ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS

ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS

Preparing Our Students For Their Future

2014-2015 Annual Report

Provided by the

A Message from Dr. Alan Cosby, Superintendent

The Etowah County Schools' Annual Report is our report to you, our stakeholders, concerning the wonderful happenings in your schools. There are many exciting things that occur each day in the Etowah County Schools. As our stakeholders you are encouraged to experience our exceptional schools and the multitude of progressive programs offered in Etowah County Schools. Our academic programs are nationally competitive, as Etowah County Schools offer a variety of opportunities such as Advanced Placement courses and innovative Career Technical Programs.

Our co-curricular programs are an outstanding complement to our stellar academics. Athletics and fine arts provide an array of opportunities for all students to experience education beyond the classroom. Our goal is to educate the entire student and ensure that every student is college and career ready.

As you review our annual report, be reminded that our first priority is always the students we serve. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason as I am here to assist you and our students.

Thank you for your continued support of the Etowah County Schools!

Sincerely, Alan Cosby, Ed.D. Superintendent

Southside High School Girls Softball Team Alabama High School Athletic Association 6A Girls Softball Runner-up

Glencoe High School Girls Golf Team 2015 1A-3A State Champions

ECBOE Board Members

Tim Langdale, President District 7

Todd Hindsman, Vice President

District 3

Tim Womack District 1

Scarlett Farley District 2

Ernie Payne District 4

Doug Sherrod District 5

Danny Golden District 6

2014

West End High School 2014 U.S. News & World Report

Best High School Bronze Medal School

Glencoe High School 2015 U.S. News & World Report

Best High School Bronze Medal School

Glencoe High School Football Team 3A Semifinalists

Governor Robert Bentley visits Hokes Bluff

High School

finearts

Bravo!

The ARTS are alive, well, and thriving in Etowah County Schools! Thanks to a partnership with the Alabama State Council on the Arts and their curriculum-based project grant, we offer strings instruction to elementary and middle school students. ECS is home to six award winning high school band programs, each with outstanding concert and marching bands. These bands are a source of pride for each community and for our school system. Choral music is important, too, as we offer exceptional opportunities for students to grow and to perform as vocalists. Dramatic and Visual arts are also important to us! We are home to numerous regional and state champions in both theatre and art competitions, and we proudly showcase the talents of our students in our yearly spring musical, starring students from across our system and directed by teachers in our schools.

Art, Band, Choir, Drama & Strings ? we are PROUD of our many talented students!

TECHNOLOGY

STATE-OF-THE-ART

In our continued effort to provide the best learning environment for our students, the Etowah County Schools Technology Department is focused on maintaining a robust fiber network that allows students and teachers to collaborate, investigate, create, and share. Sir Peter Blake said "New technology is common, new thinking is rare." With that in mind, our goal is to allow our students and teachers to share knowledge and information, communicate efficiently, build effective learning communities and create a culture of learning while using every tool available to them.

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative has brought a new approach to our classrooms, one that has opened new doors to learning for students in Etowah County Schools. We strive to provide on-going training for our teachers through our popular Summer Professional Development Fair. These summer professional development sessions attract over 600 teachers to technology related initiatives. We are proud to partner with our neighboring school system in planning and hosting EdCamp Connect, now in its third year. Through the use of ACCESS Distance Learning Labs, iPads, Chromebooks, e-readers, laptops and traditional desktop computers, students in Etowah County Schools have access to unlimited resources and enjoy learning in an environment that is state-of-the-art.

Pre-K Programs at Highland Elementary

and West End Elementary

Artwork by Aleah McInturff, Southside High School

Career and Technical Education

Where Futures Begin

Etowah County Schools Career and Technical Education offers students instruction, skills, and leadership training to help prepare them for careers or post-secondary training in career and technical fields. Students have the opportunity to enroll in career and technical classes both at their high schools and the Etowah County Career Technical Center (ECCTC). All Etowah County high school students may enroll in Agri-Science, Business Education, and Family and Consumer Science classes. These programs include Engineering Design Technology, Electrical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Automotive Service Technology, Early Childhood Education, Precision Machining Technology, Electronics/Robotics Technology, Welding Technology, Collision Repair Technology, Construction, and Health Science. Aviation Technology classes are also offered at the ECCTC through a partnership with Enterprise Community College.

The ECCTC is committed to ensuring that all Career Technical students have access to courses that provide postsecondary credit while in high school. All programs offered at the Etowah County Career Technical Center are business and industries certified and are fully aligned with the academic, post-secondary, and career

opportunities available in our county and state. The ECCTC is continually increasing the number of early post-secondary credit opportunities available to our students through local and state articulation agreements, dual enrollment, and early college opportunities with local community colleges.

