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Annual Performance Report Academic Year 2010-2011 The Annual Performance Report should compare the goals and targets of each section from your school’s Performance Agreement with the actual data from this past year. It should include: • Student Achievement Goals and Targets 1. Achievement data by grade of any other assessment listed on your Performance Agreement. (see attachments) 2. Mean student performance in reading and math on the 2011 DCAS by grade compared to 2011 state averages by grade. (see attachments) 3. If you did not achieve to the level of your targets and/or did not meet or exceed the state average on the DCAS, please explain what your school will do to address student achievement for the coming year. The Charter School of Wilmington has exceeded its DCAS targets for the 2010-2011 school year. Our Academic Award Summary is also evidence that our students and faculty are committed to continuous learning and achievement. • Positive Student Behavior Goals and Targets 1. Percentage of students who were suspended/expelled in 2010-11. 0.1% of our student population were suspended or expelled in 2010-2011. 2. Number of incidents for which police reports were mandatory. CSW did not have any incidents for which police reports were mandatory. 3. Describe the plan you have for improving student behavior for 2011-12 if you did not meet your stated targets. CSW met its target for improving student behavior for 2010-2011. Under new leadership, CSW is committed to ensuring all our students are learning in a safe, friendly and nurturing environment. • Parent Satisfaction Goals and Targets 1. A sample of the survey you used. We used the 2010 Assessment of Standards for Accreditation Parent Survey created by the Middle States Association. (see attachments) 2. The number of parents surveyed, when they were surveyed, your survey method (letter, email, Survey Monkey, etc.), and survey results. The survey was emailed to all parents in November 2010. We achieved a response rate of 25% with 239 parents completing the survey. 3. Other indicators of parent satisfaction that you used. During Parent/Teachers conferences, our administration checks in with our parents who are visiting to find out how we are doing and if parents have any concerns. Parents are also invited to monthly public Board meetings at CSW to address the Board and CSW administration with any concerns or questions. 4. If parent satisfaction results did not meet target, please explain your plan to address parent satisfaction. CSW administration and the school’s Middle States team evaluates the survey results and makes every effort to improve any weaknesses/concerns brought to our attention by our stakeholders. Our new leadership has improved communications with our parents, students and faculty. President Charles Baldwin sends parents weekly emails and his messages are posted on the website. Our new website has also enhanced communications this year. We are also using Alert Now for emergency calls and emails. • Enrollment Goals and Targets 1. Percentage relative to approved number. (see attachments) 2. Average daily attendance. (see attachments) 3. Plan to improve student enrollment and/or attendance if less than target. The Charter School of Wilmington is on target with enrollment. • Student Retention Goals and Targets 1. Percentage of students who have re-enrolled from 2010-11 to 2011-12. (see attachments) 2. Number of students who have left your school before the year is over or before the end of the charter school grades. (see attachments) 3. A summary of reasons why they left. (see attachments) 4. Graduation rate, if applicable. (see attachments) 5. Percentage of students who did not pass from one grade to the next. (see attachments) 6. Your plan to improve student retention. The Charter School of Wilmington is on target with its student retention goals. • Economic Viability 1. Provide a financial statement setting forth by appropriate categories the school’s revenue and expenditures and assets and liabilities. (see attachments) 2. Provide evidence that the school finished the year (June 30) with sufficient funds to cover teacher contracts? (see attachments) 3. If you did not, explain your plan to increase economic viability. The Charter School of Wilmington has met its economic viability targets. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON 100 N. DuPont Road Wilmington, Delaware 19807 The Charter School of Wilmington, is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), charter school located in Wilmington, Delaware’s Red Clay Consolidated School District, and was the first charter school in Delaware, founded in 1995. The program offers Delaware high school students a tuition free, four-year, college preparatory curriculum with a focus on Math and Science. Our mission incorporates a strong value system, promoting and developing integrity, citizenship, service, fitness, patriotism, leadership, teamwork and self-esteem. • The Charter School of Wilmington was ranked 19 out of over 500 schools by U.S. News and World Report for Best High Schools for Math and Science (September, 2011). • Charter is ranked #1 among all public high schools in Delaware, categorized “Superior”, and is meeting AYP in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act, Based on student performance on the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS). • It is important to note in the class of 2011, 71% of our graduates were accepted to Ivy League schools. • U.S. News and World Report has ranked The Charter School of Wilmington #49 amongst the nation’s top 22,000 schools and the #10 charter school in the nation. • Newsweek recently ranked CSW #36 in the America’s Best High Schools listing. • In April 2011, CSW was reaccredited by the Middle States Association for meeting all the Association’s standards and for having a viable plan in place for improving student performance and increasing the school’s capacity to effect growth in student performance. The uniqueness of the school is in the math and science oriented focus designed by original founding organizations, DuPont, Astra Zeneca, Christiana Care Health System, Verizon, Ashland, and Delmarva Power. A need was identified to provide an advanced Math and Science curriculum for young men and women of northern Delaware, thus enhancing the work force with outstanding young professionals. The benefits of a school dedicated to math and science for young men and women in the Delaware community are far reaching. The expansion of the U.S. Army facility at Aberdeen MD, coupled with the expanded engineering and design curriculum at the University of Delaware, provides an opportunity for young men and women of Delaware to pursue math/science oriented careers, at a reasonable cost with locally enhanced employment opportunities. The Charter School of Wilmington, 100 N. DuPont Rd., Wilmington, DE 19807, 302-651-2727 CSW answers our government’s call to merge the public and the private sectors in playing a role to ensure that young people are academically and socially trained for professional success. CSW will meet this challenge by establishing an ongoing mentoring relationship with each student, providing a safe, structured environment for activities during and after school hours to learn and grow, placing an emphasis on math and science, providing community service opportunities, and providing each student marketable skills through effective education, sports and other positive endeavors. Studies indicate that students who participate in extra curricular programs have a 91% lower drop out rate, lower suspension rate, higher or equal grade point average and higher or equal scores on standardized testing. MISSION AND GOALS The mission of The Charter School of Wilmington is to engage highly motivated high school students who share an interest in math and science by providing a challenging, college preparatory curriculum in a safe, friendly and nurturing environment, an environment that integrates practical learning opportunities, sets high expectations, develops social responsibility and promotes a global perspective. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CSW provides a rigorous college preparatory curriculum that challenges its highly motivated students. In keeping with its math/science orientation, each student is required to take at least one math and one science class each year. Course offerings include an extensive array of math, science and technology courses, as well as a comprehensive and highly regarded selection of courses in the humanities and the arts. The curriculum is enhanced with 17 AP courses, and includes many non-traditional courses: Polymer Science, Vertebrae Zoology, Differential Equations, Astronomy, and Oceanography to name only a few. Extracurricular opportunities that enrich the school community and develop the many talents for our students are also a big part of life at CSW. Students participate in academic competitions of all kinds, there are over 60 student/mentor led clubs, and an inclusive competitive sports program. Despite inadequate sports facilities, CSW athletes compete at a very high level and have earned numerous state titles. In addition to strong academic and extracurricular programs, CSW’s curriculum focuses on the development of informed and responsible citizens by: Promoting habits of order and precision; Promoting a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and discipline; Developing respect for and an understanding of the need for constituted authority; Developing essential leadership potential; Expanding opportunities for young people to give back to their communities.

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