Daviess County Public Schools staff newsletter Oct. 5-9, 2015 ZÜtÑxä|Çx The Daviess County Public Schools district is celebrating its third consecutive year earning Distinguished status for outstanding performance on the state Unbridled Learning accountability system. Based on results released Oct. 1, DCPS has once again reached the 95th percentile. Three DCPS elementary schools have earned School of Distinction status for scores in the 95th or higher percentile – the highest possible recognition. Highland Elementary School is at the 99th percentile; followed by Meadow Lands and Burns elementary schools, both at the 98th percentile. Ten DCPS schools have earned Distinguished status for scores in the 90th percentile or higher: Burns Elementary, Country Heights Elementary, Deer Park Elementary, Highland Elementary, Meadow Lands Elementary, Southern Oaks Elementary, College View Middle, Daviess County Middle, Apollo High School and Daviess County High School. Three others – Sorgho Elementary, Tamarack Elementary and Burns Middle School achieved Proficient status. Burns Elementary School is the only DCPS school to achieve status as a School of Distinction for three consecutive years. Apollo and Daviess County high schools have both earned Distinguished status for the first time. Apollo’s overall score for 2015 is 75.6 and the DCHS overall score is 75.9. Southern Oaks Elementary School made significant gains, moving from Needs Improvement status in 2014 to Distinguished this year. Tamarack Elementary School represents one of the district’s greatest successes as they have moved from the 57th percentile to 82nd and Proficient status. Deer Park Elementary and Daviess County High School are identified as High Performing Schools; and Southern Oaks Elementary School is a High Performing/High Progress School. Supt. Owens Saylor said, “Earning Distinguished status is wonderful accomplishment. The hard work and personal contribution of every member of the DCPS family is reflected in these results. The exciting thing is that there’s plenty to be proud of but we are always focused on improvement.” See Next Pages for Photographs! DCPS - Kentucky Distinguished District! Professional Development Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist Community Campus Update Special Events at Our Schools Healthy Lifestyle Tip United Way Update Humana Vitality Re-Screens and Flu Shots Kentucky Distinguished District Third Consecutive Year!
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Daviess County Public Schools staff newsletter Oct. 5-9, 2015
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The Daviess County Public Schools district is celebrating
its third consecutive year earning Distinguished status for
outstanding performance on the state Unbridled Learning
accountability system. Based on results released Oct. 1,
DCPS has once again reached the 95th percentile.
Three DCPS elementary schools have earned School of
Distinction status for scores in the 95th or higher
percentile – the highest possible recognition. Highland
Elementary School is at the 99th percentile; followed by
Meadow Lands and Burns elementary schools, both at the
98th percentile.
Ten DCPS schools have earned Distinguished status for
scores in the 90th percentile or higher:
Burns Elementary, Country Heights Elementary, Deer
Park Elementary, Highland Elementary, Meadow Lands
Elementary, Southern Oaks Elementary, College View
Middle, Daviess County Middle, Apollo High School and
Daviess County High School.
Three others – Sorgho Elementary, Tamarack Elementary
and Burns Middle School achieved Proficient status.
Burns Elementary School is the only DCPS school to
achieve status as a School of Distinction for three
consecutive years.
Apollo and Daviess County high schools have both earned
Distinguished status for the first time. Apollo’s overall
score for 2015 is 75.6 and the DCHS overall score is 75.9.
Southern Oaks Elementary School made significant gains,
moving from Needs Improvement status in 2014 to
Distinguished this year. Tamarack Elementary School
represents one of the district’s greatest successes as they
have moved from the 57th percentile to 82nd and
Proficient status.
Deer Park Elementary and Daviess County High School
are identified as High Performing Schools; and Southern
Oaks Elementary School is a High Performing/High
Progress School.
Supt. Owens Saylor said, “Earning Distinguished status is
wonderful accomplishment. The hard work and personal
contribution of every member of the DCPS family is
reflected in these results. The exciting thing is that there’s
plenty to be proud of but we are always focused on
improvement.”
See Next Pages for Photographs!
DCPS - Kentucky Distinguished District!
Professional Development
Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist
Community Campus Update
Special Events at Our Schools
Healthy Lifestyle Tip
United Way Update
Humana Vitality Re-Screens and Flu Shots
Kentucky Distinguished District
Third Consecutive Year!
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Highland Elementary School celebrated its status as a
2015 School of Distinction with a special event on the
school campus featuring a motorcade with police cars
and fire trucks and a live radio broadcast. Highland
students scored in the 99th percentile – the top 1
percent in Kentucky — on the 2015 Unbridled
Learning state assessment. Pictured at right are the
Highland Hornet (Carrie Munsey), WBKR’s Jaclyn
Graves and Principal Leslie Peveler.
The Burns Elementary School team celebrated its status as a School of Distinction — the only DCPS school earning
this honor for three consecutive years — as the team of Brandy Bishop, Wendy Cooper, Amy Shutt and Heather
Newman proudly displayed their 2015 K-PREP scores on their shirts!
DCPS VxÄxuÜtàxá4Meadow Lands Elementary School
teachers were intensely focused
during Data Day on Sept. 25.
