Portland Public Schools

Portland Public Schools

District Annual Education Report

2005-2006

Overview of District

Accreditation Status

Education Yes!-The Michigan Department of Education grants accreditation to schools via the Education Yes! program. During the 2004-2005 school year, all four district buildings completed a rigorous self-assessment. With few exceptions, Portland Public Schools are “Systematically and Consistently Meeting Criteria”.

School Report Card

The Michigan Department of Education has established the School Report Card to provide an assessment of several measures of a school’s performance:

	Oakwood Elementary		Westwood Elementary		Middle School		High School
Component	2004-2005	2005-2006	2004-2005	2005-2006	2004-2005	2005-2006	2004-2005	2005-2006
Student Achievement Status	88.8 (B)	92.0 (A)	88.8 (B)	86.6 (B)	77.8 (C)	88.3 (B)	71.1 (C)	71.2 (C)
Indicators of School Performance	76.0 (C)	83.0 (B)	94.0 (A)	95.0 (A)	92.0 (A)	95.0 (A)	87.0 (B)	95.0 (A)
Preliminary Grade	84.0 (B)	89.0 (B)	90.0 (A)	89.0 (B)	83.0 (B)	90.0 (A)	76.0 (C)	79.0 (C)
AYP Status	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP	Met AYP

Composite Grade	B	A	A	B	B	A	C	C

North Central- Portland High School has been accredited through the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement since 1911. PHS currently holds an NCA Outcomes Accreditation endorsement.

Specialized Schools

Special Education: Some district students are transported to programs located in and operated by Ionia Public Schools and Ionia County Intermediate School District. These programs serve our lower incidence special needs population and are not available in the local district.

Vocational Education: Over 70 Portland High School students attended Heartlands Institute of Technology last year. Heartlands is a county-wide program offering over 15 different career training programs located in the Ionia High School complex.

Alternative Education: Portland Public Schools offers an alternative education program for those students who are not able to achieve academic success in the regular educational setting. This program operates under the auspices of Adult and Community Education.

Retention Rate

The term retention refers to the proportion of pupils who have not dropped out of school in the preceding school year. The State of Michigan calculates this rate, and for the 2004-2005 school year was 95.6%. Student support programs and programs such as Alternative Education assist in keeping the district retention rate high. The retention rate for the 2003-2004 school year was 97.8%.

School Improvement Plan

Identifying needs, setting goals and developing and evaluating action plans is what school improvement is all about. The School Improvement Teams include parents, business and community leaders and school staff who work together to formulate goals and action plans. The teams analyze achievement data, survey data and data from other sources to formulate goals and action plans.

Each building in the district established a School Improvement Team to facilitate site-based decision making, establishing building-level goals to support the attainment of district-level goals. Copies of the building level Annual Report, which contains school improvement goals and plans, as well as student achievement data, are available by contacting the school office.

Student Assessment Data

MEAP Data

The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests are administered each year to the district’ 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, and 11^th grade students. The results of the 2005 MEAP tests are as follows:

(Note: Figures represent the percentage of test students who score in the respective level of achievement. For elementary and middle school tests, Level 1 is “Exceeds Michigan Standards”; Level 2 is “Met Michigan Standards”; Level 3 is “At Basic Level”; and Level 4 is “Apprentice”. For high school tests, Level 1 is “Exceeds Michigan Standards; Level 2 is “Met Michigan Standards”; Level 3 is “At Basic Level”; and Level 4 is “Not Endorsed”.)

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