ANNUAL REPORT TO DISTRICT PATRONS

NORRIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2001-02

 

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The State Board of Education drafted an Accountability Reporting Policy on October 1, 1998 based upon the belief that reporting public school performance to the residents of the local district is critical to improving the quality of education in Nebraska.  It was the boards’ belief that sharing this information with the public would help to:

 

ü      Make the school more accountable to the patrons of the district,

ü      Assist the board of education and administration in focusing programs and resources, and

ü      Increase support for improved services and programs to students.

 

Although the design of the report was left to the discretion of the local school district, the policy encouraged school districts to include the information contained within the text of this report. 

 

Norris Public School is proud of its programs and services.  The accomplishments of its students attest to the quality of educational opportunities and experiences available.  The information shared on the following pages is intended to illustrate some of these accomplishments.  However, the staff at Norris realizes that there is always room for improvement.  Consequently, they will continually strive to provide all students with the most meaningful educational opportunities and experiences possible.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Student Progress toward State Mathematics Standards......................................................... 3

Achievement Test Score ....................................................................................................... 3

Student Progress in Grades 1-3............................................................................................ 4

Student Progress in Reading .................................................................................................  4

ACT Scores ........................................................................................................................  5

Statewide Writing Assessment. ............................................................................................  5

Student Enrollment Figures.................................................................................................... 6

Enrollment by race for 2001-02 school Year ........................................................................  6

Student-Teacher Ratios......................................................................................................... 6

Average Class Sizes............................................................................................................. 7

Average Daily Student Membership and Attendance.............................................................. 7

Dropouts and Expulsions...................................................................................................... 7

Graduation Rate................................................................................................................... 8

Student Mobility Rates.......................................................................................................... 8

Student Poverty Rates.......................................................................................................... 8

Special Education Population ..............................................................................................   9

Title I Program and Population ............................................................................................   9

Limited English-Speaking Students  ....................................................................................... 9

High Ability Learner Program ..............................................................................................   9

Advanced Placement Classes............................................................................................... 10 

Number of Student Days.................................................................................................... 10

Number of Staff Development and In-Service Days  ............................................................ 10

Average Teacher Salary  ..................................................................................................... 10

Number of Teachers and Experience at Norris .................................................................... 11

Number of Other Personnel  ............................................................................................... 11

Number of Administrative Staff ........................................................................................... 11

Professional Preparation of Staff  ........................................................................................ 11

Expenditure by Program ..................................................................................................... 12

Revenue by Source ............................................................................................................. 12

Assessed Valuation and Property Value per Student ............................................................ 13

Transportation Budget ........................................................................................................ 13

Student Transportation  ....................................................................................................... 13

High School Courses .......................................................................................................... 14

Graduation Requirements  ................................................................................................... 15

Follow-up Study of Graduates  ........................................................................................... 15

Building Needs and Plans .................................................................................................... 15

Age of Buildings.................................................................................................................. 16

Americans with Disabilities Act ........................................................................................... 16

Distance Learning ............................................................................................................... 16

Internet Access ................................................................................................................... 16

Local Area Network  ......................................................................................................... 17

School Improvement Goals and Progress ............................................................................ 17

 

 

 

Student Progress toward State Mathematics Standards

 

The chart below indicates the performance of Norris students in grades 4, 8, and 11 with respect to state mathematics standards.  The numbers of the standards are listed in the left column.  The percent of students who are considered beginning, progressing, mastery, and advanced with respect to each standard are indicated in the appropriate column.  This includes regular education, special education, and ESL students.

 

4th	B	P	M	A	8th	B	P	M	A	11th	B	P	M	A
4.1.1	9	14	18	22	8.1.1	34	12	32	43	12.1.1	30	17	35	43
4.1.2	11	12	27	63	8.1.2	15	22	28	54	12.1.2	27	16	33	48
4.1.3	13	24	18	59	8.1.3	16	20	31	54	12.2.1	22	13	42	49
4.1.4	19	7	15	73	8.1.4	14	21	23	61	12.2.2	30	17	17	60
4.1.5	16	9	17	71	8.2.1	8	16	29	72	12.2.3	18	11	29	67
4.2.1	10	12	15	76	8.2.2	14	22	34	53	12.3.1	17	18	34	55
4.2.2	5	18	35	57	8.2.3	8	18	41	56	12.3.2	32	17	17	58
4.2.3	14	16	16	68	8.2.4	16	17	24	62	12.4.1	14	6	37	66
4.3.1	8	24	28	54	8.2.5	11	18	27	67	12.4.2	18	15	24	64
4.3.2	10	16	31	58	8.3.1	20	19	24	58	12.4.3	31	18	23	50
4.3.3	20	10	10	74	8.3.2	24	23	30	42	12.4.4	23	26	21	53
4.3.4	19	5	11	79	8.4.1	7	15	37	64	12.4.5	58	6	12	45
4.4.1	20	27	34	33	8.4.2	13	23	24	57	12.4.6	25	19