Student Learning

STUDENT LEARNING

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

STUDENT SUCCESS

North Platte Public School Website

Nebraska Department of Education Website

United State Department of Education Website

School Board Members

Jean Anderson

Kimberley Kaschke

Julie Nielsen

James Paloucek

Kathy Phares

Justin Schwartz

2012-2013 District Administration
Marty Bassett

Superintendent
Gayle Sharkey

Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Stuart Simpson

Business Manager
Chris Vieyra

Student Services

TamiEshleman

Human Resources

The Nebraska Department of Education initially supported having local development, administration, and reporting of assessments in the core subject areas. State writing had been administered through the Nebraska Department of Education. TheSchool-based, Teacher-led Assessment Reporting System (STARS) was utilized until Spring 2009 for Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments. STARS assessments have been replaced with Nebraska State Accountability Assessments (NeSA). The following is a comparison of the two assessment systems.
STARS / NeSA
Design of Test
Individual school districts were allowed to develop their own standards and tests, as long as they met or exceeded state standards for rigor. / State-developed assessments
Administration of Assessments
Since a school comparison was never intended under the STARS assessment system, NDE did not prescribe a standardized testing procedure for districts to follow. Assessment retakes were allowed, and often led to increased numbers of students who qualified as “proficient.” Some schools (districts) reported elevated proficiencies due to the allowance of student retakes (sometimes using the same form). / NeSA administration of assessments is highly controlled. (Examples of testing procedures:)

• Teachers are not given access to tests prior to testing date
• Student accommodations are strictly limited
• Students must take tests within specified testing windows under strict testing conditions.
• Teacher directions and responses are scripted
• Etc.

Comparative Data and Published Results
As directed by NDE, schools across the state developed their own assessments of the state standards for the purposes of allowing individual teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in student learning and their own instruction. While the quality of each assessment was judged rigorously by the NDE, these assessments were never intended as a tool to provide comparisons of individual schools and/or districts.
Nebraska's system did not allow an "apples-to-apples" comparison between schools. / Comparisons between schools and districts can be made, since the testing is uniform for all students.
Schools and Districts will be ranked, based on results.
Nebraska is compelled to publish the list because it accepted State Fiscal Stabilization Funds as part of the federal stimulus package.
Information taken from State of Schools Report at

Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) - Reading
Percent Proficient
All Students
All Grades
2009-2010 / 72.95 %
2010-2011 / 70.78 %
2011-2012 / 73.81 %

Percent Proficient By Grade

NeSA statewide tests in grades 3-8 and 11 were administered for the first time in spring 2010. The tests measured the newly revised Nebraska reading standards and determined whether Nebraska students were proficient on standards.

Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) – Writing
Overall Performance Percentages for All Students Meeting or Exceeding Standards
Grade 4 Only
Grade 04
2007-2008 / 87.16 %
2008-2009 / 80.97 %
2009-2010 / 74.70 %
2010-2011 / 87.54 %
2011-2012 / 89.97 %

Grade 8 and 11

Grade 08 / Grade 11
2011-2012 / 58.48 / 71.69

Students in Grades 8 and 11 were administered online writing assessment. The assessment was modified from years past. The new assessment was not comparable to past data.

Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) –Mathematics

NeSA Mathematics assessment was first administered during the 2010-2011 school year.

Percent Proficient

All Students

All Grades
2010-2011 / 51.81 %
2011-2012 / 65.98 %

Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) – Science
NeSAScience assessment was first administered during the 2011-2012 school year.
Percent Proficient
All Students
All Grades
2011-2012 / 66.90 %

Membership Trends

Prekindergarten through 12th Grade

Race and Ethnicity

Membership Trends

Student Eligible for Free/ Reduced Priced Meals

Students in Special Education Programs

Attendance Rate

School Mobility Rate

*Starting in 2008-2009, the determination of mobility rates is made from individual student data.
Language Arts
Graduation Requirements
Number of Years:
This district requires 4.00 years of Language Arts coursework. 92.89% of all Nebraska school districts require high school students to complete 4.00 years of Language Arts
Mathematics Graduation Requirements
Number of Years:
This district requires 3.00 years of Mathematics coursework. 78.66% of all Nebraska school districts require high school students to complete 3.00 years of Mathematics.
A total of 5 math and/or science classes are required for graduation. Students can take 2 math and 3 science or 3 math and 2 science classes to meet graduation requirements.

