Susquehanna Township School District Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109

Susquehanna Township School District Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109 School Report Card 2009-2010 2579 Interstate Dr. Superintendent: Dr. Susan Kegerise Phone 717-657-5100 Harrisburg, PA 17110 www.hannasd.org Welcome and Overview The Susquehanna Township School District Report Card for the 2009-2010 school-year is provided for the community to review. The Report Card provides information about the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) scores in reading and math for students in grades 3 to 8, and 11, comparisons of student achievement levels with the s expectations, attendance rates, graduation rates, and yearly progress, as well as teacher certification and other demographic data. The Report Card, a requirement of the Pennsylvania Accountability System, is aligned with the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Residents may contact Dr. Cathy Taschner at 657-5100 for additional information. Points of Pride Post Secondary Education Enrollment Eighty-nine percent of the 2010 graduates of Susquehanna Township have gone on to post secondary education. Eighty-five percent are attending college and four percent are enrolled in technical and business schools. Susquehanna Township students typically choose to enroll in colleges and universities throughout the country. The breakdown for the top 60 students is as follows: six are attending out-of-state universities, twenty-two have enrolled in state related universities (Penn University, Temple University, and University of Pittsburgh), fourteen are attending universities in the System of Higher Education, sixteen are going to in-state private colleges, and two are attending HACC. National Merit Scholars Susquehanna Township High School has a long history of producing National Merit Scholarship Finalists. The Class of 2010 produced one finalist for the National Achievement Scholarship for Outstanding African- Students and 1 Letter of Commendation National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Comparisons Susquehanna Township High School students consistently score above the national and state averages on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. In 2010, the average combined SAT score for STHS seniors was 1489. The average math score was 505, the average verbal score was 495 and the average writing score was 489. The average SAT score of those ranking in the top 40 percent of their class was 1622 (math 559, verbal 532, and written 531). Resources U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov Pennsylvania Department of Education - www.education.state.pa.us

Demographics Each district is unique in its location and composition of students. The following graphs provide information on the composition of the Susquehanna Township School District. Under the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, districts must monitor the educational progress of each of the subgroups that number more than 40 members within the district. The subgroups for our District include: the different ethnic groups, students receiving free or reduced lunch, English Language and special education students. They are represented in the following graphs. This chart represents the number of students receiving free and reduced lunch over the past four school years. 1000 800 600 400 200 0 The following graph indicates the percentage of students receiving special education services excluding speech and language. 25% 2 15% 5% Students Qualifying for Free/Reduced Lunch 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Percentage of Students in Special Education 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Elementary Middle School High School The Susquehanna Township School District provides support to students that enroll in the district and their primary language is a language other than English. The following chart represents the number of students by level served in this program over the past four years. 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 The percentage of total enrollment by racial/ethnic groups in the District is represented below. 5 4 2 2007-2008 English Language 2008-2009 2009-2010 Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Group 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Susquehanna Township School District District Office 2579 Interstate Dr. Harrisburg, PA 17110 Elementary Middle School High School Indian/ Alaska Asian/ Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Multi-Racial White 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Per Pupil Expenditure 07-08 08-09 09-10 Elementary Secondary District Average High School (Grades 9-12) 3500 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17109 Middle School (Grades 6-8) 801 Wood Street Harrisburg, PA 17109 Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr. Elementary (Grades 3-5) 1910 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17110 Sara Lindemuth Elementary (Grades 1-2) Anna L. Carter Kindergarten Center (Kindergarten) 1201 North Progress Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17109

Number of Staff Members Number of Staff Members Staffing The Susquehanna Township School District employs 259 certificated employees with an additional 173 employees as support staff including aides, custodians, maintenance, secretarial and clerical personnel. TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS Professional % of PA Certified Staff Professional Staff ( highly qualified ) % of Professional Staff w/ Emergency Permits District 259 (254) 98% (5) 2% Number of Professional Staff Building Principals 4 Assistant Principals 7 Central Office 5 Administrators (Food Service, Technology, Building and Grounds) 4 Classroom Teachers 224 Guidance Counselors 9 Librarians 4 Psychologists 2 Social Workers 0 259 200 150 100 50 0 Professional Staff (Years of Experience) 17 153 66 19 4 1Year 2-10 Years 11-20 Years 21-30 Years Over 30 Years Staff Professional Staff - Level of Education 150 120 90 60 30 0 122 133 4 Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

