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Apache County Superintendents of Schools Acknowledgements STAFF: Dr. Pauline M. Begay County School Superintendent Nellie Pena Chief Deputy Georgina Reis Professional Development Coordinator Sheryl Silva Clerk Jean Ray Account Specialist Olivia Aranda Payroll / Accounts Payable Specialist And to all who contributed information. REPRODUCTION: No part of this Process Analysis Manual may be reproduced in any form without permission from the Office of County School Superintendent. Apache County School Superintendents Office PO Box 548 St. Johns, Arizona 85936 (928) 337‐7539 Published November 2012 ©Copyright 2012 All Rights Reserved November 2012 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section One – Apache County Information ............................................................................................... page 3 1. History of Apache County 2. Apache County Demographic Breakout – U.S. Census Bureau 3. Apache County Population Growth Section Two – Apache County School Superintendent’s Office ................................................................. page 8 1. Letter from the Superintendent 2. County School Superintendent’s Office Vision and Mission Statement 3. County School Superintendent’s Office Goals per A.R.S. 15 4. County School Superintendent’s ESA Program Services 5. County School Superintendent’s Special Events Section Three – Educational Leadership in Apache County ..................................................................... page 16 1. Superintendent’s Office Staff 2. County School Superintendent’s Advisory Committee 3. County School Districts and Superintendents 4. District Governing School Boards Apache County Schools 5. N.A.V.I.T. and N.A.T.I.V.E. Joint Technological Districts Section Four – Our Student Population .................................................................................................. page 24 1. Data Analysis as an Effective Tool for School Improvement 2. Apache County Student Ethnicity Data 3. Enrollment Totals by Ethnicity 4. English Language Learners and Special Education Enrollment 5. Student Attendance Rates in Apache County Schools 6. Student Dropout Rates and High School Graduation Rates Section Five – Our Schools’ Performance ............................................................................................... page 33 1. AIMS Results – Spring 2012 2. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 3. A‐F School Letter Grades 4. Highly Qualified Teachers by District Section Six – School Finance ................................................................................................................... page 66 1. Adopted Budgets by District 2. National School Lunch Program: Participation and Lunches Served 3. Transportation: School Districts Bus Route Mileages 4. Mileage between Apache County School Districts ‐ Chart November 2012 Page 2 Section 1 Apache County Information November 2012 Page 3 History of Apache County The following information was taken in part from the Apache County, Arizona Centennial Book and the Apache County Commemorative Newsletter On February 24, 1879 the Tenth Territorial Legislature created Apache County out of Yavapai County, one of the four original Arizona counties. The newly created county encompassed all of the present‐day Navajo and Apache counties and parts of Graham and Greenlee counties. Much of the 20,940 square miles was unknown and uninhabited. Apache and Navajo Indians continued to raid settlements. The entire county was torn by a range war between the Texas cattlemen, who were new to the area and Mexican and Indian sheepherders. The area assigned to Apache County was not to remain undisturbed for in 1881 that part of it between the Black and Gila Rivers was cut off to form part of what is now Graham County. Apache also lost a great stretch of land when Navajo County was formed. Apache County’s present area is 7,151,360 acres. Snowflake was designated the county seat when it was first formed. After the first elections in the fall of 1879, the county government was set up at St. Johns. In 1880 St. Johns was superseded by Springerville. Springerville remained the county seat for two years until 1882, when St. Johns again became the county seat and has remained so. Prior to 1977, the supervisors were all elected in the southern part of the county. Tom Shirley was the first Native American to be elected as county supervisor for the Sanders district. When new supervisory districts were drawn up to more equally represent the population, district were created and centered on Chinle, Ganado and St. Johns. The Northern half of Apache County lies within the boundaries of the 14,450,369 acre Navajo Reservation. The reservation is changing rapidly, but the landmarks and history stay as they have always been. Navajo land has within its boundaries some of the most spectacular monuments that have been created by nature. It has often been said that within the Navajo land lie the “Seven Wonders of the Navajo World”. Apache County celebrated its 125 years in 2004. In that time we have changed from a pioneer community to a modern, rural regional economy. The early industries such as ranching and native arts are now supplemented by modern transportation, major power plants, tourism, education, technology, communications, forestry, resource management and government services. Recent improvements to roads, our county jail, courts and schools have offered benefits to our citizens. We endeavor to pursue a quality, countywide educational system in order to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for our next generation to have all the advantages of a good public education, from finding meaningful employment to contribution to their families’ and communities’ futures. November 2012 Page 4 Apache County Demographic Breakout U.S. Census Bureau Apache County Population, 2011 estimate 72,401 Population, 2010 71,518 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.2% Population, 2010 71,518 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 8.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 31.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 12.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.2% White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 25.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 71.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2011 (b) 6.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 20.2% Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 90.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 61.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 72.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 10.3% Veterans, 2006-2010 4,701 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 26.4 Housing units, 2011 32,467 Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 76.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 5.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $80,900 Households, 2006-2010 18,859 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $12,294 Median household income 2006-2010 $30,184 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 34.4% November 2012 Page 5 Apache County Demographic Breakout U.S. Census Bureau Business QuickFacts Apache County Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 483 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 7,458 Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2010 14.5% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 2,826 Total number of firms, 2007 3,732 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 18,138 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 276,872 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $3,997 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 47,781 Building permits, 2011 40 Land area in square miles, 2010 11,197.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 6.4 FIPS Code 1 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information F: Fewer than 100 firms FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards X: Not applicable Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Last Revised: Tuesday, 18-Sep-2012 17:10:11 EDT http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04/04001.html November 2012 Page 6 APACHE COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH 73,000 72401 72,000 71518 71,000 70,591 70,000 69,516 69,520 69,066 69,278 69,000 68,250 67,857 67,938 67,943 68,000 67,267 67,000 66,000 65,000 64,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Apache County Population Estimates November 2012 Page 7 Section 2 Apache County School Superintendent's Office November 2012 Page 8 Apache County Dr. Pauline M. Begay Superintendent of Schools Superintendent P.O. Box 548, St. Johns, Arizona 85936 Mrs. Nellie P. Pena Chief Deputy Telephone: (928) 337-7539 Fax: (928) 337-2033 Dear Reader; This Process Analysis manual has