Annual

Report to

the Public

Bismarck

School

DistrictSusan K. Stewart

Superintendent

2016

Bismarck Board of Education

2015/2016

Mrs. Magen Allen

Mr. Brian Hinds

Mrs. Amy Fendley

Mrs. Melissa Morrison

Mr. Ron Wright

All board members received their state-mandated annual board training (A.C.A. 6-13-629) for the 2015/2016 school year.

District Demographics

White 903 89.40%

African American 13 1.29%

Hispanic 73 7.23%

Asian 6 0.59%

Native American 10 0.99%

Hawaiian 1 0.09%

Two or More 4 0.39%

Female 468 46%

Male 542 54%

Bismarck School District 10-

Year Enrollment Pattern (Based on Oct. 1 ADM

&/or Qtrs. 1-3 Avg.)

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

1033 1013 927 949 974 1018 1027 972 967 1010

Demographics of Students & District

Each of the BSD teachers, administrators, and classified school employees have been provided all state-mandated PD requirements, including student discipline training.

Each campus in the BSD has distributed student discipline policies to parents.

Bismarck Elementary, Middle School, and High School are fully Accredited.

School Safety training has been provided to all staff. Crisis Plans have been revised and updated in order to meet the current needs of the students and District.

All state-mandated safety trainings have been conducted. All required fire and tornado drills are conducted as mandated.

The District has adopted a parental involvement plan in compliance with A.C.A. 6-15-1702.

Demographic Info, cont…

Free/Reduced Meal Percentage 61%

Attendance Rate 96%

Number of students transferred under A.C.A. 6-18-227 Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act:

Transferred In: 3

Transferred Out: 10 (2016/17)

Number of Students Retained Per

Grade Level, 1-8

Elementary School:

Kindergarten—5

1st Grade—0

2nd Grade—1

3rd Grade—1

4th Grade—0

Middle School:

5th Grade—0

6th Grade—0

7th Grade—0

8th Grade—0

Expulsions

Truancy

Insubordination

Student Assaults

Bullying

Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Related Offenses

Fighting

Other

1

35

27

2

4

10

14

138

Discipline and Safety

District Teaching Staff

Percent with Bachelor’s Degree

Percent with Master’s Degree

Percent with Advanced Degree

48%

51%

1%

Economic

District Total Mills Voted

District Expenditure Per Student

District Average Teacher Salary

M&O Expenditures

Debt Service Expenditures

Total Expenditures (no Federal/State Categorical or Activity Funds)

Legal Ending Balance (+/- Previous Year)

41

$8,273

$42,816

$714,889

$332,488

$7,948,690

$1,606,885

+24,984

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Bismarck School DistrictCurriculum and Assessment

Report to the Public2016-2017

Ellen ColemanCurriculum Coordinator

2016 ESEA Accountability Report

DISTRICT STATUSOverall- Needs Improvement (2014*)

*Report is based on ACT Aspire scores, a test we’ve never taken before; therefore, no updated

statuses were given.

English Math

Grade Level 2016

District 80%

3rd Grade 85%

4th Grade 86%

5th Grade 82%

6th Grade 83%

7th Grade 87%

8th Grade 85%

9th Grade 74%

10th Grade 62%

Grade Level 2016

District 58%

3rd Grade 74%

4th Grade 74%

5th Grade 82%

6th Grade 53%

7th Grade 43%

8th Grade 65%

9th Grade 54%

10th Grade 28%

Science Reading

Grade Level 2016

District 54%

3rd Grade 54%

4th Grade 65%

5th Grade 63%

6th Grade 56%

7th Grade 58%

8th Grade 56%

9th Grade 45%

10th Grade 40%

Grade Level 2016

District 51%

3rd Grade 40%

4th Grade 59%

5th Grade 37%

6th Grade 43%

7th Grade 48%

8th Grade 66%

9th Grade 59%

10th Grade 49%

WritingGrade Level 2016

District 45%

3rd Grade 51%

4th Grade 35%

5th Grade 22%

6th Grade 45%

7th Grade 54%

8th Grade 35%

9th Grade 46%

10th Grade 69%

ITBS Literacy ITBS Math

Grade Level

2014 2015 2016

1st

Grade70% 67% 68%

2nd

Grade77% 61% 75%

Grade Level

2014 2015 2016

1st

Grade56% 49% 64%

2nd

Grade77% 64% 72%

District Leadership Team (DLT) Focus

• Professional Learning Communities• Building Leadership Teams (BLT), Grade level,

