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APPOMATTOX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Joint Boards State of the Schools

November 9, 2017 Dorinda G. Grasty, Ed.D.,Supt.

Welcome Board Members

– APPOMATTOX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: – Bobby K. Waddell, Chair, Falling River – Greg A. Smith, Vice-Chair, Courthouse – Cindy L. Hall, Wreck Island – Al L. Jones, Piney Mountain – Wendy Hageman Smith, Appomattox River – APPOMATTOX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: – Samuel E. Carter, Chair, Courthouse – Chad E. Millner, Vice-Chair – Sara E. Carter, Piney River – William H. Hogan, Appomattox River – Bryan A. Moody, Wreck Island

Go Raiders!

Thank you for your support of ACPS!

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

All Schools Fully Accredited for a Third Year in a Row

– Only Division in Region 8 (12 Counties) and Region 2000 (5 Counties) with this Distinction – One of 65 Divisions in the State (of 132) to have All Schools Fully Accredited

Striving for Excellence

– On-Time Graduation Rate Increased to 95.1%, which is well above the state average

• f 91.1%

– We led Region 8 with the highest on-time Graduation Rate – Drop out Rate for ACPS was 1.6% last year as compared to the state average of 5.8%

2 Time State Football and Golf Champs and Dogwood District Volleyball Champs

Accreditation Information

Facts and Figures

CPS Longitudinal Progress

FAMO- All Students 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 ACHS Reading 86 93 94 84 89 Writing 85 89 90 78 88 Math 66 66 73 91 93 Science 87 87 85 86 88 History 87 87 84 83 87 AMS Reading 65 67 79 81 83 Writing 67 59 66 64 74 Math 57 72 78 86 84 Science 76 76 82 82 83 History 85 87 88 90 91 AES Reading 73 72 82 80 78 Math 65 77 83 81 77 Science 81 83 88 92 85 History 82 89 94 91 85

Great Things Happening in Each of Our Schools This Fall

All Schools Fully Accredited

Appomattox Primary School (grades preschool – 2)

APS is participating in Global Learning - Science,Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) events:

• Oreo Stacking Event
• APS has created a STEAM lab
• STEAM after school clubs
• National STEAM Day: Turkey Creation Challenge

Anti-Bullying Events:

• Kindness Day (October 24)
• Kindness Adventure Assembly and follow up fundraiser to build wells

in Africa Wounded Warrior Project fundraiser Veteran’s Day Breakfast for Veterans and their guests Back to School PTO Night and Dinner on the Lawn with Food Trucks

APS

Continuing Balanced Literacy Instruction - adding Writing and LLI APS works to Build a Strong School Community: – Classroom Community – Grade Level Community- ice cream social, grade level play events – School Level Community - welcome parade – Lunch Buddies from the community volunteer to eat lunch with students – Responsive Classroom Morning meeting integration Class Dojo is used to celebrate students and increase communication with parents

• Halloween Character Parade
• Fall field trips to Clover Hill, Johnson’s Apple Orchard, and Layman

Farm

• Smokey the Bear visited for Fire Safety Awareness
• New teacher book study and breakfast

Appomattox County High School (grades 9-12)

– Senior College Boot Camp – Wednesdays in September – History students continue to partner with the U.S. National Park – 2 Students participated in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston, MA – 17 students participated in the Model United Nations – Friends of Rachel (FOR) Club spreads positive messages through their Pass it On Campaign Against Bullying and a video on Intentional Acts of Kindness – Classes used Virtual Reality Goggles to visit historical sites

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

– 12 students dual enrolled at Lynchburg College (LC) and ACHS who will earn 4 credits towards their teaching degree – Students attended LC Seminar to expose them to college life, the history of education and submitted essays about education – Students are interning weekly at APS, AES, and AMS

Band and Chorus

– 60 band students at ACHS – 130 total band students in AMS and ACHS – ACHS Jazz Band – 25 students – Marching Band was named Grand Champions at the 34th Annual Baron Invitational – 7 students selected to represent ACPS in the Longwood Honors Choir in October

Agriculture and Future Farmers of America (FFA)

