Warsaw Looks At Test Scores, Enrollment
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
For the English 10 assessment, 2010 was the first year that Indiana students took the exam.
Tom Kline, chief accountability officer for Warsaw schools, said that 329 out of 470 (70 percent) of Warsaw Community High School students passed the exam.
The state average was 62 percent.
Kline said a plan was being put in place to help the 141 students who didn't pass the exam. Remediation courses will be offered and students can retake the exam up to three times per school year.
As for the Algebra I assessment, students can take it once they've completed a full year of Algebra I in school.
Most students take Algebra I between grades 7 and 9, but Kline noted that occasionally sixth graders take the test and recently a fifth grader even took the test.
In the spring of 2009, only 44 percent of Warsaw Schools' students passed the Algebra I test. The state average was 41 percent.
In 2009, 266 WCHS freshmen didn't pass the test and a total of 316 students didn't pass.
With those numbers, the Professional Learning Community was established.
With a plan to provide help to the students that didn't pass, Kline unveiled the 2010 results for first-time testers.
At Edgewood, 96 percent of students passed while at Lakeview 98 percent of students passed. At the high school, 55 percent passed.
Edgewood's 2010 results were a 35-percent increase, while Lakeview's was 12 percent and WCHS's was 38 percent.
Kline was asked how the new testing requirement would affect graduation rates.
Those who fail to pass those tests and complete four years of high school would get a certificate of completion rather than a diploma and that would go into graduation rates.
Board president Deb Wiggins told Kline she thought it would be a good idea for counselors to be available to help students who graduate with a certificate rather than a diploma.
The school board also took a look at enrollment numbers for 2010.
The count day for schools was Friday and Warsaw Community Schools has 6,618 students in the corporation.
At the high school there are 2,060 with 550 at Edgewood and 535 at Lakeview.
Harrison has the largest enrollment of elementary schools with 585 students while the new Claypool has 360.
Eisenhower has 439 students, newly-renovated Jefferson has 502, the new Leesburg has 489, Lincoln has 446, the new Madison has 533 and Washington has 371.
Mainly because of redistricting, Washington saw a decrease of 185 students while Eisenhower dropped 187 students.
Harrison saw the biggest drop with 190 less students.
Overall the corporation is down 54 students from 2009, which, according to Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott, results in about $5,000 per student less to the school from the state.
During the corporation's building reports, Jamie Lake with Kovert Hawkins said contractors will work on fixing a basketball court at Leesburg Elementary.
The court apparently has too steep of a grade and according to board member Dan Robinson he's received more complaints on that than any other issue with new buildings.
The board also approved a host of change orders for projects.
This week is homecoming week for Warsaw which is highlighted by Warsaw taking on Goshen in football Friday night where the homecoming king, queen and court will be crowned.
WCHS student council president Jake Kolton gave the board a rundown of homecoming activities.
Kolton also told the board that the parade will start at 5 p.m. this year and will take the same route as it did last year.
The theme for the parade is cartoons.
Wendy Long gave the board presentation on English as a second language programs. Long informed the board that 17 percent of all WCS students enrolled are as she termed them "English Language Learners".
In other business:
The Good Shepherd Church in Winona Lake, Dekko Foundation, Teacher's Credit Union and Zimmer Corporate Giving all were recognized for donations made to the school board.
Stacy Huffer also was recognized for being a Top Ten Teacher of the Year.
Students Myra and Vanessa Malagon were recognized for achieving the high score in Indiana for a National History Day project.
Student Zack Rooker was recognized for his third-place finish nationally for a National History Day project. The project was to show innovation in history impacting change. Rooker said he decided to show how innovation negatively affected history and did his project on Adolf Hitler and his "Final Solution".
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For the English 10 assessment, 2010 was the first year that Indiana students took the exam.
Tom Kline, chief accountability officer for Warsaw schools, said that 329 out of 470 (70 percent) of Warsaw Community High School students passed the exam.
The state average was 62 percent.
Kline said a plan was being put in place to help the 141 students who didn't pass the exam. Remediation courses will be offered and students can retake the exam up to three times per school year.
As for the Algebra I assessment, students can take it once they've completed a full year of Algebra I in school.
Most students take Algebra I between grades 7 and 9, but Kline noted that occasionally sixth graders take the test and recently a fifth grader even took the test.
In the spring of 2009, only 44 percent of Warsaw Schools' students passed the Algebra I test. The state average was 41 percent.
In 2009, 266 WCHS freshmen didn't pass the test and a total of 316 students didn't pass.
With those numbers, the Professional Learning Community was established.
With a plan to provide help to the students that didn't pass, Kline unveiled the 2010 results for first-time testers.
At Edgewood, 96 percent of students passed while at Lakeview 98 percent of students passed. At the high school, 55 percent passed.
Edgewood's 2010 results were a 35-percent increase, while Lakeview's was 12 percent and WCHS's was 38 percent.
Kline was asked how the new testing requirement would affect graduation rates.
Those who fail to pass those tests and complete four years of high school would get a certificate of completion rather than a diploma and that would go into graduation rates.
Board president Deb Wiggins told Kline she thought it would be a good idea for counselors to be available to help students who graduate with a certificate rather than a diploma.
The school board also took a look at enrollment numbers for 2010.
The count day for schools was Friday and Warsaw Community Schools has 6,618 students in the corporation.
At the high school there are 2,060 with 550 at Edgewood and 535 at Lakeview.
Harrison has the largest enrollment of elementary schools with 585 students while the new Claypool has 360.
Eisenhower has 439 students, newly-renovated Jefferson has 502, the new Leesburg has 489, Lincoln has 446, the new Madison has 533 and Washington has 371.
Mainly because of redistricting, Washington saw a decrease of 185 students while Eisenhower dropped 187 students.
Harrison saw the biggest drop with 190 less students.
Overall the corporation is down 54 students from 2009, which, according to Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott, results in about $5,000 per student less to the school from the state.
During the corporation's building reports, Jamie Lake with Kovert Hawkins said contractors will work on fixing a basketball court at Leesburg Elementary.
The court apparently has too steep of a grade and according to board member Dan Robinson he's received more complaints on that than any other issue with new buildings.
The board also approved a host of change orders for projects.
This week is homecoming week for Warsaw which is highlighted by Warsaw taking on Goshen in football Friday night where the homecoming king, queen and court will be crowned.
WCHS student council president Jake Kolton gave the board a rundown of homecoming activities.
Kolton also told the board that the parade will start at 5 p.m. this year and will take the same route as it did last year.
The theme for the parade is cartoons.
Wendy Long gave the board presentation on English as a second language programs. Long informed the board that 17 percent of all WCS students enrolled are as she termed them "English Language Learners".
In other business:
The Good Shepherd Church in Winona Lake, Dekko Foundation, Teacher's Credit Union and Zimmer Corporate Giving all were recognized for donations made to the school board.
Stacy Huffer also was recognized for being a Top Ten Teacher of the Year.
Students Myra and Vanessa Malagon were recognized for achieving the high score in Indiana for a National History Day project.
Student Zack Rooker was recognized for his third-place finish nationally for a National History Day project. The project was to show innovation in history impacting change. Rooker said he decided to show how innovation negatively affected history and did his project on Adolf Hitler and his "Final Solution".
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