Annual Report on Academic Achievement
2008-2009

Summary of Results – Annual Benchmark Progress:

MET indicates that the benchmark was met at the overall district level or in a majority of indicators where there are multiple areas listed in the benchmark. The legend below will be used throughout the report to let you know, at a glance, whether or not the benchmark has been met.

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Benchmark 1: Achievement at or above projected performance levels
  • Increase or maintain at least 80 percent of students achieving at or above their projected performance level.
    MET – 21 of 23 subjects increased from the previous year or maintained 80 percent
Benchmark 2: Facilitate a year or more in achievement for a year of instruction
  • Overall district/building growth is at or above a year’s worth of growth.
    MET – Overall growth rating above a year's worth of growth.
  • Majority of subjects and grade levels will meet or exceed a year’s worth of growth.
    MET – Majority of subjects and grade levels met a year’s worth of growth.
Benchmark 3: Meet state standards at the district and building levels
  • Seventy-five percent or more of students will score proficient or above in all subjects and grade levels.
    MET – All subjects above state benchmark.
  • Meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all subgroups in reading and math.
    MET – All subgroups met AYP.
  • State Performance Index will increase or maintain at least 105.
    MET – Performance Index increased from 103.5 to 105.1.
Benchmark 4: Top of state and nation
  • Will surpass the advanced and accelerated percentages of the similar district group in a majority of subjects and grade levels.
    NOT MET – Only 10 of 23 subjects surpassed similar district average.
  • State Performance Index ranking will increase or remain in the top 10 percent of all school districts.
    MET – Performance Index ranking increased from top 11.4 to the top 7.4 percent in the state.
Benchmark 5: Increased percentages of students at advanced and accelerated levels
  • Increase or maintain at least 50 percent of students scoring at advanced and accelerated levels.
    MET – 21 of 23 subjects increased from the previous year or maintained 50 percent.
  • Increase or maintain at least 50 percent of juniors and seniors participating in Advanced Placement courses.
    MET – Percentage of juniors and seniors participating in Advanced Placement courses increased from 49.1 to 54.7 percent.
  • Increase or maintain at least 75 percent of juniors and seniors earning a score of three or higher on Advanced Placement exams.
    MET – Percentage of students scoring a 3 or higher increased from 65.3 to 72.9 percent.
Benchmark 6: Community survey responses show continued high and increasing ratings on achieving our mission and all areas of our vision
  • The community survey results will equal or surpass previous year.
    MET – Majority of respondents giving the district the two highest ratings increased.
Benchmark 7: Graduates prepared for educational / vocational pursuit of their choice
  • Increase from the three-year average or maintain above 90 percent of seniors giving top two ratings on the exit survey.
    MET – Majority of questions show an increase in percentage of seniors giving top two ratings.
  • Increase or maintain 50 percent of students meeting all four ACT college readiness benchmarks.
    MET – Percentage increased from 39 to 41 percent, meeting all four benchmarks.
  • ACT mean scores will increase or remain high at 25.
    MET – District ACT mean scores increased from 23.7 to 23.9.
  • Ohio Board of Regents college data will show increase in percentage of students taking complete high school core curriculum and will show decrease in percentage of students taking remedial course work in college.
    NOT MET – Regents Data shows decrease in percentage of graduates taking “Ohio Core” and an increase in the remediation rate.
  • Our high schools will continue to be ranked in the top 500 high schools in the nation as ranked by the Challenge Index.
    NOT MET – OHS was not ranked in the top 500 high schools in the nation as ranked by the Challenge Index.

Highlights:

  • The district was rated Excellent with Distinction the highest rating possible.
  • The Performance Index of 105.1 is the highest ever for the district.
  • The district met Adequate Yearly Progress for all subgroups in reading and math.
  • The district met all 30 indicators on the Local Report Card for the first time ever.
  • The district Performance Index ranking places it in the top 7.4 percent of the state.
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