- Norfolk Senior High School's enrollment increased from 1225 students in 2010-2011 to 1273 students in 2013-2014. The percentage of students passing classes or meeting achievement benchmarks on standardized tests is a focus for improvement. - New teachers are paired with mentors and participate in peer observations to strengthen instructional practices. Data from standardized tests such as PLAN, MAP, NeSA, and ACT are analyzed to monitor student readiness for college and guide curriculum development. PLCs help align curriculum across grades and subjects. - The school aims to decrease failure rates by 5% per semester over three years through interventions like expanded tutoring programs, study halls, and Saturday school. This goal aims to increase the graduation rate.

1. A summary of instructional
design, academic success and
PRIDE.

2. Norfolk Senior High School Enrollment
1200
1210
1220
1230
1240
1250
1260
1270
1280
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
1225
1231
1262
1273

3. NHS Enrollment by Grade Level
Student’s by Grade Level
School
Year 9th 10th 11th 12th Total
2010-2011 302 309 283 331 1,225
2011-2012 327 293 300 311 1,231
2012-2013 307 322 305 328 1,262
2013-2014 279 323 328 343 1,273

4. School
Year
Am.
Indian/Native
Alaskan
Asian
African
American
Hispanic
Pacific
Islander
White
Two or
More
Races
2010-
2011 21 3 35 257 2 889 18
2011-
2012 20 5 31 253 1 900 21
2012-
2013 19 4 38 280 1 896 24
2013-
2014 28 5 40 294 2 877 31
Student by Race and Ethnicity

5. English Language Learners
Percent
Enrolled
State District School
2010-2011 6.72 4.95 1.06
2011-2012 6.47 3.94 0.97
2012-2013 5.96 3.80 1.03
2013-2014 Not Available Not Available 2.10

6. Free/Reduced Priced Meals
Percent
Enrolled
State District School
2010-2011 42.58 45.54 38.20
2011-2012 43.79 48.47 41.19
2012-2013 44.18 46.81 39.38
2013-2014 Not Available Not Available 44.00

7. SPED Numbers
Percent
Enrolled
State District School
2010-2011 14.91 16.02 13.5
2011-2012 15.03 14.94 13.6
2012-2013 14.66 15.91 13.8
2013-2014 Not Available Not Available 14%

8. Average Class Size by Department
students per
class
Language Arts 22.67
ELL Language Arts 2.08
Agribusiness 18.8
Business 19.15
Family and Consumer Science 18.13
Fine Arts 29.11
Foreign Language 22.7
Industrial Technologies 14.57
Mathematics 20.24
Physical Education 25.82
Science 27.31
Social Science 26.62

9. Percentage of Teachers with Master's Degrees
Years State District School
2010-2011 45.72% 64.98% 71.76%
2011-2012 47.46% 63.47% 75.61%
2012-2013 49.27% 63.57% 75.00%
2013-2014 NA NA 73.50%

10. Students Enrolled in 1 or more Activity
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
1191
924
971
662
1225 1231 1262 1273

11. •Enrolled fulltime 6
underclassmen; 5
for seniors
•Minimum of 4
numeric grades
•Scored a minimum
of 86% or better in
each course

12. 0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2010-11 (A) 2010-11 (B) 2011-12 (A) 2011-12 (B) 2012-13 (A) 2012-13 (B)
250 239 241
218
263
232
Honor Roll Students

13. •Enrolled fulltime 6 underclassmen; 5
for seniors
•Completed at least 4 numeric grades
•Scored 94% or above in each class

14. Principal’s List
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2010-11
(A)
2010-11
(B)
2011-12
(A)
2011-12
(B)
2012-13
(A)
2012-13
(B)
92
108
122
113
105
124

15. Student Discipline -- OSS
School Year 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Semester 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
OSS
(1-5
Days)
Students 45 42 47 22 49 51
Days/student 3.77 4.62 3.57 4.14 3.69 3.96
Total Days
Missed
170 194 168 91 181 202

16. Discipline – OSS continued…
School Year 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Semester 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
OSS
(6-20
Days)
Students 11 5 13 10 17 20
Days/student 16.5 18.8 16.2 17.5
11.5
8 12.05
Total Days
Missed
181 94 211 175 197 241

17. Discipline -- ISS
School Year 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Semester 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
ISS
Students 95 87 91 75 121 107
Days/student 1.92 2.2 2.2 2.78 2.36 2.40
Total Days
Missed
182 194 201 209 286 257

