Maclay School Profile

SCHOOL PROFILE

2015-2016

SCHOOL CODE: 101648

MACLAY SCHOOL A T R A D I T I O N O F SUCCESS

SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016 School Code: 101648

MACLAY SCHOOL

A TRADITION OF SUCCESS

MISSION

We are an independent, non-sectarian college preparatory school dedicated to providing a liberal arts education, enabling each student to develop inherent ability to the fullest extent with a balance of discipline and freedom.

HISTORY

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Maclay School was founded in 1968 by a group of parents who wished to provide their children with educational resources that would enable each student to develop to the fullest-academically, morally, emotionally, and physically. Originally called Capital City Day School, the school was renamed in honor of Alfred Barmore Maclay, Jr., a World War II veteran who died of polio in 1953. Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mettler, cousins of Alfred Maclay, generously donated the land upon which the school is situated, which was formally known as Andalusia Plantation. During Maclay’s first-year, a nine-member faculty taught grades 1-8. Each year following, one grade level was added until the first class graduated in 1973.

James Milford Terese Combs Marty Kiser Pat Ashcroft Charles Beamer Dr. Scott Hampton Michael Obrecht Scott Eagen Carri Smith

PHILOSOPHY Maclay School supports its students in fulfilling their potential academically, emotionally, physically, and artistically. Maclay’s purposes are: • to teach liberal arts creatively.

• to create a civilized community of learning guided by a dedicated faculty of superior qualifications.

• to provide patient and understanding ways to challenge each student.

• to engender, by teaching and example, self-discipline, hard work, integrity, and persistence at school and at home.

• to stimulate each student to inquire, learn, recognize obligations, develop self-respect, and understand others.

• to build a meaningful spirit among students, parents, faculty, and community by faithful fulfillment of the Maclay School Mission and Philosophy.

• to meet with wisdom and fortitude the future challenges of higher education, service to others, and life.

Head of School Business Manager Head of Lower School Head of Middle School Head of Upper School Director of College Counseling Director of Admissions Director of Athletics Director of Advancement

DIVERSITY Maclay student body is 17% minority including 14 international students from China and Korea.

FINE ARTS Drama • Lower School Drama Classes (K-5 grades) • Lower School Spring Musicals (2nd-5th grades) • Middle and Upper School Fall & Spring Productions • Junior Company/MS Drama International Thespian Society Music • Daily lesson offered through Stubbs Music Center • Band (5th-12th grades) • Pep Band • General Music Classes (PreK-5th grades) • Middle School Chorus • String Orchestra Program (3-12 grades) Visual Arts • Middle and Upper School Art Clubs under Art Education • Lower School Art Show • Middle Art Club • Upper School Arts and Ideas Club • Upper School Art Honor Society

SCHOOL PROFILE FACTS AT A GLANCE • Founded in 1968 • 100-acre campus in Northeast Tallahassee • Grades: Pre-K 3 - 12th • Student population: 962 African Americans: 57 Latino/Hispanic: 22 Asian and Asian American: 24 Middle Eastern: 53 Multiracial: 3 Other: 5 • Faculty members: 100 – 52% with advanced degrees (44 Masters/8 PhD’s) • Student/faculty ratio: 9/1 • School hours: Pre-K 3 - 4: 8:30am - 12 noon K - 8th: 8:15am - 3:00pm 9th - 12th: 7:55am - 3:10pm • Extended day KIDS CLUB Pre-K 3 – 5 • Middle School Center: Grades 6-8 • Tuition 2015-2016: Pre-K: $6,100.00 K: $9,900.00 1 - 8: $11,400.00 9 - 2: $11,700.00 • Financial assistance program available • Mascot: Marauder • Summer program with academic enrichment, day camps, and sport camps for ages 3 - 18 • Accreditations by Florida Council of Independent Schools/Florida Kindergarten Council (FCIS/FKC), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (AdvancED SACS/CASI), Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)

2015-2016

SCHOOL CODE: 101648

ATHLETICS Fall Sports Boys: MS Football, Varsity Football, MS Golf, Varsity Golf, MS Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country, JV Swimming, Varsity Swimming, Crew (club) Girls: MS Volleyball, JV Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball, MS Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Golf, JV Swimming, Varsity Swimming, MS Cheerleading, Varsity Cheerleading, Dance Winter Sports Boys: MS Soccer, Varsity Soccer, MS Basketball (White), MS Basketball (Blue), JV Basketball, Varsity Basketball Girls: Weightlifting, MS Soccer, Varsity Soccer, MS Basketball, JV Basketball, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Cheerleading and MS Cheerleading Spring Sports Boys: Weightlifting, MS Baseball (White), MS Baseball (Blue), JV Baseball, Varsity Baseball, MS Lacrosse, JV Lacrosse, Varsity Lacrosse, MS Tennis, JV Tennis, Varsity Tennis, MS Track and Field, Varsity Track and Field Girls: MS Softball, Varsity Softball, MS Tennis, JV Tennis, Varsity Tennis, MS Track and Field, Varsity Track and Field 35 state titles • Named the outstanding 1A or 2A program 11 times • Awarded Outstanding Sportsmanship four times • Named Athletic Program of the Year 11 times • National Athletic Director of the Year (2013) - Bruce Irvin • FHSAA Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2013)

TECHNOLOGY

• Campus Technology includes multiple high-speed internet connections, gigabit fiber optic networking as well as campus wide roaming wireless access.

