Pine Bluff School District Annual Public Report
Pine Bluff School District Annual Public Report
2017 – 2018 Dr. Michael Robinson, Superintendent Systemic Goal: Outstanding Academic Achievement for ALL Scholars
Mission Possible “You don’t get to extract a ransom just for doing your job.”
Pine Bluff School District
Board of Education Herman Horace, President Lakisha Hill, Vice-President Marinda Williams, Secretary Andrea Roth-Little Aaron Branscomb Henry Dabner Harold Jackson
Pine Bluff School District Mission In partnership with teachers, parents, and community, the Pine Bluff School District will provide quality educational opportunities that will enable scholars to reach their maximum potential, graduating college and career ready.
Vision With an entrepreneurial spirit, the Pine Bluff School District will create a 21st century educational experience that will utilize rigorous interdisciplinary opportunities to prepare scholars to be leaders and innovators in an ever-changing, global society.
Pine Bluff School District Values The Pine Bluff School District believes: • An achieving school district incorporates high-quality, adaptable, performance-driven team members who commit to high expectations, lifelong learning, and overall success. • A team-oriented culture supports an environment where various ideas, beliefs, and diversities are celebrated and shared to contribute to our relentless pursuit of excellence. • Consistent, open, and honest communication, employed by all stakeholders, in order to transparently explain our decisions, our ideas, our actions, our shortcomings, and our successes, is vital to building and sustaining a culture of trust. • Active family engagement is vital to ensure continued academic success and growth. • Community knowledge, support, and participation are necessary to foster a high-performing school district.
Pine Bluff School District Coherence Framework Systemic Elements (6) Theory of Change (3) Data Wise SIP (5) Superintendent’s Focus Areas (2)
Systemic Pillars (4) Instructional Core (1) Theory of Change: If we focus on culture, data, and performance, with a lens on numeracy and literacy, we will have outstanding academic achievement for ALL scholars.
Pine Bluff Board of Education Training Hours for 201 Board Member
Elected
Term Expires
2016/2017
Aaron Branscomb
Appointed Summer 2017
2018
0
Henry Dabner
Fall 2017
2020
16
Herman Horace
Fall 2017
2020
23
Harold Jackson
Fall 2015
2018
23
Marinda Williams
Fall 2017
2020
0
Andrea Roaf-Little
Fall 2015
2018
3
Lakisha Hill
Appointed Summer 2017
2019
0
Pine Bluff School District School Accreditation Status Report The Pine Bluff School District is recognized as probationary status by the Arkansas Department of Education. School
Status
School
Status
W. T. Cheney Elementary
Probationary
Jack Robey Jr. High School
Probationary
34th Elementary
Probationary
Pine Bluff High School
Probationary
Broadmoor Elementary
Probationary
Southwood Elementary
Probationary
*Probationary means that we had findings and will need to correct those in preparation for this year’s accreditation
PBSD Enrollment Trend
PBSD 2017 - 2018 Fast Facts • • • • •
3,720 Scholars 47 Total Buses 7 School Campuses 325 Certified Teachers 345 Classified Teachers
General Facts Did you know…? • Approximately 15% (7.9 male) of our U.S. scholars are African-American {54% Non-White} • In America…86% of African-American 3rd graders read below proficiency • In America (African-American scholars): • 46% attend urban schools and 54% attend suburban and rural schools • 50% attend majority African-American schools • 26% attend predominantly White schools • 15% attend schools that do not offer at least one advanced placement course *Information derived from The Education Trust
PBSD Campuses
PBSD Campuses
ESEA Status 2017 - 2018 34th Elementary
Needs Improvement
Southwood Elementary
Needs ImprovementFOCUS
Broadmoor Elementary
Needs Improvement
Cheney Elementary
Needs Improvement
Jack Robey
Needs ImprovementPRIORITY
Pine Bluff High
Needs ImprovementPRIORITY
*ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
PBSD Graduation Rate Year
#Actual Graduates
#Expected Graduates
Percentage
Three Year Composite
2013
244
307
79.48
70.97
2014
229
310
73.87
75.13
2015
240
337
71.32
74.74
2016
199
301
66.11
70.46
Congratulations PBSD ...