18. Student Failure Rates over 3 years
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2010-2011
(A)
2010-2011
(B)
2011-2012
(A)
2011-2012
(B)
2012-2013
(A)
2012-2013
(B)
288
254 262
229 239 236

19. Percentage of Students Failing 1 or more
Classes by Semesters
23.5
21.1
21.1
18.8
18.9
18.4
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2010-2011
(A)
2010-2011
(B)
2011-2012
(A)
2011-2012
(B)
2012-2013
(A)
2012-2013
(B)

20. School
Year
Enrollment
incl.
all
Seniors
(Fall)
Total
Graduates
incl. all
Dec. grads
%
5th yr Grads
(part of total
grads)
6th yr Grads
(part of total
grads)
7th yr Grads
(part of total
grads)
9th
Cohort
4 year
grads
% %
2012-13 330 284 86% 16 6 1 315 254 77% 81%
2011-12 316 249 79% 19 5 1 302 224 71% 74%
2010-11 335 270 81% 13 6 2 314 249 74% 79%
Graduation Rates

21. Focus on Improvement
• Lower the failure rates
across each grade level 9-
12
• Increase the graduation
rate by lowering failure
rates for individual
classes
• Improve math and
reading comprehension as
measured by the NeSA

22. Improvements Continued…
• Define and establish a
curriculum that develops
21st Century learning
skills
• Establish 1:1 at NHS
providing Equity,
Accessibility, Relevance,
and Engagement for ALL
• Increase collaboration
between NECC and NHS

23. School Wide Building Goal
•Decrease our
failure rates by
5% a semester
over the next three
years
•Therefore,
INCREASING
graduation rates!

24. Interventions Designed to Assist in
Achieving our Building Goal

25. Teachers, Counselors, and
Administrative Contacts with Parents

26. Grade Checks Performed every Three
Weeks

27. Mandatory Study Hall for all Students
and any Seniors Failing
EXPANDED HOPE CLASSES FROM JUST 9TH Grade to
12th GRADE!

28. Panther Lunch – 9th Grade
8 to Great Curriculum

29. Foundations for Finance – 10th Grade

30. Saturday School for Students on the
Failure List

31. 1. Meet and Greet
2. Learning Objective
3. Bell Ringer/Anticipatory Set
4. Modeling/Guided Practice
5. Check for Understanding (CFU)
6. Proximity
7. Closure
NHS Instructional Norms

32. Why Instructional Norms?
1. Best practices increase student success
2. Teachers become proficient at teaching
strategies proven to work
3. Set student expectations and assists in
classroom management
4. Keep students engaged and on task
5. Cross-curricular repetition allows students
to experience success in multiple subjects

33. Teacher’s Learning from Teachers

34. It is the high school administrations’ expectation
that new teachers work actively with their
department mentor, department chair, and
administrative team to ensure success as a teacher
and a staff member at Norfolk High School.

35. 19 New Teachers were hired
at NHS for the 2013-2014
school year!
NHS administrative team
developed a detailed mentoring
program.
New teachers were paired with
veteran teachers and guidelines
were developed and written in a
new handbook.
Mentors and mentees observe
one another each month and use
the information to improve
strategies and methods for
teaching.
Currently, we are working on a
mentoring assistance program
using retired NHS teachers --
with the help of Vauri Henre.

36. Peer to Peer Observations (P2P)

37. Norfolk High School Peer to Peer Observation Form
Teacher: Period: Subject: Time in: Time out:
What strategies, methodologies, and pedagogy does the teacher utilize in the classroom?
Instructional Norms: Check the box if witnessed
(Reminder: You may not see very many in 5 to 7 minutes)
What is the teacher and/or students engaged in?
(Identify learning activities)
Strategy YES NO Notes
Activities
/Collabo
rations
Notes
Meet and Greet
1.
Learning Objective
Bell Ringer
2.
Modeling/Guided Practice
Checking for Understanding
3.Proximity
Closure
Comments/Notes:
One thing I think I could use or would like to learn more about:
3 things I liked/enjoyed about the class:
Observed by: ________________________________________

38. Teachers participating in P2P
How many have participated:
• We have 77 full-time teachers
• 59 Teachers have participated in the Peer to Peer
Observations as of October 8, 2013
• 19 are Mentor Teachers
• 19 are New Teachers
• The goal is to have every teacher participate in a P2P
Observation at least once each semester
• So, what are teachers saying about the
experience?