Graduation Rate

Student Groups / Graduation Rate / # Graduates
All students / 79.93% / 223
Male / 74.31% / 107
Female / 85.93% / 116
Students eligible for free and reduced lunch / * / *
Special Education Students / 66.67% / 24
English Language Learners / * / *
Hispanic / 69.70% / 23
American Indian/Alaska Native / * / *
Asian / * / *
Black or African American / * / *
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander / * / *
White / 83.12% / 192
Two or More Races / * / *

Federal Accountability: Cohort Four-Year Graduation Rate

The Cohort Four-Year Graduation Rate is calculated by dividing the number of students in a cohort who graduate with a regular high school diploma in four years or less by the number of students in the Graduation Cohort. The Cohort Four-Year Graduation Rate will be used by NDE for reporting beginning with the 2011 Graduation Cohort using NSSRS longitudinal data. The 2011 Cohort Four-Year Graduation Rate will be used for the AYP Other Academic Indicator for high school in 2011-2012. This rate is based on the standards published by the US Department of Education.

A student belongs to a Graduation Cohort based on the school enrollment status. A cohort represents the set of students sharing an expected graduation year. The expected graduation year is determined by adding four years to the school year when the student reaches 9th grade for the first time and remains unchanged. The 2011 graduation cohort is the group of students who entered 9th grade for the first time in the 2007-08 school year.

The cohort is “adjusted” by adding any students transferring into the cohort and by subtracting any students who transfer out, emigrate to another country, or die during the time before the expected graduation year. The High School Diploma Recipients count does not include certificates of achievement/attendance, alternative awards or General Education Diplomas (GED), those students remain in the denominator.

DATA SOURCE:Nebraska Student and Staff Record System

Receipts
2010-2011 School Year
Receipts / Percent
County Receipts / $495,613.00 / 1.29 %
Federal Receipts / $5,829,394.00 / 15.15 %
Local Receipts / $18,313,637.00 / 47.60 %
Other Receipts / $37,490.00 / 0.10 %
State Receipts / $13,794,536.00 / 35.86 %
Total Receipts / $38,470,670.00

Receipts and Expenditures are based on 2010-2011 financial information. Financial reporting ends August 31st of each year. Student and staff information is based on 2011-2012 data collected in late June of each year. State of the Schools report is released in November.

Expenditures
2010-2011 School Year
2010-2011 Expenditures / Expenditures / Percent
All Instruction Expenditures / $18,668,669.00 / 51.51 %
Central Administration Expenditures / $1,349,080.00 / 3.72 %
Federal Expenditures / $5,530,216.00 / 15.26 %
Maintenance & Operation Expenditures / $3,666,264.00 / 10.12 %
Office of the Principal Expenditures / $2,290,965.00 / 6.32 %
Other Expenditures / $508,848.00 / 1.40 %
Support Services - Pupils Expenditures / $2,025,686.00 / 5.59 %
Support Services - Staff Expenditures / $2,203,291.00 / 6.08 %
Total Expenditures / $36,243,019.00
Percentage and Countof Teachers with Master's Degrees

Years / Count / Total with Master’s Degrees / Percentage
2007-2008 / 295.40 / 131 / 43.38%
2008-2009 / 293.90 / 138 / 46.15%
2009-2010 / 296.00 / 134 / 44.37%
2010-2011 / 275.95 / 123 / 44.09%
2011-2012 / 280.30 / 120 / 42.40%
Average Years
of Teaching Experience
Years / State Average Years of Teaching Experience / District
2007-2008 / 15.30 / 17.18
2008-2009 / 15.19 / 16.98
2009-2010 / 15.26 / 16.34
2010-2011 / 15.24 / 16.14
2011-2012 / 15.19 / 15.42

Average Teacher Salary

Years / State Average Teacher Salary / District
2007-2008 / $43,629 / $46,886
2008-2009 / $44,968 / $48,242
2009-2010 / $46,227 / $49,249
2010-2011 / $47,402 / $50,025
2011-2012 / $48,154 / $49,364

Annual Report to Patrons 2011-2012 (Page 1)