Off the list for Academic Distress 2017
Remembering Southwood... ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
●
RTI...(Extensive program development and implementation) GAAP...Guidance for Achieving Academic Proficiency...(Remediation) Game Changer/Step Up Your Game...Sidney Moncrief and Co...(School Culture). Simmons First Nat Bank...Partnership Relyance Bank...Partnership St. John AME Church Ladye B. O'Bryant Women's Missionary Society...Partnership Enhanced Para Educator Professional Development...Arkansas Ideas PBIS...Program Development Game Changer Store (Incentives) Multiplication Mania Math (Incentives) 90% 9 Times in 30 (Student Academic Recognition Wall) (incentivies) Faculty and Staff Retreat...Ferncliff Camp and Conf Ctr, LR, AR Southwood On Line KG, Summer Rdg Skills Development Program, thru (University of Central Arkansas, Outreach and Community Engagement, taught by the Institute of Reading Development) Southwood students participated and placed (1st, 2nd and 3rd) in various PBSD activities such as dist/Co Spelling Bee and Knowledge Bowl
District Staff Degrees Category Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Advanced Degree
Percentage 56.2 41.2 .9
PBSD Teacher of the Year Pine Bluff School District Teacher of the Year 2017
Amanda Cross 34th Avenue Elementary
Academic Recognition
ACT Scores • 2017 Seniors -30 students scored between 25-20 • 2017- Seniors- 32 students scored between 30-20 ○ Dawson Hamilton (2017 Salutatorian) scored 30 as of April 2017 • 2017-Juniors - 19 students scored between 20-28 ○ Junior Kennedy McCoy scored 28 as of June 2017 • 2017- Sophomores - 1 student scored 23 Andre Carter • 2017- Freshmen 1 student scored 23. David Woodfolk
2017 Seniors with 4.0 GPA or Higher • • • • • • • • •
Sadagicous Owens 4.20 G.P.A. Dawson Hamilton 4.1 G.P.A Trey Williams 4.02 G.P.A. Kiarra Barnes 4.04 G.P.A. Carter Buckner 4.04 G.P.A. Kayla Girley 4.04 G.P.A. Kia Barnes 4.08 G.P.A Faith Herd 4.02 G.P.A. Alexi Mack 4.00 G.P.A
Congratulations Class of 2017 Awarded Honor Graduates ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sadagicous Owens Dawson Hamilton Kia Barnes Kiarra Barnes Kayla Girley Carter Buckner Trey Williams Faith Herd Alexi Mack Toree Flenon Taylor Burnett Brittney Bass Shanee Hulsey Evan Buckner Simeon Blair Ja’Kieria Davis
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Kimberley Moye’ Curtis Pittmon III Ky’ra Brice Destiny Thompson Denzel Bones Tyler Thomasson Mikeia Ridgell Taylor T. Johnson Vincent Abraham Nickolas Gentris Raymond Wallace Brooklyn Tody Andrea Cobbs Ariana Sims Deasia Epperson
$6.1million in Scholarship Awards
Academic Recognition • JATCC 58 Students are currently enrolled • We had 95 completers which included Vocational Completers & JATCC Completers • 2017 Honor Graduates 31 students • 9 Girl State Nominees • 2017 Scholarships - over 51% of PBHS 2017 graduates were offered scholarships (PBHS 2017 221- Scholarship Offered/Awarded 121) • Scholarship Funds offered/awarded to 121 PBHS graduates $6.1 millions. • 2017 Arkansas Scholars 45 Students (See attached list) • 2017 Boys State – 8 Students represented PBHS. • Arkansas Young Artist Association (AYAA): Justin Thomas (first place in 3 categories), Asia Shelton, Tori Richardson
Beyond the Learning Zone • Think - Work - First (job placement and training for special education scholars sponsored by Department of Career Education) • Updates to equipment and professional development for our CTE teachers • Focus on a refresh for PBHS media center • Inclusion of academic social media initiatives • PBSD was awarded $29,000.00 for 2017 - 2018 Career Coaches to do career awareness work • National Day of Prayer with Governor Hutchinson (10 scholars from PBHS THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones) • African-American Coalition Conference (AACC) with Dr. Fitz Hill (5 scholars from PBHS - THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones and Ms. Dotson) • Career Camp at PBHS (February - May) with industry, community partners, and surrounding colleges and universities for CTE (THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones) •
15/16 Scholars were awarded a scholarship to Barber School (Ms. Forney)
Athletic Recognition ● Boys basketball went to the semi-finals
● Soccer team had a school record for 6 wins
• 6A East Conference Co-Champs with Jonesboro High School • Softball and Baseball went to state playoffs
Current Data Reports October, 2017 ACT, ACT ASPIRE, AP, IOWA, DIBELS, STAR MATH AND LITERACY
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Average ACT Scores
Year
# Tested School
State
English School
State
Mathematics School
State
Reading
Science
School
State
School
State
Composite School
State
20152016
255
31081
13.3
18.1
16.2
18.6
15.3
19.0
16.4
19.1
15.4
18.8
20162017
276
31110
13.2
18.4
15.3
18.5
14.3
18.9
14.8
18.9
14.5
18.8
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Average ACT Scores
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2016 Grade 11- Percent Meeting Benchmarks (Readiness for College-Level Coursework)
Year
# Tested School
State
English School
State
Mathematics School
State
Reading
Science