Content level• Response to Intervention

• Individual student focused

Website Statistics

September 1 – September 30

Home page 15, 119Elementary 4, 104Middle School 1, 632High School 1, 171HAC 1, 060Cafeteria Menus 1, 212Football 799Total “Hits” 48, 372

Twitter Statistics

1, 047 Tweets394 Followers1, 188 “Likes”

Last 28 Days:19 Tweets46 Mentions632 Profile visits5,653 Impressions (# of times users saw our tweets on Twitter)

BISMARCK SPECIAL EDUCATION

SERVICES

Special Services

Bismarck Special Education currently serves 116 students

Kindergarten through 12th grade (Three students are served through

First Step School in Hot Springs)

13 Preschool students served through Dawson Educational

Services Cooperative

7 Special Education Teachers, 1 Speech Therapist, 4

paraprofessionals, 1 Bus driver

Contract Education Examiner, Occupational Therapist, and Physical

Therapist from Independent Agencies

Academic Services: Indirect Services, Co-Taught classes,

Resource, Special Class, Private Day School, Homebound

Programs, Resources, Technology

System 44 Reading: Implemented in Elementary, Middle, and High School

Research-based phonics instruction with validated assessments for screening and placement

Foundational reading and phonics program designed for challenged, struggling readers in grades 3-12+.

Read 180: Implemented in Middle School

Reading system which raises student achievement in grades 4-12+, has been significantly updated to meet the rigorous reading and writing expectations of the Common Core. READ 180 includes more rigor throughout, new grade-level text, new text-dependent questions, more nonfiction, new performance-based assessments and a new Writing Zone—all available for iPad.

Sonday: Implemented in Elementary and Middle School

Guides beginning reading, writing, and spelling instruction, reading intervention and instruction. It is a highly effective intervention model.

Continued:

Participation in the Special Olympics Bowling and Swimming – Competition between other local districts

Additional Ipads and Chromebooks for special class and resource classrooms

IDEA Title VI-B Regular Allocation: $239,645.39

$ 12,000.00 First Step Speech Therapy

$ 10,000.00 Dawson Preschool Services

$ 117,624.10 Resource Teacher Special Class paraprofessional , Administrative Assistance Salary/Benefits

$ 12,500.00 Special Class, Resource Class Supplies

$ 26,000.00 Educational Examiner Salary/Supplies

$ 47,521.29 Supervisor/ Salary/Benefits, Supplies

$ 14,000.00 Occupational and Physical Therapies

2015-2016 Grant Funding Carryover $32,069.65

Amount Budgeted: $239,645.39

SPECIAL EDUCATION BUDGET

Special Education Budget

ARMAC and Medicaid

ARMAC$24,054.00 Paraprofessional salary

Medicaid

$30,373.00 First Step Tuition (4 students)

$10,627.00 First Step Travel, dues/fees/supplies/training

$63,100.00 OT/PT Therapy Services

Amount Budgeted: $104,100.00

Bismarck Gifted & Talented Program

Annual Report for the Public Academic Year 2016-2017

Program Options 2016-2017K-2 Served through Talents Unlimited 30 minutes weekly via Classroom

Teachers or Whole Group Enrichment with Gifted & Talented District

Coordinator 30 minutes per month & 30 minute weekly lessons provided by

Coordinator for classroom teachers

Grade 3 plans are for Pull Out Program Option after Grade 3 referrals are

received, tested and G/T Selection Committee placements are made

Grade 4 Pull Out Program

Grades 5-8 Pre-AP Courses

Grades 9-12 Pre-AP and AP Courses

Additions for 2016-2017

Last year the District G/T Coordinator began once per month

G/T meetings at the High School with Secondary G/T

students. This program addition is continued school year 16-

17.

At the end of last school year the District G/T Coordinator

began once per month meetings at the Middle School with

G/T students. This program addition is continued this school

year 16-17 with monthly G/T Meetings with Middle School

Students.

