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ANNUAL REPORT 2013/14
Celebr ating 60 Years
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Board of Trustees Kirninder Braich Chair Nancy Pak-Marshall Vice Chair Mariusz Banaszuk Eric Clifford Susanna Goossens-Hylkema Tod Kersten Robert Koński Anna Kwiatoń-Adamkowska Massimo Merighi Douglas Uchikura Matthew Willis
Administration Terry Gamble Craig Belshe Tanya Charette Thomas Keever Michael Sheehan Sue Williams Małgorzata Hydzik Bill MacKenty Jim Matter Stephen Sidaway Veerle Raskin Larry Kraut
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Director Elementary School Principal Elementary School A ssistant Principal Middle School Principal High School Principal Curriculum and Professional Development Director IB Coordinator Technology Director Athletic Director Activities Director A dmissions and Communications Director Finance and Operations Director
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vision The American School of Warsaw sees the future reflected in our students’ independent thinking, humane values and ethical actions in the realization of their dreams. We envision our students as active and responsible world citizens who are principled, compassionate, and innovative life-long learners and leaders.
m i ss i o n Intellectual curiosity and learning are at the core of all we do. The American School of Warsaw is a leading English-language, not-for-profit, PK-12 international learning community providing a rigorous, supportive, and welcoming environment to faculty, students, and families. We inspire and challenge students to excel intellectually, creatively, socially, emotionally, and physically.
c o r e va l u e s • The spirit of inquiry and life-long learning is essential to flourishing in a dynamic world. • An environment of high expectations raises standards of achievement. • All people possess dignity and equal worth. • People thrive in an environment of physical, emotional, and intellectual safety. • Individuals are a part of, and have a responsibility for, the health of their local and global communities. • Individuals learn in different ways. • Our community is enriched by our diversity. • Our students learn more from what we do than what we say.
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The 2013/14 school year held many stories of growth and success. Every day our students were inspired to explore, challenged to excel, and encouraged to cultivate their unique talents and abilities. The Annual Report tells the short story of our school this academic year as we directed our efforts towards providing each student with a top-quality education and life-changing learning experiences. The American School of Warsaw is a highly respected learning institution with a proud 6o-year history. It’s important to take time to look back on our achievements, but we must never be content to stand still. We must continuously strive to find new ways of equipping our students for bright futures in a dynamic world. This year we have devoted significant time and resources to creating our new strategic plan, the road map for our forward momentum and guide to our ultimate destination: improved student performance. It’s exciting to face the expanding horizon and think about the possibilities it holds for our school as our journey continues.
TERRY GAMBLE Director
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S t r at e g y The American School of Warsaw is engaged in an ongoing effort to improve student performance and to support every student in becoming a learner and leader.
The strategy map shown on this page is an illustration of how ASW aligns its resources to achieve its mission to provide students with academic excellence and prepare them for service, leadership, and success in life.
This effort is organized around our Strategic Plan, which is our road map for this work.
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Demogr aphics Demographic information is crucial in data analysis as it helps us understand the context within which school-wide change is planned and executed. These data build the context of the school and help us begin to predict future conditions so we can take an active approach to serving the needs of our future students. Number
of
St u d e n t s
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E ach Country American 246 Australian 6 Austrian 9 Belarussian 5 Belgian 7 Bosnian 2 British 32 Bulgarian 2 Canadian 24 Chinese 25 Czech 9 Danish 10
St u d e n t E n r o l l m e n t
Dutch Egyptian Filipino Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Indian Irish Israeli Italian
Year
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Japanese 7 Kazakh 4 Korean 81 Lithuanian 1 Mexican 4 New Zealander 1 Norwegian 6 Pakistani 1 Polish 147 Portuguese 24 Romanian 5 Russian 3
Slovak 4 Slovenian 2 South African 8 Spanish 7 Swedish 21 Swiss 9 Taiwanese 1 Turkish 6 Ukrainian 4 Venezuelan 1 Vietnamese 26 TOTAL 902
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
900
928
918
902
Pre K to 12 End of Year Enrollment
Enrollment
39 1 5 11 10 18 1 7 23 12 10 15
Gr ade Level
446
421
434
418
273
272
271
271
208
210
211
213
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
Elementary School Middle School High School Years
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Demogr aphics A v e r a g e C l ass S i z e A c r o ss
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Elementary School Average Class Size
High School Average Class Size
Pre-K
15.00
Arts
10.50
Arts
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Kindergarten
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Band
34.00
English
16.51
Grade 1
16.50
Choir
40.00
Foreign Languages
10.45
Grade 2
14.25
Foreign Languages
10.70
Mathematics
14.35
Grade 3
19.00
Health
16.80
P.E./ Health
17.56
Grade 4
21.75
Language Arts
18.40
Science
15.04
Grade 5
19.50
P.E.
