1. 2013-2014 Jason Hass – Principal Jeff Tubbs – Assistant Principal

2.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Facts  Public Middle School which serves the city of Scottsboro, population 15,000  Community Advantages – Close-knit community which values education.  SJHS Advantages – Hard-working, knowledgeable teachers, excellent faculty and staff rapport, well behaved students.  Difficulties - Poverty rate is higher than the national average, unemployment rate is higher than the state and national average, lack of funding from State Legislature (Including a 25% cut of previous year contribution from the Jackson County Delegation in 2013-2014).  SJHS Disadvantages – Lack of access to technology for students (1.1 initiative), aging facilities (although adequate). SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

3. DEMOGRAPHICS

6. DISCIPLINE, ATTENDANCE, GRADES

7.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Discipline/Attendance/Grades (1 st Semester 2013-2014)  119 total discipline referrals.  45 7 th grade referrals (14 SIR Offenses)  74 8 th grade referrals (22 SIR Offenses) (48 total SIR 2012- 2013, 53 in 2011-2012)  1826 Absences (3902 in 2012-2013)  1316 Tardies (3145 in 2012-2013)  113 F’s 1 st 9 weeks (48 F’s 1st 9 weeks in 2012-2013)  1263 A’s 1 st 9 Weeks (1181 A’s 1 st 9 weeks in 2012-2013) SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

8. SJHS RANKINGS

9.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  Schooldigger.com rates SJHS as a 3 star school (out of a possible 5 stars)  Schooldigger ranks SJHS as 150 th out of 437 Middle Schools in Alabama  Greatschools.com gives SJHS a 6/10 score. SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

11. Year Avg Math Score Avg Reading Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating 200573.880.383 rd 44381.3% 200666.073.9181 st 43858.7% 200769.278.5141 st 43567.6% 200869.579.0157 th 43563.9% 200974.780.7155 th 43764.5% 201081.586.2102 nd 44377.0% 201178.884.9153 rd 44065.2% 201279.083.8182 nd 43157.8% 201379.384.8150 th 43765.7% SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

12. SJHS DEDICATION

13.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Teacher Professional Development  Content Literacy/ALSDE PD – Two Full Days, 2 Half Days  Technology PD – (Promethean Board, APT+, Edmodo, Active Classroom, Global Scholar)  CCRS Quarterly Meetings (3 Teachers)  Advanced Courses PD with ALSDE  26 Teachers with 517 hours entered into STIPD since AUGUST! SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

14.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Dedication  Near 100% Lesson Plan submission = PROFESSIONALISM!  $2084.00 in lost Textbook fees from 2012-2013, but adoption and implementation of Book-Tracks program in 2013-2014 looks to drastically reduce losses.  Improved School-Parent communication through Twitter(currently 83 followers), improved SJHS website participation, adoption of Remind101.  Implementation of BETA Club tutoring.  Implementation of Global Scholar student growth tracking program.  Implementation of new RtI plan. SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

15. SJHS CHALLENGES

16.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Poverty/Free and Reduced Lunch  56 students eligible for free school lunch(up from 50 in 2011 and 47 in 2012 only 32 in 2004!)  34 students eligible for reduced school lunch(36 in 2012). SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

18.  Scottsboro Jr. High School Teaching Units  SJHS has 26 Teachers, 2.5 Teachers Aides, one Counselor and two Administrators.  In 2004 we had 30 Teachers! SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

20.  Yet, test scores are improving. SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

21. 7 TH GRADE MATH ARMT

22. ARMTStudents tested% met standard TestYearGradeSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState Mathematics20057th Grade209 59,14672.7 56.9 Mathematics20067th Grade191 58,44257.5 59.1 Mathematics20077th Graden/a 67.63 59.82 Mathematics20087th Grade200 57,14063 61.26 Mathematics20097th Grade212 56,33273.58 65.79 Mathematics20107th Grade219 56,53778.54 68.76 Mathematics20117th Grade197 57,07077.16 70.36 Mathematics20127th Grade198 57,70479.29 72.5 Mathematics20137th Graden/a 74.75 67.74 7 TH GRADE MATH ARMT

23.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders ranked 193 out of 437 in Math ARMT scores in 2012  83.88% of SJHS 8 th graders met state standards (state average was 77.43%) SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

