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Midland Valley High School 227 Mustang Drive • Graniteville, SC 29829

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

GOALS:

INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

MAINTAIN TEACHER QUALITY

Personnel / Athletic Accomplishments

• Football won 2010 5-AAA regional title.

• Girls Basketball made 2010 state playoffs.

• Advanced degrees are held by 62.9% of the faculty.

• Two football coaches selected to North/South All-Star Game 2009-2010.

• Head football coach selected as coach in Shrine Bowl in 2009.

• Softball and Baseball in 2011 state playoffs.

• SC CATE Teacher of the Year.

• Three MVHS teachers are National Board Certified.

• One football, one baseball and two softball players played in the North-South All Star Games.

High School Survey Response

2009 — 2010

Question Teachers Parents Students

I am satisfied with the learning environment in my school.

78.1%

68.6%

65.3%

I am satisfied with the social and physical environment at my school.

79.7%

55.6%

72.7%

I am satisfied with home-school relations.

56.3%

50.0%

79.6%

Midland Valley

High School School Summary Report

MVHS Growth Index: MAP Scores

2010— 2011

Year Absolute Rating Growth Rating

2010 Average At-Risk

2009 Average Good

2008 Average Good

2007 Below Average Below Average

2006 Average At-Risk

MVHS Report Card Rating

2009 — 2010

Midland Valley High School

… by the numbers

Statistical data demonstrates a pattern of improvement as well as areas in which we need to concentrate to continue growth.

Student volunteers helping with the Census

Fall Winter Growth

Index

Spring Growth

Index

Mathematics

226.7 228.6 1.9 233.9 5.1

Language

216.3 218.4 2.1 221.3 5.0

Reading

215.7 215.5 -0.2 219.1 3.4

Midland Valley High School Report

• Ninety-three students were awarded the Life Scholarship.

• Fourteen students received Palmetto

Fellows Scholarship.

• One hundred students received Hope Scholarships in the class of 2010.

• Four students have received Energy Solution

Foundation Scholarship.

• Two students received “Dollars for Scholars”

scholarships.

• 2010 senior class received $5,792,010 in scholarships and grants.

• Seven students signed collegiate athletic scholarships.

• Two students received Watson-Brown scholarships.

• One National Merit Commended Scholar.

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

HSAP Longitudinal Passage (in %)

72.1 86.0 85.6 93.9 88.8

Eligible for Life Scholarship (in %)

33.0 27.7 30.0 42.5 44.2

Graduation Rate (in %)

60.2 65.5 61.9 63.4 65.5

SAT Scores

960 978 970 976 995

ACT Scores

20.2 19 18.1 19.7 19.4

• Several students attended Boys and Girls State.

• Several students attended Governor’s School.

• 72 students graduated with Honors (3.5 GPA).

• One “Yes I Can” Warren Whitson Memorial

Scholarship for dual enrollment students.

• Two students enrolled in the Pre-Engineering

Academy at Aiken Tech

• Seven students passed the Pro Start Culinary Arts National Certification Test.

• Two received Gregg-Graniteville Scholarship

• One student won the state archery title.

• An average of six students were selected as scholars to the following colleges and universities:

USC-Aiken Newberry College Furman University Wofford College Augusta State U. Columbia College

Midland Valley High School Mission Statement Midland Valley High School promotes academic success, respect, lifelong learning and citizenship.

Academic & Civic Accomplishments

• Implemented the Education and Economic Develop-ment Act (EEDA) for the sixth year.

• Instituted the Freshman Academy in the 2007-2008 school year.

• Midland Valley High School is one of six high schools in South Carolina selected to receive and use laptops in the cur-riculum during 2007-2009.

• NJROTC recognized as one of the top units in the Carolinas-15 years.

• MVHS Band earns “Outstanding Performance Award”.

• Spring 2010 — 88.8% passed HSAP.

• 2010 mean SAT score was 995 and the mean ACT score was 19.4.

• MVHS offers advanced placement courses in U.S. History, Biology, Cal-culus, English, Chemistry, Psychology and Human Geography.

• MVHS offers HSAP preparation classes for students needing assistance.

• 2010 ACT Improvement Award

• During school and after school tutoring provide aca-demic assistance for students.

• 2010 Red Carpet Award.

• 2009-2010 Palmetto Silver Award for Academic Excellence.

• MVHS students taking courses at the Aiken County Career and Technology Center have repeatedly clinched district, state and national titles.

• MVHS has a student-teacher ratio of 31.5 to 1.

• Supported the Valley’s Empty Stocking fund, donating an av-erage of $4,000 per year, for 27 years.

• Faculty & students gave 3,970 hours of community service.

2010 Scholarship Accomplishments

Chief Sweat assisting NJROTC studen

ts with inspection

MVHS is the proud host for the 2011 Special Olympics

Student Council members raising

awareness for Breast Cancer