Apache County Process Analysis Manual Dr. Pauline M. Begay Apache County Superintendent Of Schools APACHE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS: St. Johns Unified Concho Elementary Alpine Elementary Window Rock Unified Vernon Elementary Round Valley Unified Sanders Unified Ganado Unified McNary Elementary Chinle Unified Red Mesa Unified APACHE COUNTY Apache County Superintendents of Schools Acknowledgements STAFF: Dr. Pauline M. Begay County School Superintendent Nellie Pena Chief Deputy Carrie Jordan Professional Development Coordinator Gabriella Romero Administrative Assistant Luis A. Garcia Account Specialist Larry Watson Consultant And to all who contributed information. REPRODUCTION: No part of this Process Analysis Manual may be reproduced in any form with out permission from the Office of County School Superintendent. Contact information: Apache County School Superintendents Office, P.O. Box 548, St. Johns, Arizona 85936. Phone (928) 337-7539/ Published February 2010 Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction County School Superintendent’s Office Vision & Mission Statement............................................................................... 2 Goals per A.R.S. 15 – 301, 302 ......................................................................... 3 ESA Program Services ................................................................................... 6 Professional Development................................................................................... Technology Consortium ...................................................................................... State Integrated Technology ............................................................................... Jail Education ................................................................................................... Juvenile Detention Education .............................................................................. Special Events .............................................................................................. 7 Educators of the Year ........................................................................................ County Spelling Bee .......................................................................................... Academic Decathlon .......................................................................................... Newsletter ....................................................................................................... Summer Professional Development Academy ......................................................... School Board Trainings ...................................................................................... County Superintendent’s Office Staff ............................................................ 8 County School Superintendent’s Advisory Committee ............................................ 9 District School Boards .................................................................................... 10 NAVIT and NATIVE Boards .............................................................................. 13 County School District Superintendents ............................................................ 14 Our Student Population Data Analysis as an Effective Tool for School Improvement .................................. 15 County-Wide Student Ethnicity Data................................................................. 16 Enrollment Totals by Ethnicity ......................................................................... 17 ELL and Special Education Figures ................................................................... 19 Attendance Rates .......................................................................................... 20 Dropout Rates .............................................................................................. 21 Graduation Rates ............................................................................................. School Staff and Teacher Certification .............................................................. 22 Our Schools’ Performance Testing Results and Evaluations....................................................................... 23 AIMS Results - Three Years’ Progress ............................................................... 24 Terra Nova Results over Three Years ................................................................ 32 AYP and AZLEARNS ....................................................................................... 35 School Finance Annual Transportation Mileage Table and Graph ................................................. 37 District Budgets – FY 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09 .............................................. 38 Federal Budgets and Grants per District ............................................................ 39 Impact Aid and Reduced Lunch Totals .............................................................. 40 County School Superintendent Annual Report – 2006-2007 ...................................... Appendix Reference Citations ....................................................................................... 41 History of Apache County ............................................................................... 42 Demographics .............................................................................................. 43 Apache County Population .............................................................................. 44 0 From the Desk of Dr. Pauline M. Begay Apache County Superintendent of Schools Dear Reader; This Process Analysis Manual is especially prepared as a tool to guide us in understanding data, and to plan, develop, establish and implement appropriate educational services to all of our eleven public school districts in Apache County. We and our school districts use this information to chart our progress in many areas and to help make decisions to guide our educational policies and priorities in the future. It is also a guide for those who are interested in providing the needed services to all the students, school district staff, school administrators, school boards and parents. I thank my dedicated staff in making this manual possible for all of us. Dr. Pauline M. Begay, Apache County Schools Superintendent 1 Vision Student success through building a stronger partnership with districts, federal and state agencies, local communities and parents. Mission Statement The mission of the Apache County School Superintendent of Schools and staff is to provide educational and fiscal services to enhance student achievement in partnership with districts and local communities and to work cooperatively with federal and state agencies in identifying the changing educational needs of Apache County and the complex communities we serve. 2 Apache County Superintendent of schools Goals: 2009 – 2012 Per A.R.S. 15 Education Code I. II. FISCAL AGENT: Serve as fiscal agent to six unified school districts, and four small schools in Apache County. A. Process expense and payroll checks for school district staff bi-weekly. B. Reconcile cash balances with County Treasurer’s office & school districts monthly. C. Submit payroll tax withholding, wage and compensation reports to outside agencies annually. D. Assist in budget preparation and analysis with school districts upon request. E. Verify federal and state completion reports and submit to the Arizona Department of Education annually. F. Serve as fiscal agent for technology consortium grant (E-rate). G. Calculate tax rates based upon school district budget and property values annually. H. Offer trainings and technical assistance on finance software and computer applications. I. Notify school districts three years before the expiration of a revenue control limit override that the school district’s budget must be adjusted in the final two years of the override, if the voters do not approve another override. J. Make a report to Superintendent of Public Instruction showing the amount f monies received from state school funds, special school district taxes and other sources, the total expenditures for school purposes and the balance on hand to the credit of each school district at the close of the school year on or before October 1 of each year. K. Draw warrant on the County Treasurer for all necessary expenses against the school fund of the districts on the voucher of the governing board of a school district showing approved signatory. L. Keep a register of warrants showing the funds on which the warrants have been drawn and a receipt from the person to whom the warrant was delivered. SCHOOL ELECTIONS: Assist school districts by providing school election expertise in the following areas in conjunction with the Apache County Election Office. A. Review, approve, and complete introduction on Budget Override Elections pamphlet. B. Review, approve, and complete introduction on School Bond Elections. C. Receive candidates filing documents for School Board Elections. D. Appoint School Board members where vacancy occurs. E. Train new school board members in coordination with the Arizona School Board Association. F. Swear in new school board members. G. Contract with the Board of Supervisors for the Board of Supervisors to conduct all regular school district elections. 