##### Revised -- 3/23/05

##### *2004-2005 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program*

*U.S. Department of Education*

**Cover Sheet** Type of School: [X]{.underline} Elementary \_\_ Middle
\_\_ High \_\_ K-12

Name of Principal [Mr. Jerry Joachim .]{.underline}

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

Official School Name [Alcester-Hudson Elementary School .]{.underline}

(As it should appear in the official records)

School Mailing Address\_\_\_[409 E. 6^th^ \_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

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

\_\_[Alcester SD 57001-0409 .\_]{.underline}

City State Zip Code+4 (9 digits total)

County \_\_[Union]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_School Code
Number\*\_\_\_[SD-61001]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Telephone [(605 )934-2171]{.underline} Fax [( 605 )
934-1765]{.underline}

Website/URL [www.alcester-hudson.k12.sd.us]{.underline} E-mail
[jerry.joachim@k12.sd.us]{.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\* [Mr. Jerry Joachim .]{.underline}

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

District Name [Alcester-Hudson Schools .]{.underline}Tel. [(605 )
934-1890]{.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

President/Chairperson Mrs. Lori Jurrens

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

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

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

(School Board President's/Chairperson's Signature)

**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 of Civil Rights
(OCR) requirements is true and correct.

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

2.  The school has not been in school improvement status or 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 2004-2005 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 1999 and has not received the 2003 or 2004 *No
    Child Left Behind -- Blue Ribbon Schools Award.*

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

6.  The 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
    the 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: \_[1]{.underline} Elementary
schools

\_[0 \_]{.underline} Middle schools

\_[1]{.underline} \_ Junior high schools

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

\_\_\_\_\_ Other

\_[3]{.underline}\_\_\_ TOTAL

2\. District Per Pupil Expenditure: \_[\$7,614.00]{.underline}\_\_

Average State Per Pupil Expenditure: [\_\$6,415.00\_\_\_]{.underline}

**[SCHOOL]{.underline}**

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\. [2]{.underline} Number of years the principal has been in her/his
position at this school.

[1 year]{.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**    15        12                     27           **7**                             

  **K**       6         9                      15           **8**                             

  **1**       16        9                      25           **9**                             

  **2**       11        7                      18           **10**                            

  **3**       12        12                     24           **11**                            

  **4**       4         10                     14           **12**                            

  **5**       17        10                     27           **Other**                         

  **6**       15        12                     27                                             

                                    **TOTAL                                                   177
                                    STUDENTS                                                  
                                    IN THE                                                    
                                    APPLYING                                                  
                                    SCHOOL**                                                  
  ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- -- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------

6\. Racial/ethnic composition of [98]{.underline} % White

the students in the school: [0]{.underline} % Black or African American

[1]{.underline} % Hispanic or Latino

[0]{.underline} % Asian/Pacific Islander

[1]{.underline} % 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:
\_\_\_[1.6\_\_\_\_\_%]{.underline}

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

  ------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------
  **(1)**                   Number of students who      3
                            transferred ***to*** the    
                            school after October 1      
                            until the end of the year.  

  **(2)**                   Number of students who      0
                            transferred ***from*** the  
                            school after October 1      
                            until the end of the year.  

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

  **(4)**                   Total number of students in 179
                            the school as of October 1  

  **(5)**                   Subtotal in row (3) divided .017
                            by total in row (4)         

  **(6)**                   Amount in row (5)           1.7
                            multiplied by 100           
  ------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------

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

[\_\_0]{.underline} Total Number Limited English Proficient

Number of languages represented: \_\_\_[0]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_

Specify languages:

9\. Students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals:
[\_\_\_\_28%]{.underline}

Total number students who qualify: \_\_\_[42]{.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}

[36\_\_]{.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.

