Marcellus High School Annual Report
For 2007-2008
Our Motto: "Respect and Responsibility"
William Markovich, Principal
303 West Arbor St .
Marcellus , MI 49067
Marcellus High School
Overview of School
The Marcellus High School was given a grade of “A” in the 2007-08 school year. Marcellus High School was given a “made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)” status for the 2007-08 school year.
Marcellus High School motto is “Respect and Responsibility” and their mascot is the “Wildcats”.
Mission Statement
All students will be provided opportunities to acquire their maximum educational potential as well as character traits leading to the development of informed citizenship .
Points of Pride
• 143 students participated in a sport's program (85 males & 58 females)
• 31 scholarships were awarded to 23 students for a total of $300,000.
• The Marcellus Lions Club gave 5 scholarships to senior students: Tessa Grashius , Brittany Jacobs, Faith Martin, Caleb Reuter, and Emily Steinkraus.
• SAC Scholar-Athlete Awards winners: (7) Paige Brown, Tessa Grashius, Brittnay Jacobs, Sarah Lammont, Abby Olson, Ian Shelly, & Emily Steinkraus
• MHSAA 2007 Scholar-Athlete Nominees: Danielle Jacobs, Brittany Jacobs, Ian Shelly, & Emily Steinkraus --Emily was selected a finalist for MHSSA Scholar-Athlete Scholarship.
• Students who received the SAC Academic All-Conference Award (based on GPA & ACT): Brittany Jacobs, Danielle Jacobs, Ian Shelly, Emily Steinkraus, Ashley & Wyman
• The high school band received #1 rating at the annual Band Festival and Concert presentation.
• 17 students were inducted into the Spanish Honor Society in May, 2008.
• 27 students were inducted into the National Honor Society.
The average students per teacher is 16.
School Improvement Plan
In the 2007-08 school year MHS implemented a plan to achieve 4 educational goals. These goals are:
1. All students will improve their writing skills in every curricular area.
2. All students will improve their ability to interpret and utilize data.
3. All science students will improve their ability to meet content expectations (P, B, C, or E1.2A-E) within the Scientific Reflection and Social Implications content statement.
4. Students will improve their knowledge of the Core Democratic Values
Goal #1 All students will improve their writing skills in every curricular area. This goal was chosen based on the analysis of data from the following sources: ACT/ MME English & writing scores, PLAN English scores, and a local writing assessment .
Strategies implemented include:
All teachers required students to use complete sentence responses in all curricular areas whenever possible.
All core class curriculum included a required writing assignment (minimum) for each of the first three quarters. The MME holistic writing rubric was used to score all student writing assignments.
Goal # 2 All students will improve their ability to interpret and utilize data.
This goal was chosen based on the analysis of the following data: MME science and math test data and local assessments.
Strategies implemented include:
All social studies, math and science courses included instruction on presentation and interpretation of data.
Goal # 3 All science students will improve their ability to meet the content expectations within the Scientific Reflection and Social Implications content areas.
Strategies implemented include:
Science teachers included three lessons per quarter targeting the scientific reflection content expectations.
At least one scientific reflection lab activity was incorporated into each science course per quarter.
Goal #4 All students will increase their knowledge of the Core Democratic Values.
This goal was based on the following data: MEAP Social Studies test data and review of the design of the writing sections of the MEAP, as well MME/ ACT scores, faculty and student surveys.
Strategies implemented included:
All U.S. History students were required to keep a Core Democratic Values notebook that included definitions and writing about the values.
Measurement of Student Achievement
9 th Grade MEAP
Social Studies – All students
Percentage achieving Level 1 or 2
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Fall 2006 |
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9 th grade Social Studies MEAP
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
75% |
Female |
75% |
White |
75% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
69%
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Not Economically Disadvantaged |
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MME/ACT
Spring 2008
11 th Grade
MME Mathematics
Percentages of students scoring Levels 1 and 2
2008 |
33% |
State: 46% |
2007 |
30% |
State: 46% |
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
37% |
Female |
28% |
White |
31% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
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Not Economically Disadvantaged |
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MME Reading
2008 |
73% |
State: 62% |
2007 |
57% |
State: 60% |
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
74% |
Female |
72% |
White |
73% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
74% |
Not Economically Advantaged |
72% |
MME Writing
2008 |
40% |
State: 41% |
2007 |
32% |
State: 40% |
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
41% |
Female |
40% |
White |
40% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
50% |
Not Economically Disadvantaged |
33% |
MME Total ELA
2008 |
40% |
State: 52% |
2007 |
32% |
State: 51% |
Disggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
62% |
Female |
48% |
White |
55% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
64% |
Not Economically Disadvantaged |
48% |
MME Science
2008 |
65% |
State: 57% |
2007 |
43% |
State: 56% |
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
74% |
Female |
56% |
White |
65% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
73% |
Not Economically Disadvantaged |
60% |
MME Social Studies
2008 |
92% |
State: 80% |
2007 |
94% |
State: 83% |
Disaggregated by subgroups of over 20 participants
Male |
96% |
Female |
88% |
White |
92% |
Economically Disadvantaged |
95% |
Not economically Disadvantaged |
90% |
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2007-08 |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
Achievement Subtotal |
B |
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School Performance |
A |
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Composite Grade |
A |
B |
B |
Education YES!
