Fremont County School District 14

Status if School Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Notice to Parents

School: Wyoming Indian High SchoolDate: September 30, 2015

Last year our school completed a review of student performance of required state academic testing to determine if all our students and selected subgroups are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward reaching high academic standards of proficiency.

I would like parents/guardians to know that our students did not make AYP at Wyoming Indian High School in all categories except participation rate which we did. This means the high school is in the fourth year of school improvement. We are now required to do a restructuring plan, which we will plan this year and implement next year. We are asking that we have parent/guardian input as we would like your help in planning strategies to help our students learn at high levels.

We have restructured our weekly schedule district wide to provide more time for our teachers to meet and collaborate on GVC’s, interventions, and other strategies to help students. We excuse our high school students at 1:10 pm on Fridays and use the other half of the day for PLC and Professional Development. We have structured our Fridays into A day and B days which will allow A day to be morning classes and the B day the afternoon classes. We will continue to work on improving our Math, Language Arts, and Science scores using the following strategies: RTI (Response to Intervention) process where we offer a tier three intervention class that is set up to double dose our pre-algebra students. Our tier two interventions are being implemented during our Success Time. This allows our students to receive intervention time in math and reading if needed. Students are also able to get extra help in those classes they are struggling with. We also will be using this time for ACT Practice sessions, scholarship and college research for all of our students. An enrichment hour on our Friday B schedule will implemented for activities (ex: beading class, fleece work, drumming, math activities, games tied to reading and math, and content area enrichment).

We are continually working on the foundational principles of a Professional Learning Community: 1) It is our responsibility to ensure student learning; and 2) All students can learn at high-levels. We are working together to learn more about effective, research-based instructional strategies and critique the effectiveness of any strategies that we implement. We are aligning our curriculum to the common core state standards (CCSS) K-12 and communicating more effectively between grade levels and buildings to ensure all (CCSS) are being covered in an effective manner. Our staff is using data-driven decision making to ensure that all students are being successful and learning at high-levels by tailoring their instruction to their individual needs and strengths. With the continued hard work from the staff and our students we believe that we can meet the academic standards that are put before us.

This parent notice describes how the academic proficiency of your student’s school compares to standards set by the state and what that means to you and your child attending this school, using the 2015-16 proficiency marks.

Three separate indicators that measure the school’s Adequate Yearly Progress are summarized below.

  1. Percentage of students that have met or exceeded the state’s required level of proficiency for the specified year(s):

Name of test used to measure your student’s academic proficiency: ACT

Grade Level: 11

Academic Year / Required State Academic Proficiency Percentage Math / School Academic Proficiency Percentage Math / Does the School Meet or Exceed the State Percentage for AYP?
2014-2015 / 100% / 22% / No
Academic Year / Required State Academic Proficiency Percentage Language Arts / School Academic Proficiency Percentage Reading / Does the School Meet or Exceed the State Percentage for AYP
2014-15 / 100% / 22% / No
  1. AYP results by subgroup with at least 30 students. Meet or exceed the state proficiency percentage or improve non-proficiency by at least 10%; and have tested at least 95% of the students in each subgroup.

Does the school meet state proficiency for AYP for the following subgroups with the required minimum enrollment?

Race/Ethnicity Yes / Economically Disadvantage No
Limited English Yes
Students with Disabilities Yes
  1. Additional State-Identified Measure(s) and Indicator(s) for AYP:

Name of Additional Measure for AYP / Does the School Meet or Exceed the State Additional Measure for AYP?
Graduation Rate / 51.1% / No

Fremont County School District 14

Does our school meet AYP? No

Our school did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) prior to 2015-16 in Math for 4 consecutive years and is identified under the classification of School Improvement. We are in the planning stages for restructuring so next year we will be implementing our plan. WIHS welcomes and would greatly appreciate any help in building our restructuring plan from parents/guardians who may have suggestions on strategies that may help our students learn at high levels. We are continuing to work in the following areas:

  1. What is the School doing to address the issues of not meeting AYP?

School staff is developing and implementing a comprehensive plan that includes:

Identified areas of concern in the areas of Math and Reading

In-service training on teaching strategies addressing the above area

Measuring students’ academic growth with relevant assessments

Remedial Math classes are provided for those students who need extra help

Students are provided with after school tutoring

Restructuring our approach to discipline by using the foundation of Restoring Justice and PBIS

Freshman Academy to help incoming freshman adapt to the demands of high school socially and mentally

Establishing an Academic Behavior Team to address student’s Academic Behavior and Responsibilities

Researching and implementing a plan to address Graduation Rate

  1. What is the district doing to help the school achieve AYP?

Opportunities for staff training and planning

Information related to effective curriculum and instructional strategies

Analyzing student performance to guide decision-making

Informing the public and parents about what the school, district, and state are doing to address the issue of making AYP

We have taken an intensive approach to our attendance policy

We offer Summer School and Odyssey Ware for credit recovery

  1. How can I involved in helping the school improve student performance?

As a parent or guardian, you can help the school address the issue of raising our student’s performance on state mandated tests by:

Attending Parent/Teacher Conferences

Supporting and reinforcing your student’s good study habits

Reviewing your student’s homework and test results

Keep in contact with your student’s teachers

Make sure that your students are in attendance every day!

  1. As a parent at this school, what options do I have?

As a parent of a child in a Title I school or program that is still in school improvement, you have the right to request:

Transfer of your student to another public school. Fremont County School district #14 does not have any other high school in our district. Parents do however have the right to request out of district placements. We will again offer Supplemental Education Services (SES) for this school year.

Please contact the school at 332-9765 if you would like to request the above option or would like more information or assistance. We look forward to you student’s continued enrollment at our school.

Pamela Gambler

WIHS Principal