40. How Ready are NHS Students
for College?
PLAN Tests and ACT Scores
are our best measure…

41. PLAN English Test Scores
16.1
16.4
16.2 16.2
15.95
16
16.05
16.1
16.15
16.2
16.25
16.3
16.35
16.4
16.45
2011-2012 2012-2013
NHS
National

42. PLAN Mathematics Test Scores
17.5
17.8
17.6 17.6
17.4
17.45
17.5
17.55
17.6
17.65
17.7
17.75
17.8
17.85
2011-2012 2012-2013
NHS
National

43. PLAN Reading Test Scores
17.2
16.8
16.7 16.7
16.6
16.7
16.8
16.9
17
17.1
17.2
17.3
2011-2012 2012-2013
NHS
National

44. PLAN Science Test Scores
18.3
18.4
17.8 17.8
17.7
17.8
17.9
18
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5
2011-2012 2012-2013
NHS
National

45. PLAN Composite Test Scores
17.4
17.5
17.2 17.2
17.05
17.1
17.15
17.2
17.25
17.3
17.35
17.4
17.45
17.5
17.55
2011-2012 2012-2013
NHS
National

46. Map Data - Reading
69%
62%
65%
54%
69%
62% 63%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Fall
Spring
Percentage of 10th grade students at or above grade level

47. Map Data - Math
70%
56%
51% 52%
70%
60%
50%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Fall
Spring
Percentage of 10th grade students at or above grade level

48. MAP Data - Language Usage
73%
63%
66%
61%
69%
54%
56%
58%
60%
62%
64%
66%
68%
70%
72%
74%
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
Fall
Spring
Percentage of 10th grade students at or above grade level

49. NeSA Reading Scores 2009-2013
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
64 65 66
62
68 67 64
60
NHS
Grade
11
State
Grade
11

50. NeSA Mathematics Scores 2010-2013
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
54
59 5754 55
0
NHS
Grade
11
State
Grade
11

51. NeSA Science Scores 2012-2013
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2011-2012 2012-2013
65 6766
0
NHS
Grade
11
State
Grade
11

52. NeSA Writing Scores 2011-2013
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2011-2012 2012-2013
69
6462
68
NHS
Grade
11
State
Grade
11

53. The Move to Increase ACT Scores
• ACT Prep class
instituted the 1st
semester of the 2007-
2008 School Year
• Prior to the course 9
students had taken the
test. After the course,
they took the test again.
• The results were
extremely positive. 19
19.5
20
20.5
21
21.5
22
22.5
23
1st Test 2nd Test
20.6
22.9
ACT Composite Score

54. PLC’s and ACT
Prep
Direct correlation
between the success of
students taking the ACT
Prep Class their scores
on the ACT!
Standards
overlap in MAPS,
ACT, NeSA, and
Common
Assessments
PLC’s helped
teachers Align
the Curriculum
Accordingly

55. Student taking the ACT Test
147 157
136
152
120
140
160
180
2010 2011 2012 2013

56. School Year NHS State National
2010 21.5 22.1 21.0
2011 22.2 22.1 21.1
2012 22.5 22.0 21.1
2013 22.9 21.5 20.9
ACT Composite Results

57. ACT Composite Scores
20.5
21
21.5
22
22.5
23
2010 2011 2012 2013
21.5
22.2
22.5
22.9
22.1 22.1
22
21.5
21 21.1 21.1
20.9
NHS
State
National

58. Average ACT Scores English
21.3
21.5
22.2 22.4
21.8 21.8 21.8
21.1
20.9
21.1
21.3
21.5
21.7
21.9
22.1
22.3
22.5
2010 2011 2012 2013
NHS
State

59. Average ACT Scores Mathematics
21.2
22.3 22.2
22.4
21.6
21.7
21.7
21.1
20.9
21.1
21.3
21.5
21.7
21.9
22.1
22.3
22.5
2010 2011 2012 2013
NHS
State

60. Average ACT Scores Reading
21.4
22.2
22.5
23.3
22.4
22.3
22.3
21.8
21
21.5
22
22.5
23
23.5
2010 2011 2012 2013
NHS
State

61. Average ACT Scores Science
21.4
22.2
22.5
23.3
22.4
22.3
22.3
21.8
21
21.5
22
22.5
23
23.5
2010 2011 2012 2013
NHS
State

62. • English Literature & Composition
• Physics B
• Calculus AB
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Government & U.S. Politics
• American History

63. Benefits of AP Courses
•At the end of course,
students can take AP
Exams, assessed with
a score of 1 to 5.
•Students who score 3
or better earn college
credit. AP courses are
weighted 10% higher
at NHS.

