Congratulations - We Did It! WCSD will meet all state standards while maintaining its "Excellent with Distinction" rating on the State Report Card!

In addition to maintaining its "Excellent with Distinction" rating from the Ohio Department of Education, Westerville City Schools will meet all 26 standards that comprise the 2011 State Report Card and achieve its highest-ever Performance Index Score.

Two years ago we pledged to our community that with their continued support and involvement, we would be able to achieve and maintain excellence in the Westerville City Schools.  I’m pleased to say that we’ve not only upheld that commitment by retaining Ohio’s highest academic rating, but results
from our 2011 State Report Card confirm that we continue to make steady academic progress and for the first time have achieved every report card standard.

The district also expects to earn a Performance Index score of 101.9, which is up from last year's score of 100.8 and the highest score achieved by the district since the Performance Index was implemented in 2000-01.  A district’s Performance Index score increases when more students score at the
advanced, accelerated and proficient levels.

Our continued success is the result of the hard work of our teachers and students, as well as the continued involvement of our families and support of our community.  We never stop looking for ways to improve, so we’ll continue to make the adjustments necessary to raise student achievement and
remain fiscally responsible in doing so.  According to Fiscal Year 2010 financial data (the most recent available), of the seven Franklin County school districts that achieved an Excellent with Distinction on the 2010 State Report Card, WCSD spent the least amount per pupil.  The district also decreased its per-pupil spending from FY09 to FY10 while improving its academic performance.

The district has a comprehensive strategy for approaching its improvement efforts, including examining its curriculum and instruction alignment;
analyzing data; reviewing the resources provided to teachers; and providing focused professional development in these areas.

The district also has met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements for four consecutive years and its Value Added Rating over that same three-year period has been designated as “Above.”  This means that students have demonstrated academic growth that exceeds state-level growth
expectations.

We continue to hold ourselves accountable for demonstrating improvement in every child.  We will continue to focus our energies on nurturing a year’s worth of growth in each student, not just aggregates of the student body.

8/19/2011