School
State
School
State
Composite School
State
20152016
255
31081
15
49
6
25
6
31
7
24
2
14
20162017
276
31110
13
49
3
24
4
30
2
22
1
14
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Percent of Students Meeting Benchmarks
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding) Subject
English
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
District
47%
36%
33%
49%
47%
44%
30%
32%
State
73%
70%
72%
74%
79%
73%
58%
60%
District
15%
16%
11%
16%
12%
23%
16%
17%
State
37%
43%
35%
47%
39%
49%
39%
36%
District
4%
9%
10%
27%
13%
17%
27%
38%
State
19%
33%
42%
59%
38%
38%
51%
57%
District
32%
21%
23%
33%
20%
14%
8%
6%
State
59%
53%
52%
62%
48%
44%
30%
25%
District
14%
13%
8%
13%
14%
11%
10%
13%
State
38%
42%
42%
49%
44%
42%
32%
33%
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
Advanced Placement Exams Spring, 2017
Advanced Placement (AP)
9 AP Courses Offered
157 Students Taking Exams
Spring, 2017
242 Exams Taken
6 Students scoring 3, 4, or 5
Advanced Placement Exams Spring, 2017 (157 Total Students)
Score
Eng. Lang. Comp
Eng. Lit. Comp
US Gov Pol
US Hist.
World Hist.
Calc AB
Biol
Chem
Phys 1
Total Exams
% of Total Exams
1
2
0.8
1
1
4
1.7
1
40
16.5
5 4
1
3
2
2
6
6
4
2
13
1
57
48
3
35
20
13
7
9
4
196
81
Totals
65
54
8
38
35
13
15
9
5
242
100
8
DISTRICT FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
Year
#Actual Graduates
#Expected Graduates
Percentage
Three Year Composite
2013
244
307
79.48
70.97
2014
229
310
73.87
75.13
2015
240
337
71.32
74.74
2016
199
301
66.11
70.46
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2017 (National Percentile Ranks) SUBJECT Vocabulary
Reading
Language
Math
Computation
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
District
21
19
State
44
46
District
28
24
State
50
54
District
29
23
State
49
51
District
37
45
State
49
51
District
37
45
State
56
78
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2017 (Scaled Scores) SUBJECT Vocabulary
Reading
Language
Math
Computation
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
District
136.7
151.4
State
147.4
166.4
District
143.1
156.4
State
150.4
170.2
District
143.7
156.7
State
148.9
168.6
District
142.8
153.3
State
149.6
169
District
146.4
166.4
State
151.7
178.6
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2016 (Reading Scaled Scores)
Reading
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
State
150.4
170.2
District
143.1
156.4
Broadmoor
143.6
153
Southwood
142.7
153.8
Thirty-fourth
142.8
165.5
W. T. Cheney
143.3
152.5
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Kindergarten District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 1 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 2 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 3 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 4 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK 1 Beginning of Year 2017-2018 K-2 Composite Scores Percentages Kindergarten
Grade 1
Well BelowIntensive Support
Below- Strategic Support
At/Above- Core Support
District
22
14
64
Broadmoor
n/a
Southwood
22
14
64
Thirty-fourth
n/a
W.T. Cheney
n/a
District
38
13
49
Broadmoor
50
10
40
Southwood
30
13
57
Thirty-fourth
45
13
42
W.T. Cheney
n/a
DIBELS BENCHMARK 1 Beginning of Year 2017-2018 K-2 Composite Scores Percentages Grade 2
Well BelowIntensive Support
Below- Strategic Support
At/Above- Core Support
District
46
9
45
Broadmoor
49
11
40
Southwood
n/a
Thirty-fourth
43
10
47
W.T. Cheney
47
6
47
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 1 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 2 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 3 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 4 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 5 -8 AVERAGES
STAR EARLY LITERACY SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 1 LITERACY CLASSIFICATIONS
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 2 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 3 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 4 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016 - 2017 GRADE 5 - 8 AVERAGES
Looking and Projecting Ahead 2018 - 2019 • Relentless focus on grades K, 2 (Promising Scholars), 5, 8, and 9 in order to increase academic awareness, rigor, and overall scholar achievement • Transform the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program in order to increase participation and scholars graduating with certifications in order to be college and career ready • Revamp the AP program and bring back the Honors Program
• Systemic Numeracy and Literacy Plan (Continuous Work) • Small group instruction, interventions, and remediation (work in progress depending on the school) • Instructional Specialists employed to support literacy and numeracy instruction and curriculum and instruction • Professional Development focusing on the implementation of technology, lesson planning, and numeracy and literacy strategies
Looking and Projecting Ahead 2018 - 2019 • Creating PD opportunities for our classified personnel • Parent University • Becoming more of an academically rigorous and technological inclusive school system • Revamping our academic programs and expectations to increase graduation rates to ensure our scholars can compete globally • Still looking at the potential to pilot Montessori in PBSD