\_[1]{.underline} \_Autism \_\_\_\_Orthopedic Impairment

\_\_\_\_Deafness [\_\_1]{.underline}\_Other Health Impaired

\_\_\_\_Deaf-Blindness \_[16]{.underline}\_Specific Learning Disability

\_\_\_\_Hearing Impairment \_[13]{.underline}\_Speech or Language
Impairment

\_[2]{.underline}\_Mental Retardation \_\_\_\_Traumatic Brain Injury

\_[1]{.underline} \_Multiple Disabilities \_\_\_\_Visual Impairment
Including Blindness

\_[1\_\_]{.underline}Emotional Disturbance

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 \_[10\_\_\_\_]{.underline} \_\_[1]{.underline} \_\_

Special resource teachers/specialists \_[2]{.underline} \_\_\_\_
[0]{.underline}

Paraprofessionals \_[7]{.underline}\_\_\_\_ [\_\_1\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

> Support staff \_[2\_\_\_\_]{.underline} [\_\_4\_\_\_\_]{.underline}
>
> Total number \_[22\_\_]{.underline} [\_ 6 \_\_\_]{.underline}

12\. Average school student-"classroom teacher" ratio:
\_[10-1]{.underline}\_

13\. Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students as a
percentage. The student dropout rate is defined by the state. The
student drop-off rate is the difference between the number of entering
students and the number of exiting students from the same cohort. (From
the same cohort, subtract the number of exiting students from the number
of entering students; divide that number by the number of entering
students; multiply by 100 to get the percentage drop-off rate.) Briefly
explain in 100 words or fewer any major discrepancy between the dropout
rate and the drop-off rate. (Only middle and high schools need to supply
dropout rates and only high schools need to supply drop-off rates.)

  -------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                             2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Daily student attendance   96%         98%         96%         96%         96%

  Daily teacher attendance   99%         99%         99%         99%         99%

  Teacher turnover rate      0%          0%          1%          0%          0%

  Student dropout rate       \%          \%          \%          \%          \%
  (middle/high)                                                              

  Student drop-off rate      \%          \%          \%          \%          \%
  (high school)                                                              
  -------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

**PART III ‑ SUMMARY**

Alcester-Hudson Elementary School is a rural school serving the
communities of Alcester and Hudson in southeast South Dakota. The school
is located in the town of Alcester that has a population of about 800
residents. The community of Hudson has a population of approximately 400
residents. The school district is made up of 174 square miles and is
located in Lincoln and Union counties in South Dakota. A complete
district profile can be found the State Department of Education website
at <http://doe.sd.gov/>

Our elementary school is made of Preschool through grade 6. The
2004-2005 enrollments in those grades are 177 students. Twenty-seven of
our students are three and four-year old preschool students. Beginning
in the 2003-2004 school our school began offering a morning preschool
program at no cost to our families. The preschool meets every morning
from 8:00 -- 11:00 a.m. The three year olds meeting twice weekly and
four year olds, three times a week.

Our teaching staff is made up of dedicated veteran teachers. The average
teaching experience of your staff is 20+ years. We are a Title 1 school
with remedial assistance available to our students in the area of
Reading and Mathematics. In addition to the regular classroom
activities, students have special classes in Physical Education, Art,
Computer, Music and Library Science. Our special education department
has one certified teacher and six paraprofessionals that are dedicated
to meeting the needs of their students.

The mission of our school district is: *To prepare students to succeed
in meeting the challenges of an ever-changing world*. Our elementary
school has also created a Shared Vision for our school that contains
three parts. Our vision focuses on ***Academic Achievement, Character
Development and Student Motivation.*** Along with the shared vision we
have developed several shared commitments dealing with each part of our
vision. These shared commitments help us move toward achieving our
shared vision.

The majority of the students in our school have gone to school in our
district all of their academic life. We do have families that move into
and out of our district each year. The majority of our students are
Caucasian with only 1% of our population being either Hispanic or Native
American. Most of the families in our district are middle-class families
with the poverty rate at our school being 28%.

In the fall of 2000 our school was identified as a school on Improvement
Status. Title 1 schools could be placed on School Improvement because of
low scores on the Stanford 9 tests that were required at that time. At
that time 4^th^ grade was the grade level that was assessed for
improvement purposes. Since that time we have made great strides at our
school to become better. We made AYP two consecutive years and were
taken off of Improvement Status in fall of 2003. Not only were we no
longer on the list of schools needing improvement, but also have been
named a South Dakota Distinguished School for the past two years. We are
very proud of the progress made at our school and are committed to
continue our growth.

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

> **[Schools Assessments:]{.underline}**

1.We assess our students in several different ways in the areas of Math
and Reading. These assessments are agreed upon by our entire staff and
listed on a Shared Agreements document that every staff member receives
at the beginning of each school year.

