– Commonwealth of Kentucky –

DISTRICT REPORT CARD

for the 2005 - 2006 school year

Campbell County

Ronald Strong, Superintendent
101 Orchard Ln
Alexandria,
KY
41001
Phone: (859) 635-2173,
Fax: (859) 448-2439
Email: Anthony.Strong@Campbell.kyschools.us
District Enrollment: 4786

Our School Board Members

Gary Combs
Mike Combs
Susan Dunn-Fangman
Chuck Eifert
Chairman
Richard Mason

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This report card for the 2005 - 2006 school year contains important information about our district, including details about our academic performance, teacher qualifications, learning environment, and more. For a more detailed look at our district, please contact us to see our Expanded Report Card.

About Our District:

Campbell County Schools is locate in Northern Kentucky and encompasses the cities of Alexandria, California, Cold Spring, Highland Heights, Melbourne, Wilder and Woodlawn. Campbell County Schools is the third largest school district in Northern Kentucky, offering a rigorous academic program to all the students it serves. The district includes 8 schools. Campbell County High School serves more than 1,500 students in grades 9-12. Campbell County Middle School serves more than 1,100 students in grades 6-8. Campbell County Central serves as the district’s alternative school offering educational opportunities to students who cannot be served by the main-stream schools. Five elementary schools - Campbell Ridge, Donald E. Cline, John W. Reiley, Grant’s Lick and Highland Heights – serve a total of 2,100 students. The school district employs nearly 750 people and has a working annual budget in excess of $35 million.

How Our District Ensures Educational Equity:

The mission of the Campbell County School District, in partnership with students, staff, parents, and community, is to provide the best possible education for ALL students in a safe environment, enabling them to become contributing, successful citizens and lifelong learners. This mission is stressed by all staff members and the board of education which is committed to equitably allocating district resources to best serve the entire student population.

How We Are Doing

Kentucky uses the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) to hold schools accountable for student progress. CATS has three parts: the Kentucky Core Content Tests, the national Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and other measures, including attendance, retention and dropout rates. These elements make up a school’s CATS Performance Score for every two-year period. The goal is that by 2014 nearly all students will score proficient or distinguished.

Kentucky Core Content Tests:

Kentucky’s tests rate student performance as either Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, or Distinguished. These categories translate into a scale of 0-140, with 100 being considered proficient. This chart compares our school’s performance with the schools in our district and throughout Kentucky.

KCCT
Test		 2005
Reading		 2006
Reading		 2005
Mathematics		 2006
Mathematics		 2006
Science		 2006
Social Studies		 2006
Writing		 2006
Arts &
Humanities		 2006
PL/VS
4th 7th 10th 4th 7th 10th 5th 8th 11th 5th 8th 11th 4th 7th 11th 5th 8th 11th 4th 7th 12th 5th 8th 11th 5th 8th 11th
Novice District 12% 4% 12% 13% 5% 11% 21% 22% 28% 16% 15% 23% 9% 17% 22% 14% 13% 16% 17% 14% 10% 23% 24% 19% 13% 14% 16%
State 11% 8% 11% 10% 7% 14% 25% 23% 32% 19% 24% 31% 7% 22% 24% 19% 17% 19% 9% 19% 14% 25% 24% 23% 15% 18% 18%
Apprentice District 25% 28% 57% 25% 34% 52% 30% 40% 31% 25% 42% 31% 35% 39% 39% 25% 48% 49% 62% 68% 61% 53% 35% 35% 25% 50% 27%
State 22% 30% 51% 20% 30% 45% 30% 41% 33% 24% 42% 31% 35% 35% 37% 21% 42% 40% 44% 54% 54% 48% 28% 30% 24% 43% 27%
Proficient/Distinguished District 62% 68% 31% 62% 61% 37% 50% 38% 41% 59% 44% 46% 56% 45% 39% 61% 39% 35% 21% 18% 29% 23% 41% 47% 62% 35% 57%
State 68% 62% 39% 70% 63% 40% 45% 36% 34% 57% 34% 38% 57% 43% 39% 61% 41% 41% 47% 27% 32% 27% 48% 47% 62% 39% 56%
Academic Index District 82.4 90.2 72.8 83.3 85.9 76.2 77 72.4 73.2 86.2 78.4 78.7 86.4 77.2 70.8 86.9 75.4 76.4 61.4 61.7 68.7 60.4 68 76 83.9 71.1 80.3
State 87.1 87 77.4 89.4 87.2 78 74.4 71 66.3 83.7 69.5 69.7 89.1 76.6 69.6 86 75.4 77.1 76.4 63.4 67.9 62.1 72.8 77.1 84.1 71.6 79.9

