This report card for the 2005 - 2006 school year contains important information about our school, including details about our academic performance, teacher qualifications, learning environment, and more. For a more detailed look at our school, please contact us to see our Expanded Report Card.
We are constantly striving to be our best. The staff of South elementary is committed to providing a quality education with high expectations that will enable all students to learn behavioral and academic lessons that will guide them through life. We believe (1) all children can learn; (2) students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process; (3) the physical environment of the school directly impacts student learning and (4) students learn best in a caring and inviting environment.
Every child is unique in potential and ability. All of our students are encouraged to do their personal best in everything they do. Everyone is provided the opportunity to excel in areas to their fullest potential. All children at South elementary are treated with respect for individual differences and social, emotional, cultural and/or economic backgrounds.
This chart starts with our school’s baseline CATS score from 2000. It shows a goal line from that starting point to our goal of 100 by 2014. Every two years a new point will be added to the chart to show whether we are on track to meet our goal.
| Year | Goal Line | Assistance Line |
School Index Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.6 | 69.4 | |
| 2002 | 73.0 | 68.6 | 73.2 |
| 2004 | 77.3 | 70.4 | 82.1 |
| 2006 | 81.7 | 72.1 | 98.2 |
| 2008 | 86.1 | 73.9 | |
| 2020 | 90.5 | 75.7 | |
| 2012 | 94.8 | 77.4 | |
| 2014 | 99.2 | 79.2 | |
| Standard Error: 0.8 | |||
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’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 | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | ||
| School | 12% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 13% | 6% | |
| District | 12% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 13% | 6% | |
| State | 11% | 10% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 19% | 9% | 25% | 15% | |
| School | 24% | 17% | 25% | 14% | 22% | 8% | 14% | 41% | 14% | |
| District | 24% | 17% | 25% | 14% | 22% | 8% | 14% | 41% | 14% | |
| State | 22% | 20% | 30% | 24% | 35% | 21% | 44% | 48% | 24% | |
| School | 64% | 80% | 65% | 82% | 77% | 88% | 83% | 47% | 81% | |
| District | 64% | 80% | 64% | 82% | 77% | 88% | 83% | 47% | 81% | |
| State | 68% | 70% | 45% | 57% | 57% | 61% | 47% | 27% | 62% | |
| School | 84.4 | 100.6 | 91.9 | 106.2 | 109.9 | 116.3 | 100.2 | 80.5 | 104.1 | |
| District | 84.4 | 100.6 | 91.6 | 106.2 | 109.9 | 116.3 | 100.2 | 80.5 | 104.1 | |
| State | 87.1 | 89.4 | 74.4 | 83.7 | 89.1 | 86 | 76.4 | 62.1 | 84.1 | |
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)* | (EOP)* | (EOP)* | |
| School | 71%tile | 68%tile | 79%tile |
| District | 71%tile | 68%tile | 79%tile |
| State | 58%tile | 54%tile | 65%tile |
| Nation | 50%tile | 50%tile | 50%tile |
| *End of Primary |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| School | 95% | 4.1% |
| District | 94.2% | 1.4% |
| State | 94.3% | 3.3% |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons Violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The only unlocked entrance into the building is the front door. All students and visitors must enter the building through this door. All other entrances remain locked. We have two security doors leading to each hallway. All visitors must enter the office area and sign in to be given access through our security doors. Students are supervised at all times. Backpacks are allowed. However, any suspicious student or backpack is investigated by a supervising staff member.
| Spending per Student |
Student/Teacher Ratio |
% Computers 5 Years Old or Less |
Students per Internet Connected Computer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our School | $4649 | 18:1 | 25% | 5:1 |
| District | $8402 | 16:1 | 60% | 1.4:1 |
| State | $9252 | 15:1 | 3.7:1 |
We are teaching keyboarding and computer literacy so we may incorporate technology use more effectively in our content areas. Our students use technology to access Reading Counts and other computer programs as well as conducting internet research. Our students also produce power point presentations on varioius topics that are broadcast on our local public access television station. All of our classrooms have projectors and wall screens. We also have nine (9) Promethian ActivBoards being used in classrooms.
| # 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 School | 350 | 35 | 2 | 950 |
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.
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % of Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Certification |
0% | 1% | 2% |
| % of Classes Taught by Teachers who Participated in Content-Focused Professional Development |
100% | 100% | NA |
| % of Core Academic Subject Classes NOT Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers |
0% | 0% | 3% |
| Average Years of Teaching Experience | 12.2 | 13.0 | 11.7 |
| % of Classes Taught by Teachers with a Major, Minor or Equivalent in the Subject Being Taught |
100% | 100% | NA |
| B.A. | M.A. | Rank I | Specialist | Ph.D. | Total % of Teachers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Qualification of All Teachers in the School |
13.0% | 88.0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 101% |
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 | 146 | 84.39 | 139 | 100.60 | 156 | 91.91 | 159 | 106.18 |
| White | 144 | 84.69 | 137 | 100.61 | 154 | 92.67 | 157 | 105.99 |
| African American | 1 | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | NA |
| Asian | 1 | NA | 1 | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA |
| Hispanic | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Free/Red Lunch | 63 | 77.11 | 72 | 94.50 | 74 | 84.56 | 75 | 103.88 |
| Non-Free/Red Lunch | 83 | 89.92 | 67 | 107.17 | 82 | 98.52 | 84 | 108.23 |
| Limited English | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Non-Limited English | 146 | 84.39 | 139 | 100.60 | 156 | 91.91 | 159 | 106.18 |
| Disability | 13 | 70.61 | 23 | 97.30 | 21 | 83.33 | 19 | 98.52 |
| No Disability | 133 | 85.75 | 116 | 101.25 | 135 | 93.23 | 140 | 107.23 |
| Male | 87 | 79.98 | 59 | 94.54 | 78 | 98.74 | 98 | 104.44 |
| Female | 59 | 90.91 | 80 | 105.08 | 78 | 85.05 | 61 | 108.95 |
| Students Excluded | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Our Governor's Cup Team finished the year as district champions and 3rd place in the region.
We participate in all of the Corbin Recreation Department sports. We have a 5th Grade Honor's Choir and a school academic team as well as a PRIDE Club and a UNITE Club. We also participate in the Governor's Cup competition. We offer a variety of speciality classes after school and during summer break.
South Elementary's total CATS index was 104.8. Our school also made Adequate Yarly Progress (AYP) as mandated by the federal No child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Our Governor's Cup team finished the year as district champion.
We are constantly striving to improve and become the best we can be. Some specific initiatives include the use of: Promethian ActivBoards, Thinking Maps, Power Verbs, MAP testing, Everyday Math, History Alive, Rigby Literacy, LiPS, small group reading and math, Coach Books, Brain Pop, ESS, Kentucky Instructional Discipline Program, Character Education Program and on-going professional development.
Contact our Principal or your School Council Members using the school phone number , or visit our school office to see the Expanded School Report Card. More testing information and No Child Left Behind data is available at http://www.education.ky.gov/