2012 Annual Report
Prosper Independent School District
Message from the Superintendent Table Of Contents
3 Board Members 4-5 District Fast Facts 6 Financial Focus 7 College Readiness Indicators 8 2008 Bond Program
Dear Friends, I offer this 2012 Annual Report for your review and to familiarize yourself with our community schools and the exceptional students and staff of Prosper ISD. This report will serve as a reflection of the 2012 school year and will conclude with a bright look ahead.
Dedication of Cockrell Elementary
9 School and Community Relationships
10 Prosper Open Foundation 11 District Enhancement Programs 12 Elementary Student Events 13 Middle School Points of Pride 14 Prosper High School Student Achievements
15-16 High School Sports Highlights 17 Professional Pride 18 The Future is Bright 19 Leading the Way 22 REACHing Others
The mission
of Prosper Independent School District is to develop and graduate motivated, academically prepared individuals with the strength of character to make contributions to a rapidly changing society through an educational system that maintains high expectations, provides quality instruction, and establishes a safe, orderly, learning environment in the community that lives its name.
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Prosper ISD continues to be one Drew Watkins, Ed.D. of the fastest growing school Superintendent of Schools districts in the State of Texas. Our enrollment has grown nearly 700 students compared to this time last year. Prosper continues to be a great attraction for new families, which is a direct reflection on our teachers and staff, parents and community, and a forward thinking school board. We are proud that Prosper ISD has earned a reputation of excellence with excitement of much more to come. This reputation, in large part, is due to your tremendous support and invaluable involvement throughout our district. Your significant contributions have afforded our students with unbelievable educational opportunities and continue to be vital in the success of our growing district. I am honored to serve as your superintendent.
Sincerely,
Drew Watkins, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
Board Members Superintendent’s Cabinet
Daniel Jones, President
Dr. Michael Goddard Assistant Superintendent
Rusty Craig
Director of Business Services
Laurie Vondersaar
Jim Wicker, Vice President
Jim Bridges, Secretary
Director of Learning Services and Communications
Ted Ziolkowski
Director of Technical Support Services
Dr. Heather Brister
Director of Special Education and Student Services
Corrie Edmondson
Director of Program Evaluation and Information Services
Mark McGuire
Mary Lou Smith
Bernadette Gerace
Director of Human Resources
Jody Woolverton
Director of Transportation and Security
Ronnie Mullins
Director of Athletics
Danny Roberts
Director of Maintenance and Operations
Kelly Davidson
Michelle McBride
Mays Davenport
Prosper ISD Police Chief
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2012 Annual Report Prosper ISD encompasses 57.75 miles of Prosper, McKinney, Frisco, Celina and unincorporated Denton County.
Prosper ISD is made up of six different municipalities: Town of Prosper, City of McKinney, City of Frisco, City of Celina, Collin County, and Denton County.
At build-out, Prosper ISD will have approximately 45,000 students and will be served by 20 - 25 elementary schools, 11 - 13 middle schools, and 5 - 6 high schools.
ETHNICITY 2011-2012 White 72% Hispanic 12% African American 9% Other 7%
School Enrollment John A. Baker Elementary (PK - 4th)........657 Cynthia A. Cockrell Elementary (PK - 4th).....765 R. Steve Folsom Elementary (PK - 4th).......480 Judy Rucker Elementary (PK - 4th).........567 Lorene Rogers Middle School (5th & 6th).....848 Reynolds Middle School (7th & 8th).........823 Prosper High School (9th - 12th) ........ 1399 District Total Enrollment: ............ 5539 December 2012
October 2012
SECONDARY CLASS SIZE AVERAGES 25
25
20
20
15
English / Language Arts Science Mathematics Social Studies
10 5 0
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ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZE AVERAGES
15 10 5
22.6 22.2 21.9 22.9 Class Averages as of October 2012
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1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
19.9 19.7 18.5 20.0 19.7 22.3 22.2 21.9 20.5
District Fast Facts Fast Facts
Transportation
•A fleet of 74 propane buses • 67 Bus Drivers • 4 Bus Monitors • Shop, Mechanic, Safety & Routing Specialist • Travels over 1800 miles daily • Runs over 65 routes daily • Carries over 2600 students
Maintenance & Operations
Fast Facts
• 7 Certified Technicians • 4 Custodial Specialists • 36 Custodians Together they ensure over 1,311,836 square feet are safe and secure each day.
