2018-19
Annual School Performance Report Gibson Ek High School
Gibson Ek High School 379 1st Place SE, Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 837-6352 https://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/gibsonekhs/ Principal Julia Bamba
Mission Gibson Ek students thrive by engaging in rigorous interest-based learning and authentic internships in a vibrant and supportive community.
Welcome Gibson Ek is a small choice high school, based on the Big Picture model, where design thinking and “learning through interest” are central tenets. Students commit to a personal vision through authentic new learning that empowers them to contribute their knowledge and skills to meaningfully influence the school and community. Through a combination of coursework, self-directed projects, and realworld internships, students develop mastery of 20 different competencies aligned with state, national and collegiate standards. Each student spends more than 600 hours interning with regional companies and organizations to explore career interests. Additionally, all students complete a two-year research project that culminates in their senior year, in which they identify a real-world need and then design and implement a response.
Teacher Experience Teacher’s with
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Teacher Experience data for the 2018-2019 National Board School Year 57.1% 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)
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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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Personalized Model As an innovative real world learning school, Gibson Ek’s program is consistent with the standards at all ISD schools. A core objective of this design is to develop self-directed learners highly capable of navigating systems, defining their work in complex contexts, thinking critically, and collaborating. Gibson Ek is authorized by the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) to graduate students based on mastery of competencies rather than credits and the competencies are aligned with Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and admissions expectations of selective baccalaureate colleges in Washington and nationally. The competencies are clustered within five interdisciplinary Learning Goals representing the skills, core knowledge, and attributes of effective learners prepared for college and career. Each student’s experience is unique. Gibson Ek always strives to create a kind, respectful, inclusive, and vibrant school culture that honors the personalization that each student deserves. Staff and students never stop exploring ways to help students realize their future dreams and the impact they have in their community and the world. Through small advisories, students get to know at least one adult well and that advisor facilitates each student’s learning over the four-year program. Students develop Learning Plans with the guidance of their advisor and input from their parents, mentors, and peers. Students use their quarterly exhibitions as a time to publicly show evidence of their learning. Students collect and organize their evidence in many ways such as online portfolios, videos, photography, projects and products, online files, and binders. The student’s portfolio is a repository of the growth and accomplishments of our students and can be a valuable tool for college admissions.
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Collaboration and Engagement Understanding Expression and Representation Evaluation and Research
Quantitative Reasoning • • • •
Interpretation Representation Calculation Application and Analysis
Empirical Reasoning • Design and Conduct Investigation • Scientific Knowledge and Theories • Mathematics & Computational Thinking • Construct and Defend Arguments
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Critical Issues and Events Geography and Environment Institutions, Systems, & Government Human Behavior and Expression
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Creativity and Innovation Productive Mindset Better the World Health and Wellness
Extra-Curricular Activities Leadership and Senate, Gender Sexuality Alliance Club, Robotics, Hiking Club, Imagine Tomorrow Team, Game Design, Yearbook, Newspaper, Gibson Ek TV, Travel Club, TEALS Partnership with Microsoft, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Teen Health Counselor Partnership with Swedish, Friends of Youth Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Project Wayfinder, YMCA and Bold and Gold Partnership for Outdoor Education and Leadership, Debate Club. Students participate in athletics through their home high schools
Innovative Learning Environment In order to truly personalize learning, we have designed our campus to create a vibrant, innovative, and collaborative school environment. The school is flexible with large open space, makerspace, cafe areas, gardens, a recording studio, production labs, research labs, and quiet reading and writing spaces. Students and staff are able to quickly adapt our campus to meet the learning needs of our students.
Internship Program In the 2018-19 school year, Gibson Ek students worked with more than 150 mentors who provided internship experiences during the course of the year. Placements ranged from local businesses on Front Street in Issaquah to regional nonprofit organizations to Seattle-based tech startups, and much more. Most internships incorporate an independent project that requires higher-level thinking and learning. Some examples include: •
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Aviation Training Center: Intern learned more about how commercial pilots for companies like Alaska Airlines are trained and maintain certification. Mahlum Architects: Intern assisted with the Northwest Kidney Center project while learning software like Sketch Up and AutoCad. Atlantic Veterinary: Intern observed veterinary work and helped train staff in “fear free” practices. Village Theatre KIDSTAGE and Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre: Multiple interns worked with both youth theaters to support in the creation,
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production, and direction of performances. InCyte Diagnostics: Intern observed histology work and practiced creating slides of cell tissue. Production An on-campus volunteer (retired Boeing engineer) provided a vast amount of support to interns in the school shop, where they learned to use tools and worked on teams on such projects as a school greenhouse and a large model airplane. Museo Art Academy: Interns prepared class materials and learned about artistic pedagogy. Mountains to Sound Greenway: Interns supported the delivery of environmental education in classrooms and outdoors in an effort to create an appreciation for the natural world in trails and parks. KEXP: In his third year, an intern helped grow the radio station’s youth involvement program, including DJ’ing for their youth Saturday morning show. Iden’s Dealer Services: Intern learned auto care techniques that led him to create his own detailing business.
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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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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