Teresa Howard explains
data analysis of recent student
performance through observations,
hypothesis of practice and
connections for future
performance. Meadow Lands
scored within the 98th percentile
on the Unbridled Learning
state assessment with a
2015 overall score of 78.2,
earning classification as a
Distinguished/Progressing School
and reward as a
School of Distinction.
Apollo High School celebrated the school’s move to
Distinguished status with a special lunch on Oct. 1.
Deer Park Elementary
School staff members
proudly show off their
“Distinguished” T-shirts.
Tamarack Elementary School celebrates one of our
district’s greatest successes as they have moved from the
57th percentile to 82nd and Proficient status.
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While students enjoyed a day off on Sept. 25, East View
Elementary School teachers were hard at work analyzing
Fall MAP data and individual KPREP scores, making
instructional decisions to ensure student success. “I’m so
proud of their hard work,” said Principal Sonya Simpson.
“What an awesome group of educators, striving to make a
difference for every child!”
West Louisville Elementary School teachers worked
together to review the Mathematical Practices and then
discussed examples within their classrooms. Clips from
“The Big Bang Theory” were used as examples. Pictured
here are Allie Lindow, Katie Sims, Judy Ogg and Johnna
Gray.
Margaret Newton and Patrick Hittson collaborate during
Professional Development day at Heritage Park High
School as the staff focuses on student achievement.
The staff at Owensboro Day Treatment/Owensboro
Treatment Center spent the Sept. 25 Professional
Development day learning about the new monitoring
instrument for the KECSAC program. Teachers in two
groups did a jigsaw activity as they learned about the new
indicators, then shared their insights about the indicators.
Pictured above are Kendra Hendrix, Amanda Miller and
Sherry Westerman; below are Chuck Broughton, Travis
Atwell and Lee Heppler.
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Photos above and right:
Daviess County High School teachers participated in a
special activity during the Sept. 25 Professional
Development Day, learning how students create their own
learning targets. DCHS was named a Distinguished/
Progressing school with rewards as a High Performing
School on the Unbridled Learning state assessment.
Left: Donna Bray and Misty Miller, kindergarten teachers at Sorgho Elementary
School, worked to create data boards with recent MAP scores during the Sept. 25
Professional Development day.
Below right: Many of Sorgho Elementary School’s staff members visited A
Simple Path for lunch on Sept. 25. Simple Path is a program at New Life Church
that provides training and education in cooking, food service and restaurant skills.
The program offers a way for residents of homeless shelters to gain independence.
Sorgho is proud to support a great cause that supports many of our students and
appreciated this opportunity to “give back.”
Teacher of the Year Semi-FinalistKaren Mallonee, a Spanish language teacher at College View Middle School, is one of nine
semifinalists for the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Kentucky
Department of Education and Ashland Inc. She is one of three semi-finalists for the state’s
Middle School Teacher of the Year Award.
Winners will be announced Oct. 20 in Frankfort based on classroom visits and personal
interviews. Selection as a semi-finalist was based on applications, which included information
about nominees’ teaching philosophies, teaching experiences, community involvement and
letters of recommendation. Karen was the named the Daviess County Public Schools’
Great Expectations Middle School Teaching Excellence Award winner in August 2014.
VÉÅÅâÇ|àç VtÅÑâáIn my role as College and Career
Readiness Coordinator for the
Daviess County Public Schools
district, I have the opportunity to
interact with so many interesting
and knowledgeable professionals;
administrators, guidance
counselors, teachers, College and
Career Readiness coaches and
admissions personnel from colleges
and universities from all over the
state and region.
Two of the most knowledgeable
individuals in the field of College
and Career Readiness that I have the pleasure of
interacting with on a daily basis are our very own College
and Career Readiness Coaches from Apollo High School
and Daviess County High School — Jeremy Camron and
Susan Colbert.
Jeremy and Susan work hard daily at AHS and DCHS to
ensure Daviess County Public Schools students have the
skills necessary for a successful life after high school.
Though needed skills and skill sets are different for each
student, Jeremy and Susan collaborate with the assigned
senior counselors at each high school to achieve that goal.
Our CCRs wear many hats throughout their work day, but
their main focuses include tracking ACT and Compass
Placement scores for the senior class to ensure students
meet college readiness benchmarks. They act as a resource
and advisor to students in terms of planning for a family-
sustainable career after high school or college; and they
assist students with college applications, financial aid and
other college related questions and needs. Jeremy and
Susan also host numerous college admission and career
speakers to inform our high school students about the
plentiful opportunities that are available in our area.
The month of October has been declared “College
Application and Awareness Month” in Daviess County
Public Schools. Though preparing for life after high
school is a focus all year, every year, it is especially
important in the fall as many high school seniors are
completing college applications in preparation for
acceptance into college. I am proud to say that there are
multiple College and Career activities every day during
the month of October within DCPS. This list is far from
complete, but please take a look at some of the wonderful
opportunities available to our high school students during
the month of October:
Apollo High School Schedule of Events:
Oct. 5 — University of Louisville admissions visit
Oct. 5 — University of Louisville JB Speed School visits