2018-19
Annual School Performance Report Liberty High School
Liberty High School 16655 SE 136th Street, Renton, WA 98059 (425) 837-4800 https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/libertyhs Principal Sean Martin
Mission Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept academic, occupational, personal and practical challenges of life in a dynamic environment.
Welcome Our goal is to create a school culture that helps students achieve personal excellence, live with integrity, and maximize their opportunities as we all strengthen the Liberty community. Each student’s individual successes and our collective achievements are based on partnerships with each student, parent, and the larger Liberty Community. 2018–19 was another great year at Liberty High School!
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Teacher Experience data for the 2018-2019 National Board School Year 47.9% will be available via OSPI at a later date. Certification
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For complete school data, please visit OSPI’s website Average Yearsat: Teaching washingtonstatereportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us Teachers with Master’s/Ph.D
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OSPI Data State testing is required by state (RCW 28A.230.095) and federal law. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. On December 10, 2015 President Obama reauthorized ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state and federal laws result in high school students being tested by the State to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests at the high school level which fulfill the federal Every Student Succeeds Act include the following: • Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA): English Language Arts (ELA) and Math tests (10) • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS): Science test (11)
District Report For budget details and more go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/ annual-community-report/ The Issaquah School District believes in seeking continual feedback from a broad and diverse range of constituents regarding their experiences with the District and their neighborhood school. See the Community Polling Study site at www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/polling for more information and survey results.
Demographics Grades: 9-12
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Highlights Liberty High School offers a rigorous curriculum in our traditional core classes as well as offering a robust Advanced Placement (AP) program. AP Courses offered include Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Human Geography, Psychology, US Government & Politics, US History, World History, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Japanese 4, French Language 4 & 5 and Studio Art. We have seen a consistent increase in the number of Liberty students accessing the AP tests over the years with well over 500 students taking in excess of 1000 tests in 23 subject areas. Our test scores have continued to rise as well with 82% of students scoring a “3” or higher and 24% of that number scoring “5’s!”These are college level classes so they are rigorous, challenging and offer the greatest preparation for students who seek to gain this distinction on their high school transcripts. Liberty High School also provides students opportunities to earn Dual Credit through Tech Prep, College in the High School (CHS) and Running Start Programs. Students can earn both high school and college credit at the same time by successfully completing select courses and paying any applicable fees. Tech Prep credits give students a jumpstart on a career by preparing them for a college technical degree program. We are also a proud to work with Bellevue College (BC) in offering College in the High School (CHS) courses. They allow students to earn college credits at a very affordable price. Our dedicated staff teach these courses on our campus. The Running Start program allows qualified juniors and seniors to attend classes at the local community or technical colleges with the possibility of earning both their high school diploma and an AA degree by the time they graduate from high school. Liberty High School has a very active STEM Program. The Science Olympiad Team competed in the State Championships finishing in the Top Ten. Receiving medals in Code Busters, Disease Detectives, Fermi Questions, Protein Modeling and 6th place finishes in Designer Genes and Herpetology. Liberty also
took a team of students to the PLU Middle/High School Programing Contest. This event tests their programing skills and problem solving abilities using any of a number of programming languages. Our students took 1st Place in the Advanced Category, completing 11 problems in 591 minutes. Our Robotics Club, Iron Patriots 4131, worked hard and made it to the Semi-Finals in competition. They were rewarded the Entrepreneurship Award for all the outreach work they have done throughout the community to introduce robotics to more students. It started with FIRST Lego League teams at local elementary schools, FIRST Tech Challenge Club at the middle schools, working with the Special Olympics Unified Club to field three robotic teams for Special Needs students and then over the summer, they worked with the City of Renton Summer Lunch Program to teach disadvantaged students about robotics. Not to be outdone our NJROTC Program is generating interest in STEM through hands-on activities like Sea Perch, an underwater robotics program where students design, build and operate an underwater ROV. They even qualified to compete in the National Championships! Another exciting program NJROTC is participating in is Cyber Patriot, which is a National Youth Cyber Education Program by the Air Force Association. AFA hopes to inspire students toward careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to our nation’s future. Students complete virtually from all around the globe! Additional STEM highlights include the continued opportunity to have Liberty staff teach AP Computer Science through TEALS. TEALS is a program supported by Microsoft Philanthropies that recruits, mentors, and places passionate technology professionals into high school classrooms as volunteer instructors. The Liberty High School Fine Arts program continues to get recognition in all areas. In fact, the Liberty Choir were invited to a once in a lifetime experience in New York City to perform at the famed Carnegie Hall! Our Drama Programs, Patriot Players, have received numerous nominations and multiple 5th Avenue Theatre Awards. These awards recognize outstanding high school musicals from across the State of Washington.
