Alpine School District

“Great Team,Same Dream”

MissionThe mission of ASD is “Educating all students to ensure the future of our

democracy.”

1. Shared MVVG2. Collective Inquiry3. Collaborative Teams 4. Action Oriented5. Results Orientation6. Continuous Improvement

• To prepare our students for responsible participation in a democracy• To ensure all students can participate in the entire education program• To promote a caring and effective connection between teacher and student• To foster individual ownership of the education program among all members of the educational family

Values

VisionBecoming a Professional Learning

Community that Answers Four Essential Questions and Exemplifies Six

Characteristics

GoalsArticulated by the Board of

Education

1. What do we expect students to learn?

2. How will we know what students have learned?

3. How will we respond to students who aren’t learning?

4. How will we respond to students who already know?

ASD Mission Statement“Educating All Students to Ensure the

Future of Our Democracy”

Vision“Professional Learning

Communities”

Focus on the Four Essential Questions

1. What do we expect students to learn?2. How will we know what students have

learned?3. How will we respond to students who

aren’t learning?4. How will we respond to students who

already know?

VisionNew Utah Core

StandardsTeachers – curriculum based on core

standardsASD implementation

Professional development and training for teachers

ResourcesParent Involvement

Data DrivenIn ASD, every 1% gain means

approximately 680 more students reach proficiency.

For example, from 2004-2012 in science, math and language arts…

ASD Science Scores2004 – 68.2%2005 – 70.3%2006 – 72.6%2007 – 72.7%2008 – 73.8%2009 – 75.7%2010 – 77.8%2011 – 78.8%2012 – 81.5%

*13.3% increase, which means 9,044 more students reached proficiency!

ASD Math Scores

2004 – 75%2005 – 76.4%2006 – 78.5%2007 – 77.3%2008 – 79.1%2009 – 75.1%2010 – 76.5%2011 – 79.6%2012 – 80.6%

*5.6% increase, which means 3,808 more students reached proficiency! (Even without taking into account the “resetting” of cut scores in 2009.)

ASD Language Arts Scores

2004 – 82.8%2005 – 83.5%2006 – 84.4%2007 – 84.5%2008 – 85.5%2009 – 86.5%2010 – 86%2011 – 87.9%2012 – 89.7%

*6.9% increase, which means 4,692 more students reached proficiency!

Values• To prepare our students for responsible

participation in a democracy• To ensure all students can participate in the entire

education program• To promote a caring and effective connection

between teacher and student• To foster individual ownership of the education

program among all members of the educational family

GOALS

ASD Growth

and Finances

Enrollment History and Projections

ASD is Divided into 8

Clusters

Class Size is a Top Priority

40 more FTE’sTeachers Assistants (Adult to Student Ratio)

Last Fall Voters Approved a $210 Million

Bond

Phase 1 Projects Began in April 2012

Alpine Elementary and Sego Lily Elementary Seismic Projects Completed in August 2012

Alpine Elementary Sego Lily Elementary

Scera Park Elementary Parking and Drop-off Completed in August 2012

American Fork High, Westmore, Cherry Hill, and the New Middle School in Eagle Mountain are on

Schedule

$70 Million in Projects Underway

Finances in ASD - Accountability and

Transparency

ASD received the Certificate of

Achievement for Excellence in

Financial Reporting for the 29th year in a

row!!

(Presented by the Government Finance Officers Association)

ASD has the lowest administrative cost per student of all 41 school

districts in the state of Utah(Utah Taxpayers

Association)

ASD Received $2,718,156 in School

Land Trust Fund Dollars this Year

School Community Councils

www.schoollandtrust.org

Approximately 71,000 Students

ASD is the Largest District in the State of Utah

Divided into 8 Clusters

80 SchoolsOver 7,000 Employees

Serving Students from 14 Communities

AlpineAmerican ForkCedar FortDraperEagle MountainFairfieldHighland

LehiLindonOremPleasant GroveSaratoga SpringsVineyard

19,600 students are transported to and from

school every day

on a school bus.

663 total routes

There have been 3,408 high school diplomas earned so far in 2012.

The senior class of 2012

earned $27,865,208 in

scholarship dollars this

year

There are 17,500 computers used every day in ASD

Alpine School District

“Great Team,Same Dream”