Educational Update

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Blackhawk School District

• Educational Update
• August 2009

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Mission Statement

• Blackhawk School District is dedicated to
• providing all students a rigorous learning
• environment in order to be highly
• successful and competitive in the global
• community.

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Vision

• The District will be the leader in providing a
• world class education.

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At the end of every day of every year two things
must remain unshakable our constancy of purpose
and our continuous discontent with the present.
Robert Goizueta Former CEO, Coca-Cola
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Standardized Test Results 2007-2009
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PSSA District Results
Blackhawk Students Proficient or Advanced in Math
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PSSA District Results
Blackhawk Students Proficient or Advanced in
Reading
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2009 PSSA Results (Summary)
District-wide Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8,11 All Students
- Math
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2009 PSSA Results (Summary)
District-wide Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8,11 All Students
- Reading
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Educational Initiatives to Drive Student
Achievement Improvements

• Harcourt ELA resources K-5
• ELA curriculum K-12
• Math curriculum 6-8 and geometry
• Reciprocal Teaching K-5
• Reading Apprenticeship 6-12
• Inclusion K-12
• DIBELS (Diagnostic Indicator of Basic Early
  Literacy Skills)

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Additional Growth Indicators
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Advanced Placement Class Participation
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AP Scores
All Blackhawk students are required to take the
A.P. Exam.
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Dual Enrollment Classes

• 2006-2007 CCBC, Penn State
• Enrollment 18
• 2007-2008 CCBC, Penn State
• Enrollment 31
• 2008-2009 CCBC, Penn State, Clarion
• Enrollment 32
• 2009-2010 CCBC, Penn State, Clarion
• Enrollment 31 for fall semester

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Online Course Selections

• 2007-2008AP Psychology, SAT Prep
• 2008-2009
• AP French, AP Psychology, SAT Prep AP
  Government Politics U.S. HistoryRCI offerings
• 2009-2010
• Russian, Mandarin Chinese, RCI offerings, SAT
  Prep, Pilot Florida Virtual Courses (grades 9-12)

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Language Offerings

• High SchoolFrench, German, Latin, Spanish
• Mandarin Chinese (IVC) and Russian (Online)
• Middle School - Extracurricular
• French, German, Latin, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese
  and Russian (Online)
• BIS - Extracurricular
• Mandarin Chinese (Online)

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Technology Expansion

• Smartboards K-5
• Promethean Boards 8-12
• School Fusion/Teacher web pages K-12
• Interactive virtual field trips
• Wikis blogs
• Online textbooks resources
• Learning software

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Innovative Curriculum RCI Magnet Programs

• Vo-Ag
• Agriscience I II, Science Technology in
  Agriculture, Ag Equipment Design Repair,
  Construction, Floriculture, Horticulture,
  Communications in Agriculture, Supervised Ag
  Experience, Food Science
• Fine Arts
• Chorus, Band, Orchestra, Music Technology, Music
  Theory, AP Music, Dance I II, Color Design,
  Drawing I II, Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics,
  Advanced Art Studio, AP Art Studio, Fibers
  Fabrics, Advanced Fibers Fabrics, Painting I
  II

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Strategic Partnerships

• Slippery Rock University Inclusion
• RCI Beaver County School Districts
• Dual Enrollment CCBC, PSU, Clarion
• Pitt MAT Program
• Beattie Tech Mandarin Chinese
• Chatham University Eden Hall

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Final Thought

• In a global economy, the best jobs are not going
  to go to the best in your class, but to the best
  in the world.
• Gary Phillips, Chief Scientist
• American Institute for Research