Prosper ISD New Hires
Fast Facts
Technology
• 12 Technology Specialists / System Administrators • 2861 PC Computer Systems (1836 Desktops / 1025 Laptops) • 245 iPads • 393 Interactive Boards • 435 Projectors • 356 Document Cameras
2012
Prosper ISD hired 191 new employees for the 2012-2013 school year. Transportation Staff
Maintenance and Operations Staff
Support Staff
15 32
Teachers/Professionals
23 121 5
Financial Focus Prosper ISD has consistently earned, the highest rating of “Superior Achievement” through the Texas Education Agency’s Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) program.
2012 - 2013 Financial Data Projections Total Property Valuation $2,084,384,568 Operating Fund Local Funds $ 24,175,000 State Fund $ 20,625,000 Total $ 44,800,000 Operating Fund Appropriations Salary & Benefits $ 37,552,750 Other Expenses $ 7,197,250 Total $ 44,750,000
Budget by Function 66.7% Instruction 16.2% Instructional Support 14.2% District Operations 2.9% Central Administration
Budget by Object 83.9% Salary & Benefits 9.9% Contracted Services 3.4% Supplies & Materials 2.1% Other Operating
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0.7% Capital Outlay
Prosper ISD Tax Rate History Year 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2003 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007 - 2008 2008 - 2009 2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011 2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013
*Total Tax Rate $1.72 $1.76 $1.82 $1.95 $1.97 $1.80 $1.67 $1.67 $1.64 $1.63 $1.67 $1.67
*per $100 of assessed home value
College Readiness Indicators Class of 2012 Prosper ISD students scored well above the state and national average on college entrance exams. In addition, a significant number of our Prosper High School students are participating in Advanced Placement and Dual Credit classes.
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Results In 2012, 87 Seniors and 95 Juniors took the SAT.
Dual Credit Enrollment
600
Mean Scores
500 400
PHS
300
State
200
National
100 0
Critical Reading
Math Subject Area
Writing
American College Test (ACT) In 2012, 173 students in Prosper ISD took the ACT.
Average Scores
25 20 15
PHS
10
State National
5 0
English
Mathematics Reading
Science
Composite
Making the transition from high school to college can be one of the biggest challenges a student can face. Through a partnership with Collin College, Prosper ISD Juniors and Seniors can take Dual Credit courses, courses in which students fulfill both high school and college graduation requirements. Students enrolling in Dual Credit courses establish an educational foundation that will enable them to continue their academic success at a college of their choice. Prosper ISD is committed to helping students earn enough college hours to have completed their freshman year of college by the time they graduate from Prosper High School. Dual Credit Classes Offered: • English IV • US History • Government • Economics • Statistics
Subject
Advanced Placement (AP) Prosper ISD proudly offers its students a wide array of Advanced Placement courses. Students enrolled in AP courses experience rigorous coursework in subjects they want to explore in more depth while ensuring they are competitive and successful in college. AP Courses Offered: • English Language & Literature • English Composition & Rhetoric • Calculus AB • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • World History
• US History • Spanish Language • French • Psychology • Studio Art: Drawing & 3-D Design • Computer Science A • Human Geography
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2008 Bond Program Schedules for most of the bond projects are contingent upon the ability to sell bonds. Construction planning and land acquisition is continuing; however interest rates and timing of improvements in the market will determine the actual bond expenditures and timeline. Project
Estimated Date of Completion
Project Details
*determined by growth and bonding capacity
Support Services Facility and Transportation Center
Opened in 2008
Prosper ISD assumed its own transportation services including purchasing a fleet of propane powered, seat belt-equipped buses
New Prosper HS (9th -12th Grade)
Opened in 2009
Built with empty classroom wings inside to accommodate future growth
Projected District Enrollment
Cynthia A. Cockrell Elementary Opened in 2012
Built with similar floor plan of Baker and Folsom
5,500
Transportation Facility Expansion
Opened in 2012
Built to add fueling stations & additional parking spaces for more buses
5,500
Elementary School #5 Elementary School #6 Middle School #3 Elementary School #7 High School #2 Extracurricular Stadium HS Natatorium
To Open 2014 To Open 2015 To Open 2015 To Open 2016 To Open 2020 TBD TBD
Instructional Support Center
TBD
Serving All Prosper ISD: Staff Development Center Central Administration Offices
Other Significant Items:
TBD
Serving All Prosper ISD: School Site Acquisition Technology Purchases Capital Improvements to Existing Facilities
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Dependent on bonding capacity and rate of growth
6,500 7,250 7,250 8,000
Will continue to follow 4A model Will Serve All Prosper ISD high schools Will Serve Prosper HS
Dedication of Cockrell Elementary Cynthia A. Cockrell Elementary is the first school named for not only a Prosper ISD graduate but also a Prosper ISD educator. With deep ties to Prosper, Cynthia never lived anywhere but Texas and spent thirty-nine of her fifty-two years as a student or an educator in Prosper ISD. A commitment to education, love for the Prosper ISD staff and students, and a great sense of humor inspired Cynthia, who passed in August of 2008. The legacy of Cynthia Cockrell’s commitment to teaching, learning, and service will continue to live in the school that bears her name. Cynthia A. Cockrell Elementary officially opened in August of 2012 with over 400 people attending the dedication ceremony.
