##### *2006-2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program*

*U.S. Department of Education*

**Cover Sheet** Type of School:(Check all that apply)\[ x\] Elementary\[
\]Middle \[ \] High\[ \] K-12\[ \] Charter

Name of Principal- [Mrs. Vicki McGuire]{.underline}

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other) (As it should appear in the
official records)

Official School Name -- [Hayden Elementary School]{.underline}

(As it should appear in the official records)

School Mailing Address -- [55 S. County Road 685 W]{.underline}.

(If address is P.O. Box, also include street address.)

Hayden Indiana 47245-9998

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City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total)

County -
[Jennings]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_State School
Code
Number\*\_\_[3385]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Telephone [( 812 )346-2813]{.underline} Fax [( 812)346-6295]{.underline}

Web site/URL [www.jcsc.org]{.underline} E-mail -
[vmcguire@jcsc.org]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge all information is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Principal's Signature)

Name of Superintendent\* [Dr. Michael Bushong]{.underline}

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

District Name [Jennings County Schools]{.underline} Tel. [(
812)346-4483]{.underline}

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(Superintendent's Signature)

Name of School Board Mr. Mark Davis

President/Chairperson

(Specify: Ms., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Mr., Other)

I have reviewed the information in this application, including the
eligibility requirements on page 2, and certify that to the best of my
knowledge it is accurate.

Date\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**PART I ‑ ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION**

**\[Include this page in the school's application as page 2.\]**

The signatures on the first page of this application certify that each
of the statements below concerning the school's eligibility and
compliance with U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
(OCR) requirements is true and correct.

1.  The school has some configuration that includes grades K-12.
    (Schools on the same campus with one principal, even K-12 schools,
    must apply as an entire school.)

2.  The school has made adequate yearly progress each year for the past
    two years and has not been identified by the state as "persistently
    dangerous" within the last two years. To meet final eligibility, the
    school must meet the state's adequate yearly progress requirement in
    the 2006-2007 school year.

3.  If the school includes grades 7 or higher, it has foreign language
    as a part of its core curriculum.

4.  The school has been in existence for five full years, that is, from
    at least September 2001 and has not received the No Child Left
    Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools award in the past five years.

5.  The nominated school or district is not refusing OCR access to
    information necessary to investigate a civil rights complaint or to
    conduct a district‑wide compliance review.

6.  OCR has not issued a violation letter of findings to the school
    district concluding that the nominated school or the district as a
    whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes. A
    violation letter of findings will not be considered outstanding if
    OCR has accepted a corrective action plan from the district to
    remedy the violation.

7.  The U.S. Department of Justice does not have a pending suit alleging
    that the nominated school or the school district as a whole has
    violated one or more of the civil rights statutes or the
    Constitution's equal protection clause.

8.  There are no findings of violations of the Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act in a U.S. Department of Education
    monitoring report that apply to the school or school district in
    question; or if there are such findings, the state or district has
    corrected, or agreed to correct, the findings.

**PART II ‑ DEMOGRAPHIC DATA**

**All data are the most recent year available.**

**DISTRICT** (Questions 1‑2 not applicable to private schools)

1\. Number of schools in the district: \_\_\_\_[6]{.underline}
Elementary schools

\_\_\_­\_[1]{.underline}\_ Middle schools

[\_\_\_ 0\_]{.underline} Junior high schools

\_\_\_\_[1]{.underline} High schools

\_\_\_\_[2]{.underline} Other

\_\_\_\_[10]{.underline}\_TOTAL

2\. District Per Pupil Expenditure:
\_\_\_[\$5,774.39]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Average State Per Pupil Expenditure:
\_\_\_[\$5,815.94]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**SCHOOL** (To be completed by all schools)

3\. Category that best describes the area where the school is located:

> \[ \] Urban or large central city
>
> \[ \] Suburban school with characteristics typical of an urban area
>
> \[ \] Suburban
>
> \[ X\] Small city or town in a rural area
>
> \[ \] Rural

4\. [1]{.underline} Number of years the principal has been in her/his
position at this school.

[2]{.underline} If fewer than three years, how long was the previous
principal at this school?

5\. Number of students as of October 1 enrolled at each grade level or
its equivalent in applying school only:

  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------
  **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of                **Grade      **Grade**   **\# of   **\# of     **Grade
              Males**   Females**              Total**                  Males**   Females**   Total**

  **PreK**    -0-       -0-                    **-0-**      **7**                             

  **K**       25        24                     **49**       **8**                             

  **1**       31        24                     **55**       **9**                             

  **2**       23        20                     **43**       **10**                            

  **3**       30        19                     **49**       **11**                            

  **4**       20        27                     **47**       **12**                            

  **5**       25        21                     **46**       **Other**                         

  **6**       27        23                     **50**                                         

                                    **TOTAL                                                   339
                                    STUDENTS                                                  
                                    IN THE                                                    
                                    APPLYING                                                  
                                    SCHOOL**                                                  
  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------

6\. Racial/ethnic composition of [97]{.underline} % White

the school: [2]{.underline} % Black or African American

[1]{.underline} % Hispanic or Latino

\% Asian/Pacific Islander

\% American Indian/Alaskan Native

**100% Total**

Use only the five standard categories in reporting the racial/ethnic
composition of the school.

