Unified Comprehensive Needs Assessment and School Improvement Plan School Name South Knox Middle High School Local Education Agency Name South Knox School Corporation School Year 2020-2021 Note: This Comprehensive Needs Assessment and School Improvement Plan must be available to and accessible for the public. Comprehensive Needs Assessment Template Phases I.Establish a Comprehensive Needs Assessment planning team II.Develop a vision of excellence III.Create a school profile IV.Identify focus areas V.Collect additional data on focus areas VI.Analyze data to determine key findings and root causes I.Establish a Comprehensive Needs Assessment planning team CNA Planning Team Members Name Stakeholder Group(s) Role(s) David Couchenour Building Administration Principal Matt Toothman Building Administration Asst. Principal Sheryl Schaefer-Jones District Administration Special Education Director Greg Laake Staff Teacher/SIP Co-Chair Betsy Couchenour Staff Teacher/SIP Co-Chair Dawn Sparks Staff HS SPED Teacher Shawn Parish Staff MS SPED Teacher Carrie Staggs Staff/Family Guidance/Parent Tina Kunkler-Laake Staff ELA Teacher/ELA Department Head Michelle Ellerman Community Agency Prevention Specialist Kayci Dycus Corporation Office Curriculum Director Joe Keller Staff Math Teacher/Math Department Head Note: Use the tables below to name the topics that committees will study to support the CNA process as well as the members of these committees, modifying the tables as needed. Note: TSI identified schools must include a domain of study specific to each subgroup identified as low performing. Committee’s Domain of Study: Special Education students not Passing Both Math and ELA on State Standardized Assessments Name Stakeholder Group(s) Role(s) Sheryl Schaefer-Jones District Administration Special Education Director David Couchenour Building Administration Principal Dawn Sparks Staff HS SPED Teacher Shawn Parish Staff MS SPED Teacher Develop a vision of excellence Vision of Excellence South Knox Middle High School is located in rural Southwestern Indiana. It was built in 1967 with major remodeling and renovations having taken place in 2017. We are a 7-12 building that houses 580 students and 33 teachers. The student population is 96.5% white, 11% of our students are special needs, and we have 34.5% that qualify for Free and Reduced lunches. We have achieved a School Grade “A” from the Department of Education for 3 straight years. The vision of South Knox Middle High School is to equip all students with the confidence, skills, and support to achieve their full academic potential while developing the social and emotional skills needed to succeed in all aspects of post-secondary life. We aim to accomplish this vision by providing exemplary educational opportunities within a safe, nurturing learning environment. We dedicate ourselves to the optimum academic and personal growth of each student. The South Knox Middle and High School Staff provide a secure and engaging learning environment that facilitates learning to a diverse group of students. This is achieved by meeting each student at his or her individual learning abilities. In order to attain successful student and staff engagement, administration facilitates professional development opportunities and dedication to meeting the rigor of Indiana’s Academic Standards. Aspirations and expectations for students We aspire to equip all students with the confidence, skills, and support to achieve their full academic potential while developing the social and emotional skills needed to succeed in all aspects of post-secondary life. Responsibilities of adults who work in the school Provide a secure and engaging learning environment that facilitates learning to a diverse group of students while maintaining high expectations for all students. Partnerships and collaborations to support the school’s continuous improvement Children and Family Services South Knox Education Foundation Pre Employment Training Services, Vocational Rehab and KCARC Knox County CEO Program (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) Work-based learning Twin Rivers PLTW Close proximity to Vincennes University allows students to conveniently take classes on campus Dual Credit Peer tutoring class Intents and purposes of schoolwide programs and initiatives To help each child foster relationships with peers and adults in the building To make available to all of our student population extracurricular activities through which they can achieve success To provide every student abundant, meaningful opportunities to explore their interests and achieve valuable experience to bolster future success Aspirational measures of success What we say in our mission Sources of data and evidence Exemplary educational opportunities % of students in leadership roles Number of students participating in future career opportunities Twin Rivers Internships Cadet Teaching Vincennes University classes Work Based Learning Extracurricular participation Feedback from past graduates Safe, Nurturing learning environment Discipline Referrals Bus Referrals Suspension/Expulsion Teachers on Duty and in hallways All exterior and interior doors locked Renovation to further enhance safety and handicap accessibility Conduct numerous safety drills Multiple AED’s placed around the campus Professional development on emergency response Safety kits in all classrooms Optimum academic and personal Scores on state assessments growth of each student. Growth of students Progress on Benchmark assessments Attendance Rate Tardiness Homework completion Graduation Rate Other sources of data/evidence Subject grades, individual student work, staff attendance, staff surveys, professional development participation II. Create a school profile School Profile South Knox Middle High School is a one building facility that educates five hundred seventy- six (576) students in grades 7-12. The school consists of thirty (30) classrooms. Students have access to four computer labs and additional computers in the media center. We also have an Agriculture and Welding Lab, Wood Shop, and a Greenhouse that we can use for additional instruction. All of our Language Arts classrooms are equipped with Chromebooks for student usage. Our Project Lead the Way classroom is fully equipped with computers for students in addition to three 3-D printers. We have twenty-two (22) Chromebook carts throughout the building that teachers can use for instruction. All grades are on the same bell schedule and share several classrooms and the cafeteria. Generally, students are in classes with peers of their same age. South Knox Middle High School is located in southern Knox County, Indiana approximately six miles southeast of Vincennes. The area surrounding the corporation is a predominantly rural farming community. South Knox draws students from several small towns and some students from the larger city of Vincennes. Knox County’s largest employment opportunities come from the career areas of education and health services. Along with these white collar jobs, Knox County residents gain employment through mining, farming, and other blue collar jobs. South Knox School Corporation was formed in the early 1960s. It included five small county schools located in southern Knox County – Decker, Decker Chapel, Fritchton, Monroe City and Wheatland. In 1967 the schools combined to form South Knox High School, which opened in August of 1967 for grades 6-12. The elementary students in grades K-5 attended the old Decker School and the old Monroe City School, which was renamed South Knox Elementary. A new K-6 South Knox Elementary opened adjacent to South Knox Middle-High School in August of 1999 replacing the Decker and South Knox Elementary. The sixth grade was then moved from South Knox Middle-High to the new South Knox Elementary. The two schools are located on an attractive 80 acre site. The Middle-High school currently staffs thirty-three (33) full time teachers. In addition, there are two special education teachers each paired with teaching assistants. The school employs seven (7) individuals who work as assistants throughout the building. The school also employs three (3) technology staff members. The administrative staff consists of a principal, an assistant principal, an athletic director, a transportation director, two guidance counselors. a librarian, a maintenance director, treasurer, prevention specialist, office secretary, and a guidance department secretary. In addition to these staff members, the school also employs a full-time nurse and shares a speech pathologist with the elementary school. Of the 576 students enrolled at South Knox for the 2018-2019 school year, there are 291 males and 285 females. Three students are part of our Knox County Special Education Coop, and attend classes at Vincennes Lincoln High School. Class sizes are as follows: Grade 7 has 110 students, Grade 8 has 96 students, Grade 9 has 97 students, Grade 10 has 89 students, Grade 11 has 83 students, and Grade 12 has 101 students. The number of non-Caucasian students is ten (10). The number of students receiving free lunch is one Hundred thirty-one (131) and the number of students receiving reduced lunch is sixty- two (62). There are sixty-five (65) students receiving Special Education accommodations in the middle and high school. There are one hundred thirty-four (134) students who live outside of the South Knox school district whose parents choose to send them to South Knox. Students are encouraged to participate