Along with regular classroom assignments and tests our students take a
Star Reading and Math test each quarter. This is a test developed by the
Renaissance Corp. and categorizes students by their grade level ability.
After students have taken the Star assessments they are given results in
the form of a grade level. Students understand that if they receive a
score of 5.8 on the Star Reading test, as an example, it means that they
are reading at the level of the 5^th^ grader in their 8^th^ month of
school. Results are given in the Star Math assessment in the same
manner. Parents are also given that same information when report cards
are issued each quarter.

Another tool we use for assessments in our school is the DACS test. DACS
stands for Dakota Assessment of Content Standards. The DACS test
assesses a student's knowledge of the South Dakota state content
standards. We currently are testing in the areas of Math and Reading
only. We currently give this test to our students in grades 2-6 in
September and January.

The results of the DACS test come back in many different forms. The
result that we use in our data collection and in communication to
parents and students is the SIP %. This is the Standards Item Pool
score. This represents the percentage of items that a student (or group
of students) is expected to answer correctly. The SIP Score is based on
the individual Scaled Score (SS) at the student level or the Mean SS at
an aggregated group level.

Our State mandated an assessment to be given in the spring of each year.
The test is called the Dakota Step test, which is an augmented Stanford
10 test that covers all the states Reading and Math content standards.
We have taken this test for two years. Results generally come back in
the summer. Students taking this test are given a rating of ***Advanced,
Proficient, Basic*** or ***Below Basic***. These levels are used by the
state to determine how a school is performing. The major goal of NCLB is
that all students receive a level of either ***Proficient or
Advanced***. Failure to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) towards that
goal may cause a school to be place on Improvement Status under the
guidelines of NCLB.

There are also many subgroups that broken down in the test results.
Failure to meet AYP in any of these subgroups may also cause a school to
go into Improvement Status. These subgroups scores provide important
data to a school district so that they might be sure that all students
are achieving.

After we receive the Dakota Step test results they are published in our
local newspaper, the school newsletter and sent home to our parents.
This included all the various subgroups that are represented in our
school district. Results of the Dakota Step test and all other NCLB
criteria are also contain on the State Report Card that lists state and
individual districts test scores. The website for the States Report Card
can be found at
<https://sis.ddncampus.net:8081/nclb/index.html>[.]{.underline}

**[Data Dissemination and Use:]{.underline}**

2\. The Alcester Hudson Elementary School uses the data it collects in
different ways. As soon as school begins, the elementary school
Leadership Team takes the Dakota Step test data and disseminates it for
our school district. The LT team look at not only classroom scores and
at what levels our students are achieving, but it looks closely at all
subgroups to see if a trend is developing among the different groups.
Charts and graphs are developed to show the testing trends over several
years to see if a pattern can be seen. The graphs are also useful to
track our progress toward our 100% Proficient/Advanced goal for our
school. This data help our school's Leadership Team develop it goals for
the coming school year. The work that the LT team does with data is then
taken back for presentation to our entire staff. Goals are also
communicated at that time and Shared Agreements developed by the
elementary staff.

Individual teachers use the assessment results to create a plan of study
for their classes. Teachers utilize a website developed by the Harcourt
Publishing Company that will give them data on how their students scored
on individual content standards on the Dakota Step test in the area of
Reading and Math. Teacher can in turn then help develop their curriculum
to possibly emphasis the content standards in which their class scored
the lowest.

Finally, monthly "Teacher's Team" meetings are held with classroom
teachers. At these meetings we talk about teaching strategies that might
help our lowest achieving students. Teachers collaborate to come up with
new ideas to address individual needs and learning styles at these
meetings.

**[Communication:]{.underline}**

3.Communication of student progress and assessments is very important at
our school. When our school receives its Dakota Step test results an
article is written for the school's newsletter and the local newspaper.
This article contains information not only on the performance level of
our classes, but it breaks down the different subgroups that are in our
school and details how those subgroups scored. We also include other
NCLB data such as attendance rates, highly qualified staff and other
information we feel the public needs to know.

In addition a letter is sent to the homes of students who have taken the
Dakota Step test. This letter tells parents how their child did
individually on the test as well as their class, their school and the
entire district.

Parents are kept informed of all assessments that take place in our
school. Teachers have developed a form that contains all the assessment
data our school uses. This form is presented and explained at the first
Parent-Teacher conference and included with every quarterly report card.

