Lake Washington School District 2010-2011 Annual Report

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2010-2011Annual Report

InsideDistrict at a Glance 2, 4Year in Review 3, 5-6Teaching & Learning 7-11Academic Performance 12-15Technology 16-17Facilities 18-22Parent/Community Connections

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Financial Information 24-25Educational Options 26-27

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District at a GlanceBy the Numbers:

• 24,330studentsreceivedinstructionfrom1,518classroomteachers.

• 30teachersachievedNationalBoardCertificationin2010,thehighestprofessionalcertificationateachercanobtain.

• 170teachersnowhaveNationalBoardCertification.• 3.2millionsquarefeetofbuildingspace.• 158communityvolunteersprovided4399hoursof

mentoringand/ortutoringtodistrictstudentsin22schoolsthroughtheLINKS(LookingIntotheNeedsofKidsandSchools)program.

• 91.9%on-timegraduationratefromthefourcomprehensivehighschools.

• 9,000studentsrideMetroandschoolbuseseachday,over1,345,000milesperyear.

• $96,340donatedbydistrictstafftoUnitedWay,tohelpourcommunity.

• 22studentsnamedNationalMeritSemifinalists.• 27schoolsactivelycomposttheirfoodwaste.• 20%lesselectricityand30%lessnaturalgasper

squarefootwereusedin2010-11thanusedfiveyearsago.

• Anadditional400,000kWhofelectricityweresavedin2009-2010,a1.8%declinefromlastyear’susage.

• Over$865,000indonationstothedistrictapprovedbytheschoolboard

Dr.ChipKimballSuperintendent

JackiePendergrassSchool Board President, Dist. 111/95-11/11*

NancyBernardSchool Board, Dist. 311/97-11/13*

ChristopherCarlsonSchool Board, Dist. 211/07-11/11*

RaviShahaniSchool Board Vice President, Dist. 511/03-11/11*

DougEglingtonSchool Board, Dist. 42/89-11/13*

*Date first appointed or elected to date current term ends.

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Year in ReviewYear in review 2010-11 – Growing Lake Washington SchoolsThe2010-11schoolyearmarkedthethirdconsecutiveyearofenrollmentgrowthinLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrict.Withmostofthatgrowthcomingattheelementarylevel,schoolsinseveralpartsofthedistrictfeltadistinctsqueezeastheytriedtofindplacesforalltheirstudents.

Thatspaceneedmadetheongoingplanningforthedistrict’schangeingradeconfigurationstartingin2012-13evenmoreimportant.Bymovingsixthgradeoutofelementaryschoolsandintomiddleschools,thepopulationsqueezeatelementarywilllessen.Thenewmiddleschoolswillstillservethreeclasses,gradessixthrougheight.Thehighschoolswillfeelthepinchasninthgradersareadded.

MeetingsinSeptemberandOctobergaveparentsandcom-munitymembersachancetolearnmoreaboutwherethepopulationgrowthishappeningandtolookatalternativeplansforthatgrowth.TheresultofthecommunityinputwasalevymeasureontheballotinFebruary.ThatmeasureaskedforfundingtoaddontoRedmondHighSchoolandEastlakeHighSchool,andtoaddanewchoiceschoolthatwillfocusonScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath(STEM).Thelevypassedandworkbeganimmediatelyforthesenewbuildingprojects.

Atthesametime,thefinalyearofworkonthenewLakeWashingtonHighSchoolwasunderway.Whileexcitementaboutthenewbuildinggrew,awell-attendedfarewelleventgavealumniachancetoseetheoldbuildingonelasttime.ThenewFinnHillJuniorHighwasalsoinprogress,gettingreadytoopeninthefall.Sevenotherschoolswereindif-

Awards & AchievementsThe Washington Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Plan-ners International (CEFPI) gave Robert Frost Elementary the “2010 Polished Apple Award.” That award is their highest architectural honor. This is the fourth Polished Apple presented to a school in Lake Washington School District.

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District at a GlanceStudents:

• Male–51.8%• Female–48.2%• Hispanic/Latinoofanyrace–9.1%• AfricanAmerican/Black–1.8%• AmericanIndian/AlaskanNative–0.4%• Asian–16.9%• NativeHawaiian/OtherPacificIslander–0.3%

• White–67.2%• TwoorMoreRaces–4.4%

Staff:

• Numberofclassroomteachers:1,518• Averageyearsofteachingexperience:12.8• TeacherswithatleastaMastersDegree:64.3%

Schools:

• Numberofschools:50• Enrollment:24,330• Freeorreducedpricemeals:12.0%• SpecialEducation:12.4%• Transitionalbilingual:5.9%• Unexcusedabsence:0.1%• Annualdrop-outrate(10-11):2.1%• On-timegraduationrate(10-11):91.9%• Extendedgraduationrate(2010):93.1%

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Year in Reviewferentstagesofplanningandconstruction,asdescribedinthefacilitiessectionofthisreport.Thanksagaintovotersforpassingthe2006bondmeasurethatisfundingtheseschoolbuildingtransformations.

Gradereconfigurationisnotjustaboutspaceconsider-ations,however.Juniorhighandhighschoolprincipalsusedthe2010-11schoolyeartocometoagreementoncommonbeliefsandaframeworkforhowtheywillapproachthesenewgradeconfigurations.Thejuniorhighprincipalsstudiedresearchandbestpracticestodeveloptheirownmiddleschoolmodel.Theworkdonethisyearonthisacademicmodelwillensurethatthischangealsohelpsthedistrictimprovetheeducationalopportunitiesaffordedstudents.

