Malvern School District Passion, Pride and

Excellence Annual Report to the Public

October 12, 2015

Malvern Board of Education

The seven member Malvern School District Board of Education establishes policies under which the school district operates. Board meetings are normally held on the second Monday of each month at the Central Administration Building, 1620 South Main Street. Meetings are open to the public and board meeting minutes are available on the district web site Http://malvernleopards.org

2014-2015 Administration

Name Position

Mr. Brian Golden

Mrs. Janet Blair

Mr. Jace Roberts

Mr. Michael Bane

Mrs. Lori Loy

Terri Bryant

Mrs. Jennifer Shnaekel

Mr.. Manuel Bulhoes

Mr. Ben Dial

Mrs. Velda Keeney

Ms. Tina Hobbs

Ms. Meredith McCormack

Mrs. Lillian Harper

Superintendent of Schools

Deputy Superintendent

Chief of Staff

AE, Transportation, Technology

LEA Supervisor

School Improvement

High School Principal

Asst. High School Principal

Asst. High School Principal

Junior High Principal

Wilson Intermediate Principal

Malvern Elementary Principal

Malvern Elementary Asst. Principal

Report of Progress for 2014-2015

Accountability Indicators 2015-2014 School Report Card

Achievement/School Performance

Accreditation Status

Retention

Discipline

Demographics (Teacher Quality)

Choice

Economics

Graduation Rate

Achievement

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) had the goal of all students being proficient by 2014.

Because of the rising number of schools across the nation that were judged inadequate by NCLB, the U.S. Department of Education invited states to seek a waiver for flexibility.

Flexibility was approved for the second time in June of 2015. Once Congress reauthorizes the ESEA, the flexibility will no longer

be valid. 2014-2015 will be the first year for schools to participated in the

new PARCC assessments. Scores should be released in November. Flexibility documents may be viewed online at

http://www.arkansased.org/esea-flexibility

Achievement

The Arkansas ESEA Flexibility Waiver Lowered the minimum number of 40 to 25 for all

student groups. Established achieving, needs improvement,

priority, and focus labels. 1 (0.1%) Exemplary schools, 67 (6%) Achieving schools and 876 (87%) Needs Improvement schools, 36 (3%) Priority, 81 (7%) Focus Schools)

Requires development of college and career-ready assessments that measure student growth.

Established a statewide teacher and administrator evaluation system. (TESS/LEADS)

Achievement

College and Career-Ready Assessments All districts in the state of Arkansas

participated in the PARCC assessment in the Spring of 2015.

Data collected should have been used as baseline data for growth.

The State Board of Education has adopted the use of ACT/ASPIRE for the 2015-2016 student academic measurement of achievement.

Achievement

Teacher and Principal Evaluation and Support System

Arkansas Law 6-17-2802 was enacted in

2011 for the development of the Teacher Excellence and Support System (TESS).

All teachers and administrators have been trained in the new evaluation system.

Malvern has completed two years of implementation.

Achievement

Accountability

Schools are being held accountable using the 2013-2014 Benchmark and EOC student data.

MSD is holding schools accountable using NWEA (MAP) data.

Achievement

Differentiated Accountability, Recognition and Tiered Support System (DARTSS)

Exemplary Schools (1)

Achieving Schools (67)

Needs Improvement Schools (876)

Focus Schools (81)

Priority Schools (36)

Assessments Given Across Grade Levels (2014-2015)

Kindergarten – QUALLS Early Learning Inventory Grade 1 – Grade 2 (ITBS) Iowa Test of Basic Skills Grades 3-8 – (PARCC) Areas tested Math and Literacy at all

grade levels. Science benchmark at grade 5 and 7. Algebra I (PARCC) Geometry (PARCC) Algebra II (PARCC) End–of–Course Biology Literacy- (PARCC) Grades 9-11 NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress

(Grades 4, 8, and 12) Explore (8), Plan (10), and ACT AP Tests

State Mandated Tests for Accountability (2015-2016)

For 2015-2016 Students in grades 3-10 will take the ACT/ASPIRE test in the content areas of Math, ELA, and Science.

Overall School Improvement Status 2014

School Status Literacy

Status Math Graduation Rate/ Attendance

District Needs Improvement

Needs Improvement

Achieving

MES Achieving Needs Improvement

Met Requirements

WIS Needs Improvement

Needs Improvement

Met Requirements

MJHS Needs Improvement

Needs Improvement

Met Requirements

MHS Needs Improvement

Needs Improvement

Achieving

Advanced Placement 2014-2015

Subject Enrolled 2014-2015

Scored= or >3

Enrolled 2015

US History 17 4 35

World History 23 6 20

Biology 8 3 6

English Language

19 7 28

English Literature

13 1 6

Spanish 10 3 NA

Calculus 12 0 13

Chemistry 5 1 NA

Art History 11 4 10

ACT 2014-2015 (College Readiness Indicators: 18 English; 22 Math and Social Science; 23 Biology)

Composite English Math Reading Science

All Students

19.1 18.3 19.3 19.2 19.4

State (all students) 2015

20.4 20.0 20.0 20.9 20.3

Percent meeting College Readiness Indicator

14% 53% 30% Social Science 31%

21%

State 21% 62% 35% 42% 32%

Accreditation Status 2014-2015 District Report Card

Number of Schools Fully Accredited 3 Number of Schools Accredited by Cited 1 Number of Schools Accredited Probationary 0 Attendance Rate

District 96.6% State 94.4% Dropout Rate

District 2.25% State 2.10%

Graduation Rate District 88.4% State 86.9%

Grade Inflation Rate District 8.8% State 7%

College Remediation Rate District 56.9% State 45.4%

Teacher Quality and Licensure Latest School Performance Report Card 2014

School % 13-14 Licensed

% BSE 2014

% MSE 2014

Highly Qualified2015

MES 96.9 71 29 100

WIS 93.3 59 41 100

MMS 97.4 58 42 100

MHS 91.4 51 49 100

District 97.8 60 40 100

State 95.7 57 41 99

Malvern School District Student Demographics

58.8

30.3

6.5

4.4

Ethnicity

Caucasian

African American

Hispanic

Other

Malvern School District Student Demographics

76.2

23.8

Economically Disadvantaged

Free/Reduced Lunch

Non Free/Reduced Lunch

Economic Information 2014-2015

Total Mills

District 37.65 State 37.5

District Expenditure Per Student

District $9,336 State $9,457

District Average Teacher Salary

District $48,576 State $48,060

State Free and Reduced Lunch Rate

District 76.2% State 61.2 Nation 52.1

Math Interventions

Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Math Design Collaborative (MDC) Content Area PLC’s Before and After School Tutoring NWEA Study Island/Plato Response To Intervention Family Math Nights Keystone Freshman Transition Class Interventionists Drop Out Prevention

Literacy Interventions

Two (2) Literacy Instructional Facilitators Two (2) READ 180 Teachers Systems 44 Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) Balanced Literacy/Comprehensive Literacy Model NWEA After School Tutoring Family Literacy Nights Reading Eggs/Study Island Interventionists Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Drop Out Prevention

Professional Learning Communities

Cabinet

District Leadership Team (DLT)

Building Leadership Team (BLT)

Leopard Collaborative Teams (LCT)

Campus Academic Teams (CAT)

Academic Vertical Teams (Math, Literacy, Science)