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School and Community Relationships Community Events Prosper ISD is actively involved in supporting, recognizing, and unifying students, staff, and members of the community. The district hosts and plans several events and programs, including the following:
Stuff the Bus Canned Food Drive
Senior Citizen Holiday Luncheon
Prosper ISD along with the Town of Prosper team up annually to participate in the Stuff the Bus food drive benefitting Bethlehem Place (a mission of Prosper United Methodist Church) and the Food Pantry of McKinney.
Each year, Prosper ISD hosts its annual Senior Citizen Holiday Luncheon catered by the Prosper High School Culinary Arts students. Senior Citizens from around the town get the opportunity to have a wonderfully prepared holiday lunch while enjoying the entertainment of the Prosper High School Jazz Band.
RoughRiders Night at the Ballpark Each spring, Prosper ISD families gather for a night of fun and community spirit at the RoughRider’s ball park. Last year, choirs from around the district sang the National Anthem.
SAVE THE DATE
Prosper ISD Night at the Ballpark Sunday, April 28th, 2013 – 4:00pm
Rachel’s Challenge Community Rally Prosper ISD is committed to providing a safe, risk-free environment for all students. The district works through programs like Rachel’s Challenge to inspire, equip, and empower every student to create a permanent, positive culture in the school and community by starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion. Students take a pledge to treat each other with respect, just as Rachel Scott, a student killed at Columbine High School, promoted at her own school.
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Prosper Open Foundation In 2012, the Prosper Open Foundation raised nearly $30,500.00 in donations supporting quality education in Prosper ISD. The foundation is dedicated to supporting the educational endeavors of Prosper ISD students. In May of 2012 the Prosper Open Foundation awarded three different types of scholarships: • The Top Ten students from the graduating class of 2012 received a combined total of $15,000. • $17,500.00 was awarded to graduating seniors who applied for the Next Step Grant. • $13,000 was awarded to selected students for various educational opportunities. The foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
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21st Annual Prosper Open Foundation Golf Tournament
Prosper ISD held its 21st Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, October 22, 2012. This event was a great success in raising over $24,000.00 for scholarships.
1st Place Winners were: Conor Thies • Mike Shea • Clark Hurst • Brandon Nairn
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Please mark your calendars to join us next year for this great event on Monday, October 21, 2013.
District Enhancement Programs Spotlight Dual Language – Prosper ISD’s Two-Way Dual Language Program offers Pre-K through 6th grade students the opportunity to learn to speak, read, and write in two languages – English and Spanish. Students become increasingly bi-literate and bicultural as they progress from one grade level to the next. This approach emphasizes equality of educational opportunity for both English and non-English-speaking children through an educational process that validates and fully develops both languages and instills a mutual respect for both language learners. Fully trained and certified Spanish and English speaking teachers partner to teach students.
Robotics – High school students unlock their imaginations and discover their
potential as they participate in robot building competitions designed to excite them about engineering, science, and technology. These sports-like science-based and engineering-based robotics competitions are lively and exciting events.
Agriculture Education (Horticulture/Floriculture, Veterinary Medical
Applications, Agriculture Mechanics) – Students who are ready to learn skills that will make a positive difference in their lives and assist in preparation for successful careers are encouraged to enroll in one of the many agriculture courses. Prosper High School offers three pathways allowing students to focus on their specific career choice. These include Veterinary Medical Applications, Horticulture and Floriculture, and Agriculture Mechanics.