National Norm Referenced Test:

The national norm referenced test used in Kentucky, the CTBS, allows us to compare the basic skills of our students with national benchmarks established in 1996. These scores are reported in percentiles, or the percentage of students who fell below a particular score on the test. For example, “60%ile” indicates that the average student in our school scored equal to or better than 60 percent of all students across the nation who took the test.

National Norm
Reference Test
(CTBS)		 Reading Language Arts Mathematics
(EOP)* 6th 9th (EOP)* 6th 9th (EOP)* 6th 9th
District 54%tile 64%tile 61%tile 50%tile 53%tile 50%tile 67%tile 69%tile 57%tile
State 58%tile 61%tile 58%tile 54%tile 53%tile 50%tile 65%tile 63%tile 51%tile
Nation 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile 50%tile
*End of Primary

Other Measures:

The third component of CATS is our school’s performance in attendance, retention*, dropout rate and, for successful transition to adult life. Data in these tables reflect our performance during the 2004 - 2005 school year.

* The percent of students who had to repeat the grade.

  Attendance
Rate		 Retention
Rate		 Dropout
Rate		 Graduation
Rate
District 95.2% 5.4% 0.7% 85.9%
State 94.3% 3.3% 2.3% 82.9%
College Military Work Voc/Tech
Training		 Work &
PT School		 Not
Successful
50.6% 3% 12.3% 25% 5.1% 3.9%
54% 2.2% 27.5% 5.4% 7% 3.9%

Our Learning Environment

School Safety:

Here’s what we are doing to make our school safe for our students.

Visitors are Required
to Sign In		 All Parents Received the
District Discipline Code		 % of Classrooms with
Outside Phone Line
Yes Yes 100%
Violation # of Reported
Incidents		 # of Students
Suspended		 # of Students
Expelled
1st Degree Assault 0 0 0
Drug Violation 9 4 7
Weapons Violations 1 0 3

Procedures in Place in Our School for Drug and
Weapons Detection:

Security cameras have been installed inside and outside the building at Campbell County High School. District wide detection provided on a frequent and random, unannounced basis by K-9 resources, district-wide preventative programs are provided via Title IV and K-9 resources, district-wide hotline number for contraband and other safety-related issues; all schools have crisis manuals on file that outline procedures; CCMS and CCHS have drug detection kits to share and use if needed; all district schools work with and/or participate in community programs during Red Ribbon Week. All buildings have secured entrances. CCMS and CCHS have full-time School Resource Officers on site.

Student Resources

  Spending per
Student		 Student/Teacher
Ratio		 % Computers
5 Years Old or Less		 Students per Internet
Connected Computer
District $8622 16:1 91% 3.5:1
State $9252 15:1   3.7:1

How We Use Technology to Teach:

Campbell County Schools work diligently to integrate technology into the curriculum by using it to teach reading strategies; measure comprehension; aid in the writing process; collect, organize & analyze data; create an environment conducive to learning; research various topics using teacher-selected Web site and doing independent research; and through distance learning, bring experts into the classrooms. We employ 2 instructional resource specialists who work with students and teachers to develop, plan and implement teaching/learning strategies, using various technology resources.

Parental Involvement

  # of Students Whose
Parent/Guardian Had
at Least One Teacher
Conference		 # of Parents/
Guardians Voting in
School Council (SBDM)
Elections		 # of Parents/Guardians
Serving on the School
Council (SBDM) or its
Committees		 # of Volunteer
Hours
Our District 3244 371 64 65165

Teacher Qualifications

The preparation and experience of our teachers also is important to our success. These numbers do not include administrators, guidance counselors, or library media specialists. Upon request, our district will provide information about the qualifications of your child’s teachers and teachers’ aides.

