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APPOMATTOX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Joint Boards State of the Schools November 9, 2017 Dorinda G. Grasty, Ed.D.,Supt.

Welcome Board Members APPOMATTOX COUNTY APPOMATTOX COUNTY – – SCHOOL BOARD: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Bobby K. Waddell, Chair, Samuel E. Carter, Chair, – – Falling River Courthouse Greg A. Smith, Vice-Chair, Chad E. Millner, Vice-Chair – – Courthouse Sara E. Carter, Piney River – Cindy L. Hall, Wreck Island – William H. Hogan, Appomattox – Al L. Jones, Piney Mountain River – Wendy Hageman Smith, Bryan A. Moody, Wreck Island – – Appomattox River

Go Raiders!

Thank you for your support of ACPS! STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

All Schools Fully Accredited for a Third Year in a Row – Only Division in Region 8 (12 Counties) and Region 2000 (5 Counties) with this Distinction – One of 65 Divisions in the State (of 132) to have All Schools Fully Accredited

Striving for Excellence – On-Time Graduation Rate – Drop out Rate for ACPS was Increased to 95.1%, which is 1.6% last year as compared to well above the state average the state average of 5.8% of 91.1% – We led Region 8 with the highest on-time Graduation Rate

2 Time State Football and Golf Champs and Dogwood District Volleyball Champs

Accreditation Information Facts and Figures

CPS Longitudinal Progress 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 FAMO- All Students 2016-17 ACHS Reading 86 93 94 84 89 Writing 85 89 90 78 88 Math 66 66 73 91 93 Science 87 87 85 86 88 History 87 87 84 83 87 AMS Reading 65 67 79 81 83 Writing 67 59 66 64 74 Math 57 72 78 86 84 Science 76 76 82 82 83 History 85 87 88 90 91 AES Reading 73 72 82 80 78 Math 65 77 83 81 77 Science 81 83 88 92 85 History 82 89 94 91 85

Great Things Happening in Each of Our Schools This Fall All Schools Fully Accredited

Appomattox Primary School (grades preschool – 2) APS is participating in Global Learning - Science,Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) events: ● Oreo Stacking Event ● APS has created a STEAM lab ● STEAM after school clubs ● National STEAM Day: Turkey Creation Challenge Anti-Bullying Events: ● Kindness Day (October 24) ● Kindness Adventure Assembly and follow up fundraiser to build wells in Africa Wounded Warrior Project fundraiser Veteran’s Day Breakfast for Veterans and their guests Back to School PTO Night and Dinner on the Lawn with Food Trucks

APS Continuing Balanced Literacy Instruction - adding Writing and LLI APS works to Build a Strong School Community: – Classroom Community – Grade Level Community- ice cream social, grade level play events – School Level Community - welcome parade – Lunch Buddies from the community volunteer to eat lunch with students – Responsive Classroom Morning meeting integration Class Dojo is used to celebrate students and increase communication with parents -Halloween Character Parade -Fall field trips to Clover Hill, Johnson’s Apple Orchard, and Layman Farm -Smokey the Bear visited for Fire Safety Awareness -New teacher book study and breakfast

Appomattox County High School (grades 9-12) – Senior College Boot Camp – Wednesdays in September – History students continue to partner with the U.S. National Park – 2 Students participated in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston, MA – 17 students participated in the Model United Nations – Friends of Rachel (FOR) Club spreads positive messages through their Pass it On Campaign Against Bullying and a video on Intentional Acts of Kindness – Classes used Virtual Reality Goggles to visit historical sites

Career & Technical Education (CTE) – 12 students dual enrolled at Lynchburg College (LC) and ACHS who will earn 4 credits towards their teaching degree – Students attended LC Seminar to expose them to college life, the history of education and submitted essays about education – Students are interning weekly at APS, AES, and AMS

Band and Chorus 60 band students at ACHS – 130 total band students in AMS – and ACHS ACHS Jazz Band – 25 students – Marching Band was named – Grand Champions at the 34 th Annual Baron Invitational 7 students selected to – represent ACPS in the Longwood Honors Choir in October