24.11
Social Studies
16.46
Science
18.40
Technology
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Social Studies
18.40
TOK
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F a c u lt y A c a d e m i c Q u a l i f i c at i o n s ASW teachers are exceptionally well educated. As role models of life-long learning, our teachers are actively engaged in ongoing professional development, and many pursue additional degrees in a discipline related to their professional specialization.
11%
Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree
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F a c u lt y R e t e n t i o n
Number of teachers
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Knowing that the individual achievement of children is highly dependent on the effectiveness of the teacher, ASW is fortunate to retain teachers who are qualified and utilize effective teaching strategies, demonstrated by increased student achievement year after year.
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t Measuring student learning provides our teachers with valuable, personalized data to inform instruction. It also gives our students important formative and summative feedback necessary to guide and promote their continued learning. M e as u r e s o f A c a d e m i c P r o g r e ss (M A P) G r o w t h S c o r e s Reading: Fall 2013 250
Mean RIT Score
200
150
100
50
0
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8
G9
G10
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205
215
220
227
229
233
235
Int’l Norm*
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204
212
217
221
226
229
233
USA Norm**
190
200
207
212
216
219
221
223
Mean RIT Score
Mathematics: Fall 2013
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8
G9
G10
ASW Math RIT
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208
222
231
239
245
249
259
Int’l Norm*
198
210
221
226
233
240
244
250
USA Norm**
192
204
213
220
226
230
234
234
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t
Mean RIT Score
Reading: Spring 2014
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8
G9
G10
ASW Reading RIT
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213
221
226
231
235
237
240
Int’l Data*
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211
217
221
225
229
230
232
USA Norm*
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207
212
216
220
222
223
224
Mean RIT Score
Mathematics: Spring 2014
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8
G9
G10
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220
231
238
245
251
256
264
Int’l Data*
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219
228
232
239
244
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250
USA Norm*
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220
226
230
234
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ASW students in Grades 3-10 are assessed using Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) in reading and math two times per year: fall and spring. MAP is a growth model assessment. It is used to measure an individual student’s progress over time. Teachers use MAP information to identify areas of strength and need for the grade level, their class, and individual students.
St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t ASW offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma to students entering Grade 11. University admissions offices around the world recognize the IB Diploma program as the premier post-secondary qualification in preparing students for success following high school and in encouraging them to become life-long learners. The comprehensive two-year IB Diploma program is a balanced, academically challenging program that has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical well-being of students. ASW has been an IB World School since August 1993 and now offers more than twenty IB courses.
International Baccalaureate Program 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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45
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85%
94%
87%
91%
89%
90.6%
IB World pass rate
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79%
78%
78%
78%
79%
ASW students in the IB Program
ASW mean score IB World mean score
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33
33
33
33
33
29.57
29.51
29.55
29.61
29.77
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ASW three highest scores 34, 36, 38
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t University and College Acceptance USA Beloit College Berklee College of Music Boston University (5) Brown University Bucknell University Campbellsville University Carnegie Mellon University Carson-Newman University Case Western Reserve University (2) Chapman University (2) Christopher Newport University Columbia College Chicago College of William and Mary Creighton University Dickinson College Drexel University Emory University (Oxford College) Florida Southern College Fordham University (4) George Mason University (2) Georgia Institute of Technology Gonzaga University Hendrix College Hofstra University Indiana University at Bloomington James Madison University (3) Johns Hopkins University Knox College Lafayette College Lewis and Clark College Luther College New York Film Academy New York University North Greenville University Northeastern University (6) Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology San Jose State University Southern Methodist University St. Edward’s University St. Olaf University Stetson University Suffolk University