3 III. IV. V. VI. ESA PROGRAM SERVICES: Provide educational services and support to the eleven districts as to the following: A. Deliver professional development trainings through our Title II grant. B. Establish Long Distance Learning Lab for educators and administrators in St. Johns. C. Implement the Statewide Instructional Technology project to serve school districts. D. Sponsor annual summer academic academy where professional hours or college credits are earned. E. Assist school districts in grant writing for special projects or discretionary programs for students and staff. F. Offer special workshops in the areas of school finance, and legal issues. G. Assist school districts and charter schools on the use of student data, staff development, curriculum alignment and technology, in coordination with Department of Education to improve student performance. H. Assist school districts in meeting Adequate Yearly Progress goals as defined by criteria established by the State Board of Education and implemented by the Department of Education. CERTIFICATION: Maintain teachers and school administrators’ certification records. A. Assist school district staff with teacher certification requirement and registration. B. Update the certification records annually in July to August with school districts. C. Inform school districts on updated certification requirements from ADE. COMMUNICATION: Establish adequate communication lines with all school districts on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. A. Obtain a listing of all school districts’ staff and contact numbers by schools annually, preferably in August. B. Make available information that addresses current education topics of interest to school personnel. C. Distribute all laws, reports, circulars, instructions and forms which the CSS may receive for the use of school districts. D. Publish a quarterly newsletter and sent to all school districts. E. Update the County Process Analysis for distribution to schools, State Department of Education, and other resource agencies in November of each year. SPECIAL SERVICES: Provide special services. A. Register home schooled children with the Affidavit of Intent form. B. Register out-of-school- boundary student with the Educational Convenience form. C. Register college students using the Arizona Out-of-County Residence Affidavit form. 4 D. Honor and award the County Teacher of the Year and the School Administrator of the Year through Annual Summer Academy. E. Sponsor the County Spelling Bee in February of each year in coordination with school districts. F. Account for and monitor the Technology Business Consortium. VII. CSS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Establish North/South Annual CSS Advisory Committee. A. Set quarterly meetings for the school year (July-Sept.; Oct. –Dec.; Jan.-March; April-June). B. Elect officers at the first meeting (Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Clerk). C. Advise CSS on fiscal management, program services, special projects, legislative issues, etc. VIII. JAIL EDUCATION: Education services will be provided for individuals under the age of 18 and special education students 18-22, who are detained in the county jail, in coordination with the County Sheriff. IX. YOUTH DETENTION CENTER: The CSS will monitor the Youth Detention Center youth education services, according to the IGA, and in partnership with the Courts, and Juvenile Detention Center staff. X. PARTNERSHIPS: The CSS will establish partnerships with the local, county, state, and national resources to obtain appropriated services to the Apache County students and school districts. XI. A. Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops where necessary and appropriate B. Serve at the local, state, and national organizations and associations on behalf of the school districts and the county. OTHER POWERS: The CSS shall have such powers and perform such duties as otherwise prescribed by law per Arizona Revised Statutes. 5 COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT E.S.A - PROGRAM SERVICES Professional Development The County Superintendent of Schools (CSS) employs a full time Professional Development (PD) Coordinator to act as a resource for the county school districts. This position links the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) professional learning requirements with the professional development needs of individual schools and their school improvement plans. The PD Coordinator also serves as a liaison for county trainers, professional development opportunities, and the continuing education needs of Apache County school professionals. Our Title II Teacher Quality Grant is implemented by the PD Coordinator. Technology Development The county school technology consortium has a team of network administrators who assist school technology personnel. Their efforts are geared to the smooth running of Internet access, hardware and software management, and expert advice. All school districts participate thru a Service Level Agreement. Funds are obtained through E-Rate application. State Integrated Technology In addition to the Network Administration team, CSS employs a Technology Integrated Specialist (TIS) whose job is to support teachers in developing skills and strategies needed for classroom use of technology. The Apache County TIS is one of 15 individuals within the state of Arizona working to help teachers understand the advantages of technology in the classroom. This position was created under a state grant, S.I.T. Jail Education Within specific guidelines, the County School Superintendents office monitors Jail Education and compliance with state statutes relating to jail education for those in-mates between ages 18 – 21, under Secure Care, and provide structured education utilizing county equalization and state grants. Juvenile Detention Education The County School Superintendent in partnership with the Apache County Courts through an M.O.A. monitors the Juvenile Detention Center education of detained youth. 6 COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SPECIAL EVENTS Educator of the Year Award The Apache County Schools Superintendent awards Teacher of the Year and a School Administrator of the Year annually. The awards have been designed to identify those professional educators in Apache County who serve as models for their colleagues and are leaders in the improvement of their students, school, discipline, and community. The awardees are acknowledged by their peers during the closing event of the Apache County Schools annual Summer Academic Academy. They are also nominated to participate in the State Educators of the Year events. County Spelling Bee The County Superintendent’s office is proud to sponsor the annual Apache County Spelling Bee each February. Comprised of the winners from each school and district, this competition draws out the best speller our county has to offer. The winner of this competition goes on to compete at the state level at the Arizona Spelling Bee in March. Academic Decathlon This statewide competition pits the brightest students in purely academic competitions. With teams from every county, the representatives from the Apache County schools have done exceptionally well for many years. St. Johns High School and Round Valley High School are especially well represented in the winner’s circle of the Arizona Academic Decathlon annual competitions. The County Schools Staff assist school districts with these event. Newsletter The quarterly newsletter is published to provide updates on the progress, achievements and successes of the Apache County School Superintendent’s office, School Districts, and Communities throughout the county. Summer Academic Academy The Apache County School Superintendent and staff sponsors a Summer Academic Academy by providing the most current educational information through workshops facilitated by professional trainers for all public school personnel. Professional hours and/or college credits are earned by participants. School Board Trainings The Apache County Schools Superintendent, in association with Arizona School Board Association hosts orientation after board elections. 