Looking at Fiscal
Budget by Fund Source 2017-2018 Operating State-Restricted Building Restricted Debt Service Restricted Federal-Restricted Food Service Funds Total
General Fund by Objective Budget 2017 - 2018 Salaries/ Benefits Purchased Services /Instruction Purchased Property Services Purchased Services Other Supplies & Equipment
State Categorical Funds 2017 - 2018
Federal Funds 2017 - 2018 Title I Title II (low-income/at risk students)
( teacher quality)
Expenditures by Fund Source 2017 - 2018 Operating State-Restricted Building Restricted Debt Service Restricted Federal-Restricted Food Service Funds Total
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • • • • • • • • • •
Broadmoor E.S. (STEAM School) 34th E.S. (Entrepreneurial School) K - 1 Center to focus on early literacy A.V.I.D. Implementation (JRJHS and PBHS) Freedom School, which is now an after-school program at the Freedom School location (First Ward) Academic Deans in our four elementary schools (ESA) On-campus ALE at the elementary schools and JRJHS and the expansion of the secondary ALE Expansion of Project Lead the Way at the elementary level System Automation (Live in December 2017 [Projection]) Implementation of Data Wise School Improvement Process while we continue to maintain the integrity of UVA strategies
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • • • • •
Launch a 1-to-1 device beginning with 2nd and 3rd grades Launch Promising Scholars to focus on academic literacy Full time Culture and Climate Specialist Coming in 2017: Behavior Intervention Specialist Fresh fruit and vegetable grant (Ms. Robbie Williams and Ms. Matlock) • Food Pantries within our schools (Ms. Robbie Williams) • Awarded Career Academies Grant for PBHS ($20,000.00) • S.T.E.M. Fair in our district, which is a partnership with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Implementing Restorative Justice Practices for all scholars • PBSD Leadership Academy will launch in November 2017
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • Implementing Collaborative Planning • Implementing Professional Educator’s Induction Program (PEIP) [Revamping] • PBSD Board Awards • Re-established Teacher of the Year and implemented Support Staff Member of the Year • Implementation of Scholar of the Year at the elementary, middle, and high school levels • Implemented Classroom Dojo (system-wide) • Piloting Google Classroom • Launching Winter Wonderland 2017 (community and school system event)
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • Implementing Notepad (Employee Newsletter) • Blueprint for Excellence - Strategic Plan [work in progress] (anticipated completion - January 2018)
Continuous Efforts … 2017 - 2018 • Developing systems and structures for continuous improvement • Collaborating with ADE Fiscal Team and Special Education Department • Maximizing to the total use of all school buildings • Focusing on the District Minority Recruitment Plan for the purposes of staffing and meeting state requirements • Realigning all funding sources in order to sustain and increase our legal fund balance (operating budget) to better support the unique needs of our district in all capacities as a result of declining enrollment • Becoming academically and fiscally free from state oversight, so we can position ourselves to provide step increases again • Automating the Business, Finance, and State and Federal Programs Office
Continuous Efforts … 2017 - 2018 • Enhance recruitment and retention for HQ teachers • Partnering with University of Central Arkansas for Partnership for Transition to Teaching (P3T)
Systemic Improvement Supports • Data Wise School Improvement Process • Implementing the Coherence Framework, which frames and guides the work that we do as a district • Implementing Care Teams and Student Intervention Teams (S.I.T.) with an emphasis on Response to Intervention (RTI) • Collaborative Planning to focus on data analysis and scholar performance • Partnering with the Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative (Co-Op) to support small group instruction and other areas of need within our district
Systemic Improvement Supports • Implementing Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies (P.B.I.S.) district-wide • Partnering with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) • Training on ACT Aspire (Webb’s Depth of Knowledge) for staff • Institutes for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and media specialist
Superintendent Support • • • •
Scholar Advisory Committee (SAC) Teacher Advisory Committee (TAC) Classified Advisory Committee (coming January 2018) Connections and communication with Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, and Rotary Club • Value Committees: Power, Enlightenment, Wealth/Poverty, Well-Being, Affection, Respect, Rectitude
Final Thought
2017 – 2018 Dr. Michael Robinson, Superintendent Systemic Goal: Outstanding Academic Achievement for ALL Scholars
Mission Possible “You don’t get to extract a ransom just for doing your job.”