This data is also given to students as soon as results are available.
Students are generally anxious to see the results of the assessments
they are given. We feel it is important that students see their progress
on a regular basis.

**[Sharing Successes:]{.underline}**

4\. Our school has had the opportunity to share its successes many times
through the past two years. The state of South Dakota and Diane Lowery
state coordinator of Title 1 services in the state has asked for our
input several different times. We have written up details on some of the
strategies that have worked in our school for publication in a state
School Improvement Handbook. In particular we sent information on our
monthly Teacher's Team Meetings and their value in our school.

This past August, a team of teachers from our school traveled to Pierre
to make a presentation to schools that had recently been placed on
School Improvement by the state. This team of teachers talked about our
school improvement process and how we moved from being a school placed
in improvement to becoming a Distinguished School in the state of South
Dakota.

We have had teachers from an elementary school in Mitchell, South Dakota
visit our school on two occasions and sit in our schools Leadership Team
meetings. They also then visited classrooms and were able to observe our
school and ask any question they might have had.

For the past several years we have been working closely with McRel
through an initiative in our state. The consultants from McRel have been
a valuable resource in our school. We have been asked by McRel to share
our experiences with them for use in publications developed by them to
be used by other schools in their region and across the United States.
As recently as last fall an article that was run in a newspaper in Sioux
Falls was picked up by the Associated Press and published the Federal
Department of Education website, which was a thrill for us.

In the future we hope to be able to continue to share our experiences
with others. In March, one of our teachers has been asked to travel to
Washington DC to talk with people at the Capitol about the work McRel
has done in our school and the steps we have taking to making our school
one of the best in the country.

**PART V -- CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION**

**[School Curriculum:]{.underline}**

1\. The curriculum at the Alcester-Hudson Elementary school is one that
we feel is well rounded. We offer courses in the core subject areas such
as Reading and Math but also offer many additional subjects that many
schools are size are not able to offer.

We have shared agreements in our school that there will be Language Arts
instruction for ninety minutes each day. This includes the subjects of
reading, spelling grammar, phonics and writing. This block of time is
scheduled with as little interruption as possible. We use the principals
of Guided Reading as the backbone of our Language Arts curriculum. In
addition we have embraced the Six +1 traits of writing as our writing
curriculum.

We also have time agreements in the area of Math. We dedicate one hour
and 15 minutes daily to the instruction of Math. This also is to be
uninterrupted time. We do realize that the lower elementary students in
grades K-2 may need breaks, as this amount of time is too long for our
younger students. We have adopted Everyday Math also known as "Chicago
Math" as our math program. We have seen great success in our students
using this program.

Science and social studies are also part of our daily curriculum. We are
currently in the process of selection new science textbooks. We have
also applied for a grant from the state of South Dakota to do some
curriculum mapping in the area of science this summer. This will enable
our teachers to be sure our science curriculum is aligned closely to the
state content standards and that the science curriculum flows through
all grades in our district without missing any of the core science
standards. After we have completed our work in science, we will then
move on to the area of social studies. We however have always emphasized
the use of the state content standards in all our courses.

Our students also receive instruction in the areas of Computer, Music,
Physical Education, Art and Library Science. Students in grades
Kindergarten through 3^rd^ grade have 30 minutes of class time in each
of these areas. Students in grades four through six have 45 minutes of
class time in each of these areas each week. In addition we also have
band for fifth and sixth grade students. Teachers certified in these
special areas teach all these courses.

Teachers have the states content standards for each subject posted in
their classrooms. That way student, as well as anyone visiting their
classroom, is able to check what content standard is being addressed at
any given time. It is important that our teachers not only are familiar
with these standards but that the students know why they are studying
specific things in their classrooms.

**[Reading Curriculum:]{.underline}**

2a. We have adopted the principals of Guided Reading as the backbone of
our reading curriculum. A few years ago the state mandated Guided
Reading training for all teachers in grades 1-3. After our teachers
received this training they embraced it for our school as well. Since
that time we have rewritten our reading curriculum around the Guiding
Reading principals. We currently have four teachers completing the
training in Guided Reading which will have our entire staff trained in
those principals.