Extra-Curricular Activities During the school year, Liberty provides a variety of co-curricular clubs. Clubs allow students to connect with others who share their same interests. Of special note, in its second year, the Patriots United Club and Liberty High School were recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion Banner School. One of only five schools in Washington State in 2018! It recognizes demonstrated commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 national standards of excellence. This club brings together students with and without disabilities to train and compete as teammates in an inclusive athletic and club environment which this year included basketball, soccer and newly added Unified Robotics. Other in school academic clubs available to students at Liberty include: The Patriot Press (8 publications of a student newspaper), Yearbook, DECA, Culinary Arts, NJROTC (which offers many other areas of interest like Orienteering, Precision Air Rifle, Underwater Robotics, Cyber Patriot, etc. This year Patriot Company was the only Navy JROTC Unit in the state of Washington to be awarded the Bravo Zulu Pennant during the 2018-19 School Year), Drama, Jazz and Marching Band, Orchestra, Choir, and ASB. Other after school extra-curricular studentled clubs include: Art Club. Badminton/Volleyball, Book Review Club, Celebrate Your Culture, Cheer, Drill Team, Chess Club, Craft Club, F.A.N.D.O.M.S., FCCLA, Gaming Club, Green Team, Gender-Sexuality Alliance, History Club, Honor Society, JSA, Key Club, Korean Culture Club, Math Club, Model United Nations, New Generation, Patriot Crew, Physettes,
Ping Pong Club, Robotics, Rocketry Club, Science Olympiad, SMASH, Video Club,Volunteer Together for Service, Woods Club and Yu-Gi-Oh Club. If students do not see something of interest, they can always complete an application and start a new club any time during the school year! Liberty High School consistently fields competitive athletic teams. During the regular athletic season, we compete in a 2A/3A combo league, but during postseason we compete in 2A. The Liberty Girls Soccer program repeated as State Champions! While other programs fell short they showed their strength in fielding numerous athletes qualifying or competing in District and State Competitions. Our Girls Volleyball Program made it to Districts, Wrestling saw six athletes qualify for state competition and Boys Basketball made it to the second round of state. The Boys Soccer Team played through State Quarter-Finals and Baseball finished at the Regional State Finals. Top Ten finishes include Football who played through State Semi-Finals, Boys & Girls CrossCountry-taking 3rd & 6th places and Boys & Girls Golf-placing 5th & 8th and the Boys & Girls Track and Field teams sent a group of athletes to state with four of them placing in the Top 10 in their events. Last, but not least, Boys & Girls Tennis had Top 3 finishes in both doubles and an individual matches. The Class of 2019 also had 14 athletes extend their athletic careers by committing to compete in college athletics at various colleges and universities throughout the country.
Improving Student Achievement Liberty offers a number of programs to assist students in achieving academic success. Students can attend work sessions after school with teachers in various departments, either as individual appointments or as a part of the Liberty High School Tutoring Program. On a peer-to-peer level, our National Honor Society provides academic help on Wednesday mornings, which allows students to take advantage of fellow peers’ expertise and knowledge. For students who need help in supporting their technology needs, we offer access to a quiet computer lab during the week. Additionally, Liberty has on staff a full time On Time Graduation Specialist to support students. Within the school day, the Math & Science Departments offer Support Lab courses in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Chemistry. Our English Department offers ILS (Improving Literacy Skills) support classes for grades 9, 10, and 11. These classes function on a pre-teach/re-teach system allowing students to gain stronger understanding of the skills and content of the course. These especially focused support classes are smaller and provide a strong foundation in the subject area.
Assessment Two tests given to high school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science—help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.
Smarter Balanced Assessment The SBA is a test that measures students’ progress toward College and Career readiness in ELA, literacy and math. The SBA consists of two parts: a computer adaptive test and a performance task. Writing is included at every grade level and students are asked to solve multi-step, real-world problems in math. Performance tasks ask students to determine an array of research, writing, and problem solving skills. The SBA results accurately describe student achievement (how much students know at the end of the year. The Grade Level Total ELA and Grade Level Total Math charts on the right-hand side of the page indicate the percent of tenth grade students who met or exceeded standard in ELA and Math on the SBA compared to the percent of tenth grade students who met or exceeded standard district-wide.
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Grade Level Total Math
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The WCAS fulfills the federal requirement that students be tested in Science once at the high school level. The WCAS measures the level of proficiency students have achieved (what students know and can do) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The WCAS assesses all three dimensions of the learning standards (Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts). The numbers on the chart represent the percentage of students in eleventh grade who met or exceeded standard on the WCAS compared to the percentage of students in grade 11 who met or exceeded standard districtwide. Given that a limited number of students took the WCAS, scores may not provide a full picture of science achievement.
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