Thedistrict’sboardofdirectorswasactivelyinvolvedinthereconfigurationprocessthroughlisteningtoparentsinses-sionsaimedatgettingafeelforparents’hopesandfearsforthenewsystem.Parentswereparticularlyconcernedabouttheemotionalimpactonstudentsandstaffofthismajorchange.

Whileelementaryschoolswillseelesschangewiththisnewconfiguration,thereweremanychangesin2010-11forthatlevel.Elementaryparentsgotonlineaccesstogrades,whichmadeiteasierforparentstotrackstudentprogressorintervenewhenstudentswerenotdoingaswell.Itwasthefirstyearforanewelementarymathcurriculum,enVisionMath.Teachersspenttimeinclassesduringthesummertolearnmoreaboutthisnewcur-riculumandtopreparetoteachit.

Elementaryparentteacherconferencestookonanewprocessthisyear.Studentssetgoalsfortheirownprogress,whichtheysharedwithparentsduringhalfoftheconference.Theotherhalfgaveteachersandparentsachancetotalkabouthowstudentsaredoingandhowparentscansupporttheirstudents.ThesenewconferencestookplaceinOctober.Afollow-upconferenceinJanuaryprovidedacheck-inonhowthestudentwasprogressingtowardtheirgoals.

9,000 students rode Metro andschool buses each day, over1,345,000 miles per year...TO THE MOON—and back nearly3timesTO THE MOON—and back nearly

Awards & Achievements

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John Muir Elementary School was one of 94 schools statewide that received the 2010 School of Distinction Award. The Center for Edu-cational Effectiveness (CEE) and Phi Delta Kappa Washington State Chapter present the award. These schools are honored for outstand-ing improvement in student achievement.

Unfortunately,theothertrendinadditiontoenrollmentgrowthisthetrendtowardyearlybudgetcutsfromthestate.Fortunately,ourincreaseinstudentpopulationhelpsspreadfixedcostsacrossmorestudents,whichmeanswecanstretchwhatdollarswegetjustalittlefurther.Thisyearcontinuedthestatebudgetcuts,withareductioninfundingthathadkeptclasssizesingradesK-4lower.Theproposedbudgetfor2011-12includesasmallincreaseinclasssizeinthosegrades.Thedistrict’ssolutiontoastatecutintwodayscompensationtoteacherswastopayforthosetwodaysthroughlocallevydollarsandusethosedaysforschoolreconfigurationpreparation.

AnationalstudyofschooldistrictefficiencyplacedLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictamongthoseinthestateofWashingtonwithhighachievementandlowcost.Thestudy,bytheCenterforAmericanProgress,reviewedstandardizedtestscoresandexpendituresforschooldistrictsnation-wide.LakeWashingtonwasplacedinthetoptierforhighachievementandthetoptierforlowestcost.

WeexpectLakeWashingtonSchoolDistricttocontinuegrowinginsizeandacademicperformanceinthe2011-12schoolyear.

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Carol Nicholson, a second grade teacher at Elizabeth Blackwell Elemen-tary School, was one of the winners of the 19th annual Golden Apple Awards. KCTS 9 honored seven individuals and three programs. The award recognized them for making a positive difference in Washington state elementary and secondary education.

Teaching & LearningNew elementary grading system, conferencingPartofthedistrict’sfocusonEveryStudentFutureReadyinvolvestheuseofstandards-basedteaching,assessingandreportingsystems.Anewreportcardsystemimple-mentedin2010-11fortheelementarygradesisdesignedtoprovidestudents,parentsandteacherswithinforma-tiononhowwellstudentsareperformingastheyprogressthroughthecurriculum.Thereportingsystem:

• IsbasedonestablishedTeachingandLearningFrameworkstandards

• Reflectswhatstudentshavelearned• Involvesstudentsmeaningfully• Providesforobjective,consistent,andclear

feedback• Communicatesusefulinformationtoparents,

studentsandteachersaboutstudentprogresstodirectandencouragefuturelearning

• Connectslearning,teaching,andassessment

Akeyfeatureofthereportcardisthatstudentsaregradedseparatelyoninterdisciplinaryskillsandattributeslikeef-fortandcooperationfromwhattheylearninacademicsub-jectslikemathandwriting.Contentareagradesmeasurewhetherornotastudenthasmasteredaconceptorskill.Theydonotgradewhetherthatstudenttriedhard,turnedintheirworkontimeorfollowedtherules.Nowitisclearifastudentislearninginterdisciplinaryskillsandiftheyarelearningspecificcontentknowledge.


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Local nonprofit Committee for Children honored Lake Washington School District at its 30th anniversary gala event. The district and several other organizations received a Visionary Leadership Award for outstanding work.

Teaching & LearningThereportcardslookdifferent:contentareasdonothavelettergrades.Instead,marksaremadeonascaleofonethroughfour:

• One=notatstandard• Two=approachingstandard• Three=atstandard• Four=exceedsstandard

Elementary grades now onlineIn2010-11,parentsofelementaryschoolstudentsinLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictgainedbetteraccesstomoreinformationontheirstudent’sprogressthaneverbefore.Parentscanaccessanonlinegradebookthatshowsas-signmentandtestresults,ratherthanhavingtowaitforareportcardtoseehowtheirstudentisdoing.

TheonlinegradebookisavailablethroughParentAccess,aweb-basedparentinformationtoolwhereparentscanalsocheckstudentattendance,lunchaccountbalance,andapplytobeavolunteerattheirstudent’sschool.Parentsofjuniorhighandhighschoolstudentshavehadaccesstoasimilaronlinegradebookforthreeyears.Becauseparentsnowhavemoreinformationontheirstudent’sprogressthroughouttheyear,thedistrictreducedthenumberofreportcardsissuedeachyeartotwo,downfromthree.