Career and Technical Education in Etowah County offers many opportunities for students through the different Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO's). These organizations include, but are not limited to, the BEST Robotics, VEX Robotics, FCCLA, FFA, FBLA, HOSA, DECA and SkillsUSA. Numerous students across all CTSO's place annually in state and national competitions.

Advanced Placement

? Etowah County has 36 Advanced Placement Teachers

? 694 students participated in AP courses during the 2014-2015 school year

? 26% of students who took exams made qualifying scores, exceeding the national average

? All six Etowah County high schools have received the 3-Year A+ College Ready grant to grow their pre-AP and Advanced Placement programs

Advance Placement (AP)

Program Course Offerings:

Biology Calculus Chemistry Computer Science English Language English Literature

Statistics U.S. Government U.S. History

AP Courses through ACCESS:

Macroeconomics Spanish

The Etowah County School System Child Nutrition Program

The Etowah County School System Child Nutrition Program (CNP) has 19 lunchrooms, and 100 CNP employees, including managers and Central Office staff. All schools follow the same menu, with serving sizes adjusted according to the age group served. Students have the choice of a "hot" item, a grab & go salad, or grab & go sandwich.

Over 1 million breakfast meals were served during the 2014-2015 school year. Over 1.6 million lunches were served.

Universal Free Breakfast is served at Carlisle

Elementary, Duck Springs Elementary, Gaston,

Highland Elementary, Ivalee Elementary,

West End Elementary, West End High and Whitesboro Elementary.

USDA Best

Practice

Breakfast in the Classroom is served at Carlisle Elementary, Highland Elementary, West End Elementary and Whitesboro Elementary.

Hokes Bluff Middle, Rainbow Middle and Sardis Middle offer "Breakfast During Break" for students who prefer a later breakfast.

CNP serves snacks to 8 afterschool programs at no charge to students:

Carlisle Elementary Duck Springs Elementary Gaston School Glencoe Elementary

Highland Elementary Hokes Bluff Elementary Ivalee Elementary John S. Jones Elementary

During the Summer Program at John Jones Elementary, CNP will serve free breakfast and lunch.

Apache Smothers, former CNP Manager at Hokes Bluff Middle School, received the USDA Best Practice Award for Promoting a Healthy School Environment.

ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS

Etowah County Board of Education

Carlisle Elementary School

Duck Springs Elementary School

3200 West Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35904

Telephone: 256-549-7560 Fax: 256-549-7589

Gaston School

8025 US Hwy. 431 Boaz, AL 35956

Telephone: 256-593-4613 Fax: 256-593-4282

Principal: Hope Harris

Glencoe Elementary School

10180 Duck Springs Road Attalla, AL 35954

Telephone: 256-538-6301 Fax: 256-538-0037

Principal: Suzanne Nance

Glencoe Middle School

4550 US Hwy. 411 Gadsden, AL 35901 Telephone: 256-547-8828 Fax: 256-543-7124 Principal: Tammy George Assistant Principal: Richard Tant

Glencoe High School

207 North College Street Glencoe, AL 35905

Telephone: 256-492-4709 Fax: 256-492-4704

Principal: Teresa Lokey

Highland Elementary School

809 Lonesome Bend Road Glencoe, AL 35905

Telephone: 256-492-5627 Fax: 256-492-7076

Principal: Ginger Smith Assistant Principal: Laura Stevens



Hokes Bluff Elementary School

803 Lonesome Bend Road Glencoe, AL 35905

Telephone: 256-492-2250 Fax: 256-492-2265

Principal: Charlton Giles Assistant Principal: Stacey Gray



Hokes Bluff Middle School

3156 Tabor Road Gadsden, AL 35904 Telephone: 256-546-7409 Fax: 256-546-7158 Principal: Lori Moss

Hokes Bluff High School

5375 Main Street Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 Telephone: 256-492-5571

Fax: 256-492-2513 Principal: Charles Gardner Assistant Principal: Michelle Moore



Ivalee Elementary School

3121 Appalachian Hwy Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 Telephone: 256-492-1963

Fax: 256-492-1950 Principal: Greg Watkins Assistant Principal: Tisha Howell

1865 Appalachian Hwy Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 Telephone: 256-492-1360

Fax: 256-492-7502 Principal: Scott Calhoun Assistant Principal: Jerry Sparks

840 Gallant Road Attalla, AL 35954 Telephone: 256-538-9781 Fax: 256-538-0831 Principal: Connie Stancil

ETOWAH COUNTY SCHOOLS

John S. Jones Elementary School

Rainbow Middle School

Sardis Middle School

301 Lumbley Road Rainbow City, AL 35906 Telephone: 256-442-2900

Fax: 256-442-5060 Principal: Tanya Clark Assistant Principal: Myra Hand

Sardis High School

454 Lumbley Road Rainbow City, AL 35906 Telephone: 256-442-1095

Fax: 256-442-1028 Principal: Allison Stevens Assistant Principal: Eric West



Southside Elementary School

1415 Sardis Drive Sardis City, AL 35956 Telephone: 256-622-1120 Fax: 256-622-1119 Principal: Chris Royal Assistant Principal: Jennifer Johnson