– FFA recognized as a 3-star chapter – 6 Students received their American FFA Degrees – FFA team finished 5th in the state in Tractor Trouble Shooting – FFA team finished 4th in FFA State Food Science Team – Raised $2350 for local food pantries – 4 Students competed and finished 5th in the Eastern State Exposition (The Big E) in Springfield Massachusetts – 20 students traveled to 90th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October

Athletics

– 181 student athletes participating this fall – Currently our Football Team is the number 2 seed in the VHSL Region 2C by half a point

Appomattox Elementary School (grades 3-5)

– An anti-bullying program, NED’s Kindness Adventure, allowed students to take a virtual field trip to Kenya to provide clean water to villages. – The SCA initiated a fundraiser to collect monies for Gleaning for the World’s efforts for hurricane victims in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. – AES students were selected as regional and state winners in the Virginia Economic Concept Poster Contest. – PTO presented AES with outdoor picnic tables, including a handicapped accessible one, for student use. – AES hosted and participated in ACPS Active Shooter Training on October 9 with VA Dept. of Emergency Management. – Students have had field trips to Jamestown, Longwood University Theatre, Red Hill, and Natural Bridge.

AES

Selected third grade ALPS students and classes participated in Problem-Based Learning projects involving Google Expedition Goggles, Edu-creations, and Excel graphing.

– On October 31st, AES celebrated Favorite Book Characters, finishing with a parade. Anonymous donors provided 10 cents for every character costume, raising $80 for the day for Gleaning for the World. – AES began “Reading with the Lancers,” a partnership with Longwood University to inspire reading achievement. – Columbia Gas provided energy lessons, and students followed through by completing safety booklets, earning $800 for our Maker Space STEAM Lab.

AES

– Student-to-student mentoring began with Jr/Sr role models from ACHS supporting AES fourth grade students. – The AES After-School Academy served 134 students through 10 volunteer-led clubs. – The S.T.A.R.S. program provided opportunities for ACHS and AES SWD to collaborate together to explore STEM challenges. – The fall Math/Literacy Family Night hosted 185 students and families for a night of engaged learning. – 4th and 5th grade students participated in the “Global Read Aloud” project, culminating their lessons with a trip to the VA Children’s Book Festival at Longwood University. – Students participated in the 2017 Solar Eclipse. – AES classes have begun connecting with other schools across the United States for “Mystery Skype” sessions. – AES students participated in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s “Paint a Plow” program.

Appomattox Middle School (grades 6-8)

– Students participated in Anti-Bullying lessons that culminated in “I worry about” bulletin boards. This showed students that others have the same worries and concerns that they do. – Students and staff were mesmerized by guest speaker, Chris Skinner, who told students to believe in themselves and to be kind to each other. – 6th graders are receiving weekly lessons and mentoring from their ACHS Students Against Drugs and Alcohol (SODA) Partners. – AMS teachers are using the one-to-one devices with Google classroom. This allows teachers and students to communicate electronically.

AMS

Every teacher has adopted a student to mentor. – 16 students earning perfect SOLs had a special lunch with parents. – 7th graders attended the VA Children’s Book Festival at Longwood University where they could speak to authors. – Students participated in the 2017 American Eclipse along with coordinated lessons about the eclipse. – AMS has begun Positive Office Referrals. Teachers complete a positive referral for students who have gone

• ver and above to help classmates. Students receive a

special Raider Pride t-shirt. – Students honored local veterans with a Veteran’s Day lunch sponsored by the AMS SCA. – Students held a loose change drive, raising $357 in hurricane relief funds for a Texas school.

More AMS Happenings

– AMS held the first annual Pumpkin Decorating Fundraiser. 8th graders painted pumpkins which parents could purchase at a lunch reception $340 was raised to help 8th graders fund their annual science trip to Kings Dominion. – AMS has introduced a coding class at each grade. – AMS teachers are using the one-to-one devices with Google

• classroom. This platform allows teachers and students to

communicate electronically. – 347 AMS students participated in the first Raider Reward Day in

• September. Students are eligible for rewards twice a semester.

– 5 choir students were selected for All-District Chorus this month.