More Additions Year 2016-2017District G/T Coordinator visits 30 minutes per month for all K-2 classes for

Whole Group Enrichment unless the classroom teacher is certified in Talents

Unlimited Training.

For Talents Unlimited classes the classroom teacher continues to provide TU

WGE 30 minutes weekly with documentation sent to District G/T Coordinator

Quarterly.

For K-2 classes where the teacher is not TU trained, the district G/T

coordinator provides 30 minute weekly lesson plans for the classroom teachers

in Whole Group Enrichment and visits each class to provide WGE lessons once

per month for 30 minutes. Classroom teachers using WGE plans from

Coordinator send documentation Quarterly to District G/T Coordinator.

K-2 homeroom teachers will be provided with a Kilgore

Observational Inventory checklist folder to help them

document Gifted Behaviors they observe in their classroom

students for WGE and TU lessons. This will also be used by

District G/T Coordinator while visiting with K-2 classes this

school year.

This will be provided by the District G/T Coordinator to K-2

teachers.

The HOPE rating scale has been made available to Grade 2-3

Teachers in helping identify students for 3rd and 4th grade

G/T referral for services.

BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT

2016

Federal Budget Overview

Title One Programs

By Lana Hughes

Federal Coordinator

The purpose of Title I is to ensure that all children have a fair,

equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality

education.

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education

Act provides financial assistance to schools with high numbers or

high percentages of children from low-income families to help

ensure that all children meet challenging academic standards.

Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory

formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates

and the cost of education in each state.

TITLE ONE FUNDS AVAILABLE

Total Funds Accounted For

Annual Allotment $367,516.98

Carry Over from 2014-2015 $ 40,731.86

Total Funds $408,248.84

Indirect Cost to Operating 11,000.00

Title One – Part A • Salaries & Benefits-Paras $104,390

• Parent Involvement 4,000

• After School Programs 80,689

• Summer Programs 15,115

• Professional Development 31,500

• Purchase Services 74,000

• General Supplies 89,210

• Indirect Cost to Operating 11,000

• Homeless Account 1,000

• Technology 6,345

TITLE II-A PROGRAM

• $35,160.24

• The purpose of the Title II, Part A,

Improving Teacher Quality is to

increase the academic achievement of

all students by helping schools and

school districts improve teacher and

principal quality and ensure that all

teachers are highly qualified.

• Classroom Size Reduction

Title VI, Part B State

Rural Low Income Schools

The Rural Education Initiative helps meet the unique needs of rural schools.

Annual Allotment - total $121,037.39

Classroom Size Reduction 5,777.39

Technology 15,260.00

Funds will be utilized for Technology Supplies and Services

QUESTIONS ?

THANK YOU

• Thank y0u for your

continued support

• Lana Hughes

• Federal Coordinator

Bismarck Elementary SchoolAnnual Report to the Public

October 2016Lana Hughes, Principal

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

By Carol McCloud-Illustrated by David Messing

Bismarck Elementary School

MISSION

Statement of Purpose

To provide a safe and engaging learning environment with challenging and

high expectations. To enrich the social, physical, emotional and academic well-

being of each student.

Statement of Strategy

Developmentally appropriate and engaging instruction that allows for

individual difference in learning strategies.

Statement of Value

We believe that all children are capable of learning and through the

achievement of the students the entire community benefits as well.

Bucket Fillers Pledge:

I promise to do my best to be a bucket filler every day

at school, at home and everywhere I go.

Butterfly Garden/Outdoor Classroom

• Purchased with Ross Grant and Game and Fish Grant

• Next Step – To add a stage with more seating

Facebook

• Keeping BES families and our community informed of exciting everyday activities and success stories.

• B – BEST

• E – EXTRAORDINARY

• S - SUPERHEROS

Leadership Team

Representative from each grade level, Encore, and sped

Professional Learning CommunitiesHorizontal by Grade Level, Encore,

Sped• Topics:

• Student academic needs

• Student non-academic needs

• RTI discussions/Intervention

• Progress Monitoring/Data

• Curriculum topics

• Parent updates

Professional Learning CommunitiesMath

Focus 2016 – Struggling StudentsWeekly - RTI

• Vertical Math (K-4) focus on workshop model, questioning, and utilizing a rubric based system. This includes an Opening, a Worktime for students to work on problem solving together, and a Closing when student share and work on their misconceptions as well as fluency and skills.