7 APACHE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE STAFF Dr. Pauline M. Begay Apache County Schools Superintendent Nellie Pena Chief Deputy Gabriella Romero Administrative Assistant Janai Holowell Account Specialist Virginia Hoyt Account Specialist Luis A. Garcia Account Specialist Olivia Aranda Payroll/Accounts Payable, Account Specialist Shirley Pulsipher Consortium Network Director Alex Madrid Network Administrator III Carrie Jordan Professional Development Coordinator Barry Williams Technology Integration Specialist 8 COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dr. Pauline M. Begay - Superintendent of Schools The County School Superintendent maintains an advisory committee of educational leaders within the county. They meet monthly to review common issues, share ideas and goals, and coordinate planning for addressing the educational needs of our public school students. Jim Devlin P.O. Box Vernon, AZ 85940 jdevlin@vernon.k12.az.us Mike Cox P.O. Box Alpine, AZ 85920 mcox@alpine.k12.a.us Dr. Javier M. Abrego P.O. Box 1757 Ganado, AZ 86505 javier.abrego@ganado.k12. Barbara Berheim P.O. Box 200 85924Concho, AZ bberheim@concho.k12.az.us James Kieffer P.O. Box 250 Sanders, AZ 86512 Jim.kieffer@sandersusd.net Dr. Deborah Dennison P.O. Box 559 Ft. Defiance, AZ 86504 thomasj@wrschool.net Robert Debus HC 61 Box 40 Teec Nos Pos 86514 bdebus@rmusd.net Dr. Jesus de la Garza P.O. Box 2526 Chinle, AZ 86503 jvdelagarza@chinleusd.k12az.us 9 APACHE COUNTY SCHOOLS DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS St. Johns Unified School District # 1 P O Box 3030 St. Johns, AZ. 8596 Member Milton Ollerton Member Eve Patterson President Jim Zeiler Clerk Leslie Welker Parliamentarian Clint Wiltbank Concho Elementary School District # 6 P O Box 200 Concho, AZ 85924 Member Carl Dye Clerk Andy Wilhelm President Mary Mills Member Steve Vital Member Cecilia Roberts Alpine Elementary School District # 7 P O Box 170 Alpine, AZ. 85920 Board President Margaret E. Lock Clerk Penelope Corey Member Richard Seehausen Window Rock Unified School District # 8 P O Box 559 Ft. Defiance, AZ. 86504 President Emily K Arviso Member Lena Wilson Clerk Lorraine Nelson Member Theresa Galvan Member Errol Valteau 10 Vernon Elementary School District #9 P O Box 89 Vernon, AZ. 86940 Member Michael Rodriguez Clerk Ramona V. Dow Member Vonda Woolums Member Michael Humphrey President Dustin Hartle Round Valley Unified School District # 10 P O Box 610 Springerville, AZ, 85938 Member Mary Nedrow Member Gary Davis President Eric Hamblin MemberClerk Steve West Member Mark Baca Sanders Unified School District # 18 P O Box 250 Sanders, AZ 86512 President Ernest Hubbell Clerk Arnold Goodluck Member Mel Apachee Member Jackie Yazzie, Jr. Member Lombardo Aseret Ganado Unified School District # 20 P O Box Ganado, AZ, 86505 President Allan Blacksheep, Jr. Clerk Sylvia Etsitty Member Phillip Bluehouse Member Wanda Begay Member Bessie Yellowhair-Simpson 11 McNary Elementary School District # 23 P.O. Box 363 McNary, AZ 85930 Member Leona G. Smith Member Shawna Shorty Member Irvin Jones Chinle Unified School District # 24 P O Box # 587 Chinle, AZ. 86505 President Earlsen Tsinijinnie Member Virgil Brown, Jr. Member Rose Martinez Clerk Wayne Claw Member Ernest K.Tsosie Red Mesa Unified School District # 27 HC 61 Box 40 Highway 160 Milepost 448 Teec Nos Pos, AZ. 86514 President Minnie John Clerk Lewis Tutt Member Ruth Roessel Member Pearl J. Ben Member Clifford L. Sagg 12 N.A.V.I.T. and N.A.T.I.V.E. JOINT TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION DISTRICTS N.A.V.I.T. (Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology) and N.A.T.I.V.E. (Northeast Arizona Technical Institute of Vocational Education) are Joint Technological Education Districts (JTED’s), which provide and coordinate career and technological educational programs to students in northern Arizona. These are ‘umbrella districts,’ which offer career preparation programs for students in various schools throughout our region in grades 11 – 14, including high schools and community colleges, serving those students who may not be bound for a traditional four-year college education. Our various school districts are represented by local members to participate on these regional boards. N.A.V.I.T. BOARD # 35 1611 S. Main St. Snowflake, Az. 85937 St. Johns Unified School District Larry V. Straddling Round Valley Unified School District R. Barry Williams N.A.T.I.V.E. BOARD # 36 Karen Lester, Supt. PO Box 710 Kayenta, Az. 86033 Window Rock Unified School District Eugene Kirk Sanders Unified School District Margaret R. Yazzie Ganado Unified School District Ambrose Shepherd Chinle Unified School District Theodore Allen Red Mesa Unified School District Wallace Todacheeny 13 APACHE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS District 1 St. Johns Unified School District 928-337-2255 Larry Heap, Superintendent District 6 Concho Elementary School 928-337-4665 Barbara Berheim, Principal / Administrator District 7 Alpine Elementary School 928-339-4570 Mike Cox, Superintendent District 8 Window Rock Unified School District 928-729-6705 Dr. Deborah Dennison, Superintendent District 9 Vernon Elementary School 928-537-5463 James Devlin, Superintendent District 10 Round Valley Unified School District 928-333-6592 Travis Udall, Superintendent District 18 Sanders Unified School District 928-688-4747 James Kieffer, Superintendent District 20 Ganado Unified School District 928-755-1011 Dr. Javier M. Abrego, Superintendent District 23 McNary Elementary District 928-334-2226 Mary Ann Wade, Superintendent District 24 Chinle Unified School District 928-674-9400 Dr. Jesus De La Garza, Superintendent District 27 Red Mesa Unified School District 928-656-4100 Robert Debus, Interim Superintendent 14 Data Analysis as an Effective Tool for School Improvement In the field of education, there is no shortage of information, including results from standardized testing, student demographics, NCLB and state reports of school performance. Graphs, charts, lists and tables abound. At a national conference held in November, hosted by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, these issues were the primary focus. According to Aimee R. Guidera, the director of the Texas-based Data Quality Campaign, progress in using the data now available, “…will be for naught, unless states can make the change from building information systems to really start thinking about what they want to do with this information.” Technical advances will provide increasingly more information in the future, and this challenge will intensify as data accumulates faster than it can be efficiently managed, without a clear overview of the intended uses of the information or effective methods of putting it in the right contexts to help make better decisions. At the Apache County School Superintendent’s office, we are charged with providing assistance to the schools in our county, as per ARS-15-30211. To assist in that process, we collect and analyze different types of data to help track our schools successes and student achievement. Our on-going effort is in deciding how to best interpret this information and assess its value in helping to drive decision-making for professional development and increasing student performance within our schools. Our approach is to view the different types of data as pieces of the overall puzzle, and to look at ways of combining the information in order to reach the most accurate conclusions and to make plans utilizing all of these sources in context with one another for a clear overview of the challenges, and to generate effective strategies. To this end, the data provided in this document is not only to inform the reader of current facts and figures, but will be analyzed in partnership with our districts and school administrators. This will help identify where improvements need to occur, and to chart the policies and strategies to create, and to monitor the effectiveness of those improvements. It is not only what we know about our schools, but how we approach the combined datum for analysis and insights as to which choices will generate the desired results, leading to informed strategies for reaching our educational goals. 