MCPS Annual Report 2013-2014

Achievement for All ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014 January 2015

FOR THE STRENGTH OF OUR STUDENTS Reaching a 21st Century Educational Culture

CONTENTS

A Message from the Superintendent

PROGRESS: GOALS BECOMING REALITIES

MCPS Stats at a Glance

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MCPS Board of Trustees

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Mission / Vision / Core Beliefs

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Learning

6 – 11

Benchmarks and stories of progress Talent

12 – 13

Benchmarks and stories of progress Operations

14 – 15

Benchmarks and stories of progress Environment

16 – 17

Benchmarks and stories of progress MCPS Finances at a Glance

18 – 19

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DISTRICT STATS AT A GLANCE STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Chief Charlo 434 Cold Springs 466 Franklin 281 Hawthorne 328 Lewis & Clark 488 Lowell 270 Paxson 336 Rattlesnake 435 Russell 340

417 472 280 349 470 295 383 429 364

411 477 253 362 491 281 402 454 374

MIDDLE SCHOOLS Meadow Hill CS Porter Washington

466 453 573

487 467 569

485 491 543

963 1163 1131 109 151

914 1124 1082 112 157

941 1134 1099 108 155

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8,371

8,461

HIGH SCHOOLS Big Sky Hellgate Sentinel Seeley-Swan Willard TOTAL K-12

GRADUATION RATE

Gender Male Female

52.7% 47.3%

Ethnicity White Hispanic American Indian Asian Black Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

85.5% 2.9% 7.5% 1.9% 2.0%

Gifted/COMPASS IEP/special education 504 Program participant Title 1

13.0% 25.0% 4.0% 0.1%

Homeless Immigrant Migrant

District excluding Seeley-Swan

87.8%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNS

0.3%

0.4% 1.0% 0.6%

DROP-OUT RATE District excluding Seeley-Swan

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ELEMENTARY BUDGETED FUNDS 2013-2014 $44,998,353

HIGH SCHOOL BUDGETED FUNDS 2013-2014 $37,606,843

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ELEMENTARY GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - BY PROGRAM Bilingual Program $97,466 Data for Achievement $64,780 Regular Programs $26,297,521

Extracurricular Activities $32,829 Extracurricular Athletics $43,353 Gifted & Talented Program $192,587

TOTAL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $33,299,823

Indian Education for All Program $146,085 Internal/Computer Services $323,834 Special Education Services

$6,101,369

HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES - BY PROGRAM Data for Achievement $53,001 Extracurricular Activities $342,141 Extracurricular Athletics $1,483,615 Indian Education for All Program $50,626 Regular Programs $21,108,088

Internal/Computer Services $202,524

TOTAL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $27,184,692

Special Education Services $2,384,315 Vocational Education Program $1,560,382

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