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State of SchoolsWelcome School Year 2015-16!
SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
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July 30, 2015
Presented by:Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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64 Schools and Educational Centers
Elementary – 24K-8 Schools - 8Middle Schools - 8High Schools - 11
Charter Schools - 4Other Educational Centers - 9
Enrollment on the rise:
38,000 +More families choosing SCCPSS! Up more than700 students from the 2014-15 school year!
Close to 5,000 employeesA l m o s t 3 , 0 0 0 c l a s s r o o m t e a c h e r s !
99.81% Highly Qualified!
Specialty Program offerings
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options available to ALL students!
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DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BOARD
The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and County of Chatham has
received "Distinguished" board designation from the Georgia School Board Association.
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Enrollment on the Rise
38,851Projected!
More families choosing SCCPSS! Projected to see morethan 700 students from the 2014-15 school year!
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POSITIVE PROGRESS!
WE AREGROWING
The New Rice Creek School
Savannah Early College High School
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Passport to Excellence continues to bringabout Positive Progress
Graduation Rate on the Rise:
Dropout Rate continues to Fall:
Facility Growth:
Providing the blueprint for a World-Class School System
Positive Perceptions:
Parent Climate Survey
More students graduating!
SY 12-13 down to 3.1%
Up 14 points in three years!
Lower than the State Average!
new/replacement schools constructed in first
ESPLOST. 9 set for construction in E2.
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PLUS! More Community Support - Business Partner Appreciation
89-90%
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Passport to Excellence continues to bringabout Positive Progress
The 5-Year Strategic Plan: P2E
2020
Providing the blueprint for a World-Class School System
Strategic Goals
Overlapping Goals – Chatham Co. Blueprint 2035
Strategic Waiver District
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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
OUR GRADUATES! College and Career Ready
More than 1,700 Studentsreceived diplomas SY 14-15
More than $31 Million Earned in
Scholarship Awards!
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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
OUR STAFF AND FACULTY
TOP EDUCATOR IN THE STATE!
2016 Georgia State
Teacher of the Year
Ernie LeeWindsor Forest High School
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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Awaken the Learner!Finding the Source ofEffective Education
Active Learning
PurposeRelevance
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TOP SCHOOLS IN THE NATION
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
FIVE ADVANCED PLACEMENT HONOR SCHOOLS
Three SCCPSS Schools named to the list!
Woodville-Tompkins, Savannah Arts, Beach High
Jenkins High School
Savannah ArtsJohnson High SchoolIslands High SchoolSavannah Early College
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
The 2014 AP Honor
Schools are named infive categories basedon the results of 2013AP classes and exams.
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CCRPI:
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
College & Career Ready Performance Index
SAT SCORES:
In just 3 years the Academic Achievement Component scores are up in ALL grade levels!
While National and State Scores drop, SCCPSS is on the rise!
UP
58 points!
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH
UP 1.5 Points! UP 1.8 Points! UP 1.7 Points!
SCCPSS SAT Combined Score 2013: 1,314
SCCPSS SAT Combined Score 2014: 1,372
GHSWT SCORES!Fall 2014 Georgia High SchoolWriting Test 95.8% Pass Rate!
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GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
2 GEORGIA SCHOLARS5
GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARDRECIPIENTS400+
2014-2015 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS!STATE CHAMPIONS: The Jenkins High School Boys Basketball Team won the
Georgia Class AAA Boys Basketball State Championship title.
STATE RUNNER-UPS: The Beach High School Girls Basketball Team advanced
to Georgia Class AAA Girls Basketball State Championship title game.
3 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR – SEMIFINALISTS
205 ADVANCED PLACEMENT AWARD
RECIPIENTS
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INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
When a program becomes industry certified, it receives a "stamp of
excellence", which represents the apex of program quality. Only those
programs that have successfully undergone rigorous reviews by leaders from
business and industry are recognized with this state distinction.
Woodville Tompkins Technical & CareerHigh School Industry Certified: Healthcare ScienceDepartment
Johnson High School Industry Certified: Business Department andMarketing Department
Windsor Forest High School Industry Certified: Business Department
Savannah Arts Academy Industry Certified: BusinessDepartment
Jenkins High School
Industry Certified: EngineeringDepartment
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Work Based Learning
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
2015 Students of the
Medical Preceptorship
364 Students Placed in SY 2014-15
MEDICAL
PRECEPTORSHIP
Workforce Partnerships
MARITIME LOGISTICS(MLET)
STUDENT LEADERSHIPPROGRAM
CTAE (Career & Technical) GA
Administrator of the Year!Dr. Angie Lewis
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AWAKEN THE LEARNER!
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Slow / Steady Progress
Looking Forward
Early Childhood Education
Premiere Early Learning Center
Port Wentworth ElementaryPre-K - 2
Pre-K School Locations
30 sites located across the district
Pre-K Orientation
Extended Orientation Pilot –
Shuman and Gadsden
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Slow / Steady Progress
Looking Forward
Impact Schools
A comprehensive plan to support schools with a CCRPI
score below 60. This local innovative practice is designed toprovide impact where needed to ensure no SCCPSS school
is identified as a Priority, Alert, or Focus school.
The Governor’s Opportunity District
Is a State Run School District an effective choice for turningaround schools that the state has determined as failing?
The ballot question (Fall 2016): “Shall the Constitution ofGeorgia be amended to allow the state to intervene inchronically failing public schools in order to improve
student performance?"
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Slow / Steady Progress
Looking Forward
Making Middle School Awesome
A 3-Year Strategic Plan called Making Midd le Schoo ls
Awesome: A Pipeline to College and Career Readiness . Thepurpose of this plan is to improve student engagement and
achievement through effective research based
practices/strategies and programing.
ALL Students College and Career ReadyCareer Pathways
Specialty Program Offerings
Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment,
College Credit
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Slow / Steady Progress
Looking Forward
AP International Diploma
SCCPSS has a student from Savannah Arts who
earned an AP INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA!
The AP International Diploma (APID) is a globallyrecognized award for students interested in
pursuing university study outside of their nativecountry. It requires students to display mastery onAP Exams across several disciplines, and representsan exceptional level of achievement.
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Slow / Steady Progress
Implementation of Design Guidelines forrenovations and new construction
Western Chatham County Growth
Looking Forward
More families coming
into the school district.
Effective use of Facility Space/Capacity
Facilities Condition Assessment
F ACILITY NEEDS &
ENROLLMENT GROWTH
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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS!
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Slow / Steady Progress
Pays Bond Debt: E1 - $67 Million PaidE2 - $47 Million Budgeted
Looking Forward
Preparation for ESPLOST III
The funding source for facility improvements and growth.
7 - New/replacement schools in E19 - New/replacement schools in E2
ESPLOST
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Slow / Steady Progress
Looking Forward
The Power ofPennies!
New School FacilitiesOpening Aug. 6, 2015
Rice Creek, Isle of Hope,
Hesse K-8
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Where do we go from here?
Looking Forward
We are ALL comm it ted to moving our d is t r ic t forward!
The Strategic Plan
P2E 2020
Effective Initiatives that reach
ALL Students
Community Support
Parents, Teachers, and Students
ALL working together for a common goal
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State of SchoolsWelcome School Year 2015-16!
SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
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July 30, 2015
Presented by:Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools