2011 - Blue Ribbon Schools Program
A Public School
School Type (Public Schools):
(Check all that apply, if any) /
Charter /
Title 1 /
Magnet /
Choice
Name of Principal: Dr. Marc Schaffer Ed.D.
Official School Name: Wood Oaks Jr. High School
School Mailing Address: / 1250 Sanders RdNorthbrook, IL 60062-2906
County: Cook / State School Code Number: 050160270021005
Telephone: (847) 272-1900 / E-mail:
Fax: (847) 480-4834 / Web URL: www.nb27.org
I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2 (Part I - Eligibility Certification), and certify that to the best of my knowledge all information is accurate.
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(Principal’s Signature)
Name of Superintendent*: Dr. David Kroeze PhD Superintendent e-mail:
District Name: Northbrook ESD 27 District Phone: (847) 498-2610
I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2 (Part I - Eligibility Certification), and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate.
______Date ______
(Superintendent’s Signature)
Name of School Board President/Chairperson: Dr. Jennifer Warner
I have reviewed the information in this application, including the eligibility requirements on page 2 (Part I - Eligibility Certification), and certify that to the best of my knowledge it is accurate.
______Date ______
(School Board President’s/Chairperson’s Signature)
*Private Schools: If the information requested is not applicable, write N/A in the space.
The original signed cover sheet only should be converted to a PDF file and emailed to Aba Kumi, Blue Ribbon Schools Project Manager () or mailed by expedited mail or a courier mail service (such as Express Mail, FedEx or UPS) to Aba Kumi, Director, Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Office of Communications and Outreach, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 5E103, Washington, DC 20202-8173.
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PART I - ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION / 11IL3The signatures on the first page of this application certify that each of the statements below concerning the school’s eligibility and compliance with U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) requirements is true and correct.
1. The school has some configuration that includes one or more of grades K-12. (Schools on the same campus with one principal, even K-12 schools, must apply as an entire school.)
2. The school has made adequate yearly progress each year for the past two years and has not been identified by the state as "persistently dangerous" within the last two years.
3. To meet final eligibility, the school must meet the state's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirement in the 2010-2011 school year. AYP must be certified by the state and all appeals resolved at least two weeks before the awards ceremony for the school to receive the award.
4. If the school includes grades 7 or higher, the school must have foreign language as a part of its curriculum and a significant number of students in grades 7 and higher must take the course.
5. The school has been in existence for five full years, that is, from at least September 2005.
6. The nominated school has not received the Blue Ribbon Schools award in the past five years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010.
7. The nominated school or district is not refusing OCR access to information necessary to investigate a civil rights complaint or to conduct a district-wide compliance review.
8. OCR has not issued a violation letter of findings to the school district concluding that the nominated school or the district as a whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes. A violation letter of findings will not be considered outstanding if OCR has accepted a corrective action plan from the district to remedy the violation.
9. The U.S. Department of Justice does not have a pending suit alleging that the nominated school or the school district as a whole has violated one or more of the civil rights statutes or the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
10. There are no findings of violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in a U.S. Department of Education monitoring report that apply to the school or school district in question; or if there are such findings, the state or district has corrected, or agreed to correct, the findings.
PART II - DEMOGRAPHIC DATA / 11IL3All data are the most recent year available.
DISTRICT
1. / Number of schools in the district: / 2 / Elementary schools(per district designation) / 1 / Middle/Junior high schools
0 / High schools
0 / K-12 schools
3 / Total schools in district
2. / District per-pupil expenditure: / 18324
SCHOOL (To be completed by all schools)
3. / Category that best describes the area where the school is located: / Suburban4. / Number of years the principal has been in her/his position at this school: / 5
5. / Number of students as of October 1, 2010 enrolled at each grade level or its equivalent in applying school:
Grade / # of Males / # of Females / Grade Total / # of Males / # of Females / Grade Total
PreK / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 72 / 67 / 139
K / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 82 / 70 / 152
1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 72 / 66 / 138
2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0
3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0
4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0
5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0
Total in Applying School: / 429
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6. / Racial/ethnic composition of the school: / 0 / % American Indian or Alaska Native13 / % Asian
0 / % Black or African American
1 / % Hispanic or Latino
0 / % Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
84 / % White
2 / % Two or more races
100 / % Total
Only the seven standard categories should be used in reporting the racial/ethnic composition of your school. The final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic data to the U.S. Department of Education published in the October 19, 2007 Federal Register provides definitions for each of the seven categories.
7. / Student turnover, or mobility rate, during the 2009-2010 school year: / 2%This rate is calculated using the grid below. The answer to (6) is the mobility rate.
(1) / Number of students who transferred to the school after October 1, 2009 until the end of the school year. / 6
(2) / Number of students who transferred from the school after October 1, 2009 until the end of the school year. / 2
(3) / Total of all transferred students [sum of rows (1) and (2)]. / 8
(4) / Total number of students in the school as of October 1, 2009 / 433
(5) / Total transferred students in row (3)
divided by total students in row (4). / 0.02
(6) / Amount in row (5) multiplied by 100. / 2
8. / Percent limited English proficient students in the school: / 2%
Total number of limited English proficient students in the school: / 7
Number of languages represented, not including English: / 5
Specify languages:
Spanish, Hebrew, Japanese, Serbian, Korean
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9. / Percent of students eligible for free/reduced-priced meals: / 5%Total number of students who qualify: / 23
If this method does not produce an accurate estimate of the percentage of students from low-income families, or the school does not participate in the free and reduced-priced school meals program, supply an accurate estimate and explain how the school calculated this estimate.
