FOR THE STRENGTH OF OUR STUDENTS

January 2015

Achievement for AllANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014

Reaching a 21st Century Educational Culture

A Message from the Superintendent

PROGRESS: GOALS BECOMING REALITIES

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CONTENTSMCPS Stats at a Glance 3

MCPS Board of Trustees 4

Mission / Vision / Core Beliefs 5

Learning 6 – 11

Benchmarks and stories of progress

Talent 12 – 13

Benchmarks and stories of progress

Operations 14 – 15

Benchmarks and stories of progress

Environment 16 – 17

Benchmarks and stories of progress

MCPS Finances at a Glance 18 – 19

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DISTRICT STATS AT A GLANCE

GRADUATION RATE

87.8% DROP-OUT RATE

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

Gender

Male 52.7%

Female 47.3%

Ethnicity

White 85.5%

Hispanic 2.9%

American Indian 7.5%

Asian 1.9%

Black 2.0%

Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.3%

Gifted/COMPASS 13.0%

IEP/special education 25.0%

504 Program participant 4.0%

Title 1 0.1%

Homeless 0.4%

Immigrant 1.0%

Migrant 0.6%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSChief Charlo 434 417 411Cold Springs 466 472 477Franklin 281 280 253Hawthorne 328 349 362Lewis & Clark 488 470 491Lowell 270 295 281Paxson 336 383 402Rattlesnake 435 429 454Russell 340 364 374

MIDDLE SCHOOLS Meadow Hill 466 487 485CS Porter 453 467 491Washington 573 569 543

HIGH SCHOOLS Big Sky 963 914 941Hellgate 1163 1124 1134Sentinel 1131 1082 1099Seeley-Swan 109 112 108Willard 151 157 155

TOTAL K-12 8,387 8,371 8,461

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

District excluding Seeley-Swan

District excluding Seeley-Swan 2.6%

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YOUR MCPS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MICHAEL BEERS

school districts.

ROSE DICKSON

DEBBIE DUPREE

MARCIA HOLLAND (VICE CHAIR)

Holland is a high school trustee representing

JOSEPH KNAPP JR. (CHAIR)

DIANE LORENZEN

high school districts.

JIM SADLER

MICHAEL SMITH (VICE CHAIR)

JULIE TOMPKINS

currently is pursuing a graduate degree in

ANNE WAKE

SHELLY WILLS

and high school districts.

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EVERY CHILD deserves to be challenged, equipped and prepared for life beyond school.

INNOVATIVE, COMMITTED TALENT — leadership, teachers and staff – drive success in the classroom and beyond.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS must continually evolve to be engaging, safe and up-to-date.

STRONG COMMUNITIES start with a strong public school system.

CORE BELIEFS

METHODS CHANGE. UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES DO NOT.

MISSION

VISION

BENCHMARKS

training.

BUILDING SKIS, SOLAR POWER, CODE AND MORE

LEARNING INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

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BIG SKY SCIENCE: AWARD-WINNING

BUSINESS & FINANCE ACADEMY TO OPEN 2015 AT HELLGATE HIGH

grant,

LEARNING INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

NATIVE AMERICAN GRAD RATE RISESHELPING GIFTED STUDENTS STRETCH

isolation.

Missoulian.

NATIONAL BOOST FOR K-12 ARTS

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launched across the District, including Design and Modeling/

K-12 IB: PROGRESS TO GOAL

STEM OPPORTUNITIES INCREASE, K-12

(Continued on p. 11)

LEARNING INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

were inspiring.

i3 PROGRAM BENEFITS MISSOULA

TALENT PERSONALIZE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH & SUPPORT INNOVATORS

TEACHERS COACHING TEACHERS

BENCHMARKS

TEACHER TEAMS FOR GROWTH

BENCHMARKS

OPERATIONS ENHANCE COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATE TO MAKE DECISIONS

LISTENING TO BUILD POSITIVE SCHOOLS

in

SAFETY TRAINING AND AWARENESS INCREASE

http://missoulayouthcrisis.org

SUPPORTING STUDENT MENTAL WELLNESS

arise.

BUILDING STUDENT CARE, DIGNITY

ENVIRONMENT TRANSFORM THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

BENCHMARKS

SMART SCHOOLS 2020 TEACHERS STUDY ONLINE LEARNING

FINANCES

FINANCES AT A GLANCE

The general fund does not cover the cost of transportation to and from school, the adult education program, most technology equipment and most facility repairs.

GENERAL FUND

, which

adopt, and the

ELEMENTARY BUDGETED FUNDS 2013-2014 $44,998,353

HIGH SCHOOL BUDGETED FUNDS 2013-2014 $37,606,843

ELEMENTARY GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - BY PROGRAM

Regular

Programs

$21,108,088

Extracurricular Activities $342,141

Extracurricular Athletics $1,483,615 Indian Education for All Program $50,626

Internal/Computer Services $202,524

Special Education Services $2,384,315

Vocational Education

Program $1,560,382

Data for Achievement $53,001

TOTAL – $27,184,692

Data for Achievement $64,780

Extracurricular Athletics $43,353

Gifted & Talented Program $192,587

Indian Education for All Program $146,085

Regular

Programs

$26,297,521

Bilingual Program $97,466

Special Education Services $6,101,369

Internal/Computer Services $323,834

Extracurricular Activities $32,829

TOTAL – $33,299,823

HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - BY PROGRAM

MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

www.mcpsmt.org

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