7\. Student turnover, or mobility rate, during the past year:
\_\_[10]{.underline}\_\_\_\_%

> \[This rate should be calculated using the grid below. The answer to
> (6) is the mobility rate.\]

  ------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
  **(1)**                   Number of students who      13
                            transferred ***to*** the    
                            school after October 1      
                            until the end of the year   

  **(2)**                   Number of students who      22
                            transferred ***from*** the  
                            school after October 1      
                            until the end of the year   

  **(3)**                   Total of all transferred    35
                            students \[sum of rows (1)  
                            and (2)\]                   

  **(4)**                   Total number of students in 339
                            the school as of October 1  

  **(5)**                   Total transferred students  **.**1
                            in row (3) divided by total 
                            students in row (4)         

  **(6)**                   Amount in row (5)           10
                            multiplied by 100           
  ------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------

8\. Limited English Proficient students in the school:
\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_%

\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_Total Number Limited English Proficient

Number of languages represented: \_[1]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_

Specify languages: English

9\. Students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals:
\_\_[47]{.underline}\_\_\_\_%

Total number students who qualify: \_[159]{.underline}\_\_\_\_

> If this method does not produce an accurate estimate of the percentage
> of students from low‑income families, or the school does not
> participate in the federally supported lunch program, specify a more
> accurate estimate, tell why the school chose it, and explain how it
> arrived at this estimate.

10\. Students receiving special education services:
\_\_\_\_[22]{.underline}\_\_%

\_\_\_\_[75]{.underline}\_\_Total Number of Students Served

> Indicate below the number of students with disabilities according to
> conditions designated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education
> Act. Do not add additional categories.

\_\_[2]{.underline}\_Autism \_\_[1]{.underline}\_ Orthopedic Impairment

\_\_[0]{.underline}\_Deafness \_\_[1]{.underline}\_ Other Health
Impaired

\_\_[0]{.underline}\_Deaf-Blindness \_\_[33]{.underline}\_Specific
Learning Disability

\_\_[5]{.underline}\_Emotional Disturbance \_\_[56]{.underline} Speech
or Language Impairment

\_\_[0]{.underline}\_Hearing Impairment \_\_[0]{.underline} Traumatic
Brain Injury

> \_\_[4]{.underline}\_Mental Retardation \_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_ Visual
> Impairment Including Blindness
>
> \_\_[0]{.underline}\_Multiple Disabilities

11. Indicate number of full‑time and part‑time staff members in each of
    the categories below:

    **Number of Staff**

**[Full-time]{.underline}** **[Part-Time]{.underline}**

Administrator(s) \_\_\_[\_ 1]{.underline}\_\_\_
\_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

Classroom teachers \_\_\_\_[15\_\_\_]{.underline}
\_\_\_[0\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

Special resource teachers/specialists \_\_\_\_ [7]{.underline}\_\_\_
\_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

Paraprofessionals \_\_\_\_[10]{.underline}\_\_\_
\_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

> Support staff \_\_\_\_ [8]{.underline}\_\_\_\_
> \_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_
>
> Total number \_\_\_\_[41]{.underline}\_\_\_
> \_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

12. Average school student-classroom teacher ratio, that is, the number
    of students in the school divided by the FTE of classroom teachers,
    e.g., 22:1 - [16:6 is recorded on the State Web Site, however,
    Hayden participates in full day kindergarten. With these students
    counted, our ratio is 23:1]{.underline}

13\. Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students as a
percentage.

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                            2005-2006   2004-2005   2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002

  Daily student attendance  98%         98%         98%         97%         98%

  Daily teacher attendance  95%         97%         96%         96%         96%

  Teacher turnover rate     -0-         -0-         -0-         -0-         -0-

  Student dropout rate      NA          NA          NA          NA          NA
  (middle/high)                                                             

  Student drop-off rate     NA          NA          NA          NA          NA
  (high school)                                                             
  ------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

**PART III ‑ SUMMARY**

Hayden Elementary is the smallest of six elementary schools in the
Jennings County School district. It is located in Hayden, Indiana, which
is a small village of 250 people in Southeastern Indiana. The school is
situated in a rural area that is removed from industry, but includes
local businesses such as an electrical contractor, a tool and dye
business, farming, and construction.

Hayden currently registers a 47% level of free and reduced lunch
equaling 159 at risk students. Student population contains approximately
339 students in grades kindergarten through six. Our kindergarten
program is an all day, every day program. The school draws its student
body from the rural farming community and a mobile home park consisting
of low-income rental properties with a highly transient population.

In recent years Hayden Elementary has achieved Four Star School status,
been nominated for the National School Change award, and named an
Indiana Lighthouse School through the Indiana Leadership Initiative.
These accomplishments would not have been possible without a dedicated
staff working toward the best learning environment possible for their
students. We attribute the success of our school to parent and community
involvement as well. The PTO is extremely active in our school. It pays
for all classes to go on field trips, including transportation and other
fees, purchases playground equipment, gives each teacher money to spend
in their classrooms, and each year awards anywhere from 8-12
scholarships to seniors in the local high school who previously attended
Hayden Elementary. Classroom volunteers play a big part in the younger
students' day. We have a training session for new volunteers that
provides them with the skills they need to assist in the educational
process at our school.