15 COUNTY-WIDE STUDENT ETHNICITY DATA Apache County Student Population 12000 10000 2005-2006 8000 6000 2006-2007 4000 2007-2008 2000 0 Asian Black Hispanic Native American White This chart shows the proportion of students in Apache County based on ethnicity. With little variation year to year, the overwhelming majority are Native Americans, with Whites and Hispanics being our second and third most populated ethnic groups respectively. Due to our population distribution being reflective of the on and offreservation communities, many of our northern schools have a student population of over 95% Native American. This offers both challenges and opportunities as we and our school districts work toward continued improvement of our students’ academic success. 16 End of Year Enrollment Totals by Ethnicity School District Student Enrollment Ethnicity Asian Black St. Johns USD #1 % 0 0.0% 2007-2008 # % 0 0.0% 0.9% 0.8% 10 1.0% 10 1.0% 21.0% 213 20.2% 206 20.2% Native Am 164 15.6% 16.0% 145 13.8% 125 12.3% 657 62.5% 62.0% 684 65.0% 677 66.5% 1052 100% 100% 1052 100% 1018 100% 5 2.8% 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.00% 3 1.7% 2.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25 14.2% 14.0% 26 13.6% 38 17.4% 2 1.1% 1.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% White 141 80.1% 80.0% 165 86.4% 180 82.6% Subtotal 176 100% 100% 191 100% 218 100% Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 1 1.9% 2.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 4 7.4% 7.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Native Am 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% White 49 90.7% 91.0% 58 100% 49 100% Subtotal Hispanic Native Am 54 100% 100% 58 100% 49 100% Asian 5 0.2% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 2 0.1% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2690 99.2% 99.0% 2702 99.4% 2620 99.5% 14 0.5% 1.0% 17 0.6% 13 0.5% 2711 100% 100% 2719 100% 2633 100% Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic 5 7.0% 7.0% 0 0.0% Native Am White Subtotal Round Valley USD #10 0.2% 2006-2007 # 20.8% Black Vernon ESD #9 0.3% % 9 Asian Window Rock USD #8 3 2005-2006 219 Subtotal Alpine ESD #7 % Hispanic White Concho ESD #6 2005-2006 # Native Am 15 18.1% 1 1.4% 2.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% White 65 91.5% 91.0% 60 100% 68 81.9% Subtotal 71 100% 100% 60 100% 83 100% Asian 9 0.6% 0.6% 11 0.7% 10 0.7% Black 14 0.9% 0.9% 12 0.8% 10 0.7% 240 16.2% 16.2% 276 18.8% 296 20.1% Hispanic Native Am 90 6.1% 6.1% 79 5.4% 81 5.5% White 1124 76.1% 76.0% 1091 74.3% 1077 73.1% Subtotal 1477 100% 100% 1469 100% 1474 100% 17 End of Year Enrollment Totals by Ethnicity (Continued) Student Enrollment School District Ethnicity 2005-2006 # Sanders USD #18 % 0.1% 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 6 0.5% 0.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1081 97.0% 97.0% 1054 98.4% 1078 100% 25 2.2% 2.2% 17 1.6% 0 0.0% 1115 100% 100% 1071 100% 1078 100% Asian 5 0.3% 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 4 0.2% 0.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1939 99.1% 99.0% 1804 100% 1819 100% 8 0.4% 0.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1956 100% 100% 1804 100% 1819 100% Asian 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 5 3.6% 3.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 134 96.4% 97.0% 169 100% 161 100% Native Am Native Am Native Am White 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 139 100% 100% 169 100% 161 100% Asian 2 0.1% 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 2 0.1% 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 4 0.1% 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3755 98.6% 98.6% 3873 98.9% 3725 99.0% Subtotal Native Am White 44 1.2% 1.1% 42 1.1% 38 1.0% 3807 100% 100% 3915 100% 3763 100% Asian 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Black 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Hispanic 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Native Am 100% 1090 100% 983 100% Subtotal Apache County TOTALS # 2 Subtotal Red Mesa USD #27 % 1 White Chinle USD #24 # 2007-2008 Black Subtotal McNary ESD #23 % 2006-2007 Asian White Ganado USD #20 % 2005-2006 White 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Subtotal 100% 1090 100% 983 100% Asian 30 0.2% 11 0.1% 10 0.1% Black 31 0.2% 22 0.2% 20 0.2% 514 4.1% 515 3.8% 555 4.2% Native Am 9856 78.5% 10916 80.3% 10592 79.8% White 2127 16.9% 2134 15.7% 2102 15.8% Hispanic Subtotal 12558 13598 13279 18 English Language Learners Students (ELL) School Year School Districts 2007 2008 St. Johns Unified School District #1 4 29 Concho Elementary School District #6 2 1 Alpine Elementary School District #7 0 0 349 328 1 3 Round Valley Unified School District #10 32 34 Sanders Unified School District #18 91 213 Ganado Unified School District #20 650 821 53 10 1252 904 170 101 2644 2444 Window Rock Unified School District #8 Vernon Elementary School District #9 McNary Elementary School District #23 Chinle Unified School District #24 Red Mesa Unified School District #27 Apache County Schools TOTALS Special Education Enrollment School Districts St. Johns Unified School District #1 School Year 2006 2007 2008 193 291 141 28 52 44 6 11 9 332 602 283 15 19 27 Round Valley Unified School District #10 206 269 205 Sanders Unified School District #18 164 216 145 Ganado Unified School District #20 182 226 182 32 51 27 Chinle Unified School District #24 529 674 561 Red Mesa Unified School District #27 114 154 120 1801 2565 1744 Concho Elementary School District #6 Alpine Elementary School District #7 Window Rock Unified School District #8 Vernon Elementary School District #9 McNary Elementary School District #23 Apache County Schools TOTALS 19 Student Attendance Rates in Apache County Schools District Name School Name School Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Coronado Elementary 96% 96% 94% 93% 93% 94% St Johns Middle 95% 95% 95% 93% 94% 94% St Johns High 96% 94% 92% 93% 95% 94% Concho ESD #6 Concho Elementary 94% 95% 94% 94% 93% 94% Alpine ESD #7 Alpine Elementary 93% 95% 95% 94% 95% 94% Window Rock Elem. 95% 94% 94% 93% 93% 94% Tse Ho Tso Interm. 93% 93% 94% 95% 94% Tse Ho Tso Primary 96% 93% 94% 94% 94% Tsehootsooi Middle 90% 90% 91% 92% 91% 91% Window Rock High 89% 91% 92% 91% 89% 91% Dine Bi'Olta 95% 99% 96% 97% Sawmill Elementary 92% 93% 93% 93% 95% 95% St Johns USD #1 Window Rock USD #8 Tse'Hootsooi Elem. Vernon ESD #9 Round Valley USD #10 Sanders USD #18 Ganado USD #20 McNary ESD#23 Chinle USD #24 Red Mesa USD #27 Vernon Elementary 92% 93% 94% 91% Round Valley Primary 95% 96% 96% 96% 94% 96% Round Valley Intermed. 94% 97% 97% 97% 97% 96% Round Valley Middle 99% 95% 93% 95% 94% 96% Round Valley High 96% 96% 94% 93% 95% 95% Sanders Elementary 98% 94% 92% 91% Sanders Middle 94% 93% 93% 92% 92% 93% Valley High 96% 95% 94% 92% 91% 94% Ganado Primary 94% 95% 94% 94% 93% 94% Ganado Intermediate 95% 95% 94% 94% 95% 95% Ganado Middle 94% 93% 93% 92% 93% 93% Ganado High 71% 89% 87% 91% 91% 85% McNary Elementary 93% 94% 94% 92% 93% 93% Chinle Junior High 92% 93% 93% 92% 95% 93% Chinle Elementary 94% 95% 95% 95% Canyon De Chelly Elem. 96% 97% 95% 94% 94% 96% Many Farms Elem. 96% 98% 98% 95% 95% 97% Tsaile Elementary 94% 95% 95% 94% 95% 95% Chinle High 93% 94% 93% 93% 91% 93% Red Mesa Elementary 91% 92% 94% 93% 95% 93% N/A N/A Round Rock Elementary 93% 2009 92% 95% 93% 94% 95% Red Mesa Junior High 90% 93% 95% 94% 92% 93% Red Mesa High 90% 92% 91% 91% 89% 91% 88% 88% Red Valley/Cove High 20 Student Drop-out Rates in Apache County Schools District Name School Year School Name 2006 2007 Avg 2008 St Johns Middle 1.0% St Johns High 3.2% 3.2% 1.0% 2.5% Concho ESD #6 Concho Elementary 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Alpine ESD #7 Alpine Elementary 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Tsehootsooi Middle 3.0% 2.2% 2.6% Dine Bi'Olta 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% Window Rock High 11.8% 5.2% 7.7% 8.2% Vernon Elementary 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Round Valley Middle 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% Round Valley High 9.8% 2.1% 2.0% 6.0% Sanders Middle 6.0% 4.8% 5.1% 5.3% Valley High 5.9% 4.7% 7.2% 5.9% Ganado Middle 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% Ganado High 12.3% 9.0% 10.8% McNary Elementary 1.0% 0.0% 1.0% Chinle Junior High 5.0% 5.3% 6.0% 5.3% Many Farms Elementary 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% Tsaile Elementary 1.0% 4.0% 1.0% Chinle High 12.6% 18.0% 10.0% 13.5% Round Rock Elementary 9.