Program Choices for Our Students

– Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) – Central Virginia Governor’s School (CVGS) – XLR8 STEM Academy at Lynchburg CVCC – Appomattox Alternative Education Center (AAEC) – LAUREL Regional School in Lynchburg for SWD

Always Working to Improve

– Each School has a School Improvement Plan which is developed yearly, including 7 areas and targets specific areas to address. Student academic performance is analyzed to determine goals. – A curriculum emphasis this year is the continuation of Balanced Literacy. – The goal is to improve the instructional delivery model and teaching strategies for all components of reading and writing K-5.

Our School Resource Officers: Keeping Us Safe and Building Relationships

Remedial and Students with Disabilities (SWD)

Special Education

Title 1 Programs at APS and AES

– School-wide programs at both APS and AES ensure that any student who is reading below grade level may receive additional instructional services and interventions necessary to increase reading skills. – The goal of school-wide programs is to improve outcomes for all students in the building.

Title 1 Delivery:

– Services are available to any K-5 students at APS and AES who are reading below grade level expectations. – Reading specialists coordinate with language arts teachers to evaluate students and determine who needs additional instruction in the area of reading. – Instruction is provided in a number of ways. – Push-in: reading specialist goes into the classroom to provide small group instruction – Pull-out: reading specialist provides small group or individual instruction in a separate classroom – Combination: students with significant needs receive instruction in both settings

Students & Staff - SPED

2016-17 2017-18 SPED students 235 238 SPED teachers 18 19 SPED aides 14 14 Speech-Language Pathologists 2 2

Contracted Service Providers: OT, PT, VI, Autism Specialist

5 5 4-year-old classes 3 3 # of 4-year-olds 52 54 Summer School 230 210 English Learners 8 9 Homebound 6 3 Homeless 20 17

SPED Out of Division Placements & Other Student Data

2016-17 2017-18 Laurel Regional Program 5 7

Blue Ridge Autism Achievement Center

1 New Vistas School 1 2 Rivermont Autism Program 3 3 Rivermont School 7 6 Residential Programs 4 2 Homeschool 112 115 Out of Division Tuition Pay 44 40 Private School 201 (requested, but not received yet)

Employee Data

2016-17 2017-18

Employees 2016-17 2017-18 Teachers 176 179 Instructional Coaches 4 4 Speech Lang. Path. 2 2 Bus Drivers 43 41 Bus Aides 6 7 Crossing Guards 3 3 Mechanics 2 2 Custodians 18 18 Clerical 21 20

• Instr. Assistants

44 48 Food Services Staff 26 27 Administrators 14 14 Nurses 4 4 Maintenance/Tech 10 10

Employees by Age

Age Bracket 2016-17 2017-18 22-29 49 51 30-39 78 88 40-49 76 72 50-59 103 90 60-69 51 53 70+ 19 25

Professional Development – August 4 – November 9

Division Level Professional Development available to all ACPS teachers

– Trauma Training – TalentEd – Collaborative – Teaching – Google Classroom – Webpage Development – One-to-one Tech Instr. Strategies – Day Treatment – Special education & RTI – Class Flow – Coding – Stem/Steam – Global Learning – Research- Based Instructional Strategies (Marzano) – Formative Assessments – Active Inspire – Electronic Portfolios

Out of Division Conferences or Workshops attended by some teachers

– SVRTC – Maker’s Space PowerSchool AA Regional Training Advanced Analytics Setting up Interventions and Reporting VASS, VASCD –Supporting and Measuring the Growth of Students with Learning Difficulties – Tri- College Clinical Faculty and Mentoring – ITTIP 10th Annual STEM Learning Summit – AP Instruction Training( Chemistry, History and Language)

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Writing Instruction Getting Ahead of the New Math SOLs Math Process Goals Performance Based Assessments Profile of a Virginia Graduate Introducing Google and the G- Suite Features Google Classroom 2.0 –With Content Specific Examples: English, History, Science, Discovery Education – Science Techbook Training Google Tools: Beyond the G Suite Chrome, Chrome Extensions, Google News, and Google Keep Using Google Forms Global Learning and Mystery Skype-Google Expeditions Responding to Students with Special Healthcare Needs