Business Management – Prosper High School offers several business administration and
finance classes for students who are interested in careers in business. Students learn about various topics such as accounting, business law, finance, and management. Students enrolled in a business information systems class have an opportunity to earn a subject area Microsoft Office Users Specialist certification.
Automotive Technology – Prosper High School has a fully equipped, state of the art
automotive service center where students learn the functions of the major automotive systems and the principles of diagnosing and servicing these systems. Students gain valuable knowledge by repairing and servicing vehicles in an organized lab environment, as well as theory and operation of systems in a classroom structure. After their training and high school graduation, students are eligible for high tech, high wage earning jobs in the automotive industry as well as careers related to transportation, distribution and logistics.
Gifted and Talented – All core teachers in Prosper
ISD are trained to meet the needs of gifted learners in the regular classroom setting. The Prosper ISD Gifted and Talented Program is designed to provide motivating, challenging experiences that nurture the unique academic and social-emotional needs of gifted and talented students. Elementary students have the opportunity to meet weekly with the gifted teacher, middle school students are clustered with other gifted students in language arts and math, and high school students are served by enrolling in Pre-AP and AP courses.
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Elementary Student Events Science Fair Students in grades K - 4 were encouraged to participate in Science Fair events at all elementary campuses. Guest judges teamed up to help evaluate the student created experiments. Projects could received 1st - 3rd place or best overall.
Family Math Night Parent and students were encouraged to attend this fun, hands on family night of math. 12 stations were set up throughout the buildings that enabled parents and students to utilize their math skills while learning new techniques.
Reading Under the Stars Parents and students were encouraged to bring their blankets and flashlights and to enjoy a night of reading under the stars. Guest speakers were on-hand to share their favorite stories with the students.
Book Fairs Twice a year, all elementary campuses hold a Scholastic Book Fair in the library. The book fair is a great time for students and parents to explore the love of reading and get a few books for home while helping build classroom and campus library collections.
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Middle School Points of Pride Rogers Middle School
Reynolds Middle School
(Grades 5th & 6th)
(Grades 7th & 8th)
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Initiative
Video Production Film Festival
In the fall of 2011, Rogers Middle School started a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative with select classrooms. The BYOD program allows students the opportunity to bring their own digital device in order to enhance their learning while working closely with their teachers and peers.
Reynolds Middle School students were invited to take part in a film festival designed to promote educational learning through student-produced videos. The film festival aims to showcase student-produced work according to the festival theme.
The BYOD pilot was such a success that the program continues to expand to additional classrooms throughout the campus. The ultimate goal of the BYOD program would be to allow all students’ the ability to have one to one access to digital devices as needed for their academic day.
The 2012 Film Festival theme was “Making a Difference”. The videos submitted focused on how people could make a difference positively or negatively on a personal, local or global scale. The winner of the Film Festival was 7th Grader Gabi Date.
Student Council Student Programs and Clubs
Reynolds Middle School has a very active Student Council Group. In 2012, student council was successful in:
The Rogers Library offers before school programs to expose students to various topics and tie them to non-fiction reading. In addition, the Library is host to several different clubs enabling students to explore special interests and find their niche.
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Team Sports and Coaches Mini Workshop
Computer Hardware Mini Workshop
Martial Arts Mini Workshop
Crochet Club
Graphic Novels Club
Baking Mini Workshop
Cooking Mini Workshop
Game Day
50
Open Mic
100
Photography Mini Workshop
150
Prosper Police Mini Workshop
200
• Raising $2,500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation • Coordinated the Stuff the Bus campaign for Reynolds Middle School • Contributed funds towards the construction of the Windmill Park • Co-sponsored a coat drive with the National Junior Honor Society
The National Junior Honor Society The National Junior Honor Society participates in several events throughout the year. Alongside Student Council, the National Junior Honor Society participated in Reynolds Middle School annual Pennies for Patients campaign. This annual event was a huge success raising over $3,700 for the North Texas Leukemia and Lymphoma society.
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Prosper High School Student Achievements Academic Decathalon – Academic Decathlon provides high
school students an opportunity to experience the challenges of rigorous academic competition through participation in team and individual activities. The 2012 Ac Dec team competed successfully in the Regional Meet advancing to the State Meet where Austin Briggs and Connor Croxville won medals. Tom Blaney, Chase Harker and Sean Tran also received honorable mention for high rankings.