The No Child Left Behind legislation requires that elementary and middle schools track attendance rates and work to improve them so that they are at least 9. In addition, high schools are required to track graduation rates and work to improve them so that they are at least 85%. Attendance and graduation rates for Susquehanna Twp. schools are shown below. Graduation Rate 2007-2008 Susquehanna Township High School 96.27% 2008-2009 Susquehanna Township High School 98.83% 2009-2010 Susquehanna Township High School 97.39% Enrollment Elementary Middle School High School Enrollment 2007-2008 1307 811 1153 3271 2008-2009 1292 772 1079 3143 2009-2010 1241 739 1001 2981 Attendance AC/SL TH Middle High 2007-2008 96% 96% 96% 93% 2008-2009 96% 96% 96% 94% 2009-2010 96% 95% 96% 94% In order to avoid being listed on the government s list of schools needing improvement, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation requires that all schools and school districts achieve a certain percentage of students who score proficient or advanced on tests in mathematics and reading. For 2009-2010, the cut-off percentages were 56% in mathematics and 63% in reading. In addition, certain identified subgroups of students that have more than 40 students per group must also have had the same minimum percentage of students scoring above the cut off scores. In addition, each elementary and middle school must improve their attendance rate each year or maintain it at or above 9. High schools must improve their graduation rate each year or maintain it at or above 85%. Building Math - All Students Reading - All Students Attendance / Graduation Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report X indicates AYP was achieved Math - All Sub- Groups Reading - All Sub- Groups Attendance/Graduation Rate Participation Rate Susquehanna Twp. High School X X X X X X X A Susquehanna Twp. Middle School X X X X X X X A Holtzman Elementary School X X X X X A- Sara Lindemuth Elementary School X X X X X X X A Met All Target Areas Status *Status A = All AYP goals have been achieved A- = Warning (one or more AYP goals not met for one year; requires effort to improve, no state or federal consequences)

Participation Rate The No Child Left Behind legislation requires that school districts report the percentage of students who participated in taking the state tests. Schools are required to test no less than 95% of the students in each school and in each identified sub-group in order to make adequate yearly progress. The participation rates for each school and for each test are shown below for the entire group of students taking the test. Mathematics Tested Not Tested Reading Tested Not Tested Susquehanna Twp. High School 99.6% <1% 99.6% <1% Susquehanna Twp. Middle School 99.5% <1% 99.9% <1% Holtzman Elementary School 99.7% <1% 99.7% <1% District Assessment PSSA tests are given to students in grades 3 to 8 and 11 in the areas of reading and mathematics in the spring of each school year. Under the federal legislation known as No Child Left Behind, schools are required to have at least 56% of the students tested, score either proficient or advanced on the mathematics test while at least 63% of the students tested must score proficient or advanced in the reading test. In addition, scores for students who are members of selected sub-groups must be analyzed separately to determine if each sub-group has a sufficient number of students scoring proficient or advanced. These subgroups include students with s, students with Limited English Proficiency, economically disadvantaged students, and students in the following racial/ethnic groups: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Multiracial and. In addition, the student test data must also be reported separately by gender and by migrant status. Assessment Results Grade 3 Math Advanced Proficient GRADE 3 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 83 84 42 42 16 2 All Students 72 75 19 53 13 15 Male 81 84 40 41 18 2 Male 67 72 13 54 16 18 Female 86 84 43 42 13 1 Female 78 78 26 52 10 12 71 74 31 40 26 3 56 61 10 47 16 28 Migrant Migrant White 89 89 44 44 10 1 White 75 81 26 49 14 11 Black 75 66 30 45 24 1 Black 66 53 11 54 14 20 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

Assessment Results Grade 4 GRADE 4 Math Advanced Proficient Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 88 84 59 28 7 5 All Students 70 73 32 37 18 12 Male 89 84 65 25 6 5 Male 69 69 31 37 17 14 Female 86 84 53 33 9 5 Female 72 76 34 38 18 10 78 74 45 33 12 10 54 58 19 35 27 19 Migrant Migrant White 97 89 74 23 2 1 White 81 79 48 34 11 8 Black 68 65 36 32 19 13 Black 47 50 17 30 31 21 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian * * * * * Assessment Results Grade 5 GRADE 5 Math Advanced Proficient Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 69 74 43 26 21 11 All Students 54 64 19 36 23 23 Male 70 74 46 24 20 10 Male 54 60 17 37 21 25 Female 67 74 39 28 21 12 Female 54 68 20 34 25 21 55 60 24 31 29 16 35 48 11 24 26 39 Migrant Migrant White 78 80 57 22 17 5 White 63 71 24 39 21 17 Black 54 52 21 33 28 18 Black 38 42 5 34 28 34 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 6 GRADE 6 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 81 77 60 20 14 5 All Students 68 69 39 30 18 14 Male 81 76 64 17 14 5 Male 69 65 39 30 21 10 Female 80 78 57 23 15 5 Female 67 73 38 29 14 19 65 64 38 27 25 10 40 52 13 27 31 29 Migrant Migrant White 95 83 79 17 4 1 White 87 75 54 33 7 6 Black 61 57 36 26 29 10 Black 46 46 23 23 31 23 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 7 GRADE 7 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 82 77 53 29 10 8 All Students 71 73 38 33 20 9 Male 81 76 54 26 9 11 Male 65 69 26 39 21 14 Female 82 78 51 31 12 6 Female 78 78 51 27 20 2 58 42 20 38 13 30 68 63 30 38 16 16 28 34 10 18 43 30 54 58 20 34 28 18 Migrant Migrant White 93 82 75 18 6 1 White 85 79 61 24 13 2 Black 72 56 34 38 15 14 Black 59 54 19 39 26 16 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

