Alpine School District “Great Team, Same Dream”

Mission The mission of ASD is “Educating all students to ensure the future of our democracy.” 1.Shared MVVG 2.Collective Inquiry 3.Collaborative Teams 4.Action Oriented 5.Results Orientation 6.Continuous Improvement To prepare our students for responsible participation in a democracy To ensure all students can participate in the entire education program To promote a caring and effective connection between teacher and student To foster individual ownership of the education program among all members of the educational family Values Vision Becoming a Professional Learning Community that Answers Four Essential Questions and Exemplifies Six Characteristics Goals Articulated by the Board of Education 1.What do we expect students to learn? 2.How will we know what students have learned? 3.How will we respond to students who aren’t learning? 4.How will we respond to students who already know?

ASD Mission Statement “Educating All Students to Ensure the Future of Our Democracy”

Vision “Professional Learning Communities”

Focus on the Four Essential Questions 1. What do we expect students to learn? 2. How will we know what students have learned? 3. How will we respond to students who aren’t learning? 4. How will we respond to students who already know?

Vision New Utah Core Standards Teachers – curriculum based on core standards ASD implementation Professional development and training for teachers Resources Parent Involvement

Data Driven In ASD, every 1% gain means approximately 680 more students reach proficiency. For example, from in science, math and language arts…

ASD Science Scores 2004 – 68.2% 2005 – 70.3% 2006 – 72.6% 2007 – 72.7% 2008 – 73.8% 2009 – 75.7% 2010 – 77.8% 2011 – 78.8% 2012 – 81.5% *13.3% increase, which means 9,044 more students reached proficiency!

ASD Math Scores 2004 – 75% 2005 – 76.4% 2006 – 78.5% 2007 – 77.3% 2008 – 79.1% 2009 – 75.1% 2010 – 76.5% 2011 – 79.6% 2012 – 80.6% *5.6% increase, which means 3,808 more students reached proficiency! (Even without taking into account the “resetting” of cut scores in 2009.)

ASD Language Arts Scores 2004 – 82.8% 2005 – 83.5% 2006 – 84.4% 2007 – 84.5% 2008 – 85.5% 2009 – 86.5% 2010 – 86% 2011 – 87.9% 2012 – 89.7% *6.9% increase, which means 4,692 more students reached proficiency!

Values To prepare our students for responsible participation in a democracy To ensure all students can participate in the entire education program To promote a caring and effective connection between teacher and student To foster individual ownership of the education program among all members of the educational family

GOALSGOALS

ASD Growth and Finances

Enrollment History and Projections

ASD is Divided into 8 Clusters

Class Size is a Top Priority 40 more FTE’s Teachers Assistants (Adult to Student Ratio)

Last Fall Voters Approved a $210 Million Bond Phase 1 Projects Began in April 2012

Alpine Elementary and Sego Lily Elementary Seismic Projects Completed in August 2012 Alpine ElementarySego Lily Elementary

Scera Park Elementary Parking and Drop-off Completed in August 2012

American Fork High, Westmore, Cherry Hill, and the New Middle School in Eagle Mountain are on Schedule

$70 Million in Projects Underway

Finances in ASD - Accountability and Transparency

ASD received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 29 th year in a row!! ( Presented by the Government Finance Officers Association)

ASD has the lowest administrative cost per student of all 41 school districts in the state of Utah (Utah Taxpayers Association)

ASD Received $2,718,156 in School Land Trust Fund Dollars this Year School Community Councils

Approximately 71,000 Students ASD is the Largest District in the State of Utah

Divided into 8 Clusters 80 Schools Over 7,000 Employees

Serving Students from 14 Communities Alpine American Fork Cedar Fort Draper Eagle Mountain Fairfield Highland Lehi Lindon Orem Pleasant Grove Saratoga Springs Vineyard

19,600 students are transported to and from school every day on a school bus. 663 total routes

There have been 3,408 high school diplomas earned so far in 2012.

The senior class of 2012 earned $27,865,208 in scholarship dollars this year

There are 17,500 computers used every day in ASD

Alpine School District “Great Team, Same Dream”