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% Red Mesa Junior High 4.0% 6.2% 9.0% 6.6% Red Mesa High 8.5% 9.5% 9.0% 9.1% St Johns USD #1 Window Rock USD #8 Vernon ESD #9 Round Valley USD #10 Sanders USD #18 Ganado USD #20 McNary ESD #23 Chinle USD #24 Red Mesa USD #27 1.0% 11.3% 1.0% High School Graduation Rates District Name School Name School Year Avg 2005 2006 2007 2008 100% 72% 91% 91% 81.5% St Johns USD #1 St Johns High Window Rock USD #8 Window Rock High 82% 57% 63% 63% 60.0% Round Valley USD #10 Round Valley High 84% 75% 81% 81% 78.0% Sanders USD #18 Valley High 60% 72% 52% 52% 62.0% Ganado USD #20 Ganado High 86% 44% 77% 77% 60.5% Chinle USD #24 Chinle High 81% 4% 65% 65% 34.5% Red Mesa USD #27 Red Mesa High 73% 61% 70% 58% 65.5% 21 School District Staffing and Teacher Qualifications School Districts School Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 203 172 203 Pending Concho Elementary School District #6 52 9 54 13 Alpine Elementary School District #7 13 15 16 5.5 502 444 415 Pending 16 28 27 8 Round Valley Unified School District #10 274 264 250 Pending Sanders Unified School District #18 186 183 195 Pending Ganado Unified School District #20 409 352 361 Pending 30 32 29 Pending Chinle Unified School District #24 719 600 553 Pending Red Mesa Unified School District #27 194 242 158 Pending St. Johns Unified School District #1 Window Rock Unified School District #8 Vernon Elementary School District #9 McNary Elementary School District #23 Apache County Teacher Certification Profile Apache County has the highest percentage of teachers with emergency teaching certificates in the state of Arizona. Of the nine school districts in the state of Arizona with the most teachers operating on emergency certificates, five are in Apache County. The average percentage of classes taught by non-highly qualified teachers in Arizona is 6.2%. In Apache County it is 9.9%, and we rank seventh out of the fifteen counties in the percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers (90.1%). To address these issues, we offer a summer academy with college credits, have instituted an HD, interactive video conferencing network to deliver course content and assistance in preparing for certification tests, and are upgrading our long-term tracking system to monitor the number of teachers in each school district who need to become highly qualified and appropriately certified. 22 TEST RESULTS AND ANALYSES Apache County Schools In this section we have displayed student performance on the AIMS (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards) and TerraNova (the norm-referenced test embedded in the AIMS) in tables and charts, displaying the data in some of the following ways:  Longitudinal analyses: as a reflection of student performance over time;  Comparative studies: as a comparison of Apache County student scores with those of their counterparts throughout the State of Arizona;  Student cohorts: the math, reading, and writing test scores of four cohorts were charted over time—from SY2007 to SY2009.  As a school profile—by individual school and school district within the county; The tables and charts included in this section are the following:  Table #1 displays the average number of Apache County students taking the AIMS from School Year 2004-05 (SY05) to 2008-09 (SY09) for grades 3-8.  Charts #1-21 display the composite AIMS results of Apache County students from SY05 to SY09 by grade (3rd to high school), and by content area (math, reading, and writing). These charts reflect the percent of students whose test performance were identified as either Falls Far Below (FFB), Approaches (A), Meets (M), or Exceeds (E) the standards in the specified content area.  Charts #22-35 display the percent of students meeting/exceeding the standards on the AIMS. Test scores by students from Apache County schools is compared to that of their counterparts throughout the State of Arizona, grades 3 – high school.  Charts #36-39 display student performance on the AIMS by cohort. Four cohorts were used in this study—the graduating class of 2016 (students who were fifth graders in SY09) through the class of 2013 (sixth graders in SY09). Their reading, writing and math scores were tracked over the past three years (2007 - 2009).  Charts #40-45 compare the Terra Nova results of students from Apache County schools to those of their counterparts throughout the State of Arizona from SY05 to SY09—by grade (2nd to 9th) and content area (math, reading, and language).  Table #2 displays the NCLB Profile of each Apache County public school specifying whether or not they made AYP.  Table #3 displays the Arizona Learns Profile of each Apache County public school designating them as underperforming, performing, performing plus, etc. The careful tracking of these various measurements over time allows us and our schools and districts to better prepare for future student progress.  Charts #46-47 graphs an aggregate of the data from tables #2 & 3.  Charts #48-49 provides a comparative view of how the Apache County schools did in comparison to those State-wide with respect to the NCLB and Arizona Learns Profiles. 23 AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TESTED ON AIMS Table #1 provides a longitudinal overview of the number of Apache County students taking the AIMS over time. Some important trends reflected below include the following: • • Grades 3 & 4 show steady growth from SY05 to SY09 Grades 6 – 8 show student numbers peaking in 2006 and then declining after that TABLE #1: 2005 to 2009 Grade Level Average Number of Students Tested-AIMS Math, Reading, & Writing 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 3 546 860 938 942 976 4 725 851 884 938 965 5 886 944 885 886 994 6 958 1079 993 929 944 7 969 1159 1131 1047 1001 8 981 1131 1128 1105 1076 HS 1769 1376 1612 1460 1700 AIMS RESULTS DISPLAYED USING THE FAME SCALE A brief look at Chart #1 will offer guidance in how to use this data: First we note that it graphs the percent of Apache County third grade students who are in each of four achievement categories based on their performance on the AIMS math test—Falls Far Below (FFB), Approaches (A), Meets (M), or Exceeds (E) the standards. In interpreting the results displayed in this chart we can note some of the following favorable trends: • • • • An overall decrease in the percent of students designated FFB between 2005 and 2009— from just under 19% to 12%. The percent of students meeting the standards has increased over time, although the 2009 score of 51% is slightly lower than 2007’s of 52%. A slight growth in the percent of students exceeding the standards over time may also be noted—from 6% to 7%. The percent of students meeting or exceeding the standards increased from a total of 51% in 2005 to 58% in 2009. There is a high expectation for all students to meet or exceed the standards, and it is up to the individual schools to monitor their students’ progress and make curricular and instructional adjustments to facilitate improved student learning. Our assistance in evaluating data and providing other services that we are charged with can help all of our schools in indentifying and meeting their needs over time. 24 CHARTS #1-21: SY05 TO SY09 Math Scores: Grades 3-8 Fourth Grade M ath AIM S Score s Third Grade Math AIMS Score s 60 50 45 50 40 40 % of Stude nts 35 2005 30 2006 20 10 30 % of Students 2005 25 2007 20 2008 15 2009 10 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 0 FFB A M E 0 FFB Stude nt Profile s A M E Student Profiles Fifth Grade Math AIMS Scores Sixth Grade Math AIMS Scores 45 45 40 40 35 35 30 30 25 % of Students 20 2005 15 2008 2006 2007 2009 10 2005 25 % of Students 20 2006 2007 15 2008 10 2009 5 5 0 0 FFB A M FFB E A M E Student Profiles Student Profiles Eighth Grade Math AIMS Scores Seventh Grade Math AIMS Scores 40 50 35 45 40 30 35 30 2005 % of 25 Students 20 2006 15 10 2008 2007 2009 5 0 FFB A M Student Profiles E 25 % of 20 Students 15 2005 10 2008 2006 2007 2009 5 0 FFB A M E Student Profiles 25 Reading Scores: Grades 3-8 Third Grade Reading AIMS Scores Fourth Grade Reading AIMS Scores 60 60 50 50 40 2005 40 % of 30 Students 2006 2007 % of 30 Students 20 2008 20 10 2009 0 FFB A M 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 2009 0 E FFB Student Profiles A M E Student Profiles Sixth Grade Reading AIMS Scores Fifth Grade Reading AIMS Scores 60 60 50 50 40 2005 % of 30 Students 2006 2007 20 2008 2009 10 40 2005 % of 30 Students 2006 2007 20 2008 10 2009 0 0 FFB A M FFB E A M E Student Profiles Student Profiles Eighth Grade Reading AIMS Scores Seventh Grade Reading AIMS Scores 50 45 60 40 50 35 40 2006 30 % of 25 Students 20 2007 15 2008 10 2005 % of 30 Students 20 10 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 5 0 0 FFB A M Student Profiles E FFB A M E Student Profiles 26 Writing Scores: Grades 3-8 Third Grade Writing AIMS Scores Fourth Grade Writing AIMS Scores 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 