instructional Salaries
25,718,253
Textbooks & Supplies
1,011,747
Other instruction costs
1,925,101
Special Education
7,041,601
Student Personnel Services
604,162
Health Services
678,934
Transportation
3,849,954
Operation of Plant
4,178,288
Maintenance of Plant
852,450
Fixed Charges
13,619,613
Community Services
416,079
Capital Outlay
136,863
TOTAL
66,468,488
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