Syracuse University College of Wooster Ohio State University Trinity University (2) Tufts University Union University University of California, Davis (2) University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of Connecticut (2) University of Miami (2) University of Minnesota (5) University of Puget Sound University of Rochester (2) University of Southern California (2) University of Virginia (2) University of Washington Ursinus College Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (3) Wake Forest University Wheaton College Wofford College York College of Pennsylvania UK Abertay University Birmingham City University Bournemouth University Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design City University London (3) De Montfort University Durham University King’s College London (3) Keele University (2) Loughborough College Loughborough University (2) Nottingham Trent University Oxford Brookes University Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Queen Mary, University of London (2) Royal Holloway, University of London (3) SOAS, The University of London Manchester College
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University of Aberdeen University of Birmingham (2) University of Bradford University of Edinburgh (2) University of Essex University of Hull University of Kent University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Nottingham (4) University of the Arts London University of Bath (2) University of Bristol University College London (4) University of East Anglia (2) University of Exeter (6) University of Glasgow (3) University of Leicester University of Lincoln University of Northampton University of St. Andrews University of Surrey (4) University of Sussex University of Warwick (3) University of Westminster (3) Canada Concordia University McGill University Quest University Simon Fraser University University of British Columbia (3) University of Ottawa University of Toronto (2) University of Waterloo Other: Universitad Abat Oliba CEU, Spain Cesar Ritz Colleges, Switzerland Erasmus University, The Nederlands Paris College of Art, France University of Groningen, The Nederlands Chinese University of Hong Kong Yonsei University, Korea
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t Athletics ASW teams and coaches participate in more than 50 interscholastic competitions and tournaments. The Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) and the Sports Council of International Schools (SCIS) provide venues and opportunities for ASW teams to compete against other students in international schools. ASW provides many opportunities for interscholastic competition by fielding 35 teams for 11 school-based sports for MS and HS students. ASW also fields many second teams at home in order to maximize student participation and provide structured opportunities for students. Following is a list of these athletic teams, tournament locations, and the team results: CEESA MS Boys Soccer
Bucharest
* 7th CEESA MS Boys Swim
Moscow
1st
CEESA MS Girls Soccer
Moscow
7th CEESA MS Girls Swim
Moscow
1st
CEESA HS Varsity Boys Soccer
Istanbul
1st SCIS MS Boys Swim
Warsaw
1st
SCIS HS Varsity Boys Soccer
Munich
3rd CEESA HS Boys Swim
Moscow
2nd
SCIS HS Varsity Girls Soccer
Vienna
8th CEESA HS Girls Swim
Moscow
2nd
CEESA HS Girls Soccer
Budapest
7th SCIS HS Boys Swim
Warsaw
2nd
CEESA JV Boys Soccer
Prague
2nd SCIS HS Girls Swim
Warsaw
5th
CEESA MS Girls Tennis
Sofia
2nd SCIS MS Girls Swim
Warsaw
4th
CEESA MS Boys Cross-Country
Warsaw
3rd CEESA HS Boys Tennis
Warsaw
4th
CEESA MS Girls Cross-Country
Warsaw
2nd CEESA HS Girls Tennis
Sofia
3rd
CEESA MS Boys Tennis
Zagreb
5th CEESA MS Girls Softball
Prague
6th
CEESA HS Boys Cross-Country
Kiev
2nd CEESA MS Boys Softball
Bucharest
* 3rd
CEESA HS Girls Cross-Country
Kiev
3rd CEESA MS Boys Volleyball
Istanbul
* 6th
SCIS HS Girls Volleyball
Munich
3rd CEESA MS Girls Volleyball
Prague
5th
SCIS HS Boys Volleyball
Warsaw
3rd SCIS MS Track & Field
Vienna
5th
CEESA MS Boys Basketball
Moscow
2nd SCIS HS Track & Field
Budapest
7th
CEESA MS Girls Basketball
Istanbul
* 5th CEESA HS Boys Softball
Moscow
1st
CEESA JV Girls Basketball
Warsaw
3rd CEESA HS Girls Softball
Moscow
3rd
CEESA JV Boys Basketball
Prague
1st CEESA HS Boys Volleyball
Bucharest
3rd
SCIS Varsity Boys Basketball
Zug
3rd CEESA JV Boys Volleyball
Bucharest
* 7th
SCIS Varsity Girls Basketball
Vienna
6th CEESA HS Girls Volleyball
Warsaw
1st
CEESA HS Girls Basketball
Bucharest
1st CEESA JV Girls Volleyball
Warsaw
2nd
CEESA HS Boys Basketball
Budapest
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the team was awarded the tournament Sportsmanship Award, as selected by other participating teams and coaches.
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t Activities Beyond athletics, ASW offers a wide variety of extracurricular programs for students in all three schools. Most programs are run after the formal school day has concluded, with some activities and clubs meeting before school, on weekends, or in special periods during the day. Many of the MS and HS programs include trips to tournaments, festivals, or events in Poland and other European destinations. Students involved in HS Math/MS Mathcounts, Model United Nations, Knowledge Bowl, Cultural Arts Festival, Choir Festival, and Band Festival, travel and engage with other international schools in events organized by the CEESA. Elementary staff offer more than 20 academic, athletic, and musical activities per trimester. Examples of activities offered include: Cooking Club, Computer Coding Club, French (beginner and advanced), Swimming, Pep Squad, Basketball, Jewelry Making, Indoor Games, American Football, Choir, Read and Run Club, Floorball, Heart Poetry Café, Math Olympiad, Fun with Fabrics and Tennis.
