Wootton High School

Accreditation for Growth

Local School Objectives/Goals

 

Local School Objective 1 

By the year 2011, Wootton High School students will demonstrate increased academic achievement by the following:

a)     increase in the number of students eligible to participate in co-curricular activities by reducing the ineligibility number to 100 or less;

Number Ineligible	6/03	6/04	6/05	6/06	6/07	6/08	6/09
	251	306	246	228

b)    Increasing scores on the PSAT from 9^th to 10^th and 10^th to 11^th grades by 7% from 02-03 baseline, and increasing scores on the SAT in twelfth grade by 7% from the 02-03 baseline;

 

PSAT	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
9th	141.6	138.6*	139.5	143.2
10th	153.2	151.26	151.5	150.2
11th	166.3	164.7	167.3	165.5

 

SAT	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
12th	1195	1220	1223	1207
w/writing	NA	NA	NA	1796

c)     Increasing the percentage of seniors exceeding the county SAT average by 7% from the 2005-2006 baseline scores.

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
MCPS reading	310
Class of 2006	52.7%
MCPS math	364
Class of 2006	61.9%
MCPS writing	346
Class of 2006	58.8%

d)    Increasing the percentage of  graduating students meeting college rigorous standards by 14%;

Rigor	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
12th	57%	66%	63.1%

 

e)     Increasing the number of students enrolled in Honors and AP courses by 7%, and the enrollment in College Institute classes up to the yearly maximum of 400;

Enrollment	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
Honors/AP	1828	1994	87.1%	88.2%
Coll Institute	205	320		272

 

f)      Increasing the number of students receiving college credit through AP by 500 and the numbers receiving college credit through College Institute classes up to the yearly maximum of 400;

College Credit	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
AP > 3	1300	1547	1645	1777
Coll Institute	205	320		264

 

g)     Increasing the percentage of students meeting proficiency or advanced levels on the 10^th grade math HAS by 13.1 points and the 10^th grade reading MSA by 7.6 points..

	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
10th Math	85.4	86.9	86.9	86.9
10th Reading	91.8	92.4	88.9	88.7

 

Local School Objective 2

By the year 2011 Wootton High School will foster citizenship proficiency through the development of core ethical values -- respect, responsibility, compassion and honesty -- demonstrated by 100% of its students engaged in positive and productive social interaction within the school and community as measured by the following:

a)     increased percentage of student attendance by 3%;

 

Attendance	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
	95.7	94.2	96.7

b)    increase participation in co-curricular activities by 500:

Student Activity Fees	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
			1242	1322

 

c)     increase to 100% the number of students earning a Certificate of Merit with over 260 hours of Student Service Learning hours compiled by each graduating class;

Percentage of students	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
				26.4%

 

d)    decrease in student suspensions (number of incidents) to 50 or fewer;

Suspensions	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
	90	140		100

 

e)     decrease in student referrals for academic dishonesty to 0.

Academic Dishonesty	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
	xxx	xxx		39

 

f)      increase the percentage of students who state they have positive relationships within the school as measured by the yearly school climate survey by 15%.

	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09
Positive relationships with admin	65.9	71.4	61.1
Positive relationships with teachers	69.0	72.6	67.4
Positive relationships with students	74.6	78.2	70.7