Parent-teacher conferences add studentsParent-teacherconferenceshavebeenjustthatinLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictforyears:achanceforparentsandteacherstodiscussastudent’sprogress.In2010-11,theyaddedonemoredimension:students.Intheseconfer-ences,studentssetgoalsandreflectontheirworkwith


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Transition Academy received Provail’s Wyckoff Corporate Partnership Award, in recognition of efforts to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. LWSD was nominated because of the exceptional services provided to students through the work of the Transition Academy. The Transition Academy also received a “Reach for the Stars Outstanding Community Advocate” award from Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Washington.

significantadultsintheirlives.Becauseofthechangetostudent-involvedconferences,parentsaremoreinvolvedinacademicgoalstheirchildhassetforhimorherselfandbetterunderstandhowtosupportattainingthesegoals.Thereisalsotimeduringconferencesforparentstoprivatelydiscussissueswiththeteacherwithoutthechildbeingpresent.

Planning for school configurationJuniorhighprincipalsspentconsiderableamountsoftimedeterminingwhatshapemiddleschoolsinthedistrictshouldtakewhenthedistrictmovestoaK-5,6-8and9-12gradeconfigurationinthefallof2012.Theyresearchedbestpracticesinmiddleschoolsandstudiedessentialrequirementsforhealthyadolescentdevelopment.Afteridentifyingpromisingmiddlelevelpractices,systemsandstructuresthroughtheirresearch,theprincipalscametoagreementaroundacommonmiddleschoolframework.

Thisworktakesintoaccountstaterequirements.Itensuresthatstudentswillbeontheirwaytomeetingthedistrict’sStudentProfile,thedocumentthatdescribestheknowl-edge,skillsandattributesstudentsneedtograduate,preparedforcollege,preparedfortheglobalworkplaceandpreparedforpersonalsuccess.

Themiddleschoolmodeloffersaprogramthathelpsstu-dentstransitionfromanelementaryexperiencetoahighschoolexperience.Eachschoolhasdevelopedtheirownprogrambasedonthecommonmiddleschoolframework.Dependingontheirapproach,theaveragestudent’ssched-ulemaylookdifferentfromschooltoschool,asitdoesnow.

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Fifty-eight district students were selected for the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) All-State and All-Northwest honor music ensembles. Twenty-one students were selected for All-North-west music ensembles. Thirty-seven were selected as All-State music ensemble members. These students travelled to Spokane over Presidents Day Weekend to perform at the WMEA conference.

Highschooladministratorsalsospenttimediscussingtheirchangefromthree-yeartofour-yearprograms.Whiletheyaremakingalessfundamentalchangetotheireducationalprogram,theydevelopedasetofbeliefstatementstoguidetheirmovetothenewconfigurationandtoensurethatincomingninthgradersfeelconnected,valued,andchal-lengedastheyenterhighschool.

Professional learning community developmentOurschoolscontinuetofocusondevelopingProfessionalLearningCommunities(PLCs)withintheirschools.InaPLC,educatorscometogetheronaregularbasis,committedtoworkingcollaborativelyinongoingresearchprocessestoachievebetterresultsforthestudentstheyserve.PLCsprovidejob-embeddedlearningforteachers.

TeachersinPLCsusecollectiveinquiryintobestpracticeandcurrentreality.Theyareorientedtoactionandtore-sults.Theyarenotacademicexercises.

OnefocusofPLCsistoshiftfromensuringthatstudentsaretaughttoensuringthatstudentslearn.Teachersusefourcriticalquestionsinthatfocus:

1. Whatisitweexpectourstudentstolearn?

2. Howwillweknowifeachstudenthaslearnedit?

3. Howwillwerespondwhensomestudentsdonotlearnit?

4. Howwillwerespondwhensomestudentsalreadyknowit?

Teaching & Learning


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Four students from Redmond High School (RHS) were recognized as part of the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) sponsored by the College Board. Marco Alban-Hidalgo and Zachary Camara achieved Scholar status in this program. Joseph Costello and Alexan-der Pereira achieved honorable mention status for this program.

Teaching & LearningAnsweringthesequestionshelpsteacherssystematicallyprovideinterventionstothestudentswhoneedtheminatimelymanner.

Asecondfocusisacultureofcollaboration.Historically,teachershavehadtoworkinisolation,rarelyhavingtheopportunitytosharetheirworkwithotherteachers.Bycol-laboratinginteams,teacherscansharegoals,strategies,materials,pacing,questions,concernsandresults.Work-ingtogether,theycananalyzeandimprovetheirclassroompractice.Ourdistrict’sWednesdayLEAPtimeprovidesop-portunityforteachercollaboration.

ThefocusonresultsiscriticaltoensuringPLCworkgoesdi-rectlytowardstudentlearning.Thesecollaborativegroupscancreatesystematicandtimelystructuresandprocessesthattakedataandmakeitusefulandactionableforteachers.

PLCsareapotenttooltoimprovelearninginourdistrict.Teacherswillcontinuetodevelopandworkinthesegroups.


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Joseph Wu, a senior at Lake Washington High School, was named one of two Washington state winners of the 2010 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. This award is a signature program of the Siemens Foundation administered by the College Board.

Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) and High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) results show increasesLastyear,thewatchwordforstatetestingwas“new,”withbrandnewtestsatallgradelevels.Thisyear,onlytheEndofCourse(EOC)examsinmathforsecondarystudentswerenew.Othertestswerecomparabletotheyearbefore.TheresultsforLakeWashingtonreflectedincreasesinmostgradesandmostsubjects.Districtaveragescontinuetoscoresignificantlyhigherthanstateaverages,from15to20percenthigherinmostgradesandsubjects.