64. Accounting 2
Pre-Calculus
Introduction to Psychology
Probability and Statistics
European Civilization
English Literature
Programming in Visual
Basic
Speech
English Composition
Basic Nurse Aide (CNA)
Partnering with NECC on Dual Credit
Classes

65. NHS & Nebraska Wesleyan University
Dual Credit Classes

66. Articulated Credit at NECC
•The student receive credit for the college
course on their transcript upon
enrollment at NECC.
•No tuition or fee payment will be
required.
•Articulated credits will be counted
toward graduation, but not counted in the
college grade point average.

67. Course Articulated Credit Courses
Drafting I and II DRAF 1240 Computer Assisted Drafting I– 1 cr.
DRAF 1250 Computer Assisted Drafting I Lab – 2
cr.
Information Tech
Applications 1
INFO 1000 Basic Computer Applications – 2 cr.
AGRI 1000 Microcomputer Applications – 2 cr.
UTIL 1280 Computer Literacy – 2 cr.
Entrepreneurship ENTR 1050 Intro to Entrepreneurship -3 cr.
Personal Finance ECON 1010 Personal and Business Finance -2 cr.
ECON 1040 Personal Finance -3 cr.
Medical Terminology NURS 1095 Medical Terminology-2 cr. or
OFFT 1095 Medical Terminology -2 cr.

68. Student enrollment in Dual Credit at NECC
Semester # of students
% increase
year over year
# of credit
hours
Fall 2011 48 NA 168
Fall 2012 81 40.7% 279
Fall 2013 126 35.7% 438

69. These #’s represent an 162.5% increase
in students taking dual credit since 2011!
What’s the reason for it?
1. Expanded Course
Offerings from 6 to 10!
2. Scholarship Offerings
from NPS Foundation of
$100 per students a
course.

70. Chrome Book Pilot Program Timeline
• Pilot Program into place beginning late August 2013
using 4 teachers/120 Chrome Books
• Formal plan and timeline for implementation developed
by the 1:1 Chrome Book Initiative Team provided to
Superintendent and Director of Curriculum

71. Chrome Book Initiative continued…
• Student and Teacher
Surveys completed in
September 2013
• Parent surveys will be
conducted from October
22-24, 2013 during Parent-
Teacher Conferences at
Norfolk Senior High
School
• Parents will get to use
Google Chrome Books for
themselves to inspect and
take the survey.

72. What’s NEXT?
• Data analyzed and by
the 1:1 Chrome Book
Initiative Team
• Presented to the
Superintendent and
Director of
Curriculum
• Await further
instructions

73. So, what else makes NHS unique?
What makes us much more than an
academic opportunity?

74. What makes students want to attend?
What builds the UNITY, the DESIRE
and the HAPPINESS?

75. It’s the traditions
of Homecoming
and Winter
Royalty and
PROM King and
Queen!

76. IT’S AN AWESOME BOOSTER
CLUB that supports ALTHETICS,
DRAMA and MUSIC!

77. It’s OUR
unique and….
well, unique
Student Body!

78. Its our talent, INTERNAL spirit and love
for NHS!!!

79. Instinctive in
ALL our
athletes!
It’s about the INNATE
INTENSITY…

80. It about a place where students are still
just kids…

81. It’s about an awesome Marching Band!

82. It’s a place where teachers help ALL
students succeed…

83. It’s about dedication, perseverance
and commitment!

84. It’s about a HISTORY OF
EXCELLENCE!

85. …And a TRADITION OF
SUCCESS

86. It’s a willingness to understand we don’t have all the
answers, and so we seek them out in a variety of ways!

87. NHS is about making successes out of every
student and building their confidence,
strength and happiness.

88. It’s about
awesome
clerical and
administrative
staff!

89. And, CARING and COMPASSIONATE
COUNSELORS!

90. It’s about the best DRAFTING I and
DRAFTING II class around!

91. And, AUTO MECANICS and POWER
AND ENERGY!

92. It’s our Forum with the Maroon “N”
that stands for everything that is
NORFOLK HIGH SCHOOL!!!

93. Yes, it’s about more than brick and
mortar!
It’s about NHS P.R.I.D.E