SCHOOL REPORT CARD

for the 2006 - 2007 school year

Glasgow High School

Kelly Bell, Principal
1601 Columbia Ave
Glasgow,
KY
42141
Phone: (270) 651-8801,
Fax: (270) 651-5189
Email: Kelly.Bell@glasgow.kyschools.us
School Enrollment: 512

Our School Council

Kelly Bell
Dr. Melissa Dennison
Mary Fye
Mark Gibson
Edwana Goodson
Joan Norris
Melanie Russell
Dr. Rhonda Trautman

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This report card for the 2006 - 2007 school year contains important information about our school, including details about our academic performance, teacher qualifications, learning environment, and more. For a more detailed look at our school, please contact us to see our Expanded Report Card.

About Our School:

Glasgow High School opened its doors for the 100th time this fall. The students continued the school’s rich tradition of excellence by scoring in the top 20 out of 278 high schools in the state of Kentucky on the 2007 CATS test. Our top-notch writing program equips our students with the writing strategies they need to communicate effectively now and in the future. Our students continue to demonstrate their superior writing skills by lifting our school to 2nd place in the state in overall writing scores, and 89% of last year’s senior class scored proficient or distinguished on their writing portfolios. GHS offers 19 of the 20 KHSAA sanctioned sports. We’re a very busy school offering many opportunities for our students.

How Our School Ensures Educational Equity:

Glasgow is a comprehensive high school committed to educating each student to meet academic standards, prepare for a responsible future, and pursue lifelong learning by providing a variety of challenging opportunities in a safe, supportive environment enriched by human and technological resources. Our school focuses on increased student achievement, improved school climate, and purposeful staff development Glasgow High School is a high expectation high school in the truest sense of the term. It strives to meet the needs of a diverse population of students with both the breadth and depth of its programs. Administrators, staff members, students, parents and community members combine to make Glasgow High School a place where excellence is both expected and celebrated.

Our School Growth Chart:

This chart starts with our school’s baseline CATS score from 2000. It shows a goal line from that starting point to our goal of 100 by 2014. Every two years a new point will be added to the chart to show whether we are on track to meet our goal.

Meeting Meeting Goal Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Meeting Goal Year:2000 Percent of Proficient Students:140 Is Progressing Year:2014 Percent of Proficient Students:99.3 Is Progressing Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:96.1 Is Progressing Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:96.1 Is Progressing Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:92.9 Is Progressing Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:92.9 Is Progressing Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:89.7 Is Progressing Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:89.7 Is Progressing Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:86.4 Is Progressing Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:86.4 Is Progressing Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:83.2 Is Progressing Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:83.2 Is Progressing Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:80 Is Progressing Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:80 Is Progressing Year:2000 Percent of Proficient Students:76.8 Needs Assistance Year:2014 Percent of Proficient Students:79.3 Needs Assistance Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:78.9 Needs Assistance Year:2012 Percent of Proficient Students:78.9 Needs Assistance Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:78.5 Needs Assistance Year:2010 Percent of Proficient Students:78.5 Needs Assistance Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:78.1 Needs Assistance Year:2008 Percent of Proficient Students:78.1 Needs Assistance Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:77.6 Needs Assistance Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:77.6 Needs Assistance Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:77.2 Needs Assistance Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:77.2 Needs Assistance Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:76.8 Needs Assistance Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:76.8 Needs Assistance Year:2000 Percent of Proficient Students:73.75 Year Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:82.1 Year Year:2006 Percent of Proficient Students:82.1 Year Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:79.9 Year Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:79.9 Year Year:2004 Percent of Proficient Students:79.9 Year Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:79.8 Year Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:79.8 Year Year:2002 Percent of Proficient Students:79.8 Year Year:2000 Percent of Proficient Students:77.5 Year Year:2000 Percent of Proficient Students:77.5 Meeting Goal Is Progressing Needs Assistance Year
Year Goal Line Assistance
Line		 School
Index Score
2000 76.8 77.5
2002 80.0 76.8 79.8
2004 83.2 77.2 79.9
2006 86.4 77.6 82.1
2008 89.7 78.1
2010 92.9 78.5
2012 96.1 78.9
2014 99.3 79.3
Standard Error: 0.7

How We Are Doing

Kentucky uses the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) to hold schools accountable for student progress. CATS has three parts: the Kentucky Core Content Tests, the national Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and other measures, including attendance, retention and dropout rates. These elements make up a school’s CATS Performance Score for every two-year period. The goal is that by 2014 nearly all students will score proficient or distinguished.

Kentucky Core Content Tests:

Kentucky’s tests rate student performance as either Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, or Distinguished. These categories translate into a scale of 0-140, with 100 being considered proficient. This chart compares our school’s performance with the schools in our district and throughout Kentucky.