Sciencescoresshowedsignificantincreasesforbothstateanddistrictscores.Changesinthesciencestandardstestedingradesfiveandeightledtothosedifferences.Districtsciencescorescontinuetoshowthegreatestdifferencecomparedtothestateaverageofanysubject.(See chart at right for 2010-11 MSP/HSPE scores.)

End of Course (EOC) exams are newEOCscoreslistedfor10thgradematharethepercentageofstudentsmeetingstandardonthetestattheendofthecourse,nomatterwhatgradetheyarein(gradessixthrough12).EOCMathYear1isAlgebrawhileYear2isGeometry.(See chart at right for 2010-11 EOC scores.)

MoreinformationabouttheMSPandHSPEresultsfor2010-2011isavailableonthedistrictwebsite.

Academic Performance


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Gabriel See, a ninth grader at Renaissance School of Art and Reason-ing (RSAR), was featured in the September issue of Popular Science Magazine. He was honored as one of the top 10 high school inven-tors for 2011. Gabriel designed a Lego robot for automated DNA assembly.

Academic Performance2010 and 2011 MSP/HSPE Scores

MSP/HSPEReading Math Writing Science

2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 20113rd - LWSD 88 88 73 77 * * * *

3rd - State 72 73 62 62 * * * *

4th - LWSD 84 85 72 77 80 82 * *

4th - State 67 67 54 59 61 61 * *

5th - LWSD 86 85 71 75 * * 58 80

5th - State 70 68 54 61 * * 34 56

6th - LWSD 80 87 71 79 * * * *

6th - State 65 71 52 59 * * * *

7th - LWSD 81 75 78 74 86 87 * *

7th - State 63 56 55 57 70 71 * *

8th - LWSD 82 87 61 70 * * 78 85

8th - State 69 69 52 50 * * 54 62

HSPE: 10th - LWSD 91 92 66 See EOC 93 94 71 74

HSPE: 10th - State 79 82 42 SeeEOC 86 86 45 50

*Subjectnottestedatthisgrade.

End of Course (EOC) EOC Math Year 1 EOC Math Year 2

All Grades LWSD 80 82

All Grades State 62 73


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Six Lake Washington School District students (Rasan Cherala, Amit Burstein, Michael Przystupa, Timothy Jugovic, Matthew Kennedy and Ethan Chan) graduated from the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) Program hosted by the Museum of Flight in Seattle. WAS is a competitive educational program for high school juniors from across Washington state. These students were among the 160 who qualified for the Washington Aerospace Scholars Summer Residency program from the 247 students who applied in November 2009.

Academic PerformanceSAT scores riseLWSDseniorsintheclassof2011scoredhigheroverallontheSATthanstu-dentsfrompreviousyears.Districtstudentscontinuetoscorewellabovestateandnationalaverages.Scoresinthedistrictincreasedincrementally,uptwopointseachinreadingandwritingwhiledecreasingonepointinmath.Atthesametime,Washingtonstateandnationalscoreswerelowerinreadingandmath.Statescoresremainedstableinwritingwhilenationalaveragesfellthreepoints.

Overthelastfiveyears,averageSATscoresinWashingtonandnationallyhavefallenorremainedthesame.Atthesametime,LakeWashington’saveragescoreshaveincreased11pointsincriticalreading,nineinmathand16inwrit-ingonaverage.

ACT scores – up as wellWhilestatemeanscoresforcollege-boundstudentsfellslightlyinallcatego-riesthisyear,LWSDstudentsscoredhigherinallfouroftheACTtests(English,Mathematics,ReadingandScience)andimprovedtheiraveragecompositescore.Inaddition,LakeWashingtonstudentscontinuetoshowsignificantlygreatercollegereadinessthanstateaveragesandmorethantwicethenationalaverageformeetingallfourbenchmarkscores.Thedistrict’saveragecompos-itescorerosebythreetenthsfrom2010to2011,reaching25.6,comparedtothestateaverageof22.8(down.2),andthenationalaverageof21.0.Atthesametime,thenumberofLWSDstudentstakingthetestincreased,risingfrom408in2010to421in2011.

SAT Scores

Critical Reading Mathematics Writing

2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011 2009 2010 2011

LWSD 559 560 562 574 573 572 551 555 557

State 524 524 523 531 532 529 507 508 508

National 501 501 497 515 515 514 493 492 489

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Academic Performance

More students take AP Tests; percent passing drops slightlyAdvancedPlacement(AP)isanationalprogramdesignedtopreparesecondaryschoolstudentsforhighereducation.Studentshavetheopportunitytoearncollegecreditsorad-vancedcollegestandingbytakingAPcoursesandpassingAPexamswithascoreof3orhigher(outof5).

APclassesareopentoallhighschoolstudentsinthedistrict.Coursesvaryfromschooltoschool.Availabilityofclassesisbasedonenrollmentandstudentinterestateachschool.

MorestudentshavetakenAPexamsoverthepastthreeyears,up325examsfrom2008-09.Evenwithmoreexamsbeinggiven,thepassratehasremainedhigh,rangingfrom77-80percenteachyear.TopassanAPexam,studentsmustreceiveascoreof3,4,or5).

Advanced Placement 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

# of Exams Given 2,406 2,555 2,731

Pass % 78% 80% 77%

ACT Composite Scores 2009 2010 2011

LWSD 25.1 25.3 25.6

State 22.8 23.0 22.8

National 21.1 21.0 21.0

Awards & AchievementsNineteen Lake Washington School District students were selected as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. As finalists, these students qualified to receive National Merit Scholarships, including $2500 awards, corporate-sponsored scholarships or college-sponsored scholarships. About 15,000 students nationally were named finalists in this competition.


