2014-2015 Community School Annual Report

Submitted by: Cameron Lazar Executive Director

2222 Issaquah Street Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221 Phone: (330) 922-1966 Fax: (330) 945-4059 www.schneelearningcenter.org

“Molding Our Students to be Insightful, Accepting, and Compassionate” Community School Annual Report 2014-2015

Mission Statement

The Schnee Learning Center (SLC) provides an environment where students are willing and supported to take risks. We value the unique abilities of each student and offer varied opportunities for individual growth, character development, and success. Our goals are to further develop the academic standards and opportunities on campus, to operate economically and efficiently, to be responsive to the needs of our student body and parents, to reward excellence in instruction, to rise to the technology and the times in which we live, and to promote character and personal values in our students.

The SLC will strive to motivate, teach, and guide each student through personal educational growth and development. This will be accomplished by emphasizing the development of both academic and social skills. These skills will be developed and enhanced through researched programs and the use of the latest technology. Instruction will occur through an alternative approach to the regular school setting, designed to meet the student’s individual needs. Social and personal skills development will be an integral part of the student’s total school experience.

To reinforce the environment where students are supported to take risks, SLC continues to follow our Mosaic (Molding Our Students to be Accepting, Insightful, and Compassionate) that is an integral part of the day-to-day operations. More importantly, SLC continues to implement its Positive Behavior Interventions Support (PBIS) program, a school-wide proactive, team-based framework for creating and sustaining a safe and effective environment. This program has continually increased consistency in recognizing when students do or do not meet SLC’s behavior expectations as described in the SHARK (Safety, Honesty, Accountability, Respect, Kindness) Code.

General School Information & Statistics

The SLC is a public conversion community school, sponsored by the Cuyahoga Falls City Schools District, in its Tenth year of operation that served 119 students (59.6% males, 40.3% females). The staff who served the students consisted of 7 teachers, Student Services Specialist, 1 Student Advocate, Part-time Attendance Secretary, 2 Intervention Specialists, Guidance Counselor/Case Manager, Part-time Administrative Secretary, Building Custodian, and Executive Director.

SLC continues to serve 9th through 12th grade students (typically 16 to 22 years of age) who are interested in pursuing an alternative or non-traditional schooling option.

The school provides a continuum of comprehensive strategies to reduce truancy, absenteeism, disruptive behavior, dropouts, and juvenile crime, all of which define the “at-risk” student.

Student learning opportunities combine academics, life skills preparation, workplace training, leadership training, as well as personal and social growth programs.

SLC will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, handicapping condition, or gender in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, or any other school practice.

Educational School Ratings

Ohio Graduation Tests Information. Even though SLC’s State Report Card has been redesigned, the Comparative Results from ODE’s Online Assessment Reporting System are listed below.

Ohio Graduation Tests Spring Comparative Results

Spring 13 Spring 14 Spring 15 Reading 60 66 53 Mathemati 54 52 44 Sciencecs 36 32 26 Social 38 46 38 WritingStudies 57 61 65

High School Test Passage Rate

The State Report Card for Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery Schools has not been released as of this date, however OGT data provided by the Ohio Department of Education indicates that 17% of all SLC 10th grade students scored proficient or better in all 5 OGT subjects.

Graduation Rate SLC earned all Exceed Standards ratings measuring the number of students who graduated in 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 years. Note the 8-Year Graduation Rate cohort was added to this year’s Report Card measurements. SLC ‘s percentages are stated below. The Trend Chart indicates the 7 Year percentages have increased significantly. SLC is one of 8 Credit Recovery/Dropout Prevention School that earned exceeds standards for all 5-year categories, and 3rd in the state for overall graduation rate with a 69.4% graduation rate. 1. 52.7%-- 4 years 2. 71.8%-- 5 years 3. 76.8%-- 6 years 4. 77.9%-- 7 years 5. 66.7%-- 8 years Accolades. OAPCS, Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools, has determined through Ohio Department of Education Report Card evaluation criteria that SLC has been the #1 Dropout Prevention/Credit Recovery School in Ohio for two consecutive years (2012-13 and 2013-14). With the report card data released by ODE at this time, SLC currently ranks 3rd in Ohio in Comprehensive Graduation Data.

School Name 4-Yr 5-Yr 6-Yr 7-Yr 8-Yr

Coshocton Opportunity School 72.0 76.5 80.6 68.1 80.0 Rushmore Academy 70.7 78.3 87.6 79.0 38.5 Schnee Learning Center 52.7 71.8 76.8 77.9 66.7

Along with this data SLC scored significantly higher than the schools above, with a 45.3% comprehensive passing rate on all OGT examinations taken in Spring of 2015, and a 65.6% passing rate in writing, which exceeds the State average of (60%) of all community schools (not just credit recovery/drop-out prevention). SLC also performed significantly higher than the schools above on the Math and Social Studies PARCC assessments. Schnee Learning Center Annual Report Summary For The Year Ending June 30, 2015

REVENUES

State Sources Federal Sources Local Sources

TOTAL REVENUES 1,112,113.39

EXPENSES

Purchased Services Supplies & Materials Other Expenses

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,127,780.54