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Juniata County SD

District Level Plan

07/01/2015 - 06/30/2018

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District Profile

Demographics

75 South Seventh Street

Mifflintown, PA 17059

(717)436-2111

Superintendent: Keith Yarger

Director of Special Education: Lee Bzdil

Planning Process

The planning process began in October 2014 due to a change in administration. The first step was to select members for a planning committee. School principals began the process with the addition of parents, teachers, students, community members, business leaders and educational consultants from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit.

The committee met at various times throughout the fall of 2014. During the first meeting, committee members reviewed the mission and vision statements. Goals, strategies and activities were identified.

The plan was presented to the JCSD School Board for review and approval during the fall of 2014. It was also uploaded to the district website, www.jcsdk12.org for review.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Juniata County School District is to educate our students to accept challenges,pursue goals, and become life-long learners as productive members of society.

Vision Statement

We envision a safe and nurturing learning environment in which:

· Students meet or exceed academic achievement and growth to be successful leaders of a global society

· Students are provided with a rigorous, standards-based, articulated curriculum vertically and horizontally across District

· There is consistent programming and equal opportunities delivered with integrity and throughout the school district

· Students are provided with support and instruction to meet their individual needs and learning styles

· Technology is integrated into the curriculum to enhance and expand learning opportunities

Shared Values

We Believe…

· A commitment to research-based instruction, practices, and strategies in order to ensure opportunities for individual success

· Students learn best in a safe and secure environment that promotes dignity and respect for every individual

· High expectations for academic achievement and social responsibility are the collective responsibility of students, parents, educators, and community members

· Learning is a life-long process

· An effective educational system anticipates, plans, and provides for a solid educational foundation

· All staff and students will become technologically literate

· In providing high quality staff development for all personnel based on identified needs and instructional initiatives

· In encouraging creative thinking, collaborative problem solving, effective decision making, and support of quality goals

Educational Community

County population in July 2013:24,768 (18% urban, 82% rural)

76.9% Homeownership

392 Square Miles

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Juniata County:94.5(less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment:Manufacturing(20.1%),Educational, health and social services(18.8%),Retail trade(11.5%),Construction(10.3%).

Type of workers:

• Private wage or salary:75%
• Government:14%
• Self-employed, not incorporated:10%

Median household income in 2012:$44,991 (PA: $52,267)

People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher:82.5% (PA 88.3%)
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher:11.2% (PA 27%)

2013 student population 2,963

1% multi-racial

<1% Hawaiian/Pacific

<1% American Indian

<1% Asian

<2% African American

<6% Hispanic

>92% White

Fine Arts: Music, Band, Woodworking, Art,

Vocational: Vo-Ag, Building Trades, CADD, and Health Professions

Cyber: Online courses taught by JCSD teachers and outsourced cyber classes.

Limited Diversified Occupations

Low property tax, 486/500 districts in PA with higher tax rates

Planning Committee

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Core Foundations

Standards

Mapping and Alignment

Elementary Education-Primary Level

Explanation for standard areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent":

We do not offer family and consumer sciences at the elementary level. We have not addressed science and technology and engineering education at the elementary level.

Elementary Education-Intermediate Level

Explanation for standard areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent":

We do not offer family and consumer sciences at the elementary level. We have not addressed science and technology and engineering education at the elementary level.

Middle Level

Explanation for standard areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent":

Currently, the District does not offer the programs of "Science and Technology and Engineering Education" or "World Languages" at the Middle School Level.

High School Level

Explanation for standard areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent":

Curriculum

Planned Instruction

Elementary Education-Primary Level

Processes used to ensure Accomplishment:

We have begun to form committees to review curriculum alignment and will update courses as standards are approved.

Explanation for any standards areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent". How the LEA plans to address their incorporation:

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Elementary Education-Intermediate Level

Processes used to ensure Accomplishment:

We have begun to form committees to review curriculum alignment and will update courses as standards are approved.

Explanation for any standards areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent". How the LEA plans to address their incorporation:

Middle Level

Processes used to ensure Accomplishment:

We have begun to form committees to review curriculum alignment and will update courses as standards are approved.

Explanation for any standards areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent". How the LEA plans to address their incorporation:

High School Level

Processes used to ensure Accomplishment:

We have begun to form committees to review curriculum alignment and will update courses as standards are approved.

Explanation for any standards areas checked "Needs Improvement" or "Non Existent". How the LEA plans to address their incorporation:

Modification and Accommodations

Explain how planned instruction contains modifications and accommodations that allow all students at all mental and physical ability levels to access and master a rigorous standards aligned curriculum.

On an individual basis, special education students are provided modifications and accommodations that allow them to participate in the general education curriculum to the fullest extent possible. We are working towards the inclusive practices through our co-taught classrooms.

Instruction

Instructional Strategies

·  Formal classroom observations focused on instruction

·  Walkthroughs targeted on instruction

·  Annual Instructional evaluations

Regular Lesson Plan Review

·  Administrators

Provide brief explanation of LEA's process for incorporating selected strategies.

Teachers with a non-tenured status receive bi-annual formal classroom evaluations from the building administrator using the Danielson Model. All teachers receive an annual evaluation which may consist of a formal evaluation based upon the Danielson Model or a Differentiated Supervision Model. Walk-throughs targeted on instruction are performed on a regular basis.