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Artwork by Annie Kim, a senior at Redmond High School, was selected as a Regional Winner in the 2011 Regional High School Art Show. Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) sponsored the show.

TechnologyField-testing 1:1 ComputingDuringthe2010-11schoolyear,LWSDexpandedthenetbooktesttoincludefiveelementaryschoolsandninesecondaryschools.

AtSandburg,Blackwell,Thoreau,RockwellandFranklinElementarySchools,eachgrade-levelteamreceivedoneclasssetof32netbookstoshare.Duringtheyear,teachersatthesefiveschoolsattendedtrainingsanddevelopedles-sons.Theygavevaluableinputintowhatwasworking.Theyalsogaveinputonwhatwasneededforconsistentclass-roomexperienceswhenusingnetbookstobetterintegrate21stcenturyskillsintothecurriculum.

Inthesecondaryschools,over70classroomsetsof32netbooksweredeployedtoteamsofteachersinvarioussubjectsinninesecondaryschools.RoseHillJuniorHighseventhgradersreceivedonenetbookforeverystudent.Liketheelementaryteachers,staffmembersattendedtrainings,developedlessonsandsharedtheirlearningwithotherteachers.Thisinputisbeingusedtohelpimplement1:1computinginallsecondaryschoolsby2015.Thegoalistoprovidestudentsanytime,anywhereassuredaccesstocomputers.Thesecondaryandelementarynetbookprogramswerefundedoutofthetechnologylevypassedin2010.

Inadditiontothehardware,bothelementaryandsecond-aryteachersreceivedongoingtrainingthroughouttheyear.Thistrainingfocusedonbestpracticesarounduseofthenetbooksasatooltosupportthecurriculumand21stcenturyskills.Allteachersreceivetrainingonthestandardsoftwareprogramsthatareoneverystudentcomputer.Inaddition,LWSDteachershavebeenactivelyparticipatingin

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TechnologyMicrosoft’sPartnersinLearningprogram,whichprovidesinnovativewaystoimprovehowteachersteachandstu-dentslearn.

LWSD Online Learning 2010-2011OnlinelearninginLakeWashingtonSchoolDistricttookafewgiantstepsforwardin2010-11.InAugust2010,theSchoolBoardpassedapolicyandproceduresauthoriz-ingandimplementingonlinelearninginthedistrict.Usingtheseguidelines,theLWSDOnlineAcademywaslaunched.TheAcademyoffersarichandchallengingsetofonlineclassesforhighschoolstudents.ClassesaredevelopedandtaughtbyLWSDteachers.

Initsfirstyearofexistence,theOnlineAcademyofferedfiveclasses:OnlineHealth,OnlineWashingtonHistory,OnlineUSGovernment,OnlineEnglish9andOnlineWorldHis-tory9.Duringthesecondsemesterof2010-11,fourLWSDteachersstaffedandranthesefiveonlineclasses.Eighty-sevenstudentstookpart.Inaddition,plansforcreatingandaddingadditionalonlineofferingstothecurrentmenuwerepursued.

Upgraded TechnologyDuring2010-11,thedistrictupgradeditswirelessandnetworkinfrastructurebyimplementingaCiscoWirelessNetwork802.11ABGN.Itupgradedthesupportingwiredinfrastructuretosupportend-to-end1GBspeeds.Class-roomprojectorswerealsoreplaced.Thenewprojectorsarebrighter,clearerandmoreenergy-efficient.Inaddition,operatingsystemsaroundthedistrictwereupgradedtoWindows7andOffice2010.Thisupgradecontinues

Awards & AchievementsBret Crane (Redmond Junior High), Robin Hoover (Finn Hill Junior High), Matt Palmer and Kim West (LWSD Technology Integration Team) attended the 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum on July 28-29 at the Microsoft main campus in Redmond. The teachers showcased projects that demonstrated the creative ways they are us-ing technology in the classroom. Only 100 teachers from across the country represented the U.S. at the forum.

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School Construction ContinuesLWSD’sfour-phasemodernizationprogramwillsystemati-callymodernizeallitsbuildings.Theorderofthesemod-ernizationswasbasedonareviewoftheconditionofallbuildingswhentheprogrambegan.Thoseschoolsmostinneedreceivedhigherpriority.Eachphaselastsforaneight-yearperiod.Atthestartofeachphase,thebuildingsscheduledformodernizationareexaminedindetailandaplanisdevelopedtoupdatethemtothedistrict’seduca-tionalspecifications.(Formoreinformationoneducationalspecifications,visittheconstructioninformationsectionofthedistrictwebsite).Adecisionisthenmadewhetheritismorecosteffectivetorenovatethecurrentbuilding,includ-ingthecostofhousingstudentsduringtheproject,ortobuildanentirelynewschoolbuilding.

Thefirstphaseofmodernizationbeganin1998withthepassingofabondmeasure.Thisphasewascompletedontimeandonbudgetin2006.Asecondbondmeasurewaspassedin2006forthesecondphaseofthemodernizationprogram.Thisphaseiscurrentlyunderway.Twoschoolsalreadyhavebeencompleted(CarsonElementaryandFrostElementary).Ninemoreareintheprocess.Anupdateonthemodernizationprojectsthatwereunderwayduringthe2010-11schoolyearfollows.

• Lake Washington High School’snewgymnasiumandathleticcomplexopenedontimeinMay2010.Constructioncontinuedontherestoftheschoolforanon-timefall2011opening.