Dramatic changes have taken place at Hayden Elementary School during the
last decade. Through a long-term school improvement process beginning
with an Indiana School Academic Improvement Program grant and continuing
with the Indiana Lighthouse School Leadership Initiative, our school
came to several important revelations. First, we learned to stop seeking
quick fix programs but to adopt and implement a comprehensive process to
promote true school reform in order to achieve the level of improvement
that we desired. Secondly, we stopped trying to change our students and
parents and concentrated on what we do have the power to change. We now
place emphasis on the core business of schools. We have eliminated the
blame game and developed a pro-active attitude in which we positively
strive to meet the diverse needs of our students. We adopted the school
motto, "Hayden Elementary, Home of the World's Greatest Kids," in hopes
that if students would believe it they would be it. Our focus shifted
from what we felt were shortcomings or problems in our students to the
quality of the work we provided them.

During the past few years our traditional beginning-of-the-year Open
House has transformed into an ice cream social where parents are
challenged in two areas: school attendance and checking homework
completion each evening. Because of this change, parent involvement and
attendance have improved. For the past six years every child has had a
parent representative attend the parent/teacher conferences in the
autumn; therefore we have had 100% attendance at these conferences.

Our training through Schlechty Center for Leadership and School Reform
has taught us first, that students do not learn from work they do not
do. Second, students will engage and persist in work they find
meaningful and associated with a final product that the student values.
Finally, the quality of the work we provide students determines their
level of engagement and achievement of those academic goals placed
before them by the school, community, and state. Therefore, our mission
is to do all we can to provide our students with work in which they will
engage and persist, thus acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary
for success.

During the last school year a team in our district was trained in
Indiana Gold Star Counseling. Our counselor is presently in the process
of developing and implementing this program at Hayden Elementary. We
hope and plan to be awarded Gold Star Counseling status in the fall of
2007. This program was developed to align counseling programs throughout
the state with the Indiana state academic standards.

Hayden Elementary School's staff desires to be the best it can be, are
extremely dedicated and see themselves as knowledgeable in their
profession. The average teacher age is 46 with most of them having
taught together for several years, which have given the building a
pleasant family atmosphere as well as a comforting feeling of safety for
students. We believe in our motto that we have the "World's Greatest
Kids". We continue to hold a common vision of "leading and learning in a
safe environment". We continue to strive to accomplish our mission to
"provide quality work so that every child, every day will gain knowledge
and skills of exceptional value."

**PART IV -- INDICATORS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS**

**1. Assessment Results:** Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational
Progress (ISTEP+) was created by the Indiana General Assembly and was
administered for the first time in 1988. All Indiana students in grades
3-12 are required to participate fully in the assessment program under
standardized conditions. The website for information on state assessment
system is [www.doe.state.in.us/](http://www.doe.state.in.us/) .

Grade three students participate in three English /Language Arts
assessments. One of these includes a writing activity in which students
respond to a prompt that is provided by the state. Students also
participate in three math assessments, which include computation,
problem solving and reasoning skills. Pass+ in Grade 3 English/Language
Arts requires a minimum score of 510 points. Pass requires a score of
404-509. A score below 404 is considered non-mastery. Pass+ for third
grade mathematics requires a minimum of 491 points. Pass is 393-490 and
below 393 is considered non-mastery.

Grade four students participate in four English/Language Arts
assessments. Two of these include writing activities in which students
respond to prompts that are provided by the state. Students also
participate in four math assessments, two of which include problem
solving and reasoning skills. Grade four Pass+ in English/Language Arts
requires a score of 532 or higher while Pass requires 429-531. Below 429
is considered non-mastery. Grade 4 mathematics Pass+ score requires a
minimum of 510 and Pass is 415-509. Scores below 415 are non-mastery.

Grade five students participate in four English/Language Arts
assessments. Two of these include writing activities in which students
respond to prompts that are provided by the state. Students also
participate in four math assessments, two of which include problem
solving and reasoning skills. Fifth graders are also required to
complete a science section of the assessment. Required score for grade 5
Pass+ English/Language Arts is 553 and Pass is 447-552. Below 447 is
considered non-mastery. Mathematics scores are 524 for Pass+ and 428-523
is required for Pass. Scores below 428 are considered non-mastery.

Grade six students participate in four English/Language Arts
assessments. Two of these include writing activities in which students
respond to prompts that are provided by the state. Students also
participate in four math assessments, two of which include problem
solving and reasoning skills. Pass+ score for grade 6 English/Language
Arts is 570 while Pass is 472-569. Scores below 472 are considered
non-mastery. Mathematics Pass+ requires a score of 559 while Pass
requires 464-558. A score of below 464 is non-mastery.

School wide and with all tests combined, 81.5% of Hayden Elementary
School students mastered the skills assessed. The state average is
75.8%. In Language Arts only, Hayden Elementary students show a mastery
of 80.5% as compared to the state average of 76%. Hayden Elementary math
scores show a mastery of 87% while the state average is 75.7%.

Grade 3 Hayden Elementary students mastered 78% in English/Language Arts
while the state average is 74%. Hayden students show a mastery of 82% in
mathematics while the Indiana average is 72%.