Band – The Prosper Mighty Eagle
Band earned top ratings for the 4th year in a row at the UIL Marching, Concert, and Sightreading Contests and received the coveted Sweepstakes Award. Individually, band members soared to new heights with 36 students placing in the All-Region Band and 11 students in the All-Region Jazz Band. Additionally, three students placed in the All-State Concert Bands and three additional students placed in the All-State Jazz Band.
Choir – The Prosper HS choir
program has expanded to three choirs: Show Choir, Honor Choir, and Concert Choir. Seven choir members traveled to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest where both the ensemble (Ethan Alcala, Courtney Barker, Lucy Scholl and Jared Vazquez) and two of the soloists (Lucy Scholl and Courtney Barker) received the highest ranking possible. PHS Eagle Choir has a newly formed Booster Club as well as a new assistant director of choirs.
Culinary Arts – The Prosper HS
Culinary Arts Students earned third place in the state ProStart competition for their restaurant design, The Front Porch. Culinary students gain realworld experience by catering events in the district such as the Veteran’s Day Luncheon, Senior Citizens Holiday Luncheon and the Top Ten Graduating Seniors Dinner, along with two lunches available to all district staff each week. Students in Culinary Arts are able to earn their national ServSafe certification to work in the food service industry.
Ready, Set, Teach – The Ready, Set,
Teach program continues to grow doubling in size. Prosper ISD awarded two open contracts to Renee Brooks and Tiffany Heathcock for successfully completing two years of the program. Upon graduation from college in the field of education, Renee and Tiffany will be offered a teaching position with Prosper ISD. In addition, Tiffany Heathcock won first place in the speech competition of the Texas Association of Future Educators incorporating the “Wild About Teaching” theme.
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Health Science – Health Occupations Students
of America (HOSA) Future Health Professionals member, Allison Swain, won first at Area and State competition in the skills event of Physical Therapy. This placement took her to the 2011-2012 National HOSA competition in Orlando, Florida where she competed in a written and skills evaluation. Allison competed against 90 other students from each state in the United States and she proudly represented Prosper HS when she took home the coveted first place medal. Eight students completed their Certification in Nursing Assistance through a cooperative learning environment with Settler’s Ridge Care Center. Each student was required to complete 75 hours of training. Once the training was complete, all eight students took the CNA exam through the state of Texas and all students passed and received their certification.
Special Olympics – Prosper ISD’s students with disabilities
continue to shine in athletic competitions designed especially for them. Students competed in bowling, basketball, and track where many earned medals and ribbons for their athleticism. They are empowered and joyful as they compete and support each other in athletic competitions.
Theater – For the first time ever,
the cast of the UIL One-Act Play, Unexpected Tenderness, advanced all the way to the state competition. Throughout the competition many students received awards. Honorable Mention; Emilie DeWolfe, Robert Di Donato and Courtney Barker. All Star Cast; Courtney Barker, Zack Esquenazi, Emilie DeWolfe and Robert Di Donato. All Star Crew; Dalton Barrett. Best Actor; Zack Esquenazi. Students also presented main stage productions: The Elephant Man, Oklahoma!, The Fantasticks, Charlotte’s Web and Bob Cratchit’s.
Video Production – The Eagle
Production Group continues to produce professional quality videos for campus, district and community clients as well as successfully producing a weekly entertainment style magazine called Eagle TV. Students in the Audio Video Production program use top of the line professional equipment in field production and post production and have hands-on experience with the full HD broadcast quality production studio. You can view the results of the students hard work on the Prosper ISD SchoolTube Channel and The Eagle Production Group YouTube Channel.
Visual Arts – Advanced art students
at Prosper HS have the opportunity to develop a college-level portfolio and earn college credit through their AP Drawing, AP 2-D and AP 3-D Portfolio classes. 25 students competed at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) on February 18th at Jasper High School in Plano. Prosper HS had artists in each of the four divisions. 19 students received gold medal ratings in their assigned divisions. Student, Kayla Wells advanced to state in the Art I Division and received the highest rating of “4” at the state competition.
2011 - 2012 High School Sports Highlights
The Talonettes (Dance/Drill Team) – The team competed last
UIL 3A District 11 (Prosper ISD moved to UIL 4A District 9 for 2012 - 2013 School Year)
Baseball – The team made the playoffs for the 6th straight
year. They also captured their first District Championship in 3A. The team made it to the Regional Semi Finals where they were eliminated by the eventual State Champion Pleasant Grove. They ended their season 30-9.
