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2010 Lee High School Graduation Requirement Survey

This past spring, Lee High School students participated in a county-wide survey to determine attitudes and opinions regarding the Michigan high school graduation requirements.  Results of this survey at LHS are summarized on a series of 122 slides.  Warning:  This is a large file that requires a PDF reader.  Selecting the link above will open the file in a new window.

Annual Education Report (AER)

August11, 2010

DearParents and Community Members:

Weare pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER)which provides key information on the 2009-2010 educational progressfor Lee Middle & High School. The AER addresses thecomplex reporting information required by federal and state laws. Theschool’s report contains information about student assessment,Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and teacher quality. If you have anyquestions about the AER, please contact Mr. Pete Foote, SecondaryPrincipal, for assistance.

TheAER is available for you to review electronically by visiting thefollowing web site

LeeMiddle School Annual Education Report (AER)

LeeHigh School Annual Education Report (AER)

oryou may review a copy from Mr. Foote's office at the middle and high school.

For2009-2010, Lee Middle School did not make Adequate Yearly Progress(AYP) because our sub-group of special education students did notachieve the minimum state standards for proficiency in Englishlanguage arts. If we do not make AYP for two years in a row, we willbe identified for school improvement. To correct this, the school ispurchasing and will begin utilizing the Scholastic READ180 and System44 programs for extensive reading improvement for special educationand other students now reading below grade level in middle school.

For2009-2010, Lee High School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) inEnglish language arts and mathematics. While we are pleased to havereached this important goal, we are continuously working to improve.We appreciate the continued support of parents, staff and ourcommunity in this effort.

Statelaw requires that we also report additional information.

1. PROCESS FOR ASSIGNING PUPILS TO THE SCHOOL. This is not applicable to our school buildings since the district operates only one early elementary, one upper elementary, one middle and one high school. Students are assigned based on achievement of learning standards and promotion to the next grade.

2. THE STATUS OF THE 3-5 YEAR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. In the middle school, our focus is on continuing to improve in the areas of literacy and mathematics through specialized Title I services provided by the ARRA stimulus funds, and increasing the rigor of our English language arts and mathematics instruction. At the high school level, our focus is on successfully implementing a School Improvement Grant (SIG) to substantially increase student proficiency in reading and mathematics as measured by the annual Michigan Merit Exam (MME).

3. IDENTIFY HOW TO ACCESS A COPY OF THE CORE CURRICULUM, A DESCRIPTION OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE VARIANCES FROM THE STATE’S MODEL. Our district and our elementary schools utilize the Kent County Collaborative Core Curriculum (KC4) at all grade levels, focusing on the most essential standards necessary for student success. The KC4 is constantly under review and revision to ensure it aligns fully with the state's Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs) for grades K-8 and High School Content Expectations (HSCEs) for grades 9-12. The curriculum is documented through the Kent ISD on-line Curriculum Crafter program provided at no cost to the district. Parents are always welcome to request a copy of the KC4 standards or state standards from our building principals or your child's teacher.

4. IDENTIFY THE NUMBER AND PERCENT OF STUDENTS REPRESENTED BY PARENTS AT PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES:

LeeMiddle School

LeeHigh School

5. For Lee High School, the following additional information is required by the state:

Teachers,students, support staff and parents in our middle and high school areto be congratulated for the excellent work you continue to do eachyear in all academic areas. We should recognize at the same timethat we always have room for improvement and our focus will continueto be improving learning at a higher level to ensure our students arewell-grounded in content area skills and ready for high school by thetime they complete the 8^th grade, and fully prepared forcollege and career by graduation.

It'salso important to understand that EdYES!, AYP, and NCLB only measureproficiency in reading and mathematics on one single assessmentadministered on one day during one school year, and by themselves donot statistically or adequately represent a true measure of overallstudent achievement or school performance. Our elementary students,despite the highest percentage of limited English proficiency in thecounty and second highest only to Grand Rapids in percentage ofeconomically disadvantaged, continue to excel at very high levels inall areas of learning.

Ilook forward to reporting on even greater levels of success in thecoming months and years.

Sincerely,

PeterFoote

SecondaryPrincipal