Perkiomen Valley School District Annual Report 2017-18 Annual Report 2017-18 1 | Page 2

INTRODUCTION p. 2 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube To Our Community, When you looked at the front cover of our annual report, you may have noticed the students in the pictures flexing their muscles. The students were asked to strike this pose as a way to represent the “power” they have within themselves to learn. Their show of strength on the front is one that we believe is symbolic of our district on a number of levels. Perkiomen Valley School District has consistently demonstrated its strength and power when it comes to student academic performance. The pages that follow will show you how well our students are doing when it comes to meeting (and in our case, exceeding) state benchmarks. The Perkiomen Valley School Board went through a number of changes during the 2017-18 school year following the November 2017 election. Seen here are the members of the Board at the conclusion of the school year. From left to right in the back row are Jus- tine Myers, Beth Negro, Dr. Wayde Weston, Dr. Gene Halus, and Matthew Dorr. From left to right in the front row are Dr. Reena Kolar, Judy Lofton (President), Sarah Evans-Brockett (Vice President), and Beth Roberts. Index PV Fast Facts.............................................................Page 3 Student Highlights..................................................Page 4 Staff Highlights........................................................Page 5 Future Ready PA Index Overview..........................Page 6 PSSA English/Language Arts Scores....................Page 7 PSSA Math Scores...................................................Page 7 PSSA Science Scores...............................................Page 8 PVAAS (Academic Growth) Results.......................Page 8 On-Track Measures..................................................Page 9 AP/SAT/ACT Scores..............................................Page 10 College/Career Readiness...................................Page 11 Community Service...............................................Page 12 Supporting Social/Emotional Needs..................Page 13 Budget Information.........................................Page 14-15 Grants and Gifts.....................................................Page 16 Our Mission* The mission of the Perkiomen Valley School District is to provide a rich academic and cultural learning environment that maximizes available resources to assure that all students grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally, attaining the skills necessary to become successful citizens. * Mission as of the 2017-18 school year (prior to adoption of new comprehensive plan) But certainly we know our students are more than test scores, and we are encouraged that the state has come to realize this as well, with the development of a new accountability system called the Future Ready PA Index (you can read more about this on page 6). The new index is meant to offer a more “holistic” ap- proach to measuring school performance that extends beyond standardized test scores. We appreciate the state’s efforts to measure schools in a more holistic manner because we have long held the belief that we are responsible for promoting not just academic growth, but also social and emotional growth. This is another one of our district’s many strengths. We offer a variety of opportunities and resources to help children develop socially and emotionally that you will learn more about as you flip through the pages of this report. While it is nice to celebrate our strengths, we certainly also eval- uate areas where we need to develop. We are taking a closer look at how we can help our academically proficient and ad- vanced students to grow even more. We are examining ways to make our courses rigorous and to promote “productive strug- gle.” We are working to empower our students (and ourselves) so that we can continue to evolve as a school district. As we admire our strengths, I must also recognize that one of our biggest strengths is the support of our community. We are fortunate to have parents, community members and others who value public education and are quick to offer advice, resources or make other contributions that benefit our students, faculty and staff. Thank you for all you do to empower us in our work. Sincerely, Barbara A. Russell, Ed.D. Superintendent