We developed a Standards Based curriculum in reading and spent a great
deal of time one summer writing this curriculum. Our teachers especially
like the grouping practices used in Guided Reading. Teachers find that
teaching a child to read at his or her own level is an excellent way to
have them excel.

In addition to Guided Reading we also use the Accelerated Reading
program in grades 2-6 in our school. We hope to instill a lifelong love
of reading in our students and use Accelerated Reader to provide
students with incentives to keep reading. Our reading scores the past
two years have been some of the highest in the state of South Dakota. We
were proud last year to be 100% proficient or advanced on the state's
Dakota Step test.

**[Other Curriculum:]{.underline}**

3\. We have also spent a significant amount of time in the area of
Mathematics during the past few years. We had been using the Everyday
Math program in our schools for several years. However, we found that
teachers had never received training in the way the program was to be
used. We dedicated two days of professional development for our teachers
in the use of Everyday Math. Teachers were trained to follow the spiral
effect in the scope and sequence of the program. In addition they
learned at what pace they needed to teach in order to cover the
necessary material each year. We also discovered that we needed to
dedicate more time in our school day to the instruction of mathematics.

After receiving this training, our teachers also found that the skills
in Everyday Math was very closely aligned to the South Dakota content
standards for Mathematics. We are now in our third year of teaching
Every Math as the program suggests.

We have found that the skill level of our students has increased
greatly. Not only have our standardized test scores risen greatly, but
also we are finding that the students we are sending on to the junior
high school are more greatly prepared to tackle the higher-level math
skills required of them. We feel that these students are prepared for
the skills needed in an ever-changing world as stated in our districts
mission statement.

**[Instructional Methods:]{.underline}**

4\. We use a variety of instructional methods in our schools. In this
way we can not only improve student learning but also help address the
individual needs of our schools. We do have traditional
teacher/classroom instruction, as most schools do. However, we utilize
many different grouping practices as well in our classrooms. In the
areas of math and language arts we do some grouping by ability, but this
is not always the case. We also do some grouping that allows different
levels of students to work together.

We also have a system of great support staff in our schools. We have
dedicated hard-working paraprofessionals that work with individual
students that need extra attention. We also have a Title 1 program that
works one on one with students who need extra help in math and reading.
That department utilizes some computer-assisted instruction to help
their students. We have begun peer tutoring programs in our school, as
well as enlisting the help of our high schools students to become tutors
as well as role models for some of our younger students who need help.

Teachers in our school meet monthly meetings that were developed
primarily to talk about helping improve our students learning. We spent
time each month dealing with students that are working below grade level
and developing strategies to help those students achieve at higher
levels. We have found that is has become a valuable part of our work
with students.

We are currently exploring some type of professional development for our
staff in the area of "Learning Styles". We feel that training in this
area will be very beneficial in providing the best instruction for every
student in our school.

**[Professional Development:]{.underline}**

5\. Our professional development program is one that is led by our
staff. We have a Professional Development committee made up of teachers,
paraprofessionals, school board members, and administrators. This
committee is organized to meet regularly to plan upcoming Professional
Development opportunities. Suggestions for upcoming development come
from the goals we have developed in our School Improvement plan as well
as suggestions from staff members as the needs arise.

There are two teacher in-service days built into our school calendar
each year. These days are designated as Professional Development days.
In addition each month some time is set-aside at our Teacher's Team
Meetings for Professional Developments. These topics are varied and
often consist of professional readings that are given to teacher and
discussed together on those Team Meeting days.

During the past year we have been working on our writing curriculum. We
spent a day in September with an expert in the area of writing, helping
our staff learn the best practices in teaching writing to their
students. We then held a follow-up in January working on writing
assessment tools and will conclude with our schools Leadership Team
writing a school goal in the area of writing.

All areas of Professional Development in our school focus on increasing
student learning and achievement in our schools.