The State of Michigan issues a State Report Card each summer. Marcellus High School was awarded a composite grade of A.
Complete information of Education YES! Can be found on the MDE website.
Graduation Rate
Class of 2008 98.88% State:75.38%
Class of 2007 96.5%
Class of 2006 100%
Class of 2005 100%
Class of 2004 97%
Parent/teacher Conferences
Parent participation
2007-08 37% , 2006-2007 37%, 2005-2006 39%, 2004-2005 43%, 2003-2004 45%,
% gathered through parent sign-in sheets.
Parent Involvement Policy
The Marcellus Board of Education believes that the education of our children is the joint responsibility of the school, the parents and the community. To ensure that the best interests of our children will be served, a strong program of school, parent and community communication must be maintained. To achieve these ends the Superintendent and the building principals of Marcellus Schools have created a set of procedures for effective school, parent and community communications at the district and building levels.
Parents will have the opportunity to:
1. Have ready access to information regarding their child's education progress via the internet.
2. Participate in decisions regarding their child's educational program. (IEP's, Career Pathway, and attending VBISD or LMC)
3. Be informed of ways to assist or participate, in their child's educational programs.
4. Serve as volunteers in our schools in support of children's learning. (Classroom, SI Committee, athletic and band boosters)
5. Participate on school committees dealing with the development, implementation or evaluations of school programs.
Communication with the community is a priority and our goals are that :
1. the community is regularly informed of our schools' progress in all program areas,
2. the community is regularly informed of the opportunities for involvement in our schools and the means to access that involvement.
3. community resources might be employed to improve the quality of the educational experiences made available to students, either through student participation in community experiences or community resources being utilized within the schools.
Types of Parent Involvement
Parents are members of the school improvement committee, members of the band and athletic boosters; they help teachers with various activities, chaperone events and trips, class advisors, and organize meals for different athletic programs.
Safe Schools
2007-08 One student was expelled from the Marcellus High School and permitted to attend Volinia Outcomes School for 2 nd semester. There were no in-school suspensions. Information regarding the number of out of school suspensions was not available as of the printing of this report.
2006-2007 – No expulsions; 2 incidents of bullying; 1 incident of cheating; 8 fights; 13 inappropriate actions; several incidents of graffiti; 14 insubordinations; & 12 thefts of students personal possessions. 187 in school suspensions, 39 out of school suspensions.
2005-2006 - No expulsions, no incidents of drug possession or use, 4 incidents of fighting, 4 incidents of bullying, several incidents of insubordination, several incidents of graffiti, 4 incidents of malicious destruction to the school, 4 incidents of stealing, 157 incidents of tardiness, 294 in-school suspensions, and 47 out of school suspensions.
2004-2005 – No expulsions, no incidents of drug possession, 5 incidents of physical assault/fighting, 2 incidents of bullying, several incidents of insubordination, 1 incident of defacing property., 230 incidents of tardiness, 6 incidents of stealing money and personal items, 320 in-school suspensions, 40 out of school suspensions.
Advanced Placement
Marcellus High School does not provide Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses for the students. Our students attend Academy classes at Southwestern Michigan College and several students are dual enrolled at SMC, Kalamazoo Community College , and Western Michigan University .
Dual Enrollment:
2007-08 – 166 college credits were earned and 178 were attempted.
* 2006-2007 – The first semester 25 students took 28 classes for 75 credits. Second semester 25 students took 28 classes for 75 credits.
2005-2006 - The first semester14 students took 25 classes for 72 credits.
The second semester 12 students took 23 classes for 70 credits.
Core Curriculum
The district has contractually set a process for curriculum development. Committees are formed by content area. They are designed for both scope and sequence. A calendar is set yearly.
The curriculum committees are in charge of aligning the curriculum. All principals and teachers serve on the curriculum committees. The district provides staff development and training to carry out the task.
Marcellus School District Policy ensures that all students have the same opportunities to learn the core curriculum. Students receiving special education services follow the core curriculum with appropriate modifications and accommodations as set forth in individual IEP's.
Teacher Qualifications
All MHS teaching staff was “highly qualified” as defined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). A long term substitute teacher was used for special education for the last 3 months of the school year.
Every parent has the right to know the particular teacher qualifications of his/her child's teacher(s). Please call the superintendent, Ron Herron, at 269-646-7655 if you have a question concerning teachers' qualifications.
