Transforming High School: Creating a College & Career Atmosphere
Where all students have a real-world educational experience with an individualized plan that prepares them to be college, career and citizenship ready.
District Summary Demographics: 11,063 students African American 31% Caucasian 45% Hispanic 15% Asian 3% Other 6% Free & Reduced 59.2% (6549 students) Poverty Index 73.52% English Language Learners 18.0% (2038 students)
Graduation is KEY! 94.2% of students that do not leave our district from 9 th -12 th grade graduate in 4 years. 4 Year Graduation Rate 84.4%
Measures of Success 9 th Grade Repeater Data 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Only 10 students out of over 800 were retained in 2014. # of students retained
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College and Career Climate Dorman High School Graduates - 765 80.8% enter a 4/2 year university or college 3.2% enter the military 8.4% enter the workforce 7.6% enter a certificate program
DHS College and Career Focus Students Choose a Major or Majors with a Career Focus! School of Business, Management and Information Systems School of Law and Public Service School of Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technology School of Medicine and Human Services School of Arts, Humanities and Communication
DEANS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS GOAL: TO PRODUCE THE MOST PREPARED STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS Deans and Department Heads Advisory boards for majors Articulation with higher ed Communication with local and regional businesses and industry Professional development Classroom sponsorship Equipment, technology Courses for major areas
Honor Cords Last year s graduating class had 715 majors School completed out of 765 Arts graduates. 318 School of Arts, Humanities and Communication 318 School of Business Management, & Information Systems 52 School of Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technology 174 School of Law and Public Services 54 School of Medicine and Human Services 157 Total Number of Cords 755
Dorman Freshman Campus Lunch and Learn
Dual Credit Growth 2009-2015 Students receive both college and high school credit simultaneously. Over 4300 credit hours earned first semester 2014. 900 800 700 600 Dual Credit Scholarship Program 500 400 300 200 100 0 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Projected 2014-2015
Project Lead the Way, Dual Enrollment and AP Courses for 2015-2016 PLTW (For College Credit) Biomedical Science Principles of Biomedical Science Human Body Systems Medical Intervention Biomedical Innovation Pathway to Engineering Intro to Engineering Design Principles of Engineering Computer Software and Engineering Civil Engineering and Architecture Computer Integrated Manufacturing Digital Electronics Engineering Design and Development Dual Enrollment Courses Accounting 101 Accounting 102 Art Appreciation ASL 101 American Sign Language ECO 211 Microeconomics ENG 101 Composition ENG 102 Composition II HIS 111 US History to 1865 HIS 112 US History after 1865 (For College Credit) Dual Enrollment Courses Into to Computers 101 Marketing 101 MAT 110 Basic College Mathematics PSC 201 American Government PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology SCRJ 101 Intro to Criminal Justice SCRJ 325 Criminal Trial Practice SOC 101 Intro to Sociology SPC 205 Public Speaking STAT 110 Intro to Statistical Reasoning Theatre Appreciation 200 (Continued) R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Health Science II Medical Term Nursing Assisting Machine Tool IIB Welding II Welding III ACR I ACR II A & B Carpentry II Carpentry III (For College Credit) MicroEconomics AP US History AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP World History AP German AP Spanish AP AP Courses AP Studio Art: 2-D Design AP Studio Art: Drawing AP Studio Art: 3-D Design AP Art History Music Theory AP English Lang. & Composition A English Lit. & Composition AP AP Integral Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Statistics AP Computer Science AP Biology II AP Chemistry II AP Physics AP B
Dorman Early College and Career Focus Engineering Major Cosmetology Engineering Computer Science Veterinary Science STEM Computer Science Computer Applications Integrated Business Applications Web Design I Web Design II Information Technology Computer Science AP Google Certification Cisco Certification Professional Opportunities Upon Graduation PC Support Specialist, Website Maintenance Web Designer, Game Designer, Network Admin., Computer Prog. System Analyst, Computer Software Engineer, Operations Research Analyst
Spartanburg District Six Assessment Plan STAR Testing in ELA and Math 3 rd -10 th grade ACT Aspire 9 th grade Compass testing 11 th grade ACT/Work Keys
Spartanburg District Six Recent Accomplishments Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Pilot Elementary School/Certification at High School West View 2014 National Blue Ribbon School Jesse S. Bobo ranked 15 th in improvement out of 659 schools /Lego Education School Pauline-Glenn Springs Leader in Me Lighthouse School Fairforest Elementary School Model Site for Michelin Challenge Education Partnership Extended day and year for all Title I schools Woodland Heights Designated as Arts in Basic Curriculum School Arcadia Partnership with Adult Learning Center - over 60 percent Hispanic population Fairforest and Arcadia Named LIEP Language Instructional Educational Program