Elementary School Athletics/Activities Participation Rates
ASW Middle School Activities • Fall CEESA Speech and Debate (Warsaw) • Fall Student Council (Warka) • Fall CEESA Lego Robotics (Sofia) • Winter CEESA Mathcounts (Helsinki) • Winter CEESA Band (Moscow) • Winter CEESA Choir (Prague) • Spring Model United Nations Conference (Paris) • Spring CEESA Cultural Arts (Tallinn) • Spring CEESA Knowledge Bowl (Budapest) • Spring Drama Production (ASW) • Spring International Schools Theatre Association Drama Conference (Budapest) • Peer Helpers (All year)
Season
Number of Students Participating in Activities
Autumn
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Winter
355
Spring
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ASW High School Activities • Fall Drama Production (ASW) • Winter CEESA Knowledge Bowl (Vienna) • Winter CEESA Speech and Debate (St. Petersburg) • Winter 5-6-7-8 Dance Troupe (ASW) • Winter CEESA Math Tournament (Bucharest) • Spring CEESA Robotics Tournament (Bucharest) • Spring Model United Nations Conference (Berlin, Warsaw, and Rome)
Intra-school retreats for Student Council are organized and supervised by our teachers and take place in Poland.
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t Every year, students in Grades 4 through 10 go on trips of three to five days’ duration to various locations in Poland. Each trip has specific goals and structure, and is designed to enhance our curriculum. The focus of these trips is on teambuilding, mental and physical challenges, and experiential learning outside of the classroom, all of which help to strengthen our students’ relationships with their peers and teachers. • Grade 4: Three days to in Łucznica for teambuilding and crafts activities. (May) • Grade 5: Four days in Łopuszna for teambuilding activities near Nowy Targ, zip lining, rock climbing, and obstacle courses. (September) • Grade 6: Three days in Gdańsk to visit Malbork Castle, learning firsthand the rich and varied history and landscape of Poland. • Grade 7: Four days in Krakow and surrounding area to learn about Polish history, medieval and renaissance architecture, culture, and the area’s unique geography (September) • Grade 8: Five days in the Masurian Lakes District, biking, kayaking and visiting a wild animal reserve. (September)
• Grade 9: Three days of Journey to Adventure Outdoors camping, rock climbing, ropes course, caving etc (September) • Grade 10/11: “Warrior Walkabout” Students choose from a variety of cultural, artistic, active, outdoor, and culinary trips which occur both inside Poland and within Europe. • Grade 12: Students travel to a three-day retreat center and spend time planning and preparing for their IB exams, extended essays, and university applications.
“We inspire and challenge students to excel intellectually, creatively, socially, emotionally, and physically.”
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St u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t Service Learning Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful and authentic community service with curriculum, instruction, and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities. At ASW, you will find aspects of service learning woven throughout our strategic plan. For the past two years, ASW has won the prestigious TIE Care International Service Learning Award for projects exemplifying the highest levels of service learning.
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Libr ary Library highlights: • spacious and beautiful resource center accessible to the entire ASW community • excellent collection that supports the school’s mission and strategic plan • rich resources that enhance instruction and learning from Pre-K to IB diploma • 45,000+ items, 52 magazine subscriptions, and 40 research databases • sponsors visits from award-winning authors, poets, and storytellers, including: Ruta Sepetys, David Greenberg, Susan Stone, Jack Gantos, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Elizabeth Wein, Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye • celebrates reading through hosting family reading nights, book clubs, Golden Dragon and Wrapped up in Reading programs, book fairs, poetry cafes, book talks, literary circles, and research sessions for IB extended essay
ASW Reads! • Average number of books checked out per year: 48,000 • Average number of books checked out for summer reading: 5,000
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F i n a n c i a l I n f o r m at i o n ASW is a not-for-profit institution which is primarily reliant upon tuition fees for the daily running of the school. The graphs below illustrate revenue sources and expenses.
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E xpenses
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10.3% 5.1%
2 .7 %
3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 2 .1% 2 .1% 1. 4%
8 4 .9%
6 8. 2%
Tuition
Salaries & Benefits
Capital Fee
Capital
Other
Educational Program Administration Utilities Interest Maintenance Professional Development Technology
ASW’s expenses are typical to most international schools. As you would expect, people are our greatest asset, and they also represent our largest expense.
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This year, ASW proudly celebrated 60 years of excellence. Our school’s longstanding reputation is a testament to our students, faculty and staff, as well as to the unwavering support of our parents and friends. This 60th anniversary milestone provided ASW a special opportunity to reflect on our rich history, commemorate our collective achievements, and celebrate as a community. Our September 28th Gala raised money for the construction of an outdoor multipurpose sports court.
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American School of Warsaw Established in 1953
Intellectual curiosity and learning are at the core of all we do Bielawa, ul. Warszawska 202, 05-520 Konstancin Jeziorna, Poland ph: (+48) 22 702 85 00; fax: (+48) 22 702 85 99 www.aswarsaw.org
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Andrzej Figlewicz, Ligita Stawarz, Agnieszka Świetliczko • graphic design: Joanna Jarco • 60 th logo design: Julien Python
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