Pine Bluff School District
Board of Education Herman Horace, President Lakisha Hill, Vice-President Marinda Williams, Secretary Andrea Roth-Little Aaron Branscomb Henry Dabner Harold Jackson
Pine Bluff School District Mission In partnership with teachers, parents, and community, the Pine Bluff School District will provide quality educational opportunities that will enable scholars to reach their maximum potential, graduating college and career ready.
Vision With an entrepreneurial spirit, the Pine Bluff School District will create a 21st century educational experience that will utilize rigorous interdisciplinary opportunities to prepare scholars to be leaders and innovators in an ever-changing, global society.
Pine Bluff School District Values The Pine Bluff School District believes: • An achieving school district incorporates high-quality, adaptable, performance-driven team members who commit to high expectations, lifelong learning, and overall success. • A team-oriented culture supports an environment where various ideas, beliefs, and diversities are celebrated and shared to contribute to our relentless pursuit of excellence. • Consistent, open, and honest communication, employed by all stakeholders, in order to transparently explain our decisions, our ideas, our actions, our shortcomings, and our successes, is vital to building and sustaining a culture of trust. • Active family engagement is vital to ensure continued academic success and growth. • Community knowledge, support, and participation are necessary to foster a high-performing school district.
Pine Bluff School District Coherence Framework Systemic Elements (6) Theory of Change (3) Data Wise SIP (5) Superintendent’s Focus Areas (2)
Systemic Pillars (4) Instructional Core (1) Theory of Change: If we focus on culture, data, and performance, with a lens on numeracy and literacy, we will have outstanding academic achievement for ALL scholars.
Pine Bluff Board of Education Training Hours for 201 Board Member
Elected
Term Expires
2016/2017
Aaron Branscomb
Appointed Summer 2017
2018
0
Henry Dabner
Fall 2017
2020
16
Herman Horace
Fall 2017
2020
23
Harold Jackson
Fall 2015
2018
23
Marinda Williams
Fall 2017
2020
0
Andrea Roaf-Little
Fall 2015
2018
3
Lakisha Hill
Appointed Summer 2017
2019
0
Pine Bluff School District School Accreditation Status Report The Pine Bluff School District is recognized as probationary status by the Arkansas Department of Education. School
Status
School
Status
W. T. Cheney Elementary
Probationary
Jack Robey Jr. High School
Probationary
34th Elementary
Probationary
Pine Bluff High School
Probationary
Broadmoor Elementary
Probationary
Southwood Elementary
Probationary
*Probationary means that we had findings and will need to correct those in preparation for this year’s accreditation
PBSD Enrollment Trend
PBSD 2017 - 2018 Fast Facts • • • • •
3,720 Scholars 47 Total Buses 7 School Campuses 325 Certified Teachers 345 Classified Teachers
General Facts Did you know…? • Approximately 15% (7.9 male) of our U.S. scholars are African-American {54% Non-White} • In America…86% of African-American 3rd graders read below proficiency • In America (African-American scholars): • 46% attend urban schools and 54% attend suburban and rural schools • 50% attend majority African-American schools • 26% attend predominantly White schools • 15% attend schools that do not offer at least one advanced placement course *Information derived from The Education Trust
PBSD Campuses
PBSD Campuses
ESEA Status 2017 - 2018 34th Elementary
Needs Improvement
Southwood Elementary
Needs ImprovementFOCUS
Broadmoor Elementary
Needs Improvement
Cheney Elementary
Needs Improvement
Jack Robey
Needs ImprovementPRIORITY
Pine Bluff High
Needs ImprovementPRIORITY
*ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
PBSD Graduation Rate Year
#Actual Graduates
#Expected Graduates
Percentage
Three Year Composite
2013
244
307
79.48
70.97
2014
229
310
73.87
75.13
2015
240
337
71.32
74.74
2016
199
301
66.11
70.46
Congratulations PBSD ...