**PART VI - PRIVATE SCHOOL ADDENDUM**

**PART VII - ASSESSMENT RESULTS**

**STATE CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTS**

Subject\_[Reading]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[3]{.underline}
Test\_\_[Dakota Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           27%         41%                                 

  Number of students tested                12          27                                  

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                2           2                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           33%         0%                                  

  Number of students tested                3           5                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         99%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                78%         73%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           23%         20%                                 
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Reading]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[4]{.underline}
Test\_\_[Dakota Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March       March       March       March

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%        100%        90%         91%

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%        93%         73%         50%

  \% At Advanced                           67%         74%         40%         21%         12%

  Number of students tested                27          23          15          29          33

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%        100%        100%        100%

  Number of students alternatively         0           0           0           0           0
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0           0           0           0
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                7           1                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           20%         0%                                  

  Number of students tested                5           7                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         99%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                87%         85%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           49%         46%                                 
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Reading]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[5]{.underline}
Test\_\_[Dakota Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        76%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           38%         12%                                 

  Number of students tested                24          17                                  

  Percent of total students tested         96%         100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        75%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                3           4                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           29%         33%                                 

  Number of students tested                7           3                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         91%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                77%         51%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           29%         3%                                  
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Reading]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[6]{.underline}
Test\_\_[Dakota Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           41%         42%                                 

  Number of students tested                17          26                                  

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        80%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                5           5                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        83%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                3           6                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         99%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                78%         76%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           29%         26%                                 
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Math]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[3]{.underline}\_ Test\_\_[Dakota
Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                91%         100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           45%         33%                                 

  Number of students tested                12          27                                  

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                2           2                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                77%         100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           0%          30%                                 

  Number of students tested                3           5                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         99%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                74%         65%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           19%         13%                                 
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Math]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[4]{.underline}\_ Test\_\_[Dakota
Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March       March       March       March

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%        100%        90%         86%

  \% At or Above Proficient                93%         100%        87%         65%         46%

  \% At Advanced                           59%         78%         47%         34%         6%

  Number of students tested                27          23          15          29          33

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%        100%        100%        100%

  Number of students alternatively         0           0           0           0           0
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0           0           0           0
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                7           1                                   4

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           20%         31%                                 

  Number of students tested                5           7                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         99%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                78%         73%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           29%         20%                                 
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Math]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[5]{.underline}\_ Test\_\_[Dakota
Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                96%         94%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           60%         24%                                 

  Number of students tested                24          17                                  

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                96%         75%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                3           4                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           14%         0%                                  

  Number of students tested                7           5                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         92%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                74%         59%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           26%         9%                                  
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Subject\_[Math]{.underline}\_\_ Grade\_[6]{.underline}\_ Test\_\_[Dakota
Step]{.underline} \_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year[\_2003]{.underline}\_
Publisher\_\_\_[Harcourt]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                           2003-2004   2002-2003   2001-2002   2000-2001   1999-2000

  Testing month                            March       March                               

  **SCHOOL SCORES**                                                                        

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        100%                                

  \% At Advanced                           41%         0%                                  

  Number of students tested                17          26                                  

  Percent of total students tested         100%        100%                                

  Number of students alternatively         0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

  Percent of students alternatively        0           0                                   
  assessed                                                                                 

                                                                                           

  SUBGROUP SCORES                                                                          

  1.\_[Students/Diabilities]{.underline}                                                   
  (specify subgroup)                                                                       

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        80%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           0%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                5           5                                   

  2.\_[Economically                                                                        
  Disadvantaged]{.underline}\_(specify                                                     
  subgroup)                                                                                

  \% At or Above Basic                     100%        100%                                

  \% At or Above Proficient                100%        83%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           6%          0%                                  

  Number of students tested                3           6                                   

                                                                                           

  **STATE SCORES**                                                                         

  \% At or Above Basic                     99%         88%                                 

  \% At or Above Proficient                50%         45%                                 

  \% At Advanced                           21%         3%                                  
  ---------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

**Criterion Referenced Testing has only been done in our state for the
past two years. The preceding tables contain the data from our state
mandated Dakota Step test, which is an augmented version of the Stanford
10 test. This is the state that covers the current South Dakota content
standard in the area of math and reading.**