Grade 4 Hayden students show a mastery of 96% in Language Arts and the
state average is 75%. Math shows a mastery of 94% for Hayden Elementary
students as compared to a state average of 75%.

Grade 5 Hayden students mastered 76% of the English/Language Arts test
while the state average is 75%. Math for fifth graders at Hayden
Elementary was 78% mastery and the state average is 76%.

Grade 6 Hayden Elementary students show a mastery of 72% in
English/Language Arts. The state average is 80%. This sixth grade class
has a Special Needs population of 22%, which is a significantly high
number. Sixth grade students at Hayden show 94% mastery in mathematics
while the state average is 80%.

**2. Using Assessment Results:** Personnel in our building analyze all
data received from the state in reference to ISTEP+. That data is then
shared with teachers during staff meetings. At these meetings the
information contained in the data is presented to each grade level
teacher in detailed graphical form. Teachers are given the opportunity
to analyze areas of weakness and plan corresponding remediation
activities that will be carried out during the remainder of the school
year. Data is shared across grade levels in order that teachers may
assess how former students performed and adjust emphasis placed on
Indiana Standards according to students' needs. For example, fourth
grade teachers will look at fifth grade results as well as third and
adjust instruction accordingly.

Students falling below passing levels on the state assessed test are
provided with extra remediation. This is done on an individual or very
small group basis so that each child's specific weaknesses can be
addressed. This is in addition to the remediation provided by the
classroom teacher. Remediation may include such engaging activities as:
reading comprehension through scavenger hunts, map reading activities
using a compass to navigate the building, and constructing 3-D
mathematical solids such as triangular pyramids and cubes. Writing
contests are offered for students to participate in on such topics as
future career choices and animal habitats.

Parents are provided with a report from the state of Indiana. The report
reflects their child's performance in both Language Arts and
Mathematics. If parents feel that their student has a problem area, they
are given the opportunity to conference with their child's teacher in
reference to that student's specific remediation plan. Should parents
wish to attend a conference but are unable to attend, due to work or
transportation difficulties, we accommodate them by meeting at a
location of their choice. For example, we have held conferences with
parents in their home as well as at the local Wal-Mart!

**3. Communicating Assessment Results:** Parents are provided with a
report in reference to their child's performance on the state assessment
test (ISTEP+) from the state of Indiana. Once data is distributed,
parents who have concerns are encouraged to attend a conference with
their child's teacher. Every effort is made to make the conference
convenient to the parent in both time and location. The report displays
in a line graph form where their child performed in relationship to a
score of Pass+, Pass, or Did Not Pass. If it is noted that the student
did not perform on grade level, remediation is provided through several
methods. This remediation is designed by the classroom teacher in areas
that they feel a majority of their students need to review. We also have
an assistant who does language and mathematics remediation activities
with those students who may have been low on the state assessed tests or
did not pass. Again, this person also designs specific work for each
student and their weaknesses are addressed. In addition, parents are
provided with suggestions through the conference process and the school
newsletter on remediation activities that may be done at home.

Copies of student test booklets are returned from the state. Teachers
use these in a variety of activities so that the students can self
assess their own strengths and weaknesses. These booklets are also used
by classroom teachers to adjust emphasis on Indiana Standards wherever
the specified need may be.

By using data from the state assessments we are able to provide students
with engaging and challenging learning opportunities through various
special programs. For example, a student exhibiting exceptionally high
performance may be included in the Gifted and Talented Program. Students
who exhibit average or low performance are encouraged to join the GT
students in improving thinking and problem solving skills by
participating in such programs as the National Duck Stamp Art contest,
the annual school musical, the school spelling bee, and many others.

**4. Sharing Success:** Since we have been named an Indiana Lighthouse
School, we have opened our building to other districts from all over
Indiana as well as the nation. An Indiana Lighthouse School is one in
which the school focuses on teaching and learning in innovative ways. It
strengthens school leadership, which improves teaching and learning. A
Lighthouse School is open to sharing with anyone willing to learn.

Educators who visit are allowed to tour the building as well as observe
teachers as they design, and use, successful strategies that provide for
high student commitment to learning. We have had numerous staff members
who have been presenters at various conferences at the local level,
state level, and in other states around the nation. These presenters
share with other educator's ways to design quality work that will foster
students' authentic engagement as well as higher level thinking skills.

In collaboration with Indiana University, a video was made showing
Hayden Elementary students and staff engaged in quality work. This
video, *The Road to Hayden,* is shared with all visitors and parents
when they enroll new students. This video is also shared with
perspective student teachers from various area universities as well as
educators in the surrounding areas who may be working toward higher
degrees, such as principal's license, administrative degree or
doctorate.

Another video, *WOW Hayden Elementary School,* featuring Hayden
Elementary staff and students was produced to introduce the Working on
the Work concept and the effects it has on Hayden Elementary. This video
is shared with other educators as well.

Each of our teachers at Hayden Elementary design exemplar lessons which
are posted on the Jennings County School Corporation website (
[www.jcsc.org](http://www.jcsc.org/) ). These may be accessed by schools
in the corporation, the state, and the nation. A variety of subject
areas are covered in these lessons, which include many, if not all, of
the 10 design qualities recognized by Dr. Phillip Schlechty in the
Working on the Work concept.