Southside High School

1420 Church Street Sardis City, AL 35956 Telephone: 256-593-5221 Fax: 256-593-5223 Principal: Wendy Gibbs Assistant Principal: Josh Wallace

West End Elementary School

2551 Hwy. 77 Southside, AL 35907 Telephone: 256-442-1090 Fax: 256-442-1075 Principal: Carrie Yancey Assistant Principal: Chris Melton

West End High School

2361 School Drive ? Southside, AL 35907 Telephone: 256-442-2172 Fax: 256-442-2183

Principal: Chris Winningham Assistant Principal: Jeremy Edwards

Assistant Principal: Julie Tucker

Whitesboro Elementary School

6795 Hwy. 132 Altoona, AL 35952 Telephone: 205-589-6711 Fax: 205-589-6911 Principal: Andrea Collett

Etowah County Alternative Education Center

4515 Elm Street Walnut Grove, AL 35990 Telephone: 205-589-6421

Fax: 205-589-4782 Principal: Craig Shoemaker Assistant Principal: Jeffrey Johnson



Career Technical Center

5080 Leeth Gap Road Boaz, AL 35956

Telephone: 256-593-5406 Fax: 256-593-5431

Principal: Kristy Towns

Special Education Learning Center

106 Burke Avenue S.E. Attalla, AL 35954

Telephone: 256-538-8431 Fax: 256-538-8431

Director: David "Butch" Dixon aec

105 Burke Avenue S. E. Attalla, AL 35954

Telephone: 256-538-3312 Fax: 256-538-1090

Director: Mark Stancil

209-A Grand Avenue, W. Rainbow City, AL 35906 Telephone: 256-442-1050

Fax: 256-442-1077 Director: Sharon Brown



Etowah County Schools Resource Officers

Sgt. Mike Powell ? Supervisor

Deputy Allen Weston ? Ivalee Elementary School, Career Technical Center & Alternative School

Deputy Shane Hartley ? Duck Springs Elementary School & Highland Elementary School

Deputy Joseph Isbell ? West End High School

Lt. SSPD Clay Johnson ? Southside Elementary School

Deputy Craig Tyler ? Glencoe Elementary School, Glencoe Middle School & Glencoe High School

Deputy Lucas Hallmark ? Carlisle Elementary School, Sardis High School

Officer RBC PD James Pickard ? John S. Jones Elementary School

Sgt. SSPD Jay Freeman ? Southside High School

Officer RBC PD Deborah Overby ? Rainbow Middle School

Deputy Kip Williams ? Sardis Middle School, Whitesboro Elementary School

Deputy Phillip Stone ? Gaston School & Job Corp

Deputy Robbie Deason ? Hokes Bluff Elementary School, Hokes Bluff Middle School & Hokes Bluff High School

Officer Altoona PD Glenn Cline ? West End Elementary School

Etowah County Schools National Board Certified Teachers

Kathy Allen Kathy Alverson Kimberly Beck Melissa Behrens Jill Blackmon Marcia Farabee Myra Hand Hope Harris Donna Holderfield

Michelle Hunt Farrah Kilgo Connie Lowman Lisa Richards Laurie Smith Connie Stancil Kristy Towns Bryan Upton Tara Wardrup

Preparing Our Students for Their Future

Total Attendance Per Pupil

Enrollment Rate Expenditure

= 8,932

= 96% = $5,737.07

Ad Valorem Tax:

15 mills

Teacher Qualifications:

AA

11%

Bachelor's

34%

Student Ethnicity:

White = 90.78% African American = 4.18%

Hispanic = 3.16% Asian = 0.96%

Muti Race = 0.56% American Indian/ Alaskan Native = 0.30% Pacific Islander = 0.06%

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Doctorate

1%

Annual Budget:

$76.1 million

Master's

54%

69% State

Graduation Rate:

Gaston High School = 95% Glencoe High School = 89% Hokes Bluff High School = 91% Sardis High School = 89% Southside High School = 87% West End High School = 89%

86% 90%

State of Alabama*

Etowah County Schools

*U.S. Department of Education

Total Employees

= 1,061 Support = 413 Certified = 648

20% Local

11%

Federal

All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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