**[FORMAT FOR DISPLAYING ASSESSMENTS]{.underline}**

**[REFERENCED AGAINST NATIONAL NORM]{.underline}**

Subject [Reading]{.underline} Grade\_\_[3]{.underline}
Test\_\_\_[Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    | M    | M    | M    |
|                                 | arch | arch | arch | arch | arch |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 75%  | 78%  |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 12   | 27   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 63%  | 66%  |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 2    | 2    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  2.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Reading]{.underline} Grade\_\_[4]{.underline}
Test\_\_\_[Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    | M    | M    | M    |
|                                 | arch | arch | arch | arch | arch |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 77%  | 83%  | 82%  | 75%  | 53%  |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 27   | 23   | 16   | 26   | 33   |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 76%  | 40%  | 77%  | 43%  | 53%  |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 7    | 1    | 3    | 1    | 3    |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 2\. [504 w/No                 |      | 93%  |      |      |      |
| > Accomodations(]{.underline}   |      |      |      |      |      |
| > specify subgroup)             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      | 1    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Reading]{.underline} Grade\_\_[5]{.underline}
Test\_\_\_[Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    |      |      |      |
|                                 | arch | arch |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 70%  | 70%  |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 24   | 17   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 99%  | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 35%  | 54%  |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 3    | 4    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 2.\_[504 w/No                 | 67%  |      |      |      |      |
| > Acc                           |      |      |      |      |      |
| omodations]{.underline}(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 1    |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Reading]{.underline} Grade\_\_[6]{.underline}
Test\_\_\_[Stanford Achievement
Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    |      |      |      |
|                                 | arch | arch |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 69%  | 70%  |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 17   | 26   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 54%  | 54%  |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 5    | 5    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 2.\_[504 w/No                 |      |      |      |      |      |
| > Acc                           |      |      |      |      |      |
| omodations]{.underline}(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

**[FORMAT FOR DISPLAYING ASSESSMENTS]{.underline}**

**[REFERENCED AGAINST NATIONAL NORM]{.underline}**

Subject [Math]{.underline} Grade\_\_[3]{.underline} Test\_\_[Stanford
Achievement Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    |      |      |      |
|                                 | arch | arch |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 88%  | 87%  |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 80   | 27   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 86%  | 92%  |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 2    | 2    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  2.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Math]{.underline} Grade\_\_[4]{.underline} Test\_\_[Stanford
Achievement Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    | M    | M    | M    |
|                                 | arch | arch | arch | arch | arch |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 88%  | 96%  | 82%  | 70%  | 59%  |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 80   | 23   | 16   | 26   | 33   |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 75%  | 90%  | 80%  | 40%  | 22%  |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 5    | 1    | 3    | 2    | 4    |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 2 [504 w/No                   |      | 99%  |      |      |      |
| > Accomodations(]{.underline}   |      |      |      |      |      |
| > specify subgroup)             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      | 1    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Math]{.underline} Grade\_\_[5]{.underline} Test\_\_[Stanford
Achievement Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    |      |      |      |
|                                 | arch | arch |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 88%  | 70%  |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 80   | 17   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 77%  | 77%  |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 3    | 4    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  2.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

Subject [Math]{.underline} Grade\_\_[6]{.underline} Test\_\_[Stanford
Achievement Test]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Edition/Publication Year\_[9th]{.underline}\_\_ Publisher\_\_[Harcourt
Publishing]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Scores are reported here as (check one): NCEs \_\_\_ Scaled scores
\_\_\_\_ Percentiles\_[X]{.underline}\_

+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
|                                 | 2    | 2    | 2    | 2    | 1    |
|                                 | 003- | 002- | 001- | 000- | 999- |
|                                 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Testing month                 | M    | M    |      |      |      |
|                                 | arch | arch |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > **SCHOOL SCORES**             |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Total Score                   | 88%  | \%   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 80   | 26   |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of total students     | 100% | 100% |      |      |      |
| > tested                        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students            | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Percent of students           | 0    | 0    |      |      |      |
| > alternatively assessed        |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > SUBGROUP SCORES               |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > 1[.\_IEP                      | 75%  | \%   |      |      |      |
| > w/Accomm                      |      |      |      |      |      |
| odations]{.underline}\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     | 5    | 5    |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  2.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  3.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| >                               |      |      |      |      |      |
|  4.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(specify |      |      |      |      |      |
| > subgroup)                     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| > Number of students tested     |      |      |      |      |      |
+---------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

**Prior to the school year 2002 our state mandated Norm-Referenced
testing be done in grades 2 and 4 in the elementary school. Results for
those grades are shown in the preceding tables. In the spring of 2003
students in grades 3-6 were mandated to take the state assessment. Those
results are also shown on these tables. Due to this change in testing,
only the fourth grade class has five years of Norm-Referenced testing
data. Results for the years 1999-2002 are for grades 2 and 4 only.**