Off the list for Academic Distress 2017
Remembering Southwood... ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
●
RTI...(Extensive program development and implementation) GAAP...Guidance for Achieving Academic Proficiency...(Remediation) Game Changer/Step Up Your Game...Sidney Moncrief and Co...(School Culture). Simmons First Nat Bank...Partnership Relyance Bank...Partnership St. John AME Church Ladye B. O'Bryant Women's Missionary Society...Partnership Enhanced Para Educator Professional Development...Arkansas Ideas PBIS...Program Development Game Changer Store (Incentives) Multiplication Mania Math (Incentives) 90% 9 Times in 30 (Student Academic Recognition Wall) (incentivies) Faculty and Staff Retreat...Ferncliff Camp and Conf Ctr, LR, AR Southwood On Line KG, Summer Rdg Skills Development Program, thru (University of Central Arkansas, Outreach and Community Engagement, taught by the Institute of Reading Development) Southwood students participated and placed (1st, 2nd and 3rd) in various PBSD activities such as dist/Co Spelling Bee and Knowledge Bowl
District Staff Degrees Category Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Advanced Degree
Percentage 56.2 41.2 .9
PBSD Teacher of the Year Pine Bluff School District Teacher of the Year 2017
Amanda Cross 34th Avenue Elementary
Academic Recognition
ACT Scores • 2017 Seniors -30 students scored between 25-20 • 2017- Seniors- 32 students scored between 30-20 ○ Dawson Hamilton (2017 Salutatorian) scored 30 as of April 2017 • 2017-Juniors - 19 students scored between 20-28 ○ Junior Kennedy McCoy scored 28 as of June 2017 • 2017- Sophomores - 1 student scored 23 Andre Carter • 2017- Freshmen 1 student scored 23. David Woodfolk
2017 Seniors with 4.0 GPA or Higher • • • • • • • • •
Sadagicous Owens 4.20 G.P.A. Dawson Hamilton 4.1 G.P.A Trey Williams 4.02 G.P.A. Kiarra Barnes 4.04 G.P.A. Carter Buckner 4.04 G.P.A. Kayla Girley 4.04 G.P.A. Kia Barnes 4.08 G.P.A Faith Herd 4.02 G.P.A. Alexi Mack 4.00 G.P.A
Congratulations Class of 2017 Awarded Honor Graduates ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Sadagicous Owens Dawson Hamilton Kia Barnes Kiarra Barnes Kayla Girley Carter Buckner Trey Williams Faith Herd Alexi Mack Toree Flenon Taylor Burnett Brittney Bass Shanee Hulsey Evan Buckner Simeon Blair Ja’Kieria Davis
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Kimberley Moye’ Curtis Pittmon III Ky’ra Brice Destiny Thompson Denzel Bones Tyler Thomasson Mikeia Ridgell Taylor T. Johnson Vincent Abraham Nickolas Gentris Raymond Wallace Brooklyn Tody Andrea Cobbs Ariana Sims Deasia Epperson
$6.1million in Scholarship Awards
Academic Recognition • JATCC 58 Students are currently enrolled • We had 95 completers which included Vocational Completers & JATCC Completers • 2017 Honor Graduates 31 students • 9 Girl State Nominees • 2017 Scholarships - over 51% of PBHS 2017 graduates were offered scholarships (PBHS 2017 221- Scholarship Offered/Awarded 121) • Scholarship Funds offered/awarded to 121 PBHS graduates $6.1 millions. • 2017 Arkansas Scholars 45 Students (See attached list) • 2017 Boys State – 8 Students represented PBHS. • Arkansas Young Artist Association (AYAA): Justin Thomas (first place in 3 categories), Asia Shelton, Tori Richardson
Beyond the Learning Zone • Think - Work - First (job placement and training for special education scholars sponsored by Department of Career Education) • Updates to equipment and professional development for our CTE teachers • Focus on a refresh for PBHS media center • Inclusion of academic social media initiatives • PBSD was awarded $29,000.00 for 2017 - 2018 Career Coaches to do career awareness work • National Day of Prayer with Governor Hutchinson (10 scholars from PBHS THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones) • African-American Coalition Conference (AACC) with Dr. Fitz Hill (5 scholars from PBHS - THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones and Ms. Dotson) • Career Camp at PBHS (February - May) with industry, community partners, and surrounding colleges and universities for CTE (THANK YOU Mr. Dedrick Jones) •
15/16 Scholars were awarded a scholarship to Barber School (Ms. Forney)
Athletic Recognition ● Boys basketball went to the semi-finals
● Soccer team had a school record for 6 wins
• 6A East Conference Co-Champs with Jonesboro High School • Softball and Baseball went to state playoffs
Current Data Reports October, 2017 ACT, ACT ASPIRE, AP, IOWA, DIBELS, STAR MATH AND LITERACY
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Average ACT Scores
Year
# Tested School
State
English School
State
Mathematics School
State
Reading
Science
School
State
School
State
Composite School
State
20152016
255
31081
13.3
18.1
16.2
18.6
15.3
19.0
16.4
19.1
15.4
18.8
20162017
276
31110
13.2
18.4
15.3
18.5
14.3
18.9
14.8
18.9
14.5
18.8
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Average ACT Scores
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2016 Grade 11- Percent Meeting Benchmarks (Readiness for College-Level Coursework)
Year
# Tested School
State
English School
State
Mathematics School
State
Reading
Science
School
State
School
State
Composite School
State
20152016
255
31081
15
49
6
25
6
31
7
24
2
14
20162017
276
31110
13
49
3
24
4
30
2
22
1
14
ACT- Arkansas State Testing Spring, 2017 Grade 11- Percent of Students Meeting Benchmarks
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding) Subject
English
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
District
47%
36%
33%
49%
47%
44%
30%
32%
State
73%
70%
72%
74%
79%
73%
58%
60%
District
15%
16%
11%
16%
12%
23%
16%
17%
State
37%
43%
35%
47%
39%
49%
39%
36%
District
4%
9%
10%
27%
13%
17%
27%
38%
State
19%
33%
42%
59%
38%
38%
51%
57%
District
32%
21%
23%
33%
20%
14%
8%
6%
State
59%
53%
52%
62%
48%
44%
30%
25%
District
14%
13%
8%
13%
14%
11%
10%
13%
State
38%
42%
42%
49%
44%
42%
32%
33%
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
ACT Aspire Spring, 2017 (Percent of Students Scoring Ready and Exceeding)
Advanced Placement Exams Spring, 2017
Advanced Placement (AP)
9 AP Courses Offered
157 Students Taking Exams
Spring, 2017
242 Exams Taken
6 Students scoring 3, 4, or 5
Advanced Placement Exams Spring, 2017 (157 Total Students)
Score
Eng. Lang. Comp
Eng. Lit. Comp
US Gov Pol
US Hist.