**PART V -- CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION**

**1. Curriculum:** The curriculum at Hayden Elementary is aligned with
the Indiana state standards
([www.doe.state.in.us/standards/welcome2.html](http://www.doe.state.in.us/standards/welcome2.html)).
Each grade level, including kindergarten, has very specific standards
that must be mastered. Because the state assesses grades 3-12 annually,
state standards have become the basis for what we teach. While the state
assesses reading, language arts and math in grades 3-6, grade 5 is also
assessed in science.

The subjects of reading, English/Language arts, (including spelling),
mathematics, social studies, science, handwriting, art, music and P.E.
are taught at Hayden Elementary School. Specific state standards are
followed and checked off when they have been taught by teachers and
mastered by students. Teachers and parents have copies of these
standards, which can be viewed at the above web site.

The core of our reading, English/Language arts curriculum is the 4-Block
method. This method allows students to progress at their own pace,
challenges gifted students, and supports struggling students with
individualized attention with the classroom teacher and/or teaching
assistant. Our school also participates in the Accelerated Reading
Program beginning in the second semester of first grade through sixth
grade. Each year our school also sends a team to the local Spell Bowl
competition. Our school spelling bee leads to the area competition, and
the area winner participates in the National Spelling Bee.

Hayden's mathematics program has been very successful over the years. In
2005 the sixth graders passed the state assessment at a rate of 100%.
Mathematics is taught with a combination of basal textbooks and hands on
learning experiences. Each year we sponsor a Math Bowl Team in state
competitions.

Science and social studies are taught in first grade, through sixth
grade. The basis for these subjects are basal textbooks, however, many
additional engaging activities are designed for our students. Examples
include the Science Fair and the Social Studies Wax Museum.

Handwriting is emphasized extensively in kindergarten and first grade.
Our school district uses the D'Nelian manuscript, which provides the
students with an easy flow into cursive writing in second and third
grades.

Music and P.E. are offered four times per week for each classroom. Our
music department has performed a spring musical/dinner theater for the
past 24 years. This musical is performed by the fifth and sixth grades
and is always a popular evening for members of our community. The P.E.
department has increased the level of achievement of our students in the
National President's Physical Fitness Challenge for the past 5 years. We
are also a pilot school for Archery in Education.

Our school district does not employ art teachers, however, our school
librarian sponsors the Jr. Duck Stamp competition. Students in all
grades are invited and guided to draw a duck, goose or swan native to
North America. We have been honored to have several students place in
the state competition every year. Our librarian, music teacher, and P.E.
teacher coordinate another special art study. Each grade level studies a
different artist such as Picasso, O'Keefe, and Monet. Then the students
produce an original work of art in the style of the artist. These pieces
of art are displayed at an open house and are judged by an independent
art teacher.

Because there are many state standards, Hayden Elementary teachers use
professional development time to collaborate on power standards. Power
standards are those that will, when taught, have longevity and are
integrated into all subject areas. An example is writing a complete
sentence. This is a standard that is continually stressed and is carried
over from grade level to grade level in all subject areas. Teachers also
collaborate with colleagues in other grade levels. They are eager to
assist each other in recognizing strengths and weaknesses in students'
achievement and the work designed for them.

While they teach state standards, Hayden's teachers are instructed
through professional development to engage students in their work. We
are well versed in the Working on the Work (WOW) theories of Dr. Phillip
Schlechty.

Hayden Elementary has always considered the state standards to be a
minimum standard for our students. We strive to the best of our ability
to expand our children's knowledge beyond those standards into higher
level thinking skills that will assist them throughout the rest of their
academic career.

**2. Reading:** Because we feel that the early years of student
education are extremely important and are the foundation of their future
educational success, Four Blocks has been used with primary grades at
Hayden Elementary School. The components of four Blocks include Working
with Words, Guided Reading, Self-Selected Reading, and Writing. The
blocks combine to make a student friendly atmosphere for learning
reading and language arts.

Working with Words consists of phonetic skills, spelling, and the
posting of high frequency words for students' reference on a daily
basis. The spelling of these words is practiced daily through snapping
or clapping out the letters of the spelling words. Spelling patterns are
also studied in this block; and, students participate in hands-on
manipulative activities, which help them with beginning and ending
sounds as well as rhyming.

Guided Reading immerses students in a variety of literature and provides
them with reading comprehension strategies. This is done through
traditional basal readers as well as trade books, newspapers, magazines
and many other types of reading materials.

Self-Selected Reading allows students to read books of their choice.
They may also share what they have read with their peers. During
Self-Selected reading, teachers are often assessing individual students'
reading progress.

The Writing block allows for the success of all students as they respond
to writing prompts, produce rough drafts, self edit, and then edit with
the teacher. Once a finished product is completed, it is published and
shared with friends, family and community members.

Intermediate grades also use Four Blocks in a more advanced form, which
includes greater challenges and requires higher level thinking skills.
They also participate in the Accelerated Reading program as well as
competitive reading programs such as The Battle of the Books, in which
teams of students read books and compete by answering questions about
them.

**3. Additional Curriculum Area: Physical Education:** Hayden Elementary
feels that Physical Education is important to all students. One unique
activity that takes place in our program is archery, in which we are the
Indiana pilot school for Archery in Education. This program has spread
to the other elementary schools in our county. A team of 24 students
will be going to the state archery competition in March 2007, in Kokomo,
Indiana.

