Who we are… Special Populations Core Subject Completion Breakdown **Completed as of April 16, 2012.

VR Tech at a Glance

Who we are…

0%20%40%60%80%

57%

34%54% 61%

34%46%

31%

71% 63%

VR Tech Students Who:

53%

7%

5%

15%

0.50%

0.02%

74%

23%

10%

17%

15%

15%

Free & Reduced Lunch

School of Choice

English Language Learners

Special Education

Teen Parents

Returning Drop-Outs

Comparison of VR Tech and Holland HighVR Tech Holland High

Special Populations

Core Subject Completion Breakdown

135

27

190

7

151189

65

362

24

238192

69

281

20

177202

36

315

20

184192

41

267

15

165

910

238

1415

86

915

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2009/2010 Summer 2010

2010/2011 Summer 2011

2011/2012

Elective

English

Math

Science

Social Studies

Total

**Completed as of April 16, 2012

Standardized Testing Results

2010

2012

141516

ACT Av-erages

Scores

2010 2011 20120%

20%

40%

60%

80%

% of Students Who Scored Above 15

2010 2011 20120%

20%

40%

% of Student Who Scored Below 12

% of Students

While VR Tech’s ACT score average only went up a small amount the number of student scoring above 15 went up more significantly. Even more importantly the number of student scoring below 12 was reduced dramatically. Teachers taught lessons to prepare the students 3 days a week beginning in December to help increase test scores.

% of Students Who Scored Above 15

Successes

Proud to have

returned to HHS 2010-2011.

2009

/201

0

2010

/201

1

2011

/201

20

1020304050

Graduates or Returned to HHS

Graduates or Returned to HHS

*As of April 16, 2012

Life After VR Tech

VR Tech’s first graduating class June 2010.

HHS

Comm

unity

Col

lege

Mili

tary

Trade

Sch

ool

Wor

k

Undec

ided

0

4

8

12

16

201020112012

Attendance

1st Tri...0

1

2

3

4

5

Average Absences per Stu-

dent

VR TechHHS

Average Daily Attendance

Cross Compar-

ison

4.24

4.28

4.32

4.36

VR Tech

HHS

The cross comparison is a direct comparison between the average number of absences VR Tech students had for the 1st trimester at VR Tech compared to the average number of absences that the same students had the 1st trimester of their last year at Holland High.

86%

88%

90%

92%

94%

96%

98%

VR TechHHS

Absences

Parent Teacher Conferences

Fall C

onfe

renc

es

Win

ter C

onfe

renc

es

05

10152025303540

2009-2010

2011-2012

2009-2010

Increases in Parents attending conferences can be directly attributed to the efforts of staff. The following efforts were made:

• Individual phone calls were made to each student’s home• Food was served• Community Agencies and Businesses were made

available to parents:

Angel Food Ministries, Back to Health Wellness Chiropractic Center, Belman’s Bakery, Boys and Girls Club, City of Holland Human Relations Commission, Community Action House, Holland Hospital, Pathways of Michigan, Tulip City Beauty School, Young Lives

Students and Parents at Conferences

Social Justice Award

“In Education, the Social Justice award went to the Holland Public Schools VR Tech School. During its first year the school expected about 60 students to participate but more than double the number of students enrolled. This educational program is a true example of social justice, as it has encouraged many students who had fallen behind to catch up on their school credits and others who have dropped out to return and work on their diploma.”

*Taken from www.cityofholland.org

Michigan Association of School Administrators

Winners Circle Award

The goal of the Winners’ Circle is to give recognition to members whose leadership has launched or adapted an effective program or practice, that achieves results, and that could be replicated in other districts.

VR Tech was given this award in the Winter of 2012.

Connecting with Community “Behind the Scenes” Career Talks

Back to Health Wellness Chiropractic Center Holland Hospital Dietician Lighthouse Insurance

Community College/Trade School Presentations ARMY Careerline Tech Center EVEREST Institute GRCC Tulip City Beauty College Wyo-Tech Baker College Davenport College ITT Technical Institute Michigan Institute of Aviation M-Tec

Representative from Lighthouse Insurance.

Representatives from Tulip City Beauty School.

…Connecting with Community Student Council 2010-2011

VR Tech Honors Society recognition HPS Family Connect Night (Homeless Program) HPS Pumpkin Math Day West K-7 School Carnival

Thursdays Lunchtime Hang-Out at Boys and Girls Club

VR Tech Staff Girls Anger Management Group Hygiene Item Collections For FIT students Writing Workshop with Mr. Assaf

Family Connect Night.

Student Council 2009-2010.

Connecting with Community AmeriCorp Community Networking Center for Women In Transition

Healthy Relationships Workshops Christ Memorial Church

Angel Food Network Disability Network-Lakeshore

Youth Employment Summit Gateway Pre-school

Holiday poster project Storytime/Playtime/and P.E. time tutors

Pathways Real Talk for men.

Ms. Lucy with the Youth Employment Summit.

Connecting with Community Maple Avenue Church

VR Tech Choir Pathways of Michigan

“REALTALK” Boys Support Group Young Life

“Young Lives” Teen Moms Group Ridge Point Community Church

Honors Society Induction Sewing Group Weight Lifting Group Prom Graduation

Washington Square Business Association Art Gallery Project Banner Project Halloween Fall Festival

Teen Moms waiting for Young Lives.

The Washington Square Fall Festival.

Pride

GraduatesVR Tech High School