2005 50 % of 40 Students 30 2007 50 % of Students 40 2008 30 2009 20 2006 20 10 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 10 0 FFB A M 0 E FFB Student Profiles A M E Student Profiles Fifth Grade Writing AIMS Scores Sixth Grade Writing AIMS Scores 70 80 60 70 60 50 2005 2007 50 % of 40 Students 30 20 2008 20 2008 10 2009 10 2009 2005 40 % of Students 30 2006 0 2006 2007 0 FFB A M E FFB Student Profiles A M E Student Profiles Seventh Grade Writing AIMS Scores Eighth Grade Writing AIMS Scores 60 90 80 50 70 40 % of 30 Students 2005 20 2007 2006 2008 10 2009 % of Students 60 50 2005 40 2007 30 2008 2006 2009 20 10 0 FFB A M Student Profiles E 0 FFB A M E Student Profiles 27 High School Scores: Math, Reading, and Writing High School Math AIMS Score s High School Re ading AIMS Score s 45 50 40 45 35 40 35 30 25 % of Stude nts 20 2005 15 2007 10 2008 5 2009 2006 2005 30 % of 25 Stude nts 20 2006 2007 15 2008 10 2009 5 0 0 FFB A M E FFB Stude nt Profile s A M E Stude nt Profile s High School Wr iting AIM S Scor e s 60 50 % of Stude nts 40 2005 2006 30 2007 20 2008 2009 10 0 FFB A M E Stude nt Pr ofile s PERCENT OF STUDENTS MEETING/EXCEEDING THE STANDARDS Charts #22-35 provide a comparative analysis of the performance of Apache County Schools and those of their peers throughout the State of Arizona, grades 3 to high school. The data is presented in terms of the percent of students meeting or exceeding the standards on the AIMS. Some noteworthy trends reflected below include the following: • Grade 3—writing scores for Apache County students are comparable with those for Arizona; while math is between 15-21 points lower and reading between 10 and 15. • This trend follows for all of the grades and years profiled, with one notable exception: The performance for the county students in Grade 8 reading in 2007 is actually higher than that of their counterparts. • Student performance on the writing assessment is much more comparable throughout all of the grades. • It is important to note trends such as that of fourth grade writing for Apache County. Each year the percent of students meeting/exceeding the standards has been higher than the previous year—beginning with 64% in 2005 and ending with 84% in 2009. 28 Charts #22-35: 2005 to 2009 Apache County Schools Arizona State Schools Third Grade Apache County 80 90 70 80 60 70 Third Grade Arizona State 60 50 Percent 40 of Students 30 50 Percent of Math 20 Students 40 Reading 30 Writing 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 0 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Reading Years Years Math Writing 90 Fourth Grade Apache County Fourth Grade Arizona State 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 Percent 50 of 40 Students 30 50 Math Percent of Students Reading 20 40 30 Writing 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 Math 0 2009 2005 2006 Years 2007 2008 2009 Years Reading Writing Fifth Grade Apache County Fifth Grade Arizona State 80 70 70 60 60 50 50 Percent 40 of 30 Students 20 Math Reading Writing Percent of Students 40 Math 30 Reading Writing 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 Years 2008 2009 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Years 29 Apache County Schools Arizona State Schools Sixth Grade Apache County Sixth Grade Arizona State 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 Percent 50 of 40 Students 30 60 Math Percent of Students Reading Math 40 Reading Writing 30 Writing 20 50 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 0 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Years Years Seventh Grade Apache County Seventh Grade Arizona State 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 Percent 50 of 40 Students 30 50 Math Percent of Students Reading Math Reading 40 Writing 30 Writing 20 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 0 2009 2005 2006 Years 2007 2008 2009 Years Eighth Grade Apache County Eighth Grade Arizona State 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 Percent 50 of 40 Students 30 50 Math Reading Writing 20 Percent of Students Math Reading 40 Writing 30 20 10 10 0 2005 2006 2007 Years 2008 2009 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Years 30 Apache County Schools Arizona State Schools High School Apache County 60 High School Arizona State 70 60 50 50 40 40 Percent of Students 30 Math Percent of Students Reading Math Reading 30 Writing Writing 20 20 10 10 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 Years 2007 2008 2009 Years AIMS RESULTS BY COHORTS Charts #36-39 display student performance on the AIMS by cohort. Four cohorts were used in this study—the graduating class of 2016 (students who were fifth graders in SY09) through the class of 2013 (sixth graders in SY09). Their reading, writing and math scores were tracked over the past three years (2007 - 2009). Displaying scores by cohorts facilitates the charting of student progress over time in a format that is easy to follow. It reveals how subsequent grade levels succeed in maintaining or even improving on the gains made in earlier years within our county schools. Charts #36-39 Cohort: Clas s of 2015--Grade s 4-6 Cohort: Clas s of 2016--Grade s 3-5 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 % of Students Meeting/ 40 Exceeding the Standards 30 % of Students Meeting/ Exceeding the Standards 2007 20 40 30 2007 20 2008 2009 10 50 2008 10 2009 0 0 Math Reading Math Writing Cohort: Clas s of 2014--Grade s 5-7 Meeting/ Exceeding the Standards Writing Conte nt Are a Conte nt Are a % of Students Reading Cohort: Clas s of 2013--Grade s 6-8 80 90 70 80 60 70 60 50 % of Students 40 Meeting/ Exceeding the 30 2007 2008 20 2009 Standards 50 40 30 10 10 0 0 Math Reading Conte nt Are a Writing 2007 2008 20 2009 Math Reading Writing Conte nt Are a 31 TERRANOVA RESULTS The Terra Nova (formerly the Stanford 9 Achievement Test) is a norm-referenced test which shows our students’ performance as a percentile ranking. For example, a test score at the 75th percentile ranking is greater than 75% of the scores of those taking the test. This test is embedded in the AIMS for students in grades 3-8, but is a stand-alone assessment for 2nd and 9th graders. Charts #40-42 display the scores of Apache County students, while #43-45 the scores of students state-wide. Below we have bulleted some of the noteworthy trends highlighted in these charts: • Percentile ranks in math for students in grades 2, 3, and 9 declined over the five year period; for 4th, 5th, and 8th graders progress has been mixed; while 6th and 7th graders have increased their rankings markedly. Student performance on the reading and language assessments reflect similar trends with a few exceptions—for example, 5th and 8th graders showed more growth in their performance levels on the language test than the other two assessments. • On last year’s assessment (2009), some of the grades improved significantly, actually reaching the 44th percentile as a whole in 6th grade math, 6th grade reading, and 8th grade language. Once again, individual schools are intensifying their efforts in the use of data to inform instruction by disaggregating the scores that are received from the State into usable chunks—such as student performance on specific strands, concepts, and performance objectives. Charts #40-42: Apache County Schools Math TerraNova Scores: SY05-09 Mean Percentile Rankings 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Grade Levels Reading TerraNova Scores: SY05-09 50 2005 Mean Percentile Rankings 40 2006 30 2007 2008 20 2009 10 0 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Grade Levels 32 Language TerraNova Scores: SY05-09 Mean Percentile Rankings 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Grade Levels Table #2: TerraNova Scores: Apache County & Arizona State—SY07-09 Entity Mean Percentile Rankings Grade Level Math Reading Language Apache County AZ State 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2nd 32 30 30 32 35 29 36 37 32 3rd 36 33 35 30 29 31 31 31 31 4th 40 41 40 35 35 36 36 32 36 5th 31 32 32 36 39 39 37 37 36 6th 39 41 44 41 42 44 37 36 40 7th 35 37 39 36 39 40 38 41 41 8th 37 36 41 38 42 42 40 42 44 9th 38 34 36 29 33 36 34 36 36 2nd 52 52 53 47 48 49 48 50 53 3rd 50 52 53 45 45 46 44 47 47 4th 56 57 57 47 48 49 51 52 54 5th 49 50 51 52 53 55 52 53 54 6th 58 59 61 56 57 60 50 51 53 7th 53 54 56 56 58 60 56 57 58 8th 57 57 58 54 55 57 55 56 57 9th 52 52 52 52 52 53 53 53 54 33 ACHIEVEMENT PROFILE Table #2 displays the NCLB Profile of each Apache County public school from SY03 to SY09—reflecting whether or not they made AYP. Table #3 displays the Arizona Learns Profile of each Apache County public school designating them as underperforming, performing, performing plus, etc. The careful tracking of these various measurements over time allows us and our schools to track student progress in meaningful ways—helping inform educators, parents, and students of how we are doing. Charts #46-49 display a composite of the NCLB and Arizona Learns profiles in Apache County, as well as throughout the State to provide a means of comparison of student performance. These charts reflect the percent of schools in the County (and State-wide) that have succeeded in making AYP; as well as the percent of schools that have been designated as performing or higher. It is significant to note that in the year 2009, 63% of the schools made AYP, the second highest percentage since the inception of the NCLB Profiling system (68% made AYP in the year 2005). Also in the year 2009, 97% of the schools were designated by Arizona Learns as performing or higher, which was the highest since the inception of that profiling formula. Last year only one school in the County failed to receive at least a performing label by the State. 