2015-16
Annual School Performance Report Skyline High School
Skyline High School
1122 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish, WA 98075 (425) 837-7700 http://connect.issaquah. wednet.edu/high/skyline/ default.aspx Principal Donna Hood
Welcome In an intentional effort to make honorable, thinking, skillful citizens who possess integrity, act with honor and pride, and pursue scholarship and excellence in the service of humanity, Skyline High school has established a strong academic tradition coupled with award-winning activity programs that boast several state titles and are wellsupported by the community. Its education program prepares students with the necessary skills to successfully achieve their postsecondary life goals, whatever they may be.
Mission Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal, and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.
Demographics Grades: 9-12
Teacher Experience Enrollment: 2,171 93.5%
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In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Education declined to renew the state of Washington’s conditional Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility Waiver for schools receiving Title I, Part A funds. This decision affects all schools in Washington State, which are now subject to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Washington is the only state that has lost its waiver and must revert to NCLB standards and timelines of assessment. For schools and districts to be considered succeeding under NCLB, schools must meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards. For schools to meet AYP, 100 percent of all students, regardless of special needs or English language mastery, must meet proficiency standards. Skyline met AYP this year. For complete information about the Issaquah School District’s assessment data, highly qualified teachers, annual yearly progress, and state NAEP (of Educational Progress) results, please visit the state’s online district report card.
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For budget details and more go to www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/annualcommunity-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.
Highlights Academic Highlights: We set academic standards with the expectation that all students pursue their studies with a global focus, intentionality, and vigor. International Baccalaureate (IB) is a high school diploma program with worldwide recognition. Over 61% of juniors and seniors take one or more IB courses, which are offered across all curriculum areas and provide opportunities for independent research. In 2016 Skyline had 18 finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. STEM classes have 552 students taking 3 or more years of Science. Such students have earned 3 of 20 Microsoft Summer Internships, 5 WA Aerospace Scholar Internships, 28th out of 713 teams in the Team America Rocketry Challenge National Fly-offs, and a Level 2 Green School award as part of our sustainability efforts. The Visual and Performing Arts Department includes opportunities in drawing, sculpting, orchestra, choir, band and theater. Skyline won first place at the WMEA State Solo and Ensemble Competition in Women’s Vocal Jazz, Mozart Trio, Mezzo Soprano, and Solo Soprano. They also earned 2nd place in French Horn Solo and 3rd in Tenor Saxophone Solo. The theatre department produces three successful productions each year with over 100 students participating. Many past productions have earned 5th Avenue Nominations and
students have the opportunity to participate in the ESUUS Shakespeare Competition as well as Washington State Thespian Competitions. Skyline offers a comprehensive 4-year CTE program. At the end of the 2015-2016 school year, a Skyline student was nominated for an Emmy award in the NW NATAS High School Emmy competition. In April of 2016, Skyline won 6 of the 10 awards given out at the Influence the Choice video competition held in Issaquah, including the top award of Overall Winner. Police and Forensics and Criminal Justice classes participate in the Seattle Mock Trial, finishing 7th out of 60 area high schools in 2016, while Child Development classes assist in the ECE program on campus and tutor locally. Our Graphic Design classes produce media for student and local community organizations. IB Computer Science classes participated in regional programming competitions, often placing in the top 3, with one team winning PLU’s programming contest. Other IB CS students landed coveted internships with Microsoft, and many other IB Computer Science CTE students participated in Robotics Club, taking part in regional FIRST Robotics competitions. Introductory and IB Business Management students (DECA) attended the Washington State Career Development Conference and had 64 National Qualifications, 11 State Champions, 12 Double National Qualifiers and 1 Triple National Qualifier. Skyline DECA was named the 2015-2016 Largest Chapter for the third consecutive year. Additionally, Skyline DECA had 9 students earn top 10 honors, including a 2nd in the Nation and 3rd in the Nation at the International Competition in Nashville, TN. Skyline’s Japanese Club participated in the 33rd Annual Washington State High School Japanese Speech/Skit Contest with students taking 1st place in the Open Speech/Exhibition category, 1st place in third-year Speech, 2nd and 3rd place in first-year speech, 2nd
in second-year skit and 3rd in third-year skit. Skyline’s Chinese students won all of the language categories at the 2016 Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition, co-sponsored by OSPI. This year’s contest featured 424 students from 120 area schools. In partnership with the Confucius Institute of Washington State (CIWA), the Skyline Chinese program was officially inaugurated as a Confucius Classroom. The Confucius Classroom program is a non-profit program through CIWA that aims to help school districts start their own Chinese language and culture program for students. State championships last five years: 2016: Baseball State Champions, Girls Swim State Champions, Boys Track Titles in 100 & 300 Hurdles; 2015: State Cheer Champions 2014: State Cheer Champions, State Gymnastics Beam Champion, Football Academic State Champions ; 2013: State Cheer Champions, Diving State Champions; 2012: State Cheer Champions, Girls Soccer State Champions, Football State Champions, Dance Academic State Champions, Girls Swim 200 MR State Champions; 2011: Girls Swim Team State Champions with individual State titles in 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Fly, Girls Soccer State Champions, State Football Champions, State Cheer Champions, Boys Track Titles in Long Jump, Triple Jump, and High Jump; 2010: Girls Swim State Champions, Boys Triple Jump State Champion, State Cheer Champions. The average GPA for student athletes is 3.51 with every team having a cumulative GPA at 3.0 and above.
