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State of SchoolsWelcome School Year 2015-16!

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

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July 30, 2015

Presented by:Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr., Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools



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64 Schools and Educational Centers

Elementary – 24K-8 Schools - 8Middle Schools - 8High Schools - 11

Charter Schools - 4Other Educational Centers - 9

Enrollment on the rise:

38,000 +More families choosing SCCPSS! Up more than700 students from the 2014-15 school year!

Close to 5,000 employeesA l m o s t 3 , 0 0 0 c l a s s r o o m t e a c h e r s !

99.81% Highly Qualified!

Specialty Program offerings

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options available to ALL students!



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DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BOARD

The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and County of Chatham has

received "Distinguished" board designation from the Georgia School Board Association.



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Enrollment on the Rise

38,851Projected!

More families choosing SCCPSS! Projected to see morethan 700 students from the 2014-15 school year!



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POSITIVE PROGRESS!

WE AREGROWING

The New Rice Creek School

Savannah Early College High School



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Passport to Excellence continues to bringabout Positive Progress

Graduation Rate on the Rise:

Dropout Rate continues to Fall:

Facility Growth:

Providing the blueprint for a World-Class School System

Positive Perceptions:

Parent Climate Survey

More students graduating!

SY 12-13 down to 3.1%

Up 14 points in three years!

Lower than the State Average!

new/replacement schools constructed in first

ESPLOST. 9 set for construction in E2.

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PLUS! More Community Support - Business Partner Appreciation

89-90%



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Passport to Excellence continues to bringabout Positive Progress

The 5-Year Strategic Plan: P2E

2020

Providing the blueprint for a World-Class School System

Strategic Goals

Overlapping Goals – Chatham Co. Blueprint 2035

Strategic Waiver District



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Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

OUR GRADUATES! College and Career Ready

More than 1,700 Studentsreceived diplomas SY 14-15

More than $31 Million Earned in

Scholarship Awards!



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OUR STAFF AND FACULTY

TOP EDUCATOR IN THE STATE!

2016 Georgia State

Teacher of the Year

Ernie LeeWindsor Forest High School



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Awaken the Learner!Finding the Source ofEffective Education

Active Learning

PurposeRelevance



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TOP SCHOOLS IN THE NATION


FIVE ADVANCED PLACEMENT HONOR SCHOOLS

Three SCCPSS Schools named to the list!

Woodville-Tompkins, Savannah Arts, Beach High

Jenkins High School

Savannah ArtsJohnson High SchoolIslands High SchoolSavannah Early College

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

The 2014 AP Honor

Schools are named infive categories basedon the results of 2013AP classes and exams.



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CCRPI:


College & Career Ready Performance Index

SAT SCORES:

In just 3 years the Academic Achievement Component scores are up in ALL grade levels!

While National and State Scores drop, SCCPSS is on the rise!

UP

58 points!

ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH

UP 1.5 Points! UP 1.8 Points! UP 1.7 Points!

SCCPSS SAT Combined Score 2013: 1,314

SCCPSS SAT Combined Score 2014: 1,372

GHSWT SCORES!Fall 2014 Georgia High SchoolWriting Test 95.8% Pass Rate!



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GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS


2 GEORGIA SCHOLARS5

GEORGIA MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARDRECIPIENTS400+

2014-2015 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS!STATE CHAMPIONS: The Jenkins High School Boys Basketball Team won the

Georgia Class AAA Boys Basketball State Championship title.

STATE RUNNER-UPS: The Beach High School Girls Basketball Team advanced

to Georgia Class AAA Girls Basketball State Championship title game.

3 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR – SEMIFINALISTS

205 ADVANCED PLACEMENT AWARD

RECIPIENTS



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INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS


When a program becomes industry certified, it receives a "stamp of

excellence", which represents the apex of program quality. Only those

programs that have successfully undergone rigorous reviews by leaders from

business and industry are recognized with this state distinction.

Woodville Tompkins Technical & CareerHigh School Industry Certified: Healthcare ScienceDepartment

Johnson High School Industry Certified: Business Department andMarketing Department

Windsor Forest High School Industry Certified: Business Department

Savannah Arts Academy Industry Certified: BusinessDepartment

Jenkins High School

Industry Certified: EngineeringDepartment



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Work Based Learning


2015 Students of the

Medical Preceptorship

364 Students Placed in SY 2014-15

MEDICAL

PRECEPTORSHIP

Workforce Partnerships

MARITIME LOGISTICS(MLET)

STUDENT LEADERSHIPPROGRAM

CTAE (Career & Technical) GA

Administrator of the Year!Dr. Angie Lewis



AWAKEN THE LEARNER!

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Slow / Steady Progress

Looking Forward

Early Childhood Education

Premiere Early Learning Center

Port Wentworth ElementaryPre-K - 2

Pre-K School Locations

30 sites located across the district

Pre-K Orientation

Extended Orientation Pilot –

Shuman and Gadsden



AWAKEN THE LEARNER!

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Looking Forward

Impact Schools

A comprehensive plan to support schools with a CCRPI

score below 60. This local innovative practice is designed toprovide impact where needed to ensure no SCCPSS school

is identified as a Priority, Alert, or Focus school.

The Governor’s Opportunity District

Is a State Run School District an effective choice for turningaround schools that the state has determined as failing?

The ballot question (Fall 2016): “Shall the Constitution ofGeorgia be amended to allow the state to intervene inchronically failing public schools in order to improve

student performance?"



AWAKEN THE LEARNER!

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Looking Forward

Making Middle School Awesome

A 3-Year Strategic Plan called Making Midd le Schoo ls

Awesome: A Pipeline to College and Career Readiness . Thepurpose of this plan is to improve student engagement and

achievement through effective research based

practices/strategies and programing.

ALL Students College and Career ReadyCareer Pathways

Specialty Program Offerings

Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment,

College Credit



AWAKEN THE LEARNER!

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Looking Forward

AP International Diploma

SCCPSS has a student from Savannah Arts who

earned an AP INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA!

The AP International Diploma (APID) is a globallyrecognized award for students interested in

pursuing university study outside of their nativecountry. It requires students to display mastery onAP Exams across several disciplines, and representsan exceptional level of achievement.



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Implementation of Design Guidelines forrenovations and new construction

Western Chatham County Growth

Looking Forward

More families coming

into the school district.

Effective use of Facility Space/Capacity

Facilities Condition Assessment

F ACILITY NEEDS &

ENROLLMENT GROWTH



CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS!

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Pays Bond Debt: E1 - $67 Million PaidE2 - $47 Million Budgeted

Looking Forward

Preparation for ESPLOST III

The funding source for facility improvements and growth.

7 - New/replacement schools in E19 - New/replacement schools in E2

ESPLOST



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Looking Forward

The Power ofPennies!

New School FacilitiesOpening Aug. 6, 2015

Rice Creek, Isle of Hope,

Hesse K-8



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Where do we go from here?

Looking Forward

We are ALL comm it ted to moving our d is t r ic t forward!

The Strategic Plan

P2E 2020

Effective Initiatives that reach

ALL Students

Community Support

Parents, Teachers, and Students

ALL working together for a common goal



State of SchoolsWelcome School Year 2015-16!

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

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July 30, 2015

Presented by:Thomas B. Lockamy, Jr., Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

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