• Dawson Math Specialist assisting by classroom observation and collaborative reflection.

• Innov8 Conference for Struggling Students/RTI

Professional Learning CommunitiesLiteracy

Focus 2016 – Classroom Structure/Balanced Literacy Approach and RTI

• Dawson Specialists reviews/reflects on student writing passages with grade level teachers

• Focus on individual student needs.

• Drives classroom instruction

• Smaller Student Number

RTIResponse to Intervention

Literacy & Math47 total students receiving 2 sessions each

• Added Math Component this year• Added 4th grade this year• Healthy for all students provided by the cafeteria through a grant-free• Pathway 2 Success – After School Program• Grade 1: 2 Instructors for until 4:00 – 11 students – Literacy only• Grades 2-3-4 until 4:30 – 12 total Instructors• Grade 2 - 16 students• Grade 3 – 13 students• Grade 4 – 7 students

• Meeting individual needs through researched-based programs and strategies.Interventions include: Sonday System, Quick Reads, Small Group Guided Reading; Phonemic Awareness & Fluency Passages, Math Program, Plus, FastMath for fluency every day.These interventions are also utilized during the schoolday for students needing intervention.

RTIResponse to Intervention

During the Schoolday

• Kindergarten- 4 teachers – Two Paraprofessional – Let’s, Play Learn an Orton Gillingham based program

• First Grade – One Paraprofessional – Sonday System or Barton Reading – Sight word intervention

RTIGrade 2

• Second grade – One paraprofessional – Quick Reads and Sonday System

• Math –RTI– 3 groups

RTI Grade 3 & 4

• One Para

• Reading classes smaller with focus on intervention when needed

• Sonday System groups

• Math Intervention

• Writing Intervention

Book RoomIS GROWING

• Store sets of guided reading books and big books for teacher checkout

Standards-Based Report Cards

• Indicate progress toward major learning goals that are aligned with Common Core State Standards

• Communicate more precise information regarding students’ knowledge and skills to parents and other teachers

• Separate knowledge goals from behavior goals

Scoring Scale

• 4 Exceeds grade level expectations

• 3 Fully meets expectations

• 2 Developing but not independently performing at grade level

• 1 Performing below expectations

• N Not yet assessed

Technology

• 1 to 1 Chrome Books K-4

• 3 Computer Lab with educational software

• FastMath is computer based

• IRead fully implemented in K-2

• Smartboards and document cameras in all classrooms

Parent InvolvementCoordinator-Megan Michon – Ms. M

• Little Paw Prints Newsletter twice monthly – Diana Boothe

• Fall Festival

• Parent Center

• Grandparent’s Day

• K-4 Family Night – Math and Literacy

• P.J. Literacy Day – Leah Wright

• Volunteer Reception in Spring

• Beach Day

• Movie Night

• Open House

• Parent Teacher Conferences (2)

• Book Fair – Leah Wright

• Veteran’s Day Program

WellnessCounselor – Phyllis MayoNurse- Kimberly Williams

• Healthy Habits Presentation – Ark. Children’s Hospital

• Nurse stationed in elementary office area

• Guidance classes twice monthly

• Physical Education 40 Minutes per week

• Mobile Mammogram St. Vincent for staff

• Ocean Dental Screening for all students

• Flu Vaccinations offered district wide yearly

• Vision and Hearing Screenings yearly

• Health and Nutrition Education for all students

Bismarck Elementary School Thanks Our Community For Filling Our Buckets

• Any Questions???

BISMARCK MIDDLE

SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC

OCTOBER 17, 2016

NEW STAFF

o Katherine “Katy” Hall- Special Education

o Rebecca “Becky” McElhannon- 7th Grade Math

o Vivi Bradsh aw- 8th Grade Science

STAFF QUALIFICATIONS

✓46% Hold only a Bachelor’s Degree

✓54% Hold a Master’s Degree

✓All teachers highly qualified in core areas

ATTENDANCE RATE

• BMS Attendance = 94.12%

• ADE School Goal = 90%

CONTINUING STEPS TO SUCCESS❑Utilize Leadership Team in process of building a

stronger professional learning community❑ Building Leadership Team meets with principal weekly❑ Leadership Team members meet with grade level teams❑ Creating shared leadership, examining data, developing action plans

