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WASHINGTON

HIGH SCHOOL
300 Washington Patriot Drive

Charles Town, WV 25414

JEFFERSON

COUNTY SCHOOLS

Donald Showen, Jr., Principal


? TL SIC MEMBERS

School Members Community Members

¢ Donald Showen, Ex Officio
e Alexi Darr, Co-Chair
¢ Jamie Ritzenthaler, Co-Chair

¢ Carolyn Brady
¢ Tom Moore

¢ Kara Fisher
Robert Bittner .

Whitney Jenkins
¢ Brandy Derrickson ¢ Chris Sedlock
¢ Gina Diehl
e Aiden Fisher
¢ Lisa Hazlett

e Liz Mariscano
¢ Amanda Orkoskey
Jennifer Stuntz


§ SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
Serving 1,384 Students in Grades 9 through 12

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Enrollment
Demographic Distribution
Ethnicity

® African American
@ Asian

Hispanic or Latino
® Multi-Racial

@ Caucasian



§ SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
Serving 1,384 Students in Grades 9 through 12

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Enrollment
Demographic Distribution
Poverty Rate

™ Low SES
@ Non-Low SES



ACHIEVEMENT

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
SAT School Day 2023
Reading
Percent Proficient (%)
60%

58%
56%
54%
52%
50%

48%

46%

Grade 11

M@ West Virginia) “Jefferson County Schools &2022 #§@ Washington High School 2023


* ACHIEVEMENT

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
SAT School Day 2023
Mathematics
Percent Proficient (%)
26%

25%
24%
23%
22%
21%

20%

19%

Grade 11

M@ West Virginia &JeffersonCounty Schools %2022 $$ Washington High School 2023


* ACHIEVEMENT

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

SAT School Day 2023

Science

Percent Proficient (%)
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
35%

15% 32%

10%

5%

0%
Grade 11
@ West Virginia Jefferson County Schools 2022 W@W Washington High School 2023


4 SCHOOL CLIMATE AND BEHAVIOR

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Misconducts by Severity Level and Grade
School Year 2023

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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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100

MLevell MLevel2 MLevel3 MLevel 4


ATTENDANCE

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
School with Programmatic Level Comparison
January 2024

Percent (%)
100.00%

90.00%
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%

10.00%

0.00%

Chronically Absent Daily Attendance

B® Washington High School m™ Jefferson County Schools (High)


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Chaperones/drivers on trips

Participation in informational nights
Attendance at IEP and SAT meetings

Parent support at student events and activities
Serve as community resources in our classrooms as
guest speakers

Various platforms for information sharing among
parents and guardians

Decoration of school grounds to recognize seniors’
academic achievement

Involvement in grant writing



% Continue to recruit teaching professionals
+ Establish a mentor group specifically for long-term subs
* Continue providing incentives to retain teaching
professionals and service personnel i
*% Idea: Reevaluate benefits (leave — maternity, sick days and bank, ae 2
etc.) in order to compete with neighboring states that offer a
higher salaries
*% Renew the JCS Employee Discount Card

+* Investing in professional development for °.
long-term subs

%*™ Creation of incentive for staff members
that chaperone homecoming and prom



# ATHLETICS AND WELLNESS
Athletics
% Girls basketball team made their second appearance at
the state tournament
+ — Golf won the State Championship for the 2™ time
%* Wrestling state championand runner-up for girls; 2
runners-up for boys
*% Cross-country, swimming, track, and tennis teams
advanced to the state tournament

%* Balanced participation in boys and girls athletics— maintaining success in all athletic seasons
%* Multiple scholarships awarded for collegiate athletics
Wellness
Student use of recreational area during lunch
Follow all nutritional guidelines
Increased number of students utilizing free meal services
Increased number of students utilizing Student Navigator
services — currently 52 students (32 last year)
Cafeteria passes health inspection with no violations
Dental program in partnership with WVU
Full student enrollmentin MedEd Program
Increased participation in Kidz Pack program — 30 students

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§ FACILITIES

Infrastructure Need

*% Additional Staff Bathrooms

+«1-2 additional bathrooms are needed for ¥
upstairs staff—currently 1 bathroom for qe
40-50 staff members oo
*%* Downstairs has 5 bathrooms designated for other half of staff
+ Suggested to cut into office space or use work room space by storage drawers

Parking Lot Lighting
+ Additional lightingis needed in this space because of student, staff and
spectator safety — currently no lighting in the parking area for baseballand
softball games
* Difficult to see walking back to vehicles after games and leaving the
parking lot