Math Advanced Proficient Assessment Results Grade 8 GRADE 8 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 79 74 52 27 11 10 All Students 81 82 46 35 13 6 Male 77 73 51 26 12 11 Male 78 77 41 37 13 9 Female 82 75 53 28 10 9 Female 84 86 51 32 13 4 47 40 17 30 15 38 58 59 26 32 24 19 39 44 17 22 30 30 64 69 28 36 21 15 Migrant Migrant White 84 80 61 23 9 7 White 87 86 56 31 9 5 Black 73 53 38 36 13 14 Black 73 67 35 38 18 9 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Math Advanced Proficient GRADE 11 Reading Advanced Proficient All Students 62 59 36 26 17 21 All Students 73 67 39 34 15 12 Male 60 59 36 24 19 21 Male 69 63 37 31 15 16 Female 64 59 36 27 15 21 Female 77 71 41 36 15 8 37 25 14 23 9 54 43 41 17 26 21 36 Assessment Results Grade 11 40 27 7 33 21 40 53 49 23 30 13 34 Migrant Migrant White 77 65 54 23 11 12 White 89 73 57 32 7 5 Black 45 33 14 31 22 33 Black 56 43 19 37 23 21 Latino/Hispanic Latino/Hispanic Asian Asian Note: *Where an asterisk is used, fewer than 40 students were tested, rendering the data statistically unreliable, or fewer than 10 students were reported in a specific category. Not all percentages total 10 due to rounding.

Math and Reading Assessment Results Compared to wide Averages PSSA test results for all students tested in each subject are shown below by performance level and compared to state averages of all students tested across the state. In each graph, the scores for Susquehanna Township School District students are shown as the left bar on the chart compared to state averages shown on the right bar. The goal of the No Child Left Behind legislation is to have more and more students score in the advanced or proficient categories each year, so that by the year 2014 all students will score advanced or proficient on these tests. 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 3 6 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 3 Grade 3 Grade 3 District 2010 42% 42% 16% 2% District 2010 19% 53% 13% 15% 2010 43% 41% 12% 5% 2010 27% 48% 12% 13% 6 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 4 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 4 Grade 4 Grade 4 District 2010 59% 28% 7% 5% District 2010 32% 37% 18% 12% 2010 53% 31% 9% 7% 2010 36% 37% 15% 13% 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 5 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 5 Grade 5 Grade 5 District 2010 43% 26% 21% 11% District 2010 19% 36% 23% 23% 2010 46% 27% 17% 9% 2010 23% 41% 19% 17%

6 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 6 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 6 Grade 6 Grade 6 District 2010 6 2 14% 5% District 2010 39% 18% 14% 2010 52% 25% 13% 9% 2010 38% 31% 17% 15% 6 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 7 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 7 Grade 7 Grade 7 District 2010 53% 29% 8% District 2010 38% 33% 2 9% 2010 53% 24% 11% 12% 2010 41% 32% 15% 11% 6 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 8 6 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 8 Grade 8 Grade 8 District 2010 52% 27% 11% District 2010 46% 35% 13% 6% 2010 49% 25% 14% 12% 2010 53% 29% 9% 6 5 4 2 Math Test for Grade 11 5 4 2 Reading Test for Grade 11 Grade 11 Grade 11 District 2010 36% 26% 17% 21% District 2010 39% 34% 15% 12% 2010 31% 28% 17% 25% 2010 34% 33% 15% 18%