Technology

– Completed integration of network with the County – Completed self-provisioned fiber project – Completed forklift upgrade of in-house cloud – Updated inventory system – Upgraded wireless system – Implemented on-line payment process for registration – Digitizing records – Created direct active sync from active directory to Google cloud

Food Services

– Farm to School Week – October 2-6 – National School Lunch Week – October 9-13

Meals Served

– 2015-16: – Breakfasts 78,725 – Lunches 200,531 – Total Meals 279,256 – 2016-17: – Breakfasts 146,577 – Lunches 202,965 – Total Meals 349,542

Free and Reduced Lunch Rates

2016-17 2017-18 APS 51% 52% AES 53% 54% AMS 46% 46% ACHS 44% 43% Division Average 49% 48%

Food Happenings in ACPS…

– Breakfast Program: – A. APS – Breakfast delivered to classrooms – B. AES and AMS – Grab and Go – eat in the classrooms – C. ACHS – Second Chance – between 1st and 2nd blocks – APS has revamped their lunch menu, offering more variety in the veggie line and more cooking from scratch – AES is partnering with the Spout Spring Ruritans November 10 to observe Veterans Day. Students will invite family and friends to lunch who are veterans. – Grandparents Day Lunch - AES

Transportation Department

Routes and Mileage

– 50 buses with 32 regular routes and 6 sped routes – 36 buses have more than 100,000 miles – 17 buses have more than 150,000 miles – 2 buses have more than 200,000 miles – Fleet Mileage-675,451 – Bus Mileage- 569,944 – Car Mileage-74,192 – Truck Mileage-31,315

Drivers Needed

– AVG MPG Buses- 8.12 – AVG MPG Cars-21.37 – AVG MPG Trucks-10.41 – AVG students/bus-38 – AVG diesel/bus-1175 – AVG age of fleet-2005 – Oldest buses-2 1997 models – Purchased 3 buses in 2016-17 – Eliminated 2 bus routes in 2016-2017

Maintenance Department

Keeping things running…

– Fall grass cutting – Preparing snow equipment – Servicing HVAC for heating season – Installing cameras and door control stations – Reviewing all HVAC needs – Updating Capital Improvement Plan – Inspecting all roofs – Developing division-wide water testing protocol for potable water

2017-18 Budget

Average Daily Membership (ADM)

– ADM 3/30/17 = 2190 – ADM 9/30/17 = 2180 – Budgeted ADM 2017-18 = 2180

Budgeted Expenditures 2017 - 2018 (Fund 1 - General Fund) Instruction $ 15,492,139 70.50% Admin/Attend/Health $ 1,043,797 4.75% Transportation $ 1,593,163 7.25% Ops and Maintenance $ 2,307,340 10.50% Facilities $ 54,937 0.25% Debt $ - 0.00% Tech $ 1,483,290 6.75% Total $ 21,974,665 100.00% Food Services $ 900,000

Based on Average Daily Membership of 2180 Budgeted Revenues 2017 - 2018 (Fund 1 - General Fund) State - SOQ Accounts $ 12,865,370 58.55% State - Incentive Programs $ 419,254 1.91% State - Categorical Programs $ 89,415 0.41% State - Lottery Funded Prog $ 1,320,916 6.01% State Rev - Total from above $ 14,694,955 66.87% Federal Rev (projected) $ 1,100,000 5.01% County Revenue $ 5,966,215 27.15% Other Revenue (projected) $ 213,495 0.97% Total $ 21,974,665 100.00% Food Services $ 900,000

Virginia General Assembly 2018

– January 10 – March 17, 2018 – This will be a long session, meeting for 60 calendar days – Depending on when the General Assembly finally adopts a budget, this could impact our budget adoption schedule

ACPS Budget Planning Ahead for 2018-19

– November 30 – Public Comment Session at CVCC – December 14 – Budget Work Session – January 2018 – Budget Work Session – February 2018 – Budget Work Session – March 2018 – Adoption of Budget – March 2018 – Joint Boards Meeting

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