KCCT
Test		 2007
Reading		 2007
Mathematics		 2007
Science		 2007
Social Studies		 2007
Writing		 2007
Arts &
Humanities		 2007
PL/VS
10th 11th 11th 11th High 11th 10th
Novice School 2% 20% 13% 8% 6% 3% 14%
District 2% 20% 13% 8% 6% 3% 14%
State 5% 27% 18% 17% 16% 11% 20%
Apprentice School 24% 32% 37% 32% 31% 13% 25%
District 24% 32% 37% 32% 31% 13% 25%
State 35% 34% 41% 39% 58% 20% 30%
Proficient/Distinguished School 74% 48% 51% 61% 63% 84% 61%
District 74% 48% 51% 61% 63% 84% 61%
State 60% 39% 42% 44% 27% 69% 50%
Academic Index School 95.3 74.3 79.5 90 85.9 108.1 93.6
District 95.3 74.3 79.5 90 85.9 108.1 93.6
State 89.1 68.2 72.8 77.8 65.7 92.4 82.2

NRT / Readiness Assessment:

10th grade students in Kentucky are being given the PLAN assessment from ACT Inc. This assessment predicts attainment on the ACT assessment and suggests performance in college. These scores are reported as scale scores from 1 to 32. 8th grade students are being given the EXPLORE assessment which predicts high school readiness. These scores can vary from 1 to 25. At the elementary level, schools are required to administer a national norm-referenced test (NRT) in Reading and Mathematics. Other subjects were optional, but were reported when available. Districts giving two NRTs will not have district scores.

NRT/Readiness PLAN
School District State
Reading 16.8 16.8 16.0
Mathematics 17.9 17.9 16.3
English 16.5 16.5 15.6
Science 17.8 17.8 17.4
Composite 17.4 17.4 16.4
Name of NRT

Other Measures:

The third component of CATS is our school’s performance in attendance, retention*, dropout rate and, for successful transition to adult life. Data in these tables reflect our performance during the 2005 - 2006 school year.

* The percent of students who had to repeat the grade.

  Attendance
Rate		 Retention
Rate		 Dropout
Rate		 Graduation
Rate
School 94.2% 7.6% 2% 86.5%
District 95.5% 3% 1.3% 86.5%
State 94.6% 2.9% 2.2% 83.2%
College Military Work Voc/Tech
Training		 Work &
PT School		 Not
Successful
73.3% 2.2% 13.3% 4.4% 1.1% 5.6%
73.3% 2.2% 13.3% 4.4% 1.1% 5.6%
55% 2.4% 27.3% 5.2% 6.2% 3.9%

Our Learning Environment

School Safety:

Here’s what we are doing to make our school safe for our students.

Visitors are Required
to Sign In		 All Parents Received the
District Discipline Code		 % of Classrooms with
Outside Phone Line
Yes Yes 100%
Violation # of Reported
Incidents		 # of Students
Suspended		 # of Students
Expelled
1st Degree Assault 0 0 0
Drug Violation 1 2 0
Weapons Violations 0 0 0

Procedures in Place in Our School for Drug and
Weapons Detection:

Our SBDM Council has reviewed Glasgow High School's safety plan and drug prevention policies. While these policies are tied to a well-developed district plan, building positive student-teacher relationships is key to the strength of our school's safety, discipline and drug prevention programs. The process is further supported by school district policies that encourage responsible behavior. Students and parents have an opportunity to review the school s safety and discipline codes at the beginning of each school year and sign a statement that they will honor and support a safe and orderly school.

Student Resources

  Spending per
Student		 Student/Teacher
Ratio		 % Computers
5 Years Old or Less		 Students per Internet
Connected Computer
Our School $6348 17:1 49.6% 3.7:1
District $9062 15:1    
State $9602 16:1    

How We Use Technology to Teach:

Our Library Media Center provides students with wireless laptops and desktop computers; classes in multimedia are offered to all students; every classroom has computers for student and teacher access. We have three 24+ station computer labs, DELL INTELLIGENT classroom in 80% of the building, and wireless capability throughout the entire campus. We also offer STI School to Home which allows parents access to student attendance and grades. Teachers have websites to allow students access to their weekly plans and homework help.

Parental Involvement

  # of Students Whose
Parent/Guardian Had
at Least One Teacher
Conference		 # of Parents/
Guardians Voting in
School Council (SBDM)
Elections		 # of Parents/Guardians
Serving on the School
Council (SBDM) or its
Committees		 # of Volunteer
Hours
Our School 236 108 3 2239

Teacher Qualifications

The preparation and experience of our teachers also is important to our success. These numbers do not include administrators, guidance counselors, or library media specialists. Upon request, our district will provide information about the qualifications of your child’s teachers and teachers’ aides.