• Finn Hill Junior High SchoolandEnvironmental & Adventure School’sconstructioncontinued.Theschoolsopenedontimeinfall2011.

• John Muir Elementarybuildingconstructionbeganafterdelaysinthebuildingpermittingprocess.

• ThedesignofthenewA.G. Bell Elementaryhasbeencompleted.Demolitionofthegymandlibrarywingenabledexcavationforthenewgym,commonsandreplacementschooltooccur.

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• ThenewHelen Keller Elementaryprojectdesignwascompletedinthespringof2011.Theprojectbidwaswithinbudget.ConstructionbeganinJuly2011.

• TheInternational Community SchoolandCommunity Schoolcampuswasinthedesignprocess.

• TheRose Hill Junior HighandStella Schola Middle Schoolbuildingwasinthefinalstagesofdesign.

• ThedesignofBen Rush Elementaryhasbeencompleted.Portionsofthenorthwingoftheschoolhavebeenremovedtoallowforthestartofearthwork.

• Carl Sandburg ElementaryandDiscovery Community Schoolcampusdesignwascompletedandtheprojectbidwithinbudgetinthespringof2011.

Capital Levy ProjectsAcapitallevypassedin2006fundedmajormaintenanceprojectsthatgobeyondregularbuildingmaintenance.Thesemajorprojectsincludeupgradestobuildingsystemsandreplacementofsystemsbasedonalifecyclepriorityreviewprocess.Thelistthatfollowsshowstheprojectscompletedin2010-2011:

• Alcott Elementary-totalheatingsystemreplacementinclassrooms

• Blackwell Elementary-lightingreplacementinlibraryandgym

• Eastlake High School-boilerreplacement

• Einstein Elementary-lightingreplacementinlibraryandgym

• Evergreen Junior High-portableexteriorlightingupgrade

• Inglewood Junior High-boilerupgradeandgymfloorreplacement

• Juanita Elementary-upgradeofdaylightdimminglightingcontrol

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• Juanita High School-totalreplacementoffieldhouseboilersandpoollighting

• Kamiakin Junior High-totalheatingsystemreplacement

• Kirk Elementary-exteriorlightupgrade

• Kirkland Junior High-ventilationcontrolsupgrade

• Lakeview Elementary-portablesexteriorlightupgrade

• Mann Elementary-gymventilationcontrolupgrade

• McAuliffe Elementary-roofreplacementandsolarPVinstallation

• Mead Elementary-totalheatingsystemreplacementinclassrooms

• Redmond Elementary-lightingreplacementinlibraryandgym

• Redmond Junior High-ventilationcontrolsupgrade

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• Redmond High School-hallwayandlibrarylightingupgrade

• Resource Center-carpetreplacementandlightingcontrolsinstallation

• Rockwell Elementary-totalheatingsystemreplacementinclassrooms

• Rosa Parks Elementary-ventilationupgradenearroof

• Smith Elementary-totalheatingsystemreplacementinclassrooms

• Support Services Annex-lightingandcontrolsupgrade

• Thoreau Elementary-exteriorlightingupgrade

• Wilder Elementary-fullinsulationreplacementnearexteriorwalls

Saving Resources, Saving MoneyInthe2010-2011schoolyear,thedistrictcontinuedtosaveenergyandotherutilitycosts.Anadditional400,000kWhofelectricitywassaved.Thatamountstoa1.8%dropinusefromthepreviousyear.Afteradjustingforthecolderweatherversusthepreviousyear,thedistrictalsosaved42,500thermsofnaturalgas.Altogether,thisrepresentsnearly$70,500incostsavings.Thesesavingswereduetothecompletionofseveralimportantbuildingupgradesandthecontinuedsupportfromstudentsandstaffinmaximiz-ingenergyefficiency.

Totalelectricityusedpersquarefootcontinuestodecline.Thedistrictisnowusingnearly20%lesselectricityand30%lessnaturalgaspersquarefootthanfiveyearsago.Inaddition,thankstosmarterweather-basedcontrollers,ir-rigationwaterconsumptiondeclinedanother38%thisyearforasavingsofover$26,000.Thatisdown60%fromtwoyearsago.Thedistricthasalsohadcontinuedsuccessinlunchroomwastereduction.Recyclingandcompostingpro-gramshavenowreducedtrashbillsby$71,000comparedtotwoyearsagowhentheinitiativebegan.

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The King County Green Schools Program honored Sandburg/Discov-ery and Wilder Elementary Schools for completing the program’s Level Two. Sandburg/Discovery and Wilder were two of 27 schools complet-ing Level Two. There are three levels in the green schools program. Level One focuses on improving recycling programs and focusing on waste reduction. Level Two engages in energy conservation practices such as turning off lights in unoccupied rooms. Level Three involves learning about and engaging in water conservation practices.

Community ProjectsGenerousschoolandcommunitygroupsmakeasignifi-cantdifferencetoourdistrictinmanyways.Onewayistopartnerwiththedistrictonfacilitiesprojects.Byworkingtogether,thedistrictandcommunitygroupscanpoolbothfinancialresourcesandlabortobenefitschools.Duringthe2010-11schoolyear,30communityprojectswerecompleted.Thevalueofdonationsandmaterialsfortheseprojectswasapproximately$105,000.Herearesomeofthehighlights:

• PlaygroundequipmentaddedatEinstein Elementary, Dickinson ElementaryandThoreau Elementary.

• EnhancementstostagelightingandsoundsystemsatTwain Elementary, Rosa Parks ElementaryandFrost Elementary.

• ExtensivelandscapingprojectscompletedatSandburg Elementary, Dickinson Elementary, Kirk Elementary, Mann Elementary, Kamiakin Junior HighandJuanita High School.