34 TABLE #3: NCLB PROFILES District Name School Name St Johns USD #1 Made Adequate Yearly Progress 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Coronado Elem. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes St Johns Middle Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes St Johns High No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes St. Johns LC Concho #6 Concho Elem. No Alpine #7 Alpine Elem. Yes Window Rock Elem. No Tsehootsooi Interm. No Tsehootsooi Primary Tsehootsooi Middle Window Rock High Window Rock USD #8 Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Dine Bi'Olta Yes Yes Yes No No Sawmill Elem. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Tse'Hootsooi Elem. Vernon #9 Round Valley USD #10 Sanders USD #18 Ganado USD #20 McNary #23 Chinle USD #24 Red Mesa USD #27 Vernon Elem. Yes Yes Round Valley Primary Yes Yes Round Valley Interm. Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Round Valley Middle Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Round Valley High Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sanders Elem. No No No No Yes No Sanders Middle Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Valley High No Yes Yes No No No No Ganado Primary Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Ganado Interm. Yes No No No No No Yes Ganado Middle No No No No No No Yes Ganado High No No No Yes No No No McNary Elem. Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Chinle Jr. H No No No No No No No Chinle Elem. No No Yes No No No No Canyon De Chelly Elem. No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Many Farms Elem. No No No Yes Yes Yes Tsaile Elem. No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Chinle High No No Yes Yes No No Yes Red Mesa Elem. No No No Yes No No Yes Round Rock Elem. Yes Yes No No No No No Red Mesa Jr. H No No Yes Yes No No No Red Mesa High No No No Yes No Red Valley/Cove HS No No Yes Yes Number of Schools Making AYP 14 19 22 20 17 18 22 Number of Schools Not Making AYP 19 14 12 15 17 18 14 Number of Schools with a Profile Percent of Schools Making AYP 33 33 34 35 34 36 36 42% 58% 65% 57% 50% 50% 61% 35 TABLE # 4 : AR I ZO N A LEAR N S P R O FI LES District Name School Name Coronado Elem. St Johns USD #1 St Johns Middle St Johns High Arizona Learns Profile 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 HP P P HP P P P P P HP P HP P P HP P P+ P UP P P+ P UP P P+ P+ P P UP P+ P+ P P P+ P+ P P P UP P P P P+ P+ P P P E P+ P P P P P P P P P HP P+ HP P P+ P P UP UP P P P P P P P F P P P UP P P P+ HP P+ P+ P+ P P P UP P P P P UP P P+ P P+ P P P P P P E P+ P+ P+ P UP P+ P+ P UP P+ P P P P+ P+ P+ P+ UP P P P+ P+ P HP P P P P P HP P HP P P P P P HP HP UP P P P UP UP P+ P UP UP P P P P UP P UP P+ UP P P P UP P+ HP P P HP UP P P P+ P+ P P P UP UP UP P+ P P P P UP P UP P P P+ P P+ P+ HP P+ P+ HP P P UP P+ P+ P P P P P P P+ P+ P P P+ P+ P P St. Johns LC Concho #6 Concho Elem. Alpine #7 Alpine Elem. Window Rock Elem. Tsehootsooi Interm. UP UP Tsehootsooi Primary Window Rock USD Tsehootsooi Middle #8 Window Rock High Dine Bi'Olta Sawmill Elem. Tse'Hootsooi Elem. Vernon #9 Vernon Elem. Round Valley Primary Round Valley USD #10 Round Valley Interm. Round Valley Middle Round Valley High Sanders Elem. Sanders USD #18 Sanders Middle Valley High Ganado Primary Ganado USD #20 Ganado Interm. Ganado Middle Ganado High McNary #23 McNary Elem. Chinle Jr. H Chinle Elem. Chinle USD #24 P P P Canyon De Chelly E. Many Farms Elem. Tsaile Elem. Chinle High Red Mesa Elem. P P UP UP UP P UP Round Rock Elem. Red Mesa USD #27 Red Mesa Jr. H Red Mesa High Red Valley/Cove HS Total Identified Performing or higher 17 30 31 31 26 28 35 # of E Schools 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 # of HP Schools 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 # of P+ Schools 0 0 8 15 5 6 14 15 27 22 13 18 18 18 8 2 4 4 8 8 1 25 32 35 35 34 36 36 68% 94% 89% 89% 76% 78% 97% # of P Schools # of UP Schools Number of Schools with a Profile % of Schools Labeled P or Higher E=Excelling; HP=Highly Performing; P+=Performing Plus; P=Performing; UP=Underperforming; F=Failing 36 Transportation: School Districts mileages Academic Year 2005 - 2006 School Districts St. Johns USD Concho Elem. Alpine Elem Window Rock USD Vernon Elementary Round Valley USD Sanders USD Ganado USD McNary Elem. Chinle USD Red Mesa USD Total Miles 372,780 428,760 148,320 289,440 182,520 236,520 351,540 676,440 7,560 1,119,780 424,080 Approved Daily Miles 2,071 2,382 824 1,608 931 1,314 1,953 3,758 42 6,221 2,356 Other Routes 59,344 2,028 2,366 49,568 4,269 36,209 24,977 21,063 2,723 112,611 224,096 Summer School 0 200 0 3,350 0 0 1,363 26,327 0 39,511 18,500 Eligible Students 389 244 30 1,557 113 599 1,007 1,805 34 3,194 952 Academic Year 2006 - 2007 School Districts St. Johns USD Concho Elem. Alpine Elem Window Rock USD Vernon Elem Round Valley USD Sanders USD Ganado USD McNary Elem. Chinle USD Red Mesa USD Total Miles 178,093 158,877 37,205 244,094 50,847 164,013 343,566 542,117 7,625 1,118,342 483,344 Approved Daily Miles 1,912 2,032 460 1,356 931 933 1,967 3,187 42 6,213 2,685 Other Routes 69,274 3,432 3,488 35,833 0 100,447 23,974 42,416 1,877 91,994 183,710 Summer School 0 300 0 3500 0 0 12,402 26,304 341 3500 21,600 Eligible Students 414 257 64 1,419 106 613 1,102 1,737 36 3,090 816 Summer School 184 0 0 2,500 0 0 12,092 20,020 341 35,200 21,600 Eligible Students 459 269 64 1,566 152 652 1,073 1,820 63 3,578 840 Academic Year 2007 - 2008 School Districts St. Johns USD Concho Elem. Alpine Elem Window Rock USD Vernon Elem Round Valley USD Sanders USD Ganado USD McNary Elem. Chinle USD Red Mesa USD Total Miles 282,240 223,494 85,790 281,941 195,897 242,610 371,409 580,433 7,625 1,070,291 427,830 Approved Daily Miles 1,568 2,372 460 1,566 1,088 1,348 2,063 3,225 42 5946 2,377 Other Routes 42,819 3,018 4,344 31,968 10,869 100,816 21,163 47,087 2,734 108,434 138,711 37 School Districts’ Aggregate Expenditure Budgets Fiscal Years 2005-2006 through 2008-2009 District 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 Alpine 817,838 1,315,515 Chinle 84,969,199 70,808,080 74,491,102 73,833,483 Concho 2,902,566 3,160,119 4,662,798 3,629,831 Ganado 36,987,435 32,678,527 33,176,953 26,524,576 McNary 3,621,530 3,263,379 3,675,547 4,043,377 Red Mesa 20,110,007 19,745,429 18,902,837 18,530,180 Round Valley 13,029,766 14,250,045 14,616,457 20,466,935 Sanders 17,414,226 16,843,238 16,991,578 17,984,815 St. Johns 10,101,874 10,295,421 10,894,011 11,196,878 Window Rock 45,288,155 39,625,040 48,268,893 44,649,482 Vernon 1,401,433 1,579,994 1,516,034 1,863,639 Totals: 236,644,029 213,564,867 228,536,926 224,158,821 1330,716 2008 /2009 1,435,625 38 Federal Budgets for Apache County Schools Schools 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 District #1 - St. Johns 707,557 812,135 889,961 District #6 – Concho 189,003 169,187 150,583 34,100 35,850 35,600 5,150,681 5,454,403 5,516,884 99,213 87,400 104,437 District #10 - Round Valley 1,071,323 997,821 934,358 District #18 – Sanders 2,620,182 2,131,474 1,858,193 District #20 – Ganado 3,037,022 3,882,590 3,482,247 District #23 – McNary 220,507 293,575 293,575 District #24 – Chinle 9,226,000 9,209,704 N/A District #27 – Red Mesa 2,278,791 3,307,330 2,823,964 District #7 – Alpine District #8 - Window Rock District #9 – Vernon Federal and State Grants 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 District #1 - St. Johns 885,351 988,955 11,073,919 District #6 – Concho 202,446 161,562 160,256 36,600 11,179 39,100 5,303,944 2,959,508 