  School District State
% of Teachers with Emergency
or Provisional Certification		 3% 1% 2%
% of Classes Taught by Teachers who Participated
in Content-Focused Professional Development		 100% 100% NA
% of Core Academic Subject Classes NOT Taught
by Highly Qualified Teachers		 0% 0% 2%
Average Years of Teaching Experience 14.0 12.6 11.6
% of Classes Taught by Teachers with a Major, Minor
or Equivalent in the Subject Being Taught		 100% 100% NA
  B.A. M.A. Rank I Specialist Ph.D. Total %
of Teachers
Professional Qualification of All Teachers
in the School		 10.3% 56.4% 33.3% 0% 0% 100%

Kentucky Core Content Testing by Sub-groups:

This chart shows the average test scores for student sub-populations in our school. In cases where there are fewer than 10 students in a group “NA” appears for not applicable.

Student
Sub-Population		 Reading Mathematics
2007 2007
Students Index Students Index
All Students 125 95.34 104 74.27
White 99 97.84 84 82.02
African American 17 80.71 17 39.76
Asian 3 NA 2 NA
Hispanic 3 NA 1 NA
Free/Red Lunch 47 83.79 35 47.25
Non-Free/Red Lunch 78 102.29 69 87.99
Limited English NA NA 2 NA
Non-Limited English 124 95.47 102 74.75
Disability 13 71.23 3 NA
No Disability 112 98.14 101 74.96
Male 70 90.46 52 67.33
Female 55 101.56 52 81.23
Students Excluded 2 NA 1 NA
Our school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability in employment or provision of services.

ACT Five Year Trend:

The ACT is America’s most widely accepted college entrance exam. It assesses high school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. All Kentucky juniors are required to take the ACT,  beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, because of  an action of the 2006 Kentucky Legislature. This chart shows our schools progress on the ACT over the past five years.

  English Math Reading Science Composite
2003 School 20.70 20.80 22.10 20.90 21.30
District 20.70 20.80 22.10 20.90 21.30
State 19.50 19.30 20.60 20.30 20.10
2004 School 22.00 20.40 21.40 21.00 21.40
District 22.00 20.40 21.40 21.00 21.40
State 19.60 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20
2005 School 21.10 20.00 20.50 20.70 20.70
District 21.10 20.00 20.50 20.70 20.70
State 19.70 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20
2006 School 21.10 19.60 21.30 20.70 20.80
District 21.10 19.60 21.30 20.70 20.80
State 20.00 19.80 20.90 20.40 20.40
2002 School 21.70 20.40 22.20 21.00 21.50
District 21.70 20.40 22.20 21.00 21.50
State 20.00 19.90 21.00 20.50 20.50

Other Important Information About Our School

State Contest Results:

Boys Tennis state qualifiers Academic Team; won JV Challenge, first place in regional Math and Language Arts Assessments Senior Beta, first in Craft Sweepstakes; first in Art Sweepstakes at State Convention Jr. BETA; living literature 3rd in state State band finalists National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists National Merit Commemorative Scholars Girls' Golf 3rd in state, Commemorative Scholars Girls' Golf

Extracurricular Activities:

Football, basketball, soccer, cross-country, volleyball, golf, swimming, tennis, softball, baseball, track. Co-ed Cheerleading and band are active year-round. Our clubs include: Academic Team, BETA Club, FCA, Literary Club,TSA, DECA, Spanish, French, Film, FCCLA, PEP, Journalism, Lacrosse, National Honor Society, Future Educators of America, Chorus, Jr. Guard, and archery. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS program. Freshmen/Senior and 8th grade/Junior mentoring programs.

Awards and Recognitions:

GHS is academically ranked 20th in the state based on CATS 2007. GHS writing scores rank second in the state. Two students participated in the WKU Math/Science Academy. Pre-engineering and pre-med programs through Project Lead the Way. GHS students scored above the state and national averages on the ACT. The chorus staged two productions "On Broadway" and "Fiddler on the Roof". One National Merit semi-finalist and one commended. $1.1 million in scholarships.

What We are Doing to Improve:

Glasgow High School strives for continuous improvement. The 2007 CATS score 90.0 reflects improvement as compared to 2006 scores of 82.1. To promote a seamless transition for our freshmen we have initiated the Freshmen Academy. We offer online Reading and Math programs to address literacy and basic Math needs. GHS offers after school tutoring four days a week with bus service. On-site gifted and talented teacher. KVHS and VHS classes.

How to Get More Information:

Contact our Principal or your School Council Members using the school phone number , or visit our school office to see the Expanded School Report Card. More testing information and No Child Left Behind data is available at www.education.ky.gov