24 Gallup Hill Road • Ledyard, Connecticut 06339 • (860) 464-9600 • Fax: (860) 464-1990
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Ledyard High School
This profile was produced by the Connecticut State Department of Education in accordance with CT General Statutes 10-220(c) using data and narratives provided by the school district or testing services. Profiles and additional education data, including longitudinal data, are available on the internet at www.sde.ct.gov.
District Reference Group (DRG): D DRG is a classification of districts whose students' families are similar in education, income, occupation, and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment. The Connecticut State Board of Education approved DRG classification for purposes of reporting data other than student performance. INDICATORS OF EDUCATIONAL NEED
PROGRAM AND INSTRUCTION
World Languages: Instruction was offered in the following world language(s): French, Spanish. Agricultural Science and Technology: A regional agricultural science and technology education center is located in this school.
State law requires that at least 180 days of school and 900 hours of instruction be offered to students in high school grades. Lunch An average of 31 minutes is provided for lunch during full school days. Minimum Graduation Credits The state requires a minimum of 20 credits for graduation.
Class of 2007 This school required more than the state minimum number of credits for graduation in health, science, the arts and/or vocational education.
LIBRARY AND COMPUTERS Free on-line access to periodicals, newspapers, and other resources is available to all Connecticut schools through the Connecticut Digital Library at www.iconn.org.
* Because a certain number of volumes are needed for a library of adequate breadth and depth, a small school may need a higher number of volumes per student. Interactive Distance Learning: This school does not utilize interactive distance learning. Interactive distance learning ranges from on-line courses with student-instructor interaction via the internet to live classroom interactions through two-way audio and video transmissions. Statewide, 0.3% of high schools in the state utilize interactive distance learning. SCHOOL STAFF
In the full-time equivalent count, staff members working part-time in the school are counted as a fraction of full-time. For example, a teacher who works half-time in a school contributes 0.50 to the school's staff count.
HOME AND SCHOOL COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT Teacher E-Mail Addresses: All teachers at this school have been issued e-mail addresses. Online Homework Information: A portion of the school's website is devoted to homework pages. The following narrative about how this school promotes and supports parental involvement was submitted by the school. Ledyard High School recognizes the essential role parents/guardians have in the education of their children. At the beginning of every course, a syllabus is given to students, and they are encouraged to share the document with their parents/guardians. The syllabus includes such information as the course's student learning objectives, when the teacher is available for help, and the best ways of communicating with the teacher. All teachers have laptops with internet access and voice mailboxes. Two Open House Nights are held every year. These nights are scheduled for the beginning of each semester and reinforce the information given to the students. Attendance at these nights is always strong. Every six weeks a newsletter is mailed to all parents/guardians. The newsletter articulates news from the various academic departments as well as extra-curricular areas. A calendar of events is always included to encourage the attendance at the various school events. The newsletter is also posted on the school's website. Our award winning student magazine, The Colonel, is distributed to students and left in prominent places in the community. It is a student written reflection of student opinions and accounts of student activities. Also on the website is a copy of the daily "morning meeting" notice. This notice is read to the students each day communicating upcoming events and important information. Parents were asked to be part of the NEASC self-study and reception which was completed in the spring of 2008. Committees working on each of the eight standards sought out parents and students to be a part of their membership. SCHOOL DIVERSITY
Percent of Minority Professional Staff: 3.1 Non-English Home Language: 2.3% of this school's students come from homes where English is not the primary language. The number of non-English home languages is 10. EFFORTS TO REDUCE RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND ECONOMIC ISOLATION Below is the description submitted by this school of how it provides educational opportunities for its students to interact with students and teachers from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. Ledyard High School partnered with the Mashantucket Tribal Nation and New London High School to form a youth leadership coalition called "More Than Words". Student leaders from all three partners have now been trained to respect diversity and carry the positive message back to their respective groups. The Amnesty Club continues to provide students with the opportunity to participate in activities that support the goals of Amnesty International which are to "focus on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights." Ledyard High School has a Gay/Straight Alliance Club that sponsors many activities during the year such as The Day of Silence which encourage students to think about diversity and celebrate Ledyard High School students participate in many state-wide activities that bring them in contact with a diverse peer group. State world language poetry contests, regional and state math team competitions, and regional, state and national FFA conventions are a few examples. Ledyard High School is known for its award-winning music program. Almost half of the student body is enrolled in the choral and/or instrumental classes. Concerts and daily instruction support a focus on works composed to celebrate diversity. This past summer students were encouraged to participate in "One Book One Region" project. Students read the book, Life is So Good. The book is a memoir of an African-American who lived over one hundred years and learned to read at 98. The summer reading program promoted discussion about differences. STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOR
Includes tests for flexibility, abdominal strength and endurance, upper-body strength and aerobic endurance.