5,726,600 104,466 72,389 110,380 District #10 - Round Valley 1,237,124 814,033 1,160,979 District #18 – Sanders 2,620,182 1,418,544 1,895,188 District #20 – Ganado 3,261,505 2,104,605 3,722,702 District #23 – McNary 228,249 183,047 300,075 District #24 – Chinle 9,744,000 7,058,649 N/A District #27 – Red Mesa 2,304,774 2,298,987 2,867,579 District #7 – Alpine District #8 - Window Rock District #9 – Vernon Estimated Federal Impact Aid 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 16,608 11,517 77,879 14,679,106 14,202,231 3,550,550 District #10 - Round Valley 1,175,669 N/A N/A District #18 – Sanders 5,497,504 5,286,069 N/A District #20 – Ganado 10,209,860 8,103,781 2,398,578 District #23 – McNary 916,454 1,210,383 302,596 2,585,261 3,905,277 1,246,865 District #1 - St. Johns District #8 - Window Rock District #27 – Red Mesa 39 Students on Reduced Lunch Programs (% of Total) 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 District # 1 - St. Johns 53% 53% 54% District # 6 – Concho 81% 80% 84% District # 7 – Alpine N/A NA N/A District # 8 - Window Rock 80% 83% 81% District # 9 – Vernon 35% District # 10 - Round Valley 51% 63% 48% District # 18 – Sanders 83% 82% 78% District # 20 – Ganado 82% 84% 76% District # 23 – McNary 87% 92% 91% District # 24 – Chinle 81% 85% 77% District # 27 – Red Mesa 77% 80% 81% N/A N/A County School Superintendent’s Annual Budget Report County Funds Appropriated 378,672.00 Expenditures Salaries and Benefits Supplies and Expenses 297,748 9,468 Total Expenditures from County Funds For Administration 307,216 Indirect Costs County School Office Admin Balance Reverted to County June 30, 2009 71,456 County School Office Admin Bal. Fwd. July 1, 2008 78,289 Federal Receipts for County Office Administration 70,666 Total Funds Available for Indirect Costs 148,955 Expenditures Salaries and Benefits Supplies and Expenses 96,488 Total Expenditures from Indirect Cost 96,488 Balance at June 30, 2009 52,467 40 Reference Citations-(Appendix 1) Arizona Revised Statutes Arizona Education Code (2002-2003 edition) (2002). Eagan.MN: Thomson West publishing. District statistical data, AIMS data, Terra Nova data, District, State and Federal Budgets, Transport information Arizona Department of Education (2005). Budget Analysis. Retrieved December 2005, from, http://www.ade.az.gov. Arizona Department of Education (2005). School Reports Cards. Retrieved November 2005 and December 2005, from, http://www.ade.az.gov. National Rural Education Association (2004). Report on Rural Education. Retrieved October 2005, from http://www.nrea.net. Census Data Apache County (2005). Arizona Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 2005, from, http://www.azcommerce.com. Apache County (2005). Arizona Department of Economic Security. Retrieved October 2005, from, http:// www.ade.state.az.us. Apache County History (2005). Apache County History. Retrieved October 2005, from, http://www.co.apache.az.us/live/info.asp?page=4440 Apache County (2005). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2005, from, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04/04001.html. Free and Reduced Lunch Program Free and Reduced Lunch Program Telephone Survey (2005). County School Superintendent’s Office, October 2005. Graphics Archival Photographs, Apache County Schools Districts (2006-7). County School Superintendent’s Office, January 2007. Arizona Department of Commerce graphics (2005). Retrieved November 2005, from, http://www.azcommerce.com. 41 History of Apache County (Appendix 2) The following information was taken in part from the Apache County, Arizona Centennial Book and the Apache County Commemorative Newsletter On February 24, 1879 the Tenth Territorial Legislature created Apache County out of Yavapai County, one of the four original Arizona counties. The newly created county encompassed all of the presentday Navajo and Apache counties and parts of Graham and Greenlee counties. Much of the 20.940 square miles was unknown and uninhabited. Apache and Navajo Indians continued to raid settlements. The entire county was torn by a range war between the Texas cattlemen, who were new to the area, and Mexican and Indian sheepherders. The area assigned to Apache County was not to remain undisturbed for in 1881 that part of it between the Black and Gila Rivers was cut off to form part of what is now Graham County. Apache also lost a great stretch of land when Navajo County was formed. Apache County's present area is 7,151,360 acres. Snowflake was designated the county seat when it was first formed. After the first elections in the fall of 1879, the county government was set up at St. Johns. In 1880 St. Johns was superseded by Springerville. Springerville remained the county seat for two years until 1882, when St. Johns again became the county seat and has remained so. Prior to 1977, the supervisors were all elected in the southern part of the county. Tom Shirley was the first Native American to be elected as county supervisor for the Sanders district. When new supervisory districts were drawn up to more equally represent the population, district were created and centered on Chinle, Ganado and St. Johns. The Northern half of Apache County lies within the boundaries of the 14,450,369 acre Navajo Reservation. The reservation is changing rapidly, but the landmarks and history stay as they have always been. Navajo land has within its boundaries some of the most spectacular monuments that have been created by nature. It has often been said that within the Navajo land lie the "Seven Wonders of the Navajo World." Apache County celebrated its 125 years in 2004. In that time we have changed from a pioneer community to a modern, rural regional economy. The early industries such as ranching and native arts are now supplemented by modern transportation, major power plants, tourism, education, technology, communications, forestry, resource management and government services. Recent improvements to roads, our county jail, courts and schools have offered benefits to our citizens. We endeavor to pursue a quality, county-wide educational system in order to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for our next generation to have all the advantages of a good public education, from finding meaningful employment to contribution to their families’ and communities’ futures. 42 Apache County Demographic Breakout (appendix 3) U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census Data Persons under 5 years old, percent Persons under 18 years old, percent Persons 65 years old and over, percent Female persons, percent White persons, percent (a) Black or African American persons, percent (a) American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent (a) Asian persons, percent (a) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent (a) Persons reporting some other race, percent (a) Persons reporting two or more races, percent White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent (b) Living in same house Foreign born persons, percent Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5 High school graduates, percent of persons age 25 Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25 Homeownership rate Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent Median value of owner-occupied housing units Households Non-employer establishments Persons with a disability, age 5 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ Persons per household 9.1% 38.5% 8.3% 50.4% 19.5% 0.2% 76.9% 0.1% 0.1% 1.8% 1.4% 17.7% 4.5% 70.6% 0.9% 61.7% 63.6% 11.3% 74.3% 5.4% $41,700 19,971 1,993 15,213 28 3.41 1997 and 1999 Data Persons below poverty, percent Minority-owned firms, percent of total Women-owned firms, percent of total Retail sales ($1000) Retail sales per capita Median household income Per capita money income 37.8% 28.9% 24.5% 170,032 $2,448 $23,344 $8,986 2001 and 2002 Data Private non-farm employment, percent change 2000-2001 Private non farm establishments with paid employees Private non farm employment Housing units authorized by building permits Federal funds and grants ($1000) Housing units Land area, 2000 (square miles) Persons per square mile, 2000 -2.1% 512 6,378 79 825,818 31,800 11,205 6.2 43 Apache County’s Towns and Cities Population Growth Apache County Population: Chinle, Navajo Nation* Window Rock, Navajo Nation* Eagar St. Johns, County Seat Springerville * 1990 2000 2003 2007 61,591 69,423 70,625 71,642 7,000 7,795 4,025 3,294 1,802 5,366 7,120 4,033 3,269 1,972 5,459* 7,243* 4,140 3,575 1,990 4,535 3,538 1,956 Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Arizona Department of Economic Security Based on county growth estimates. 44