• Four classroom computer labs, four mobile laptop carts (24 Laptops on each) and three iPad carts are in addition to over 50 computers in the library.

• Smart boards, document cameras, and LCD projectors are standard in classrooms.

• Students and faculty are provided file server storage and resources. Our school portal gives students and parents secure access to current attendance, assignments, and grade information from every teacher.

• Students are provided Office 365 hosted email, file storage, and downloadable office suite applications.

• 1:1 iPad program for 4th - 6th grades • Upper School Publications Lab

MACLAY SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Middle School: M.S. Student Council, Jr. Beta Club, Art Club, Chess Club, French Club, Eco–Adventures, Wordcraft Club, Strings, Brain Bowl Team, Mathcounts Team, Mu Alpha Theta Math Team, Junior Classic League, Latin Club, Latin Certamen, Green Club, Knitting/Crocheting Club Upper School: Honor Societies: Cum Laude Society, French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society/Peer Tutor, Science National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society Clubs: Anchor Club, Andalusian, Arts and Ideas Club, Book Club, Brain Bowl, Chess Club, Freshman Class, Green Club, Interclub Council, Junior Class, Junior Classical League, Key Club, Le Cercle Français, Maclay Community Service Club, Marauder, Mentor Club, Model UN, Multicultural Awareness Club, Peer Tutor Club, Science Bowl, Senior Class, Smash Club, Sophomore Class, Strategy Gaming Club, Technology Club, Upper School Student Council, Writing Club

AWARDS • All-Big Bend Brain Bowl Champions 2015 • North Florida Neuroscience Brain Bee Winner (2010, 2011, 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 Runner-up) • Latin State Champions (2009, 2011, 2013) and Latin Teacher of the Year (2010, 2013). First Jr. Latin Team to compete at state level - Placed 5th • 2014 1st place in Senior Biochemistry and Mathematics and Junior Division Best in Show in the Science Fair.

• French Team placed Top 5 in the state for the last four years • Math Bowl Panhandle Championship - 2nd place • Mini-Mu Math Champion: Sam Artecona • Lower School Modern Language Expo - 1st place • FHSAA Academic All-State: Matt Sweeney 2015 • 13 District Championships out of 18 Varsity Teams • Middle School State Cross Country Champion: Clay Milford Senior Awards Class of 2014 had the following honors: • 93 graduates are attending 53 colleges in 22 states and Washington DC • 71% are attending their top choice college (57% national average) • $7.47 million in scholarships were offered to our seniors (71% of the class) for an average of $80,000.

• Four National Merit, 10 Commended Scholars, 1 National Hispanic Scholar and 1 National Achievement.

• 17 were admitted into an honors or scholars program • 10 athletic commitments or scholarships • Three Eagle Scouts

A TRADITION OF SUCCESS

OUR HIGH SCHOOL Graduation requirements 24 units/credits: English 4 Physical Education ½ History 3½ Fine Arts ½ Mathematics 3 Life Management ½ Lab Science 3 Economics ½ World Language 2 Electives 6½ Advanced Placement: Maclay offers Honors, 12 Pre-AP and 19 AP classes for a more intense and challenging curricula. Pre-AP courses are designed to prepare students for AP courses which are college level and follow the curricula designed by the College Board - students may receive college credit.

AP classes are capped at 20 students in each class. Offerings include the following: Pre-AP: Algebra II, Biology, , British Literature/Expository Writing, Chemistry, English 1, French III, French IV, Latin III, Spanish III, Spanish IV, Trigonometry/ Pre-Calculus, World Civilization AP: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, US Government and Politics, Latin, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio, US History, World History Honors: English I, British Literature, Expository Writing II, American Literature/Research Paper, Spanish III, Latin I & II, Algebra I, Algebra II, Biology, Chemistry, Modern World History, World Civilization, US History, Economics, French I, Spanish I & II, Geometry, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, English IV: Southern Literature, World of Short Story, World Mythology, Digital Media, Horror and Fantasy Literature, Modern and Postmodern Drama Debate, Humanities I & II Other Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Spanish Conversation A & B, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, American Lit/Research Paper, Americana, College Algebra, Computing with Robots, Concert Band, Conspiracy Theories, Dance Education, Debate, Direct Independent Study, Ecology, Forensic Science, French 1, General Chemistry, Geometry, History of America in 60s, Photography, Intro to Psychology, Introduction to Art A & B, Introduction to Digital Citizenship, Introduction to Sociology, Journalism, Lady Marauder Fitness Class, Legal Issues, Life Management, Marine Biology, Modern US History, Personal Fitness, Strength Training, SAT/ACT Preparation, Science Outreach, Show Chorus, Spanish 1 & 2, Speech, Web Design, World War 2

SCHOOL PROFILE

2015-2016

SCHOOL CODE: 101648

SERVICE HOURS

RANK IN CLASS

2015 Maclay Seniors have compiled over 20,000 hours (an average of 215 per student) in community service hours in their four years at Maclay.