  District State
% of Teachers with Emergency
or Provisional Certification		 4% 2%
% of Classes Taught by Teachers who Participated
in Content-Focused Professional Development		 100% NA
% of Core Academic Subject Classes NOT Taught
by Highly Qualified Teachers		 27% 3%
Average Years of Teaching Experience 10.1 11.7
% of Classes Taught by Teachers with a Major, Minor
or Equivalent in the Subject Being Taught		 99% NA
  B.A. M.A. Rank I Specialist Ph.D. Total
Teachers
Professional Qualification of All Teachers
in the District		 108
32.9%		 160
48.8%		 60
18.3%		 0
0%		 0
0%		 328
100%

Kentucky Core Content Testing by Sub-groups:

This chart shows the average test scores for student sub-populations in our school. In cases where there are fewer than 10 students in a group “NA” appears for not applicable.

Student
Sub-Population		 Reading Mathematics
2005 2006 2005 2006
Students Index Students Index Students Index Students Index
All Students 982 81.78 1046 81.77 985 74.19 992 81.11
White 949 81.95 1011 81.93 963 74.43 966 81.14
African American 8 NA 16 NA 8 NA 5 NA
Asian 6 NA 8 NA 3 NA 6 NA
Hispanic 5 NA 2 NA 5 NA 3 NA
Free/Red Lunch 265 73.34 294 72.02 231 59.55 275 69.14
Non-Free/Red Lunch 717 84.94 752 85.91 754 78.59 717 85.59
Limited English 10 NA 3 NA 2 NA 8 NA
Non-Limited English 972 81.78 1043 81.81 983 74.29 984 81.09
Disability 144 58.69 160 58.48 126 42.81 145 52.53
No Disability 838 85.69 886 86.02 859 78.74 847 86.11
Male 495 76.52 563 77.00 518 72.33 492 81.40
Female 487 86.98 483 87.26 466 76.35 500 80.91
Students Excluded 3 NA 3 NA 2 NA 7 NA
Our district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability in employment or provision of services.

ACT Five Year Trend:

The ACT is America’s most widely accepted college entrance exam. It assesses high school students’ general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. All Kentucky juniors are required to take the ACT,  beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, because of  an action of the 2006 Kentucky Legislature. This chart shows our schools progress on the ACT over the past five years.

  English Math Reading Science Composite
2002 District 19.00 20.40 20.20 20.40 20.10
State 19.30 19.30 20.40 20.10 19.90
2003 District 19.40 20.90 21.00 20.70 20.70
State 19.50 19.30 20.60 20.30 20.10
2004 District 19.40 20.90 20.90 20.80 20.60
State 19.60 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20
2005 District 19.90 20.60 20.80 20.70 20.70
State 19.70 19.60 20.70 20.30 20.20
2006 District 19.70 21.20 20.80 20.90 20.80
State 20.00 19.80 20.90 20.40 20.40

Other Important Information About Our District

State Contest Results:

Allison Colvin, CCMS, received her National Board certification. The district's total of nationally board certified teachers is now 17. CCMS LEGO Robotics team placed 1st in state competition. CCHS Senior Ronnie Keates was named a National Merit Scholar. CCHS Speech Team had 14 regional winners and 4 state semifinalists. CCHS academic team won the district Governor’s Cup for the 8th consecutive year, 2nd in the region, placed 3rd in state on the AMC-12 Math competition.

Extracurricular Activities:

Each of our seven schools offers students a selection of extracurricular activities varying from the traditional student government, drama and athletics to more creative offerings such as speed stacking, skiing and Mandarin Chinese. All students are invited to participate in activities.

Awards and Recognitions:

Web site of the month by Kentucky School Board Association’s monthly publication – Sept. 2006 Dave Enzweiler named Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children Teacher of the Year Erica Thomas named Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children Counselor of the Year Roseann McCafferty named one of Top 24 finalists for Ashland Oil Teacher of the Year

What We are Doing to Improve:

We focus on differentiation to meet the diverse learners' needs as well as the gifted/talented and struggling students'needs. Student work is analyzed at every level, technology is used to enhance student learning, and strategic intervention is in place in all schools. Our focus is on academic rigor, relevance and respectful relationships.

How to Get More Information:

Contact our Superintendent or School Board Members using the district phone number , or visit our district office to see the Expanded District Report Card. More testing information and No Child Left Behind data is available at http://www.education.ky.gov/