Whilewecannotputadollarvalueontheirvolunteertime,manycommunityvolunteersputincountlesshoursontheseprojects.Therewereoutstandingeffortsbyvolun-teergroupsfromOverlakeCommunityChurch,Comcast,Microsoft,MahlumArchitectsandCascadeDesignCollab-orative.Thesegroupsdidmajorgroundsclean-up,paintedportables,paintedmapsonblacktopsandhelpedteacherswithsoftwaretrainingandclassroomprep.

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Kamiakin Junior High was selected by the National Association of Middle School Principals (NAMSP) as one of the top five schools of the year.

Parent/Community ConnectionsParentandcommunityinvolvementinschoolsisimportant.Beingactivelyinvolvedintheeducationofyourchildorvolunteeringyourtimetomentorotherscanmakeahugeimpactontheirlives.

Volunteers are the heart of our classroomsThereareover10,800approvedvolunteersworkinginourschoolseachyear.Someofthesevolunteersareparentswhochaperonefieldtripsordances.Othersarecommunitymemberswhospendonehourwithastudenteachweekservingasalunchbuddy.Eitherway,volunteersareveryim-portanttotheschoolstheyserveandtothestudentstheyworkwith.VisittheVolunteeringwithLWSDsectionofthedistrictwebsitetofindouthowtoapplyandgetinvolved.

LINKS volunteers make a difference in the classroomLINKS(LookingIntotheNeedsofKidsandSchools)isanLWSDprogramfundedbytheLakeWashingtonSchoolsFoundationwiththehelpofgenerousfoundationsanddonors.LINKSrecruitsandplacescommunityvolunteersinschools.Duringthe2010-11schoolyear,158communityvolunteersprovided4,399hoursofmentoringand/ortutor-ingtodistrictstudentsin22schoolsthroughLINKS.

ThereareseveralwaysthatLINKSvolunteershelpstudentlearningacrossthedistrict.Theyserveasmentors,tutors,classroomtutorsorlunchbuddies.Alunchbuddyisavol-unteerwhomeetswiththesameelementary-agestudentforonehour(overlunchandlunchrecess)eachweek.Somevolunteersserveasone-on-oneacademicmentorsforstudentswhileothersoffertheirhelpduringafterschoolstudyprogramsorintheclassroomwithgroupsofstudents.VisittheLINKSsectionofthedistrictwebsiteformoreinformation.


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Nancy Pfaff was one of four teachers statewide selected as a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). She teaches at Horace Mann Elementary School.

Financial InformationCharacterizedasa“nocuts,noadds”budget,therewerenomajorchangesinfundingandprogramsfor2010-11.Atotalof342morestudentsenrolledinthedistrictin2009-10thanexpected.Thedistrictbudgetfor2010-11ac-countedforthatincreaseandmore.Sincebasiceducationfundingfromthestateisprovidedonaformulabasedonthenumberofstudents,thedistrict’sincomeincreasedac-cordingly.A12%increaseinthenumberofstudentsinthespecialeducationprogramalsotriggeredadditionalfundstohelppayforthoseservices.

Thestatelegislaturechangedtheformulathatlimitshowmuchmoneythedistrictcanraisethroughlocallevydollars.WiththishigherlevycapandtheamountsapprovedbyvotersintheFebruary2010election,thedistrictwasabletocollectmoreinlocallevydollars.Otherstatefundingincreasesincludedmoremoneytocovernon-salarycostsandrevenuetocoverincreasesinemployeehealthbenefitcosts.Theseincreasesinlocallevyandstategeneralfund-ingmadeupfordecreasesinI-728academicachievementmoney,classsizereductionandteacherpreparationdayfundingthatwerepartofthestatebudgetcuts.Thetotalnetimpactofchangestogeneralstateandlocaldollarswasa$1millionincrease.

Revenues 2010-11

State General Purpose, 50.7%

Levy, 20.9%

State Categorical,10.7%

Federal Funds, 8.1%

Fee Programs, 7.1%

Other S.D. & Agencies, 2.5%

Expenditures 2010-11

Direct Classroom Support, 81.3%

Indirect Classroom Support, 13.8%

Administration, 4.1%

Other Programs, 0.8%

Direct Classroom Support includes: teachers, instructional assistants; teaching supplies, materials and textbooks; counselors and librarians; special education and related services; staff development/curriculum development; and the costs of maintaining, cleaning, insuring, and providing technology support to school buildings.

Indirect Classroom Support includes: building administrators, school support costs (secretaries, office supplies), transportation, food services, student activities and athletics.

Administration includes: superintendent and central office; business and human resources; administrative buildings’ utilities, maintenance and technology support.

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Redmond High School’s tennis coach, Marceil Whitney, is one of nine national finalists for the 2011 United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) National Starfish Award. She was nominated due to her com-mitment to the USTA’s no-cut tennis program. A no-cut policy means every student who wishes to play is welcomed as a member of the team. The USTA will recognize two national winners at the Community Tennis Development Workshop held in New Orleans, LA, from January 13-15, 2012.

Withregardtofederaldollars,fundingthroughthefederalstimulusandthroughtheTitleIprogramforlow-incomestudentsfellasthefederalstimulusprogramsended.ThefederalSafeandDrugFreeSchoolsgrantwaseliminated,aswasthestateprevention/interventionfunding.Increasedenrollmentalsoincreasedexpendituresasmoreteacherswereneeded.Somefixedcostsalsorose.

Thedistrictspentlessthanithadinincomein2009-10inanticipationofthelowerleveloffederalstimulusfunding.One-timeexpenseswithcarryoverdollarsshowuponthe2010-11balancesheetasaresult.