Bowling – Prosper High School added a boys and girls Eagle
Bowling teams in 2012. The club sport is governed by the Texas High School Bowling Club which has 34 Districts state wide with 177 participating high schools. The Prosper team is in the Dallas North A district and competes against, McKinney Boyd, McKinney High School, Plano Senior High, Plano East, Plano West, Allen, and Lovejoy High Schools. Bowling is open to all Prosper High School Students in good academic standing regardless of prior bowling experience. Tryouts are in October with the season running November through March. There are district, regional and state tournaments for teams and individuals who qualify. There will be summer opportunities for all students to learn how to bowl and current team members to perfect their game.
Boys Basketball – The team had an
overall record of 18-14, finishing just one spot out of the playoffs. The team took 3rd place in the Prosper Holiday Tournament as well as taking the Consolation Champions at the Sanger Tournament.
Girls Basketball – The team finished the season with a 9-26 record. We are looking forward to great season!
Cheerleading – The cheerleaders continued to support the school’s teams with their school spirit. Last year, the squad took their skills to the next level with the addition of a competitive cheer squad.
Cross Country – The teams were regional qualifiers. The
girls’ team missed qualifying for state by 3 points and 3 seconds with Laura Henry and Kristen Howell finishing All-Region.
Spring at two dance competitions where they received: Super Sweepstakes on all routines, a precision award and an award for choreography. The Talonettes continued their success at summer camp and had a repeat performance of these scores with one additional award for Team Unity. The Talonettes enjoy performing at school spirit events and continue to support Prosper HS throughout the year.
Color Guard – The 2011-2012 school year also brought the
first ever edition of the Prosper HS Winterguard, which is a group within the band. The Winterguard is the indoor version of the marching band’s colorguard. These are the young ladies and gentlemen who perform on flags, rifles and sabers in the fall marching show. In their inaugural season, the Winterguard won 1st place in their division at the North Texas Colorguard Association Championships.
Football – The team finished as a
9-3 District Champion, advanced to the state playoffs for the tenth consecutive year, and advanced at least two rounds in the playoffs for the 5th consecutive year. Three players signed National Letters of Intent to attend and play football for Division I Universities (University of Arizona, USMA-West Point, and Princeton).
Boys Golf – The team won their 4th consecutive District
Championship. They also won their second consecutive Regional Championship, advancing to state for the 4th year in a row and finishing 3rd in the state. The team was made up of: Cameron Bridges, Zach Neely, Grant Bennett, Clifford Freeman, and Greg Parker.
Girls Golf – The team won their 2nd consecutive District
Championship. They advanced to the state tournament for the 3rd consecutive year and finished 4th in the state. The team consisted of: Ashley Jensen, Jennilee Pirtle, Anne Stiles, Hannah Johnston, and Hannah Crosby.
Hockey – The Prosper HS club hockey team took to the
ice for their second season in area competition, as part of the AT&T High School Hockey League. The team qualified for the play-offs for the second straight year and finished the season with an overall record of 11-8-4.
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2011- 2012 High School Sports Highlights continued Lacrosse – Prosper Lacrosse is very proud to
announce the creation of their Prosper High School Lacrosse teams. Both the girls and boys teams are now chartered and gearing up for their first full year. Our boys team has 100% of its schedule set while our girls team was accepted into the TGHSLL (Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League) just this fall and is moving forward to compete with a full schedule next Spring as well. We are excited to have the opportunity to represent the City and PISD and look forward to our upcoming inaugural season.
Swimming & Diving – The defending district champions
included the District Swimmer of the Year, Destiny Nelson, and two Divers of the Year, Marcella Morales and Alex Faber. Many swimmers and divers were honored at the district, regional, and state level. Coach Ryan Timmons was named Coach of the Year. Destiny Nelson Won the 100 meter Breaststoke at the state meet and was 4th in the 200 meter individual medley.
Tennis – The girls’ team finished 2nd in district; the number
Powerlifting – The team looks forward to a competitive year next year. The team continues to lift weights all year long in preparation for District, Regional and State meets.
two doubles team: Elizabeth Burkett and Erin McCleer advanced to Regionals and the number one girls’ singles: Sumvruta Iyengar, won district and regionals, placing 3rd at State. Two doubles teams were honored with 2nd team All-District honors: Sumvruta Iyengar and Cyra Oh ; Catherine Oh and Elizabeth Burkett.
