02/27/2017 Dear Parents and Community Members: We are pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER) which provides key information on the 2015-16 educational progress for Melvindale High School. The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws. The school’s report contains information about student assessment, accountability, and teacher quality. If you have any questions about the AER, please contact Ryan Vranesich for assistance. The AER is available for you to review electronically by visiting the following web site https://goo.gl/Cy4u3t , or you may review a copy in the main office at your child’s school. For the 2016-17 year, no new Priority or Focus schools were named; some Priority or Focus schools did exit their status because they met the exit criteria. New Reward schools were identified using school rankings and Beating the Odds information. A Focus school is one that has a large achievement gap between the highest and lowest achieving 30% of schools. A Priority school is one whose achievement and growth is in the lowest 5% of all schools in the state. A Reward school is one that has achieved one or more of the following distinctions: top 5% of schools on the Top-to-Bottom School Rankings, top 5% of schools making the greatest gains in achievement (improvement metric), or “Beating the Odds” by outperforming the school’s predicted ranking and/or similar schools. Some schools are not identified with any of these labels. In these cases no label is given. I’m proud to announce that Melvindale High School has not been identified as a Priority nor have we been identified as a Focus school. We will continue to strive to become a Reward School. Key Challenges and Initiatives Based on the current data in the Annual Education Report, our school has identified that our main challenge is with our English Language Learners (ELLs). Language barriers and the lack of formal education with our incoming ELL students are two areas we are addressing. One of the initiatives for our school that is currently implemented is Language and Literacy, a program that all teachers uses to improve instruction geared towards ELL students. With focus on acquiring certain language skills through various objectives, activities, and data, we hope to improve this area. In addition to the Language and Literacy program, we are also incorporating a
Bridge and ESL Academy for our students. The bridge academy focuses on taking ESL students who are transitioning from a pure ESL classroom into a classroom, similar to a standard English classroom with necessary modification. The ESL academy has set classes for the students that focus on core subject areas with certain teachers trained to teach those classes. Outside of the programs and specific classes, we also plan on addressing this need by providing students with support staff for classes identified with an ELL need. Assigning Pupils to the School Melvindale Northern Allen Park has only one High School. All 9th through 12th grade students attend Melvindale High School. Status of the School Improvement Plan Goals: Melvindale High School Goals are: Math - All students will become proficient in mathematics. Activities include: Mathematic Enrichment Classes, Kuta Software, Language and Literacy, and Student Success Team Meetings. Reading – All students will become proficient readers. Activities include: STAR Testing, Informational Reading Instruction, Language and Literacy, and Student Success Team Meetings. Writing - All students will become proficient writers. Activities include: John Collins Writing, Support Teacher Instruction, Language and Literacy, and Student Success Team Meetings. Science – All students will become proficient in science. Activities include: Integrated Technology, Literacy Library, Language and Literacy, and Student Success Team Meetings. Social Studies - All students will become proficient in social studies. Activities include: Marzano 6 Step Vocabulary (Frayer Models), John Collins Writing, Language and Literacy, and Student Success Team Meetings. Specialized Schools Melvindale High School houses all 9th through 12th grade Melvindale students. Certain students can enroll at the specialized school of William D. Ford Technical Center. Students must sign up to enroll in the technical courses offered at the William D. Ford Technical Center. They offer courses in the technical fields of: welding, automotive tech, culinary arts, and health sciences.
Core Curriculum The Core Curriculum is located in the Melvindale High School Improvement Plan and is fully implemented. Our curriculum is aligned to the state and we have been implementing Common Core Standards for four years. The Aggregate Student Achievement Results School Percent Percent Percent Percent Partially Students Advanced Proficient Proficient Proficient
M-Step
Percent Not Proficient
Science
11th Grade Content
All Students
20152016
18.9%
4.0%
14.9%
26.3%
54.9%
Social Studies
11th Grade Content
All Students
20152016
23.4%
4.0%
19.4%
56.6%
20.0%
Met or Exceeded
% Met or Exceeded
Did Not Meet
% Did Not Meet
Number Assessed
SAT Total Score
11th Grade Content
All Students
20152016
34
19.4%
141
80.6%
175
Evidence Based Reading and Writing
11th Grade Content
All Students
20152016
92
52.6%
83
47.4%
175
Mathematics
11th Grade Content
All Students
20152016
35
20.0%
140
80.0%
175
Level 5 Bridging
Level 6 Reaching
27% 28% 19% 7%
9% 15% 8% 11%
WiDA Testing
WIDA
# of Students
Level 1 Entering
Level 2 Emerging
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
116 78 47 44
12% 5% 0% 7%
17% 6% 13% 23%
Level 3 Level 4 Developing Expanding 10% 18% 34% 32%
25% 28% 26% 20%
Students Represented by Parents During the fall 2015-2016 school year, attendance for Parent Teacher conferences was at 32%. In the spring of the 2015-2016 school year, attendance for the Parent Teacher conferences was 23%. Then during 2016-2017 school year, attendance for the Parent Teacher conferences was 32%. Post-Secondary Information Melvindale High School currently offers five different college equivalent courses. The courses and their enrollment are listed below: AP Calculus – 18 students AP English – 33 students AP World History – 21 students AP Government – 23 students Oral Communication – 50 students (25 each semester) These classes reach out to a total of 106 students, which is 11% of our population. In addition to our class offering, we have 14 students who are currently dual enrolling at our school. From our Advanced Placement courses we had 20 students who would receive college credit. Congratulations to the staff, students, and parents of Melvindale High School for achieving great success on our goals. Looking forward to continued effort to exceed expectations and continue to strive for success of all students. Sincerely, Ryan Vranesich