Due to the small size of our senior class and the school’s academic rigor, Maclay does not rank students numerically. Instead, individual grade point averages are reported.

WEIGHTING On the 4-point scale, 1 point will be added to each AP grade per seemster, .75 point to Pre-AP, and .5 for Honors courses.

Letter A B C D F

Numeric 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60

GPA 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0

Honors 4.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 0

Pre-AP 4.75 3.75 2.75 1.75 0

AP 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 0

2011 25.6 587 592 593 1772

2012 25.1 578 585 573 1736

2013 25.4 570 576 583 1729

Year

No. of Participants

Total No. of Examinations

No. of Subjects

Percentage Scoring 3 or Higher

2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

144 159 171 158 154

378 405 384 357 354

21 24 21 20 18

82.6 81 77 76.6 85.7

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

ACT/SAT DATA Class of ACT Average SAT Reading SAT Math SAT Writing SAT Total

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST RESULTS

2014 25.5 585 598 597 1780

2015 26.6 598 586 591 1775

Florida Average 2014

19.6 486 480 468 1434

Finalist Commended African/ American Hispanic

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

4 5

2 5 1

3 3 1

4 2

4 3

2013 2014 2015

4 5

1

3 4

4 10 1 1

SAT COMPARISONS Subtest/ Florida Public Independent FCIS Maclay Class GRP Average Schools Schools Schools of 15 CReading 486 489 532 554 598 Math 480 498 579 568 586 Writing 468 475 538 551 591 TOTAL 1434 1462 1649 1673 1775

Maclay School admits students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities genreally accorded or made available to students at the school. Maclay does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethinic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

MACLAY SCHOOL AP Five-Year School Score Summary (2015) This report shows five years of data at the school, state and global levels. On the first page, a graph illustrates the year-over-year change in the percentage of AP students with scores of 3 or higher, next to a table that provides the overall total exams, total unique students and both the number and percentage of AP students with one or more scores of 3 or higher. On subsequent pages, the report provides subject-specific summary data by year: total exams, total exams by score and mean score.

100 86 80 60

60

61

Total AP Students Number of Exams AP Students with Scores 3+ % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+

Total AP Students Number of Exams AP Students with Scores 3+ % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+

83

61

61

49

51

51

53

2011

2012

2013

2014

55

61

40 20

Maclay School

Total AP Students Number of Exams AP Students with Scores 3+ % of Total AP Students with Scores 3+

85

82

77

0

Data Updated Jul 31, 2015, Report Run Dec 4, 2015

A TRADITION OF SUCCESS

Maclay School (101648) 2011 2012 154 157 354 354 132 121 85.7 77.1

Florida

2015 Global

2013 171 384 140 81.9

2014 157 405 134 85.4

2015 144 378 119 82.6

182,746 328,430 88,654 48.5

Florida 186,895 334,427 95,071 50.9

193,002 346,630 98,640 51.1

196,781 358,613 104,431 53.1

201,433 368,112 109,955 54.6

1,982,133 3,475,395 1,193,662 60.2

Global 2,106,843 3,713,079 1,295,051 61.5

2,225,463 3,955,346 1,354,551 60.9

2,351,299 4,197,720 1,441,451 61.3

2,497,303 4,516,205 1,515,255 60.7

“Success” on an AP Exam is defined as an exam score of 3 or higher, which represents the score point that research finds predictive of college success and college graduation. These findings have held consistent across the decades. One example of such a study comes from the National Center for Educational Accountability, which found that an AP Exam score, and a score of 3 or higher in particular, is a strong predictor of a student’s ability to persist in college and earn a bachelor’s degree.

The data in this report differs from other College Board reports, such as The AP Report to the Nation, which tracks exams taken by seniors throughout their high school career (cohort-based) and includes public school data only. © 2015 The College Board. College Board, AP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Program, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board.

2011-2015

College Acceptances/Matriculation Abraham Baldwin Agric. College Adrian College Agnes Scott College American University Appalachian State University Auburn University Auburn University-Montgomery Augusta State University Ave Maria University Bard College Barry University Baylor University Beloit College Berry College Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brevard College Brown University Bunker Hill Community College Campbell University Campbellsville University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University California College of the Arts Catholic Univ of America Cazenovia College Citadel City Univ.of NY-Kingsborough Clark University Clemson University Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Cornell University Covenant College CUNY-Borough of Manhattan Colorado State University College of Central Florida Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Davidson College Depauw University Dillard University Drexel University Duke University Eckerd College Elon University Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Fisher College Flagler College Florida A&M University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Florida State College @ Jacksonville Fordham University Furman University Gardner-Webb University George Mason University George Washington University

Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia Southwestern State Univ.

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