❑ Interventions- Focus on Student Improvement❑Using online software to remediate and fill in gaps weekly❑Tutoring programs❑Ongoing through weekly assessments and assigments

CONTINUING STEPS TO SUCCESS❑ TESS/Bloomboard❑Use of teacher rubrics as discussions for high quality

teaching❑Focus on Writing❑ Teacher teams working on writing throughout the curriculum❑ PLCs-Grade level teams developed a shared writing evaluation process

❑NWEA TESTING❑Using to determine reading levels and reading activities❑Use to help identify student gaps and assist in remediation

Arkansas College and Career Readiness

● 100% of students participated in ACT Aspire Exam.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

• OPEN HOUSE / PARENT ORIENTATION (August 11)• WEEKLY NEWSLETTER• PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE(OCT. 25/ FEB 16)• SCHOOL WEBSITE• FACEBOOK PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT • PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR– KATHY PASLEY

QUESTIONS

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A N N U A L R E P O R T T O T H E P U B L I C

O C T O B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 6

BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL

NEW YEAR

ENROLLMENT

320 STUDENTS

ENROLLMENT AT END OF LAST YEAR

304

INCREASE OF 16 STUDENT

ATTENDANCE, DROPOUT, AND GRADUATION RATE

Attendance = 95.65% - State Average = 94.4%

Dropout = 2.87% - State Average = 2.25%

Graduation = 94% - State Average = 84.9%

2016 - ACT – 11TH GRADE

STATE BENCHMARK SCORE

COLLEGE READINESS

English – 18.9

Math – 19.2

Reading – 18.9

Science – 19.8

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

HOW DID WE COMPARE

2015-2016

BHS Average State Average

English – 18.9 18.1

Math – 19.2 18.6

Reading – 18.9 19.0

Science – 19.8 19.1

Composite - 19.3 18.8

ACT ASPIRE 9th Grade

9th GRADE

English = 74.7% - Ready or Exceeding – NPR = 55%

Math - 54.4% - Ready or Exceeding – NPR – 69%

Science - 44.3% - Ready or Exceeding – NPR – 59%

Reading – 59.5% - Ready or Exceeding – NPR – 64%

Writing – 46.8% - Ready or Exceeding – NPR – 48%

NPR = National Percentile Rank

ACT ASPIRE

10th GRADE

Writing – 68.2% Ready or Exceeding - NPR = 56%

English – 61.6 % Ready or Exceeding – NPR = 52%

Reading – 48.8% Ready or Exceeding – NPR = 56%

Science – 39.5% Ready or Exceeding – NPR = 59%

Math – 27.9% Ready or Exceeding – NPR = 61%

NPR = National Percentile Rank

BHS AWARDS

In 2015-2016,US News and World Report ranked BHS in the top 11% of top performing high schools in the state and awarded us with the silver award.

In 2015-2016 we were one of only 5 high schools to receive an “A” on the state performance ratings.

CONTINUING STEPS TO SUCCESS

FOCUS ON WRITING IN EVERY SUBJECT.

FOCUS ON READING AND LEXILE LEVELS FOR EACH STUDENT

GRADE LEVEL AND DEPARTMENTAL PLC MEETINGS

IMPLEMENTING THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

TESS EVALUATIONS

IMPLEMENTING NWEA TESTING TO MEASURE STUDENT GROWTH IN LITERACY AND MATH. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO ADMINISTER THIS TEST TWO TIMES THIS SCHOOL YEAR. (SEPTEMBER and JANUARY )

WE WILL GIVE ACT ASPIRE INTERIM ASSESSMENTS TO 9TH AND 10TH

GRADE SCIENCE STUDENTS. THESE TEST WILL BE USED TO MEASURE STUDENT GROWTH AND AREAS FOR REMEDIATION.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

OPEN HOUSE / PARENT ORIENTATION (Aug.11th) PARENT NIGHT FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS

(September 20th) PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE (OCT. 25th/

FEBRUARY 16th) ACT INFORMATION NIGHT (SPRING) C.A.P.S – SCHEDULING NIGHT (FEBRUARY) SCHOOL WEBSITE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR–CINDY

BUBULKA

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