Agriculture and Future Farmers of America (FFA) – FFA recognized as a 3-star chapter – 6 Students received their American FFA Degrees – FFA team finished 5 th in the state in Tractor Trouble Shooting – FFA team finished 4 th in FFA State Food Science Team – Raised $2350 for local food pantries – 4 Students competed and finished 5 th in the Eastern State Exposition (The Big E) in Springfield Massachusetts – 20 students traveled to 90 th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October

Athletics – 181 student athletes participating this fall – Currently our Football Team is the number 2 seed in the VHSL Region 2C by half a point

Appomattox Elementary School (grades 3-5) An anti-bullying program, NED’s Kindness Adventure, allowed – students to take a virtual field trip to Kenya to provide clean water to villages. The SCA initiated a fundraiser to collect monies for Gleaning for – the World’s efforts for hurricane victims in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. AES students were selected as regional and state winners in the – Virginia Economic Concept Poster Contest. PTO presented AES with outdoor picnic tables, including a – handicapped accessible one, for student use. AES hosted and participated in ACPS Active Shooter Training on – October 9 with VA Dept. of Emergency Management. Students have had field trips to Jamestown, Longwood University – Theatre, Red Hill, and Natural Bridge.

AES Selected third grade ALPS students and classes participated in Problem-Based Learning projects involving Google Expedition Goggles, Edu-creations, and Excel graphing. – On October 31 st , AES celebrated Favorite Book Characters, finishing with a parade. Anonymous donors provided 10 cents for every character costume, raising $80 for the day for Gleaning for the World . – AES began “Reading with the Lancers,” a partnership with Longwood University to inspire reading achievement. – Columbia Gas provided energy lessons, and students followed through by completing safety booklets, earning $800 for our Maker Space STEAM Lab .

AES Student-to-student mentoring began with Jr/Sr role models from ACHS – supporting AES fourth grade students. The AES After-School Academy served 134 students through 10 – volunteer-led clubs. The S.T.A.R.S. program provided opportunities for ACHS and AES SWD to – collaborate together to explore STEM challenges. The fall Math/Literacy Family Night hosted 185 students and families for a – night of engaged learning. 4 th and 5 th grade students participated in the “Global Read Aloud” project, – culminating their lessons with a trip to the VA Children’s Book Festival at Longwood University. Students participated in the 2017 Solar Eclipse. – AES classes have begun connecting with other schools across the United – States for “Mystery Skype” sessions. AES students participated in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s – “Paint a Plow” program.

Appomattox Middle School (grades 6-8) – Students participated in Anti-Bullying lessons that culminated in “I worry about” bulletin boards. This showed students that others have the same worries and concerns that they do. – Students and staff were mesmerized by guest speaker, Chris Skinner, who told students to believe in themselves and to be kind to each other. – 6 th graders are receiving weekly lessons and mentoring from their ACHS Students Against Drugs and Alcohol (SODA) Partners. – AMS teachers are using the one-to-one devices with Google classroom. This allows teachers and students to communicate electronically.

AMS Every teacher has adopted a student to mentor. – 16 students earning perfect SOLs had a special lunch with parents. – 7 th graders attended the VA Children’s Book Festival at Longwood University where they could speak to authors. – Students participated in the 2017 American Eclipse along with coordinated lessons about the eclipse. – AMS has begun Positive Office Referrals. Teachers complete a positive referral for students who have gone over and above to help classmates. Students receive a special Raider Pride t-shirt. – Students honored local veterans with a Veteran’s Day lunch sponsored by the AMS SCA. – Students held a loose change drive, raising $357 in hurricane relief funds for a Texas school.

More AMS Happenings AMS held the first annual Pumpkin Decorating Fundraiser. 8 th – graders painted pumpkins which parents could purchase at a lunch reception $340 was raised to help 8 th graders fund their annual science trip to Kings Dominion. AMS has introduced a coding class at each grade. – AMS teachers are using the one-to-one devices with Google – classroom. This platform allows teachers and students to communicate electronically. 347 AMS students participated in the first Raider Reward Day in – September. Students are eligible for rewards twice a semester. 5 choir students were selected for All-District Chorus this – month.