World Hist.
Calc AB
Biol
Chem
Phys 1
Total Exams
% of Total Exams
1
2
0.8
1
1
4
1.7
1
40
16.5
5 4
1
3
2
2
6
6
4
2
13
1
57
48
3
35
20
13
7
9
4
196
81
Totals
65
54
8
38
35
13
15
9
5
242
100
8
DISTRICT FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
Year
#Actual Graduates
#Expected Graduates
Percentage
Three Year Composite
2013
244
307
79.48
70.97
2014
229
310
73.87
75.13
2015
240
337
71.32
74.74
2016
199
301
66.11
70.46
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2017 (National Percentile Ranks) SUBJECT Vocabulary
Reading
Language
Math
Computation
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
District
21
19
State
44
46
District
28
24
State
50
54
District
29
23
State
49
51
District
37
45
State
49
51
District
37
45
State
56
78
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2017 (Scaled Scores) SUBJECT Vocabulary
Reading
Language
Math
Computation
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
District
136.7
151.4
State
147.4
166.4
District
143.1
156.4
State
150.4
170.2
District
143.7
156.7
State
148.9
168.6
District
142.8
153.3
State
149.6
169
District
146.4
166.4
State
151.7
178.6
IOWA Test of Basic Skills Grades 1 and 2 Spring, 2016 (Reading Scaled Scores)
Reading
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
State
150.4
170.2
District
143.1
156.4
Broadmoor
143.6
153
Southwood
142.7
153.8
Thirty-fourth
142.8
165.5
W. T. Cheney
143.3
152.5
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Kindergarten District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 1 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 2 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 3 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK SUMMARY Year 2016-2017 Grade 4 District Scores
DIBELS BENCHMARK 1 Beginning of Year 2017-2018 K-2 Composite Scores Percentages Kindergarten
Grade 1
Well BelowIntensive Support
Below- Strategic Support
At/Above- Core Support
District
22
14
64
Broadmoor
n/a
Southwood
22
14
64
Thirty-fourth
n/a
W.T. Cheney
n/a
District
38
13
49
Broadmoor
50
10
40
Southwood
30
13
57
Thirty-fourth
45
13
42
W.T. Cheney
n/a
DIBELS BENCHMARK 1 Beginning of Year 2017-2018 K-2 Composite Scores Percentages Grade 2
Well BelowIntensive Support
Below- Strategic Support
At/Above- Core Support
District
46
9
45
Broadmoor
49
11
40
Southwood
n/a
Thirty-fourth
43
10
47
W.T. Cheney
47
6
47
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 1 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 2 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 3 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 4 AVERAGES
STAR MATH SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 5 -8 AVERAGES
STAR EARLY LITERACY SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 1 LITERACY CLASSIFICATIONS
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 2 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 3 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016-2017 GRADE 4 AVERAGES
STAR READING SUMMARY 2016 - 2017 GRADE 5 - 8 AVERAGES
Looking and Projecting Ahead 2018 - 2019 • Relentless focus on grades K, 2 (Promising Scholars), 5, 8, and 9 in order to increase academic awareness, rigor, and overall scholar achievement • Transform the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program in order to increase participation and scholars graduating with certifications in order to be college and career ready • Revamp the AP program and bring back the Honors Program
• Systemic Numeracy and Literacy Plan (Continuous Work) • Small group instruction, interventions, and remediation (work in progress depending on the school) • Instructional Specialists employed to support literacy and numeracy instruction and curriculum and instruction • Professional Development focusing on the implementation of technology, lesson planning, and numeracy and literacy strategies
Looking and Projecting Ahead 2018 - 2019 • Creating PD opportunities for our classified personnel • Parent University • Becoming more of an academically rigorous and technological inclusive school system • Revamping our academic programs and expectations to increase graduation rates to ensure our scholars can compete globally • Still looking at the potential to pilot Montessori in PBSD
Looking at Fiscal
Budget by Fund Source 2017-2018 Operating State-Restricted Building Restricted Debt Service Restricted Federal-Restricted Food Service Funds Total
General Fund by Objective Budget 2017 - 2018 Salaries/ Benefits Purchased Services /Instruction Purchased Property Services Purchased Services Other Supplies & Equipment