Improving Student Achievement We want to achieve academic successes through healthy social and emotional lives. Our annual School Improvement Plan will promote the development of balanced learners, promote a mindfulness of personal well-being, and advocate for healthy lifestyle choices as a way to bring balance to students’ academic and personal lives. To this end, Skyline will continue to provide high quality instruction for all students, provide targeted interventions to kids and families who need them, explore mindfulness as a first step toward further supporting students’ emotional, social and mental well-being, continue to measure our progress, and engage our families in the journey.
Special Programs Start Strong, International Baccalaureate, 7th Period Options, Think First! Robotics, TEALS partnership with Microsoft, ECE Preschool, Running Start: College in the High School, WANIC, Shakespeare in the Classroom, Mental Health Social Worker partnership with Swedish, Drug and Alcohol Interventions with Friends of Youth
Extra-curricular Activities Acting Up, Art Club, ASB, ASB Dance Committee, Band, Biology Club, Cheerleading, Chess Club, Choir Club, Club MED, Dance Team, Dead Poet’s Society, DECA, Engineering Club, Evergreen Philharmonic, FCCLA, Film Club, French Club, Guitar Club, Japanese NHS Club, Jazz Band, Journalism, Key Club, Link Crew, Math Club, Mock Trial Club, National Honor Society, Orchestra, Red Cross Club, Robotics Club, Rocketry Club, Science Club, Spanish Club, Start-Up Club, Technology Club, The Green Team, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Video/Anime Club, Writer’s Club, Yearbook, Strong 4 Sam Club
Athletics Skyline Athletic Programs serves to support our academic programs by developing character through athletic participation. This past year, 1195 students participated in our athletic programs, and achieved a combined average GPA of 3.43. Along with their academic success, they have garnered many accolades. These include: Football being named as Academic State Champions in 2014, Girls Cross Country placing 4th in State, Girls Soccer placing 3rd in State, Cheer winning the State Championship for the fourth year in a row, Dance placing 6th in state, and
What’s New Under the leadership of Principal Donna Hood and with community support from the PTSA and ISF, Skyline continues the “Start Strong” program geared to smooth the transition for incoming ninth graders. Skyline’s IB Career Certificate program is now in its second year. In April, Skyline hosted a Choices assembly for juniors and seniors. It is a program that compliments the Think Again program for sophomores and both focus on encouraging safe, sober and not distracted driving. Principal Hood also organized the second Skyline IMPACT Night for parents in May, geared toward supporting the social, emotional and mental health of Skyline students and families. In addition, Skyline has partnered with Dr. Suniya Luthar of ASU to further study the pressures and risks our students face as well as what to do about them. In April 2015, Skyline was recognized by OSPI and awarded a Washington Achievement Award for Overall Excellence and Extended Graduation Rate. Gymnastics winning their first ever individual State Title on the beam. Outside of the athletic arena, many of our athletic programs regularly participate in community service events from clothing drives, to youth camps, all of which help to build a stronger school and unify the local community. Skyline Athletics above all else, strives to develop the entire person by teaching the values of honor, pride, scholarship, integrity, and excellence.
Assessment
Grade Level Total ELA 93.7
Two tests given to elementary school students—The Smarter Balanced Assessment and the Measurement of Student Progress (MSP)—help indicate how well Issaquah students are learning.
The 2015-2016 11th Grade Smarter Balanced Assessment results in English Language Arts and Math were suppressed by OSPI due to the low number of students from our District who took the tests. These assessments were required for accountability, however, 11th grade students who had already met their graduation requirements through other assessments opted out of the test. For information from OSPI on test suppression data, please visit OSPI at http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ TemplateDetail.aspx?domain=SBAC&schoo lId=114&reportLevel=District&year=201516&gradeLevelId=11&groupLevel=District& waslCategory=1&chartType=1&yrs=2015-16
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Smarter Balanced assessments will go beyond multiple-choice questions to include extended response and technology enhanced items, as well as performance tasks that allow students to demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Performance tasks challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to respond to complex real-world problems. They can best be described as collections of questions and activities that are coherently connected to a single theme or scenario. These activities are meant to measure capacities such as depth of understanding, writing and research skills, and complex analysis, which cannot be adequately assessed with traditional
assessment questions. The performance tasks will be taken on a computer (but will not be computer adaptive) and will take one to two class periods to complete. Smarter Balanced capitalizes on the precision and efficiency of computer adaptive testing (CAT). This approach represents a significant improvement over traditional paper-andpencil assessments used in many states today, providing more accurate scores for all students across the full range of the achievement continuum.
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The Smarter Balanced Assessment is a system of valid, reliable, and fair next-generation assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts/literacy (ELA/literacy) and mathematics for grades 3-8 and 11. The system—which includes both summative assessments for accountability purposes and optional interim assessments for instructional use—will use computer adaptive testing technologies to provide meaningful feedback and actionable data that teachers and other educators can use to help students succeed.
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Grade 10 EOC-Biology 95.0
In spring 2011, the state replaced its broad 10th-grade math High School Proficiency Exam with two End of Course Assessments. Now, students take the End of Course 1 assessment at the end of their algebra course, no matter what their grade level; they take the End of Course 2 assessment at the end of their geometry course, no matter what their grade level. In spring 2012, the state similarly did away with the broad 10th grade science HSPE and replaced it with the Biology EOC Assessment.
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