We have three certified archery instructors in our building. They
include our Physical Education teacher, our music teacher and a
custodian. These three are certified to train other adults in archery
education. Hayden Elementary has hosted a two-day training for local
interested schools and school corporations. (You can view our gymnasium
being used for this training as the headliner picture on the web site
[www.indiananasp.com](http://www.indiananasp.com/) .)

Orienteering is another unique activity taught by our physical education
department. Orienteering is the process of reading a compass to navigate
between numerous checkpoints. This unit is taught in cooperation with
Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer, Bill Beville.

All students at Hayden participate in the Presidential Physical Fitness
Challenge. In 2004 we had 39 students achieve this Presidential Honor,
in 2005, 32 students, and in 2006, 54. The requirements for this
President's award are that a student must be in the top 85^th^
percentile in the nation in 5 specific areas of physical fitness.

By a school of 339 students, a large amount of money is raised annually
through the physical education department's sponsorship of the American
Heart Association and United Way fundraisers. Students participate in
these activities on a volunteer basis. In the past four years a total of
\$24,832.00 has been raised for the American Heart Association and
\$3,342.00 for United Way. For their efforts on behalf of the Heart
Association, students were rewarded with an outing to an Indiana Pacers
basketball game, where they were recognized on the floor at half-time as
one of the top fundraisers in the state, and their efforts on behalf of
the United Way earned them the privilege of selecting the recipient of a
\$250.00 mini grant. The students selected the local Homeless Shelter.

Through the variety of programs listed above, students learn
self-discipline as well as physical and mental strengths, which
integrate into other curriculum areas.

**4. Instructional Methods:** Hayden Elementary has been extensively
trained in the WOW concepts explained in Dr. Phillip Schlechty's book,
*Working On The Work.* Dr. Schlechty believes that there are three ways
to improve student performance: 1) work on the students, 2) work on the
teachers, or 3) work on the work. The heart of WOW is the 10 Design
Qualities. These are: 1) Content and Substance; the content, books and
materials convey the essential learning that the community believes is
important. 2) Organization of Knowledge; Information and knowledge are
organized in a way that makes them accessible and inviting to students.
3) Product Focus; Work that engages students almost always focus on a
performance of significance to students. 4) Clear and Compelling Product
Standards; the standards are clearly articulated and demonstrated with
concrete examples. 5) Protection From Adverse Consequences; Students are
provided with feedback while they are working, and have additional
opportunities to be successful. Most students meet the product
standards. 6) Affirmation of Performance; Products and performances are
made sufficiently public so that other persons significant in the
students' lives affirm their performance. 7) Affiliation; the tasks are
designed with sufficient complexity so that successful completion
encourages cooperative action among students and adults. 8) Novelty and
Variety; the students are called upon to employ new and varied means for
completing tasks. 9) Choice; the students are provided with choices with
regards to performance or products. 10) Authenticity; the products and
performances have meaning or significance to the students.

While using these ten design qualities, students are encouraged to
assess their own engagement levels. These are measured as: Engagement
("I want to."), Strategic Engagement ("I have to, but I don't mind."),
Ritual Engagement ("I have to but, I don't want to."), Retreatism ("I
don't care."), and Rebellion ("I won't do it.").

While Hayden teachers know and understand these Design Qualities and use
them effectively, they, as a veteran staff, also understand that there
are situations where traditional methods of learning may serve the
subject matter the most efficiently (i.e. math facts, sight words or
handwriting.)

**5. Professional Development:** With an average teacher age of 46 at
Hayden Elementary, we as a veteran staff continually seek information on
current best practices to combine with traditional teaching methods and
provide students with the most effective and engaging learning
atmosphere. All members of the school staff having the same vision for
our students enables us to effectively collaborate and develop
professionally. When selecting possible conferences or workshops to
attend, our staff takes into consideration the benefits of sharing the
gained knowledge with their colleagues, as opposed to the absence of the
teacher in the classroom. Although Jennings County Corporation trains
substitute teachers very efficiently, our staff believes a conference or
workshop must be highly beneficial before they are willing to leave the
classroom to attend.

For consistency within our building we hold two monthly professional
development meetings after school hours. During these meetings teachers
are updated on new educational issues such as upcoming legislation,
technology, and innovative teaching methods.

With advancements of our world today, the staff at Hayden Elementary
School receives training and support in the use of technology. For
example, the district technology support person has held several
training sessions on our new report card system. In addition, staff
members are trained in specific areas of technology depending on the
grade level with which they will be working. An example of this is that
kindergarteners are taught the correct way to use a mouse as well as how
to boot up and shut down a computer. The level of technology taught
progresses each year up to fifth and sixth graders who become proficient
in the use of Microsoft Publisher and all its features.

Jennings County School Corporation hosts a Working on the Work
Professional Development kick off on the first day of each new school
year. This workshop includes staff from all schools in the district and
enhances our goals and visions for students. Training continues
throughout the school year (via periodic meetings) for new staff
members, so that they may gain a thorough understanding of the Working
on the Work concepts.