Boys Soccer – The team
Boys Track – The team won the district
qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year after posting a record of 12-7-4. The team lost in the first round of the playoffs to Frisco Heritage.
Girls Soccer – The team qualified for the playoffs for the 4th
straight year in District 17-4A. This was the 4th year the team made the playoffs in the 4A classification. Prosper finished the season with a record of 14-7-3 and tied the school record for highest finish with a 3rd place finish in District 17-4A. The Lady Eagles also graduated six Academic All-State players, a record number. The Lady Eagles finished the season with 10 players selected as All-District players, 4 selected as honorable mention, and one superlative award for midfielder of the year.
Softball – The 2012 Prosper Lady Eagles fielded a very young
team and play a tough non-district schedule against several 4A and 5A teams. The highlight of the season was a 3-3 record in the Little Elm tournament to claim the Consolation Championship. Making the 9-3A All District team was 1st team: Freshmen, Kelsey Rolfe, 2nd team: Junior, Jaycee Smalley, and Junior, Kourtney Barnes. Making the All-Academic team was Junior, Cierra Obrien and Kourtney Barnes.
championship and sent several athletes to the regional meet.
Girls Track – The team, district
runners-up, finished 6th at the Regional championships. Laura Henry won the bronze medal in the 800 meter at State, and Danielle Androes was a state qualifier in the 1600 meter race.
Volleyball – The team finished 37-6, which earned them second place in district play. The team advanced as Regional Finalists and had several achievements throughout their year. 12 players were named to All-Academic, All-District Team. All seven Seniors were named Academic All-State. Nicole Marzik was a TGCA All-Star and Sarah Robertson and Nicole Marzik were All-State Regional Finalist 2011.
Wrestling – The boys team placed 6th at District, which was
the highest finish to date. Cody Holland placed 2nd at 220 and Jake Correa placed 2nd at 113. Jake Correa was also the first Regional qualifier in Prosper history. Man Yan Ng placed 3rd at District. She is the first Prosper HS girl wrestler to place at a District meet.
UIL Middle School Sports • Basketball • Tennis (club) • Cross Country
• Track • Football
• Volleyball • Soccer (club)
2012 - 2013 UIL 4A District 9 Competitors
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• Frisco • Frisco Centennial • Frisco Heritage
• Frisco Liberty • Frisco Wakeland • Little Elm
• Prosper • The Colony
Professional Pride Competitive Salaries Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree Doctoral Degree
Professional Teacher Profile
$45,500.00 $47,500.00 $50,500.00
Benefits • On-site professional development • Teacher mentoring program • Bilingual stipends • 401(a) retirement savings • Comprehensive health program • Employee assistance program
Professional Development Teachers in Prosper ISD are committed to learning and growing as professionals to better serve the students’ needs. Based on an annual needs assessment, the district provides quality professional development in areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, differentiation and instructional technology. Teachers have access to nationally recognized staff development opportunities.
Higher Education Degrees Average Years Teaching Experience Teachers Highly Qualified by NCLB
22.0% 9.0 100%
New Employee Orientation New Employees to Prosper ISD participate in three days of hands-on learning in early August. The orientation helps new teachers and staff to become acquainted with Prosper ISD’s culture, expectations, vision and resources.
New To Profession Mentoring Prosper ISD is proud to provide all new to the profession teachers a mentor coach. The main purpose of this mentor is to provide one-on-one support to nurture first year teachers in learning the “Prosper Way” and ensuring a successful career in Prosper ISD.
District Teachers of the Year 2012 Michael Rice, Secondary Teacher of the Year “One of my most important responsibilities as a teacher is to make my students self-sufficient in their learning experiences. I strive to help my students have independence. I want the students to learn how to teach themselves and how to solve their own problems.” “
Sue Hampton, Elementary Teacher of the Year “I have seen thousands of children transform as they learn the magic of reading can be theirs, too. Reading whisperers vanish as the loud, proud child emerges and I am honored to share that learning journey with every child.”