10. / Percent of students receiving special education services: / 14%
Total number of students served: / 59
Indicate below the number of students with disabilities according to conditions designated in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Do not add additional categories.
1 / Autism / 0 / Orthopedic Impairment
0 / Deafness / 10 / Other Health Impaired
0 / Deaf-Blindness / 29 / Specific Learning Disability
4 / Emotional Disturbance / 12 / Speech or Language Impairment
0 / Hearing Impairment / 0 / Traumatic Brain Injury
1 / Mental Retardation / 0 / Visual Impairment Including Blindness
2 / Multiple Disabilities / 0 / Developmentally Delayed
11. / Indicate number of full-time and part-time staff members in each of the categories below:
Number of Staff
Full-Time / Part-Time
Administrator(s) / 2 / 0
Classroom teachers / 27 / 0
Special resource teachers/specialists / 18 / 0
Paraprofessionals / 9 / 0
Support staff / 12 / 0
Total number / 68 / 0
12. / Average school student-classroom teacher ratio, that is, the number of students in the school divided by the Full Time Equivalent of classroom teachers, e.g., 22:1: / 17:1
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13. / Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students as a percentage. Only high schools need to supply graduation rates. Briefly explain in the Notes section any student or teacher attendance rates under 95% and teacher turnover rates over 12% and fluctuations in graduation rates.2009-2010 / 2008-2009 / 2007-2008 / 2006-2007 / 2005-2006
Daily student attendance / 96% / 96% / 96% / 95% / 95%
Daily teacher attendance / 98% / 98% / 98% / 98% / 98%
Teacher turnover rate / 0% / 0% / 0% / 1% / 1%
High school graduation rate / % / % / % / % / %
If these data are not available, explain and provide reasonable estimates.
14. / For schools ending in grade 12 (high schools): Show what the students who graduated in Spring 2010 are doing as of Fall 2010.
Graduating class size:
Enrolled in a 4-year college or university / %
Enrolled in a community college / %
Enrolled in vocational training / %
Found employment / %
Military service / %
Other / %
Total / 0 / %
PART III - SUMMARY / 11IL3
At their core, Wood Oaks Junior High School and Northbrook School District 27 have a mission to educate students to succeed in a changing world.Our student population of 425 students enjoys state-of-the-art facilities, a nurturing and award-winning staff, forward-thinking and robust curricula, and a community that unconditionally supports the school, our students, and our staff. To understand the successes and accomplishments of Wood Oaks is to understand the people that make up our learning community.Students always take center-stage, and all curricular decisions, strategic planning, technology development, and school-wide programs and innovations place students at the heart of all decision-making. The Blue Ribbon Program recognizes high performing schools which consistently achieve exemplary performance on state achievements.For us, however, high performance transcends test scores and academic achievement; high performance engenders excellence in supporting and nurturing the whole child, offering the “best-in-class” within our scholastic programs, perpetuating and maintaining strong community partnerships, using cutting-edge technology to support student learning and ensuring that our students are prepared to meet the challenges and demands of the future.
One area where we believe Wood Oaks stands out in front is in the area of instructional technology.We deploy a one-to-one student netbook initiative where all students receive their own personal netbook computer to use at school as well as at home.Providing students with this unprecedented access to technology allows our students to continue their educational journey into the 21st century by giving them access to online textbooks, blogging capabilities, virtual classrooms, and a window to interface with a global marketplace of ideas and cultures.All classrooms at Wood Oaks are equipped with Smartsynch technology allowing instructors to deliver curriculum in a highly engaging and interactive way.As we look to the future, Wood Oaks will continue to explore opportunities to provide instruction outside the walls of the conventional classroom and allow our students to meaningfully interface and problem-solve with other students from around the world all in an effort to increase global competence and cultural sensitivity.
Student academic achievement is enjoyed at all levels at Wood Oaks Junior High School—both within the classroom as well as through our special co-curricular programs. For example, over the last three years, Wood Oaks has been recognized by the State of Illinois for earning the prestigious “Academic Award of Excellence”. This award is given to schools that have at least 90% of the student body meet or exceed standards on the Illinois State Achievement Test (ISAT) for four consecutive years.Wood Oaks students have also taken top honors over the last three years at the State Science Fair with a number of our student projects earning best in category as well as receiving recognitions from private industry. In addition, during the 2008-2009 school year, one of our 8th grade math students represented our school and the State of Illinois at the National Math Counts competition in Orlando, Florida.
Strong student achievement is not only measured by our certificates and awards; it is demonstrated through our unwavering commitment to meet the educational needs of all learners.To this end, Wood Oaks has implemented a stratified system of academic interventions and supports through its RtI model, offering customized student support in the areas of reading, mathematics and writing.Instructional teams use student data from formal and informal assessments to determine areas of need.From these analyses, instructional programming is developed and deployed to meet the academic and educational needs of each individual student.