**Part VI -- ASESSMENT RESULTS**

+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Third Grade      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ELA/Test Name:   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ISTEP+, (A       |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test  |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| these are        |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| customized       |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.  |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone            |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for              |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                  |   | 2 |       |       | 2005  |       | 2004  |       |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       | -2006 |       | -2005 |       |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 6 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | - |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Month Tested     |   | S |       |       | Sept  |       | Sept  |       |
|                  |   | e |       |       | ember |       | ember |       |
|                  |   | p |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | t |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | e |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | m |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | b |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | e |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | r |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                  |   | I |       | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                  |   | n |       | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
|                  |   | d |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | i |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | a |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | n |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | a |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          |   | 1 |       | 16    | 12    | 12    | 12    | 9     |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %           |   | 7 |       | 78    | 75    | 84    | 75    | 74    |
|                  |   | 4 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    |   | 7 |       | 49    | 76341 | 46    | 76864 | 46    |
|                  |   | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   | 3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested   |   |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number           |   |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively    |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested           |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1 -   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches          |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 5 |   |       | 14    | 6     | 18    |  13   | 14    |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass%            | 6 |   |       | 76    | 63    | 77    |  60   | 67    |
|                  | 2 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |   |       | 21    | 30788 | 22    | 30104 | 21    |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 1 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female           |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 1 |   |       | 32    | 14    | 29    | 15    | 33    |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %           | 7 |   |       | 79    | 78    | 79    | 79    | 90    |
|                  | 7 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |   |       | 19    | 37678 | 28    | 37581 | 21    |
|                  | 7 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 9 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Third Grade --   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Mathematics/     |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Test Name:       |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ISTEP+, (A       |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test  |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| these are        |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| customized       |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an      |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.  |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone            |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for              |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill.     |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                  |   |   | In    | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                  |   |   | diana | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass + %         |   |   | 13    | 20    | 13    | 20    | 13    | 16    |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             |   |   | 72    | 82    | 73    | 96    | 73    | 87    |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    |   |   | 77203 | 49    | 76341 | 46    | 76864 | 46    |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested   |   |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number           |   |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively    |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested           |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1 -   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches          |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 7 |   |       | 10    | 7     | 9     | 7     | 19    |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             | 6 |   |       | 76    | 62    | 91    | 61    | 81    |
|                  | 1 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |   |       | 21    | 30788 | 22    | 30104 | 21    |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 1 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -   |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female           |   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 1 |   |       | 21    | 11    | 18    | 12    | 33    |
|                  | 2 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             | 7 |   |       | 79    | 72    | 95    | 73    | 86    |
|                  | 2 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |   |       | 19    | 37678 | 28    | 37581 | 21    |
|                  | 1 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 9 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

  ------------------- ------- ----------- -------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------
  Fourth Grade ELA/                                                                 
  Test Name: ISTEP+,                                                                
  (A Customized test                                                                
  for the state of                                                                  
  Indiana. As these                                                                 
  are customized                                                                    
  tests, it does not                                                                
  have an edition                                                                   
  number. Phone                                                                     
  1-800-258-0802 for                                                                
  confirmation).                                                                    
  Published by CTB                                                                  
  McGraw-Hill.                                                                      

                              2006-2007            2005-2006            2004-2005   

  Month Tested                September            September            September   

                              Indiana     Hayden   Indiana     Hayden   Indiana     Hayden

  Pass+ %                     10          17       11          11       11          10

  Pass %                      75          96       73          79       73          80

  Number Tested               77431       47       77869       47       76828       50

  Percent Tested                          100                  100                  100

  Number                                  0                    0                    0
  Alternatively                                                                     
  Tested                                                                            

  Sub Group #1 -                                                                    
  SES/Free/Reduced                                                                  
  Lunches                                                                           

  Pass+ %             4                   5        4           5        4           4

  Pass%               62                  91       60          85       59          67

  Number Tested       32279               22       30407       20       29688       24

  Sub Group #2 -                                                                    
  Female                                                                            

  Pass+ %             13                  26       14          18       14          15

  Pass %              79                  96       78          86       78          81

  Number Tested       38176               27       37990       22       37315       27

  Fourth Grade --                                                                   
  Mathematics/ Test                                                                 
  Name: ISTEP+, (A                                                                  
  Customized test for                                                               
  the state of                                                                      
  Indiana. As these                                                                 
  are customized                                                                    
  tests, it does not                                                                
  have an edition                                                                   
  number. Phone                                                                     
  1-800-258-0802 for                                                                
  confirmation).                                                                    
  Published by CTB                                                                  
  McGraw-Hill.                                                                      

                              Indiana     Hayden   Indiana     Hayden   Indiana     Hayden

  Pass + %                    14          23       15          21       13          11

  Pass                        75          94       75          81       73          88

  Number Tested               77431       47       77869       47       76828       50

  Percent Tested                          100                  100                  100

  Number                                  0                    0                    0
  Alternatively                                                                     
  Tested                                                                            

  Sub Group #1 -                                                                    
  SES/Free/Reduced                                                                  
  Lunches                                                                           

  Pass                63                  95       63          75       60          79

  Number Tested       32279               22       30497       20       29688       24

  Sub Group #2 -                                                                    
  Female                                                                            

  Pass+ %             12                  30       13          23       12          22

  Pass                73                  89       74          82       73          96

  Number Tested       38176               27       37990       22       37315       27
  ------------------- ------- ----------- -------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------

