Commonwealth Accountability Testing System

District Report Card

2003-2004

Oldham County

Dr. Waring Haselton, Superintendent

1350 N Hwy 393

Buckner, KY 40010-0218

Phone: (502) 222-8880

Fax: (502) 222-8885

Email: haselton@oldham.k12.ky.us

Dear Parents/Guardians:

This report card provides information about how well our district is doing, where it is succeeding, and where there is room for improvement. While it cannot tell everything about our performance, the report card is a good starting point for discussions with our teachers, administrators, school council members, and school board members. Unless noted, all data is from the 2003-2004 school year; contact information and narratives reflect the most recent school year's activity. For a more detailed examination of our district, please ask to see our Expanded Report Card, which contains a wealth of data and reports detailing district performance and procedures. Each district and school is required by law to provide this information upon request.

About Our District

The mission of the Oldham Schools is to prepare students of all ages to become lifelong learners who are self sufficient, responsible and participating members of a democratic society, functioning productively in a global economy and experiencing the satisfaction of reaching their full potential. We embrace rigorous academic standards, innovation, continuous improvement and the involvement of parents and community members. We are the highest performing county-wide school district in Kentucky, and student academic results in our various schools compare favorably with the best schools in our state and nation. All three of our high schools and all three middle schools currently rank in the top ten in Kentucky's state assessment scores. Our award winning schools and district maintain the highest accreditation rating possible from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2003-2004 we served approximately 10,233 students at the following facilities; a Preschool facility specifically built to meet the needs of the early childhood program, seven elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, an alternative school, a career center and an adult/community education center. The newest addition to our schools is a special center/school for the arts. As one of the fastest growing districts in Kentucky, we continue to address growth needs related to available space for students. We are an open enrollment system of neighborhood schools that focuses on providing a positive, safe, and disciplined environment for learning. Free transportation in a fleet of safe and well-maintained buses is provided to all students who live more than one mile from their neighborhood school.

How Our District Ensures Educational Equity

Strategies to ensure educational equity are included in the District Improvement Plan Component Elimination of Barriers to Learning. This plan details the steps taken by the District and schools to meet the needs of all students. The plan includes requirements for analysis of student data to determine any areas of concern; differentiated instructional strategies for all groups of students; training for staff and administrators on implementation of these strategies and expanded use of technology as an instructional tool.

District Enrollment (end of year membership 2003-2004) 9949

How Our Students Perform
Kentucky uses the Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) to hold schools accountable for student progress. CATS has three parts: the Kentucky Core Content Tests, the national Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS/5), and other measures of the school’s performance, including attendance, retention and dropout rates. Together these three elements make up our schools’ CATS Performance Scores for every two-year period.
Kentucky Core Content Tests
These tests measure the ability of our students to use knowledge in each subject. Kentucky’s tests rate student performance using four categories: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, and Distinguished. These categories translate into a scale of 0-140, with 100 being considered proficient. The state goal for all schools is 100 by the year 2014. This chart compares our district's performance, including academic indices and the percent of our students scoring novice, apprentice, proficient and distinguished (P/D), with all the other districts in Kentucky.
KCCT Tests	Novice			Apprentice			Proficient/Distinguished			Academic Index
	District	State		District	State		District	State		District	State
Reading (4^th)	6%	11%		11%	22%		83%	67%		98.3	86.8
Science (4^th)	3%	7%		23%	38%		75%	55%		101.5	87.5
Writing (4^th)	4%	9%		48%	52%		47%	39%		77.9	72.3
Mathematics (5^th)	9%	23%		19%	29%		72%	48%		98.9	77.1
Social Studies (5^th)	8%	21%		16%	24%		77%	56%		100.2	81.8
Arts & Humanities (5^th)	15%	27%		51%	51%		34%	22%		70.3	58.3
PL/VS (5^th)	6%	15%		18%	27%		77%	58%		98.9	82.4
	The goal is that by 2014 nearly all students will score proficient or distinguished.
KCCT Tests	Novice			Apprentice			Proficient/Distinguished			Academic Index
	District		State	District		State	District		State	District		State
Reading (7^th)	1%		8%	13%		32%	86%		60%	103.3		85.1
Science (7^th)	5%		24%	20%		36%	75%		41%	106.1		74.6
Writing (7^th)	5%		29%	48%		51%	47%		20%	78.8		54.9
Mathematics (8^th)	8%		26%	30%		41%	62%		33%	93		68.1
Social Studies (8^th)	3%		17%	34%		44%	63%		39%	93.1		74.1
Arts & Humanities (8^th)	7%		23%	28%		32%	66%		44%	89.4		69.8
PL/VS (8^th)	7%		20%	34%		41%	59%		39%	87.3		70.2
	The goal is that by 2014 nearly all students will score proficient or distinguished.
KCCT Tests	Novice			Apprentice			Proficient/Distinguished			Academic Index
	District	State		District	State		District