24. 8 TH GRADE MATH ARMT

25. Students tested% met standard TestYearGradeSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState Mathematics20058th Grade211 57,04274.8 63 Mathematics20068th Grade208 56,79274.5 67.6 Mathematics20078th Graden/a 70.79 66.3 Mathematics20088th Grade204 57,01675.98 68.13 Mathematics20098th Grade198 56,16175.76 73.77 Mathematics20108th Grade212 55,36684.44 78.62 Mathematics20118th Grade214 55,72380.37 77.01 Mathematics20128th Grade193 56,33678.76 78.62 Mathematics20138th Graden/a 83.88 77.43 8 TH GRADE MATH ARMT

26. 7 TH GRADE READING ARMT

27. ARMTStudents tested% met standard TestYearGradeSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState Reading20057th Grade206 59,19579.6 75.1 Reading20067th Grade192 58,55071.3 74.3 Reading20077th Graden/a 81.56 77 Reading20087th Grade200 57,18276.5 79.13 Reading20097th Grade213 56,38785.92 81.28 Reading20107th Grade219 56,57291.33 83.02 Reading20117th Grade198 57,13087.38 84.9 Reading20127th Grade197 57,77184.77 86.25 Reading20137th Graden/a 87.86 87.22 7 TH GRADE READING ARMT

28. 8 TH GRADE READING ARMT

29. ARMTStudents tested% met standard TestYearGradeSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState Reading20048th Grade218 55,75766.9 57.3 Reading20058th Grade211 57,08481 69.5 Reading20068th Grade206 56,82276.6 71.7 Reading20078th Graden/a 75.41 71.94 Reading20088th Grade205 57,02981.46 73.87 Reading20098th Grade196 56,22175.51 74.89 Reading20108th Grade212 55,32081.13 73.51 Reading20118th Grade215 55,79382.33 76.95 Reading20128th Grade193 56,42982.9 79.33 Reading20138th Graden/a 81.72 80.45

30. 7 TH GRADE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT

31. ASAStudents tested% met standard TestYearGradeSchoolDistrictStateSchoolDistrictState Science20087th Grade195 55,46456.92 60.51 Science20097th Grade210 54,94068.1 70.34 Science20107th Grade211 55,14466.35 68.79 Science20117th Grade196 55,54375 68.5 Science20127th Grade198 57,40081.31 75.67 Science20137th Graden/a 85.72 75.22 7 TH GRADE SCIENCE ASSESSMENT

32.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013  SJHS 8 th graders scored an average 15.2 Composite on the EXPLORE (National Avg. is 15.5)  21% of SJHS students score in the 75-100 National Quartile  33% of SJHS students score in the 50-74% National Quartile  27% of SJHS students score in the 25-49% National Quartile  18% of SJHS students score in the 1-24% National Quartile SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

33.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013  SJHS 8 th graders scored an average 14.2 (National Average is 14.7) in English  27% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in English  25% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in English  18% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in English  30% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in English  63% are at or above the benchmark (68% is National Average) in English SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

34.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013  SJHS 8 th graders scored an average 15.0 (National Average is 15.5) in Math  32% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Math  12% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Math  25% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Math  31% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Math  32% are at or above the benchmark (36% is National Average) in Math SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

35.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013  SJHS 8 th graders scored an average 14.7 (National Average is 14.6) in Reading  28% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Reading  26% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Reading  21% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Reading  25% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Reading  39% are at or above the benchmark (36% is National Average) in Reading SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

36.  Scottsboro Jr. High School ratings  SJHS 8 th graders took the ACT EXPLORE Test in October 2013  SJHS 8 th graders scored an average 16.4 (National Average is 16.6) in Science  35% of SJHS students scored in the 75%-100% National Quartile in Science  14% of SJHS students scored in the 50%-74% National Quartile in Science  27% of SJHS students scored in the 25-49% National Quartile in Science  24% of SJHS students scored in the 1-24% National Quartile in Science  35% are at or above the benchmark (37% is National Average) in Science SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL

37. CONCLUSIONS

38.  Despite increasing poverty, fewer teaching units, increasing enrollment, and decreasing funding…SJHS continues to provide an excellent educational opportunity for our students.  Our students continue to show yearly improvement! SCOTTSBORO JR. HIGH SCHOOL