Asaresultofcontinuingstatecutsineducationfunding,statebasicfundinghasfallenfromover55%ofthebudgetin2007-08tojustunder51%for2010-11.Thedistrictbe-camemoredependentonlocallevyfunds,whichrosefrom18.4%ofthebudgetin2007-08to20.9%in2010-11.AsDr.Kimballnoted,“Thestatehasessentiallyshiftedsomeoftheburdenforeducationtolocaltaxpayers.”

All Funds 2010-11 Beginning Fund Balance

Revenues Expenditures Ending Fund Balance

General $22,172,068 $218,279,208 $218,728,210 $21,723,066ASB $800,507 $2,754,199 $2,683,525 $871,181Debt $12,111,280 $40,821,254 $48,845,799 $4,086,735Capital $183,995,410 $141,215,845 $108,926,114 $216,285,141TransportationVehicleFund

$2,168,666 $718,407 $1,537,078 $1,349,995

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McKenna Conlin, a sixth grader at Franklin Elementary, was declared the state champion for Washington in the “Letters About Literature” writing contest. The contest encouraged students from elemen-tary, junior and senior high schools to write letters to their favorite authors, living or dead. McKenna wrote her letter to noted Northwest author Sherman Alexie about his book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.”

Educational OptionsLWSD’sVisionis“EveryStudentFutureReady.”Tosupportthisvision,LWSDoffersavarietyofeducationaloptionstostudents,especiallyatthesecondarylevel.Juniorhighandhighschoolstudentshaveanumberofchoiceschooloptions.Theyhavemorefreedomtoselectelectivecoursesofinteresttothem.StudentscantakeAdvancedPlacement(AP)classes.TheycantakecommunitycollegeclassesthroughRunningStart.Throughtheseoptions,thedistrictoffersarangeofprogramstomeetstudentneeds.

TwonewprogramsbeganinLWSDduringthe2010-11schoolyear:theCambridgeProgramatJuanitaHighSchoolandtheOnlineAcademy.

Cambridge ProgramJuanita High School begantheCambridgeAICEPrograminthefallof2010withthefirstgroupofninthgraders.TheUniversityofCambridgeinEnglandsupportsthisrigorousacademicprogram.ItculminatesinanAdvancedInternation-alCertificateofEducation(AICE)–aninternationaldiploma.Withaninternationalstandard,theCambridgeProgramprovidesexternalvalidationofstudentachievement.

Thecurriculumprovidesstudentswithopportunitiesto:

• develophigher-orderthinkingskills• useinformationandapplyitincontext• demonstratelearningthroughmultiplemodesof

communication

Manycollegesanduniversitiesofferrecognitionforpar-ticipationintheCambridgeAICEprogramastheydoforAPclassesortheInternationalBaccalaureateProgram.InpreparationforthedemandsofAICE,ninthandtenthgradersparticipateinapre-AICE,orInternationalGeneral

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Joyce Teshima, the principal at Redmond Elementary, was honored by the Elementary School Principals’ Association of Washington with a regional Distinguished Principal award. This award is presented to principals as a tribute to their deep and professional commitment to the children of their school. Joyce was one of 18 principals selected for regional awards around the state. She represents the East King region.

CertificateofSecondaryEducation(IGCSE),curriculum.TheytaketheIGCSEexaminations(theformerBritishOLevelexams).AICEcoursesandexaminations,alsoknownastheBritishALevels,willbeofferedforstudentsingrades11and12inthefuture.

SpringassessmentresultsforthefirstclassofstudentsintheCambridgeprogramwereoutstanding.Sixty-eightper-centofthescoreswereAorA*(thehighestpossible).Mostscores,96percent,werepassing.Forspecificinformationontheacademicprogram,visittheCambridgeprogramsectionontheJuanitaHighwebsite.InformationabouttheapplicationprocessandtheprofileofaCambridgestudentcanbefoundthereaswell.

Online AcademyInAugust2010,theSchoolBoardpassedapolicyandproceduresauthorizingonlinelearninginLWSD.Usingtheseguidelines,theOnlineAcademywaslaunched.TheAcademyoffersarichandchallengingsetofonlineclassesforhighschoolstudents.TheseclassesaredevelopedandtaughtbyLWSDteachers.Initsfirstyearofexistence,theOnlineAcademyofferedfiveclasses:

• OnlineHealth• OnlineWashingtonHistory• OnlineUSGovernment• OnlineEnglish9• OnlineWorldHistory9

Duringthesecondsemesterof2010-11,thesefiveonlineclasseswerestaffedandrunbyLWSDteachers.Eighty-sevenstudentstookpart.Inaddition,plansforcreatingandaddingadditionalonlineofferingstothecurrentmenuofofferingsweredevelopedforthe2011-2012schoolyear.

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TheLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictdoesnotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,disability,age,gender,maritalstatus,creed,religion,honorablydischargedveteran,militarystatus,sexualorientationincludinggenderexpressionoridentity,thepresenceofanysensory,mentalorphysicaldisability,ortheuseofatrainedguidedogorserviceanimalbyapersonwithadisability,initsprogramsandactivitiesandprovidesequalaccesstotheBoyScoutsandotherdesignatedyouthgroups.Thefollowingpersonhasbeendesignatedtohandleinquiriesregardingthenondiscriminationpolicies:DirectorofHumanResources,16250NE74thStreet,RedmondWashington,98052,(425)936-1266.

ForaprintedcopyoftheLakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictAnnualReport,pleasecontactthecommunicationsdepart-mentat(425)936-1300.

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Documents

Lake Washington School District 2010-2011 Annual Report