Progress Report 2015
achieving the goal by participating in the Next Generation Leadership Academy sponsored by the
University of Kentucky College of Education. The Henry County educators focused on the need to
better prepare students for life after K-12 education.
As a result of participation in the Leadership Academy Henry County Public Schools has initiated
standards based grading district wide. This is fully implemented in the elementary schools and is
partially implemented in the middle and high schools. Other initiatives include self-paced learning in
the middle school, blended learning opportunities at the high school, a STEM initiative in the middle
school and the creation of some 1 to 1 classrooms. Every school in the district has personalized learning
plans for their students.
However, Henry County educators did not leave innovative thinking at the boundaries of their district.
They could see the great successes they were enjoying and began to consider the impact of joining
hands with neighboring districts. Henry County educators, together with fellow Leadership Academy
participants from Carroll County, partnered with Trimble and Owen County School Districts to offer a
more specialized education at the Collaborative Career Academy (CCA) which will be located in Carroll
County. The curriculum is based on inquiry learning with students working in real-world situations and
learning how to solve problems outside the classroom. Students will earn college credit for courses
completed at CCA. The CCA will open in the fall of 2015.
CCA is a great example of collaborative innovation—four districts pooling resources to create
opportunities for students that no one district could provide.
Superintendent Abrams shared that it was beneficial to hear from educators in other areas of Kentucky
and outside Kentucky. Of particular value was the connection to and support from University of
Kentucky staff during and after the Leadership Academy had convened.
RECORD OF SUCCESS:
During the 2013-14 school year, there were some significant achievements in the areas of College of
Career Readiness.
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47% of HCHS students (302 students out of 637 total) received college credit during the 2013-14
school year.
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1,095 cumulative college credits were received by HCHS students this year.
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16 students will graduate with their Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification.
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95 sophomores earned National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC).
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16 seniors will graduate with Industry Certifications.
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61.7% of seniors will be graduating college or career ready--up from 54.1% in 2013.
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