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Texas High Performance School Consortium
Prosper ISD was named by the Texas Education Agency as one of the 23 districts in the state representing 1,200+ public school districts and charter schools to participate in the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium. The Consortium will come together in order to help develop a plan for innovative, next generation learning standards, assessments, and accountability. The Consortium will make recommendations in four key areas: • Digital learning – Engagement of students in digital learning, including the use of electronic textbooks and instructional materials and courses offered through the Texas Virtual School Network; • Learning standards – Standards that students must master to be successful in a competitive postsecondary environment; • Multiple assessments – Various methods of measuring student progress to keep students, parents and schools informed, and the actions consortium participants are taking to improve learning; and • Local control – Ways in which reliance on local input and decisionmaking enable communities and parents to be involved in the important decisions regarding the education of their children. The Consortium’s recommendations will then be presented to the Commissioner of Education, Michael Williams, representatives of the Governor’s office, legislative leaders and the Texas Education Agency. Prosper ISD along with many other districts across the state applied to be a part of this Consortium. The selection process was rigorous and further honors the innovative work being done throughout all campuses in Prosper ISD. Although our charge is to study and develop a plan that will serve all Texas students, we are thankful and very proud that Prosper ISD has been selected and will be directly represented in this Consortium that will hopefully be instrumental in evaluating student learning and redesigning state assessments.
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Leading the Way Baker Elementary
Garry Gorman, Principal
John A. Baker Elementary opened in August of 2007.
Lauri Slicker, Assistant Principal
Cockrell Elementary
Jana Thomson, Principal
Cynthia A. Cockrell Elementary opened in August of 2012.
Glenda Dophied, Assistant Principal
Folsom Elementary
Laine Jones, Principal
Steve R. Folsom Elementary opened in August of 2005.
Daphne Morris, Assistant Principal
Rucker Elementary
Judy Rucker Elementary was originally named Prosper Elementary and opened in August of 1995. Machelle Scogin, Principal
Haley Stelly, Assistant Principal
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Leading the Way continued Rogers Middle School (5-6)
Holly Ferguson, Principal
Rogers Middle School opened in August of 2008. The building is designed for a core of 1,000 students. The campus has 33 classrooms, 9 science classrooms and labs, a large learning lab and state of the art Fine Arts area for journalism, theater, band and choir.
Todd Shirley, Assistant Principal
Reynolds Middle School
Greg Bradley, Principal
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Reynolds Middle School re-opened in August of 2010. Previously, this campus served as our High School. The building is designed for a core of 1,000 students. The campus has 45 classrooms, 6 science classrooms and labs, 4 computer labs, a large learning lab and a quality Fine Arts area for journalism, theater, band and choir.
Steve Goodman, Assistant Principal
Tiffany Johns, Assistant Principal
Leading the Way continued Prosper High School
Greg Wright, Principal
Roger Barr, Assistant Principal
Gerald Parr, Assistant Principal
Racy Grant, Assistant Principal
Marjory Eaton, Assistant Principal
Prosper High School opened in August of 2009. The High School sits on a 100 acre site and was designed by PBK Architects. The first phase of the building serves a student capacity of 1500 with a shell area for future classrooms growth increasing the student capacity to 2000. The campus has wireless access throughout and some highlights include a 100 seat Large Group Instruction facility, 1000 seat Auditorium and 2,200 seat Competition Arena.
The athletic area encompasses an indoor multi-purpose facility with an artificial turf practice field, a 60 yard regulation football field, four indoor batting cages, outdoor 100 yard turf sub varsity field and turf baseball / softball field. Athletic areas include men’s and women’s locker rooms, training room, meeting rooms, weight room, storage and coaches offices.
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REACHING Others
We promise to‌ Create a culture of Respect for one another. Create a culture that will Encourage everyone. Create a culture that is rooted in Appreciation. Provide exemplary Communication.
Honor the contributions of our students,
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Children First Prosper ISD is committed to the security of our students, staff and visitors. Our district staff works diligently to maintain safe facilities along with having plans in place for daily security measures and emergency preparedness. Every Prosper ISD campus is guided by a detailed crisis management plan and conducts numerous drills throughout the school year. We will continue to work with our parents and community to best ensure the safest environment for all.
Connect With Us WEBSITE Prosper ISD maintains district and campus homepages with the latest information on programs, projects, and events. Please visit http://www.prosper-isd.net for the latest information.
SOCIAL MEDIA One of the newest tools to Prosper ISD to promote district communication is social media. Facebook and Twitter have enabled the district to spread messages and events quickly to its followers. Twitter.com/ProsperISD
Facebook.com/ProsperISD
CONTACT US Phone: 469-219-2000 Fax: 972-346-9247 www.prosper-isd.net
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