*A score of three or higher is generally required for earning college credit. Connecticut Academic Performance Test, Third Generation, % Meeting State Goal. The CAPT is administered to Grade 10 students. The Goal level is more demanding than the state Proficient level, but not as high as the Advanced level, reported in the No Child Left Behind Report Cards. The following results reflect the performance of students with scoreable tests who were enrolled in the school at the time of testing, regardless of the length of time they were enrolled in the school. Results for fewer than 20 students are not presented. For more detailed CAPT results, go to www.ctreports.com.
To see the NCLB Report Card for this school, go to www.sde.ct.gov and click on "No Child Left Behind." SAT®I. The lowest possible score on each subtest is 200; the highest possible score is 800.
Disciplinary Offenses Disciplinary offenses committed by students include all serious offenses, offenses involving drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, and all incidents resulting in suspension or expulsion. In the 2006-07 school year, 178 students were responsible for these incidents. These students represent 16.1% of the estimated number of students who attended this school at some point during the 2006-07 school year. For more information and data on disciplinary offenses, go to www.sde.ct.gov, click on "CEDaR" and then on "Student Data."
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND ACTIVITIES The following narratives was submitted by this school. Ledyard High School has been focused on revising curriculum for several years. This year's revisions included the introduction of a new required course called World History Modern; it is designed to meet the needs of students as we prepare for the Interdisciplinary Writing test on the CAPT. We also revised curriculum in all the elective areas. Ledyard High School, one of the few schools in Connecticut to offer courses in pre-engineering, added a third course to our Project Lead the Way program. Next year an additional course will be added, and eventually all five The NEASC self-study was completed in the spring of 2008. We await the final report and will be dedicated to following those recommendations in 2008-2009. To better meet the needs of at-risk students, alternative educational programs were expanded this year. Students took selected courses online and all ten students successfully gained credits toward graduation; a similar after-school program was offered three days per week. Students needing to complete one or two credits to satisfy graduation requirements could remain after regular school hours with a certified teacher and complete coursework in a virtual setting for the needed credit. The special education department began a new program that matched case managers with their students for resource and morning meeting by grade. Expanded use of electronic communications has significantly improved parental engagement in the school. SUPPLEMENTAL SCHOOL INFORMATION The space below was optionally used by this school to describe aspects of the school not presented elsewhere in the profile. Close to 1,100 students attend Ledyard High School in grades 9-12. The commitment of the staff, community and students to high standards is evidenced in the following: Three new AP courses were added in the 2007-2008 school year. A wide variety of challenging courses and extra-curricular activities are offered to students. Our Career Center offers a strong component to our school counseling/guidance department After-school review classes for CAPT and AP exam preparation are offered to students Extra-curricular eligibility has higher standards than the state requirement High standards for attendance are monitored by a strict loss of credit procedure After-school tutoring is offered three afternoons a week in the Learning Center A late bus is offered to support after-school activities three days a week A School Development Team works on site-based decision making and improving communication with the school and community.
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