+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Fifth Grade ELA/  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Test Name:        |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ISTEP+, (A        |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As these |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| are customized    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an       |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone             |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for               |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill.      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                   |   | 2006  |       | 2005  |       | 2004  |       |
|                   |   | -2007 |       | -2006 |       | -2005 |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Testing Month     |   | Sept  |       | Sept  |       | Sept  |       |
|                   |   | ember |       | ember |       | ember |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                   |   | In    | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                   |   | diana | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %           |   | 10    | 20    | 9     | 8     | 9     | 9     |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %            |   | 75    | 76    | 73    | 80    | 63    | 82    |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     |   | 78899 | 46    | 77652 | 50    | 77001 | 47    |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested    |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number            |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively     |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1 -    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %           | 4 |       | 46    | 4     | 0     | 4     | 5     |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass%             | 6 |       | 79    | 60    | 67    | 54    | 90    |
|                   | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     | 3 |       | 24    | 29811 | 21    | 29375 | 20    |
|                   | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %           | 1 |       | 33    | 12    | 4     | 12    | 5     |
|                   | 3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %            | 8 |       | 81    | 79    | 92    | 65    | 89    |
|                   | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     | 3 |       | 21    | 37758 | 24    | 37441 | 19    |
|                   | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 6 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Fifth Grade -     |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Mathematics/Test  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Name: ISTEP+, (A  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As these |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| are customized    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an       |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone             |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for               |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill.      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                   |   | In    | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                   |   | diana | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass + %          |   | 18    | 20    | 18    | 34    | 12    | 11    |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass              |   | 76    | 78    | 76    | 86    | 60    | 64    |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     |   | 78899 | 46    | 77652 | 50    | 77001 | 47    |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested    |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number            |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively     |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1 -    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %           | 8 |       | 46    | 9     | 19    | 5     | 0     |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass              | 6 |       | 8     | 64    | 76    | 54    | 75    |
|                   | 4 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     | 3 |       | 24    | 29811 | 21    | 29375 | 20    |
|                   | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %           | 1 |       | 29    | 17    | 33    | 12    | 11    |
|                   | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass              | 7 |       | 81    | 77    | 92    | 61    | 63    |
|                   | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested     | 3 |       | 21    | 37758 | 24    | 37441 | 19    |
|                   | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                   | 6 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+-------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sixth Grade      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ELA/Test Name:   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| ISTEP+, (A       |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| these are        |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| customized       |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for              |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill.     |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| School Year      |   | 2006  |       | 2005  |       | 2004  |       |
|                  |   | -2007 |       | -2006 |       | -2005 |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Testing Month    |   | Sept  |       | Sept  |       | Sept  |       |
|                  |   | ember |       | ember |       | ember |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                  |   | In    | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                  |   | diana | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          |   | 22    | 8     | 9     | 5     | 8     | 2     |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %           |   | 80    | 72    | 71    | 86    | 70    | 76    |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    |   | 79137 | 50    | 78314 | 43    | 79542 | 49    |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested   |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number           |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1-    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches          |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 2 |       | 8     | 3     | 0     | 3     | 0     |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass%            | 5 |       | 58    | 56    | 76    | 55    | 69    |
|                  | 6 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |       | 24    | 29521 | 17    | 29307 | 13    |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 1 |       | 17    | 11    | 0     | 11    | 5     |
|                  | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass %           | 7 |       | 91    | 76    | 89    | 76    | 67    |
|                  | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |       | 23    | 37981 | 18    | 38434 | 21    |
|                  | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sixth Grade -    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Mathematics/Test |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Name: ISTEP+, (A |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Customized test  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for the state of |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Indiana. As      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| these are        |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| customized       |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| tests, it does   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| not have an      |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| edition number.  |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Phone            |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-800-258-0802   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| for              |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| confirmation).   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Published by CTB |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| McGraw-Hill.     |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|                  | I |       | H     | In    | H     | In    | H     |
|                  | n |       | ayden | diana | ayden | diana | ayden |
|                  | d |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | i |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | a |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | n |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | a |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass + %         | 2 |       | 48    | 18    | 49    | 16    | 19    |
|                  | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             | 8 |       | 94    | 78    | 100   | 75    | 96    |
|                  | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 7 |       | 50    | 78314 | 43    | 79542 | 49    |
|                  | 9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 7 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Percent Tested   |   |       | 100   |       | 100   |       | 100   |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number           |   |       | 0     |       | 0     |       | 0     |
| Alternatively    |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Tested           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #1 -   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| SES/Free/Reduced |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Lunches          |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 1 |       | 33    | 17    | 56    | 7     | 23    |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             | 6 |       | 88    | 18    | 100   | 61    | 100   |
|                  | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |       | 24    | 29521 | 17    | 29307 | 13    |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 0 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 5 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 2 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Sub Group #2 -   |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Female           |   |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass+ %          | 2 |       | 57    | 17    | 41    | 16    | 29    |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Pass             | 8 |       | 96    | 78    | 100   | 75    | 90    |
|                  | 1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Number Tested    | 3 |       | 23    | 37981 | 18    | 38434 | 21    |
|                  | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 8 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|                  | 9 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
+------------------+---+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+