Greetings Everyone,
The change in weather has signaled that fall has truly arrived!
In addition to the arrival of fall, the new School Performance Profile (SPP) information has been released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Taxpayers, parents, educators, and others now have access to a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on the academic quality of Pennsylvania public schools including traditional public schools, brick-and-mortar, cyber charter schools, and career and technology centers.
The SPP also meets No Child Left Behind requirements and is a required component of Pennsylvania’s new educator evaluation system, signed into law in 2012.
The release on October 4 included a profile of nearly 2,400 of Pennsylvania’s 3,000 public schools. Approximately 600 public schools had discrepancies in their data and that information is expected to be released by December.
The new system no longer utilizes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) but places schools on a 100 point scale. Schools scoring over 70 are considered satisfactory. Each level (elementary, middle school and high school) incorporates different criteria to determine the Profile score which can be found in detail at www.pde.state.pa.us.
YORK SUBURBAN RESULTS. I am very pleased to report the York Suburban scores are as follows:
York Suburban High School 97.4
York Suburban Middle School 96.8
East York Elementary 84.7 (Title I School)
Indian Rock Elementary 89.2
Valley View Elementary 92.7
Yorkshire Elementary 92.8
The criteria and results are based upon the performance, annual academic growth, attendance, and other factors of ALL students in the York Suburban School District. As the data is studied in more depth, the District will plan to improve with specific criteria, where needed.
OCTOBER 21 MEETING. If you are interested in the details regarding the SPP and York Suburban’s performance in particular, I invite you to the October 21, 2013 Board meeting which will be held in the high school cafeteria. At that time Dr. Patricia Maloney, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, will be doing a presentation for the school board and the community. In addition, Dr. Maloney and building administrators will answer questions.
The results are indicative of the hard work of the staff, students, and administrators. Congratulations on a job well done! I would be remiss if I did not also thank the Board, parents and community for the ongoing support of this District. The investment in the future of the York Suburban students and the York Suburban community is noteworthy. We are Building Our Future…One Student at a Time.
Thank you!
Dr. Kate Orban
Superintendent