Science and Writing Assessment Results Compared to wide Averages 6 5 4 2 Science Test for Grade 4 Advanced Proficient 7 6 5 4 2 Writing Test for Grade 5 Advanced Proficient Grade 4 Grade 5 District 2010 53% 37% 7% 3% District 2010 64% 35% 1% 2010 45% 36% 11% 8% 2010 2% 6 37% 2% 5 4 2 Science Test for Grade 8 Advanced Proficient 7 6 5 4 2 Writing Test for Grade 8 Advanced Proficient Grade 8 Grade 8 District 2010 25% 32% 2 23% District 2010 4% 62% 32% 2% 2010 23% 34% 18% 25% 2010 14% 62% 22% 3% 5 4 2 Science Test for Grade 11 Advanced Proficient 7 6 5 4 2 Writing Test for Grade 11 Advanced Proficient Grade 11 Grade 11 District 2010 17% 23% 36% 25% District 2010 7% 68% 23% 2% 2010 15% 25% 41% 19% 2010 13% 68% 17% 2%

3 rd Grade District Comparison 4 th Grade District Comparison 5 th Grade District Comparison Four Year District Trend in Achievement on the PSSA for Mathematics and Reading PSSA test results from the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 school years are compared below for the subjects of mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Variations in the percentage of students included in each performance area are generally an indication of general strengths or weaknesses of a particular grade level and can vary from year to year depending on the distribution of ability levels within a cohort of students. 6 5 4 2 7 6 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 37% 46% 13% 4% 2007 22% 54% 16% 8% 2008 34% 43% 17% 6% 2008 12% 62% 19% 7% 2009 49% 39% 9% 2% 2009 2 6 11% 9% 2010 42% 42% 16% 2% 2010 19% 53% 13% 15% 6 5 4 2 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 5 28% 11% 11% 2007 33% 37% 15% 15% 2008 56% 28% 9% 7% 2008 39% 35% 15% 2009 48% 32% 13% 7% 2009 32% 42% 15% 11% 2010 59% 28% 7% 5% 2010 32% 37% 18% 12% 6 5 4 2 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 41% 26% 21% 12% 2007 18% 38% 19% 25% 2008 45% 25% 2 2008 21% 35% 23% 2 2009 48% 22% 19% 12% 2009 28% 37% 16% 2 2010 43% 26% 21% 11% 2010 19% 36% 23% 23%

6 th Grade District Comparison 7 th Grade District Comparison 8 th Grade District Comparison 11 th Grade District Comparison 6 5 4 2 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 37% 16% 17% 2007 28% 38% 19% 15% 2008 46% 24% 18% 12% 2008 26% 36% 2 19% 2009 45% 28% 19% 9% 2009 31% 23% 16% 2010 6 2 14% 5% 2010 39% 18% 14% 6 5 4 2 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 45% 24% 16% 16% 2007 35% 19% 16% 2008 42% 27% 16% 15% 2008 37% 35% 18% 2009 49% 26% 14% 11% 2009 34% 23% 13% 2010 53% 29% 8% 2010 38% 33% 2 9% 6 5 4 2 6 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 47% 26% 14% 13% 2007 49% 28% 13% 2008 56% 23% 11% 2008 54% 26% 2009 51% 21% 16% 12% 2009 49% 27% 11% 13% 2010 52% 27% 11% 2010 46% 35% 13% 6% 5 4 2 5 4 2 Math Reading 2007 26% 24% 2 2007 43% 14% 13% 2008 35% 34% 14% 17% 2008 41% 36% 12% 2009 33% 18% 19% 2009 38% 19% 13% 2010 36% 26% 17% 21% 2010 39% 34% 15% 12%

8 th Grade District Comparison Four Year District Trend in Achievement on the PSSA for Science and Writing 4 th & 5 th Grade District Comparison 11 th Grade District Comparison 6 5 4 2 Science 4th Writing 5th 2007 NA NA NA NA 2007 2% 59% 39% 2008 49% 38% 9% 4% 2008 2% 55% 42% 1% 2009 45% 44% 9% 2% 2009 61% 39% 2010 53% 37% 7% 3% 2010 64% 35% 1% 6 5 4 2 Science Writing 2007 NA NA NA NA 2007 8% 51% 35% 5% 2008 NA NA NA NA 2008 1% 43% 52% 5% 2009 24% 31% 19% 26% 2009 4% 5 38% 8% 2010 25% 32% 2 23% 2010 4% 62% 32% 2% 5 4 2 Science Writing 2007 NA NA NA NA 2007 4% 82% 14% 2008 14% 2 45% 21% 2008 4% 77% 19% 2009 15% 2 43% 21% 2009 7% 68% 24% 1% 2010 17% 23% 36% 25% 2010 7% 68% 23% 2% 7 6 5 4 2 7 6 5 4 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 2