4 CHALLENGES

*% Recruitment and retention of certified teachers and service professionals
Currently 17 long-term substitutes in teacher positions
(Special Ed., Math, & CTE highest percentage)

*% Recruitment and retention of substitute teachers
* Recruitment and retention of coaches

** Social-emotional health of our students

*%* Student/parent/community safety of Spruce Hill
** Sheetz intersection safety concerns

*%* Smoking/vaping issues in bathrooms ay

*% Communicating with caregivers is more difficult becalise not all have joined Canvas

** Ensuring all important information is being sent out on all JCS platforms

+ Need for full-time athletic trainer to ensure health and safety of student-athletes
% Application not publicly available — needs to be on county site

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Professional Development Support for Long-Term Subs
%* Long-term subs are a vital part of our WHS community, yet they
lack professional support
+ Request to provide them with a mentor teacher and provide them
professional development opportunities, including micro-credentials §
*% Survey results:
+ All LTS surveyed feel a mentor teacher would be beneficial
during the first year.
+ More support in the following areas: lesson planning, understanding standards and lesson
delivery, classroom management, and IEPs

Other Request
Creation of Parent-Teacher Advisory Committees
% Advisory committees are already being used in other areas (CTE, Guidance, etc.)
% BOE support to provide the framework to schools on best practices for implementation
% Committees would brainstorm ways to better support student learning
% The committees would be made up of caregivers, staff and community members who
would meet in core subject areas (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
% Goal is academic improvement and remediation for COVID learning loss


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** Academic Successes

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a Fine Arts Programs

Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble both earned straight superior ratings

6 students were selected as All-State musicians, 2 of which were awarded 15t chair in the band and orchestra

13 students were nominated to participate in Region IX Honor Band

The WHS Marching Patriots were the selected to perform for the 15* time in the Apple Blossom Festival parade

15 students were selected for the WVACDA All-State Choirs (the most ever), and 8 were selected for WVMEA All-State Choir
Chamber Choir performed as special guests at the Shepherd University Spring Choral Concert

The Liberty Collective Theatre troop had 5 students receive Outstanding ratings, 3 Superior ratings, and 3 members named to the All- Festival Cast
Art classes received grant money for their Appalachian Storybook project and collaborated with Ms. Hoover for the Wildlife Forever Fish Art Contest

Adobe Premiere Pro certification — 7 students (industry credential)
Adobe Illustrator certification — 29 students (industry credential)
Adobe Animate certification — 15 students (industry credential)
Microsoft Excel certification — 10 students

Microsoft Word certification —11 students

Microsoft PowerPoint certification — 7 students

2 students won the Jefferson County Schools Young Writers Contest and were recognized at the state level
3 students advanced to the state competition for Math Field Day

1 student placed 15tin Mathematics at Eastern Panhandle Regional Science Fair and participated at the state level
Collaboration established with Shepherd University to provide tutoring during the school day

Counseling department dramatically improved student college financial readiness through weekly scholarship newsletter

* Student Organizations

Interact Club donated over $300 to charitable organizations and provided Christmas gifts to 2 local children

National Technical Honor Society held the 15*Annual Dream Big Summit, providing leadership workshops and keynote
addresses

Washington FFA had 2 teams compete at National FFA Convention, both ranking silver; also had student place 1/104 and
receive perfect score on math practicum

Snow Ball Winter Formal sponsored by the Key Club raised over $4,000 that was donated to the Jefferson County Boys and
Girls Club

Key Club purchased books by a local author for every classroom at South Jefferson Elementary

DECA opened Washington Warehouse in Spring 2023

Collaboration with Berkeley County to put on Sensory Free Prom

BSU held the 15t Heritage Week and sent students to Charleston to discuss bills with Senators

HLSA held Financial Aid night in Spanish to provide information to the Spanish-speaking families in the county

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# APPRECIATION

%* Thank you for the lights at the baseball and softball fields
%* Dedication to building an auxiliary gym with a weight room
and restroom

* Efforts being made to recruit and retain teachers and staff
% Community for the continued support of the levy and bond
% Teaching and service professionals who choose to call
Washington High School their home

% Board members who serve the community in leadership positions
%% A supportive community that allows us to
showcase our talented students

% Dedicated students that work hard to be
successful and help our school and community
%* Financial assistance to promote long-term
subs achieving certification



THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?