State Categorical Funds 2017 - 2018
Federal Funds 2017 - 2018 Title I Title II (low-income/at risk students)
( teacher quality)
Expenditures by Fund Source 2017 - 2018 Operating State-Restricted Building Restricted Debt Service Restricted Federal-Restricted Food Service Funds Total
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • • • • • • • • • •
Broadmoor E.S. (STEAM School) 34th E.S. (Entrepreneurial School) K - 1 Center to focus on early literacy A.V.I.D. Implementation (JRJHS and PBHS) Freedom School, which is now an after-school program at the Freedom School location (First Ward) Academic Deans in our four elementary schools (ESA) On-campus ALE at the elementary schools and JRJHS and the expansion of the secondary ALE Expansion of Project Lead the Way at the elementary level System Automation (Live in December 2017 [Projection]) Implementation of Data Wise School Improvement Process while we continue to maintain the integrity of UVA strategies
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • • • • •
Launch a 1-to-1 device beginning with 2nd and 3rd grades Launch Promising Scholars to focus on academic literacy Full time Culture and Climate Specialist Coming in 2017: Behavior Intervention Specialist Fresh fruit and vegetable grant (Ms. Robbie Williams and Ms. Matlock) • Food Pantries within our schools (Ms. Robbie Williams) • Awarded Career Academies Grant for PBHS ($20,000.00) • S.T.E.M. Fair in our district, which is a partnership with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Implementing Restorative Justice Practices for all scholars • PBSD Leadership Academy will launch in November 2017
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • Implementing Collaborative Planning • Implementing Professional Educator’s Induction Program (PEIP) [Revamping] • PBSD Board Awards • Re-established Teacher of the Year and implemented Support Staff Member of the Year • Implementation of Scholar of the Year at the elementary, middle, and high school levels • Implemented Classroom Dojo (system-wide) • Piloting Google Classroom • Launching Winter Wonderland 2017 (community and school system event)
Celebrating Our Accomplishments • Implementing Notepad (Employee Newsletter) • Blueprint for Excellence - Strategic Plan [work in progress] (anticipated completion - January 2018)
Continuous Efforts … 2017 - 2018 • Developing systems and structures for continuous improvement • Collaborating with ADE Fiscal Team and Special Education Department • Maximizing to the total use of all school buildings • Focusing on the District Minority Recruitment Plan for the purposes of staffing and meeting state requirements • Realigning all funding sources in order to sustain and increase our legal fund balance (operating budget) to better support the unique needs of our district in all capacities as a result of declining enrollment • Becoming academically and fiscally free from state oversight, so we can position ourselves to provide step increases again • Automating the Business, Finance, and State and Federal Programs Office
Continuous Efforts … 2017 - 2018 • Enhance recruitment and retention for HQ teachers • Partnering with University of Central Arkansas for Partnership for Transition to Teaching (P3T)
Systemic Improvement Supports • Data Wise School Improvement Process • Implementing the Coherence Framework, which frames and guides the work that we do as a district • Implementing Care Teams and Student Intervention Teams (S.I.T.) with an emphasis on Response to Intervention (RTI) • Collaborative Planning to focus on data analysis and scholar performance • Partnering with the Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative (Co-Op) to support small group instruction and other areas of need within our district
Systemic Improvement Supports • Implementing Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies (P.B.I.S.) district-wide • Partnering with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff for S.T.E.M. (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) • Training on ACT Aspire (Webb’s Depth of Knowledge) for staff • Institutes for principals, assistant principals, counselors, and media specialist
Superintendent Support • • • •
Scholar Advisory Committee (SAC) Teacher Advisory Committee (TAC) Classified Advisory Committee (coming January 2018) Connections and communication with Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, and Rotary Club • Value Committees: Power, Enlightenment, Wealth/Poverty, Well-Being, Affection, Respect, Rectitude
Final Thought
