Canton Junior Senior High School

Canton Junior Senior High School
Address
509 East Main Street
Canton, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Lycoming County, Tioga County 17724-1698
United States
Coordinates 41°39′27″N 76°50′36″W / 41.6574°N 76.8434°W / 41.6574; -76.8434Coordinates: 41°39′27″N 76°50′36″W / 41.6574°N 76.8434°W / 41.6574; -76.8434
Information
Type Public
School board 9 locally elected members
Superintendent Mr. G. Mathew Gordon (5 year contract July 2012)[1] Salary $106,000 (2012), $106,000 (2013)[2]
Administrator Mark Jannone – Business Manager/Transportation Director
Director

Eric Briggs, Director of Special Education
Janelle VanNoy – Technology Coordinator
Dann Lepper – Buildings & Grounds Supervisor
Sue Thomas – Food Service Director
Joanne Laverty – School Psychologist/Guidance Counselor

Robert Rockwell – Athletic Director
Principal Craig Coleman, JHS
Faculty 36 teachers 2013
Grades 7-12
Age 12 years to 21 years old special education
Pupils

422 pupils (2015),[3]
446 pupils (2013)[4]
493 pupils (2009-10)[5]

618 pupils (2005)[6]
  Grade 7 65 (2013), 81 (2010), 92 (2005)
  Grade 8 86 (2013), 66 (2010), 105
  Grade 9 65 (2013), 75 (2010), 126
  Grade 10 76 (2013), 72 (2010), 111
  Grade 11 65 (2013), 89 (2010), 95
  Grade 12 90 (2013), 63 (2010), 89 (2005)
Language English
Color(s) Crimson and White
Fight song "Weekend Warriors"
Mascot Warriors
Newspaper Crimson Echo
Tuition for nonresident and charter school students ES - $8,868.09, HS - $9,442.14 [7]
per pupil spending $12,741 2008
per pupil spending $13,415.28 2010
Website http://www.canton.k12.pa.us/
Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts
Map of Tioga County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

Canton Junior Senior High School is a diminutive, rural public combined junior senior high school located at 509 E Main Street, Canton, Pennsylvania. In 2015, Canton Junior Senior High School enrollment was reported as 422 pupils in 7th through 12th grades, with 41% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 19% of pupils received special education services, while 4.2% of pupils were identified as gifted.[8] The school employed 36 teachers.[9] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.[10] Canton Junior Senior High School is the sole junior or senior high school operated by Canton Area School District.

In 2013, Canton Junior Senior High School reported an enrollment of 446 pupils with 39% coming from low income households.[11] According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the school reported an enrollment of 493 pupils in grades 7th through 12th, with 224 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 28 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12:1.[12] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind, with 8 teachers having emergency certification.[13]

Canton Area High School students may attend Northern Tier Career Center for vocational training. In April 2012, Canton Area School District contracted with BLAST Intermediate Unit #17 to provide: special education services, federally funded IDEA services and technology services to the School.

Graduation rate

In 2015, Canton Junior Senior High School graduation rate was 97.65%.[14]

Former AYP graduation rate

Academics

2015 School Performance Profile

Canton Junior Senior High School achieved 81.8 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement.The PDE reported that 86% of the School’s students were on grade level in reading/literature. In Algebra 1, 68.9% of students showed on grade level skills at the end of the course. In Biology I, 72% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[23] Statewide, 53 percent of schools with an eleventh grade achieved an academic score of 70 or better. Five percent of the 2,033 schools with 11th grade were scored at 90 and above; 20 percent were scored between 80 and 89; 28 percent between 70 and 79; 25 percent between 60 and 69 and 22 percent below 60. The Keystone Exam results showed: 73 percent of students statewide scored at grade-level in English, 64 percent in Algebra I and 59 percent in biology.[24][25]

2014 School Performance Profile

Canton Junior Senior High School achieved 76.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 81% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 76.5% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 67.6% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course. In 8th grade, 72% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level writing skills.[26][27] Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.[28]

2013 School Performance Profile

Canton Junior Senior High School achieved 75.9 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature -76% of students tested were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 75% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 51% showed on grade level science understanding.[29] In 8th grade writing, 82% showed on grade level writing skills. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, they now take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.

AYP History

In 2012, Canton Junior Senior High School declined to Warning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status due to low reading and mathematics achievement.[30]

PSSA Results

Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[35] In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[36]

11th Grade Reading
11th Grade Math
11th Grade Science

Science in Motion Canton Junior Senior High School did not take advantage of a state program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate.[51] University of Pittsburgh at Bradford provided the science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 33% of Canton Senior High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[52] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[53] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in mathematics or English.

Graduation requirements

The Canton Area School Board has determined that a student must earn 27 credits to graduate, including: English 4 credits, Math 4 credits, Social Studies 4 credits, Science 4 credits, Health .25 credit, Physical Education 2 credits, Technology Business 2 credits, and Driver's Ed .25 credit. Participating in a PIAA school sport or cheerleading counts towards a Physical education credit in 11th grade and 12th grade. Additionally, students are required to complete 60 hours of community service or participate in a school sponsored club or sport.[54]

By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[55][56] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[57]

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the class of 2017, public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exams.[58] The exam is given at the end of the course. Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.[59]

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.[60][61] For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.[62] In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.[63] Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

Dual enrollment

The Canton Junior Senior High School offers the Pennsylvania dual enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offered a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.[64] Canton Area School District has an agreement with Keystone College.[65] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[66] The Pennsylvania College Credit Transfer System reported in 2009, that students saved nearly $35.4 million by having their transferred credits count towards a degree under the new system.[67] In 2010, the district received a $36,192 state grant to be used to assist students with tuition, fees and books. In 2015, the Canton Area School Board approved dual enrollment agreements with Lackawanna College and Keystone College.[68]

SAT scores

In 2014, 53 Canton Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 450. The Math average score was 469. The Writing average score was 437.[69][70] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[71] In 2014, 1,672,395 students took the SATs in the United States.

In 2013, 41 Canton Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 457. The Math average score was 469. The Writing average score was 443. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[72]

In 2012, 51 Canton Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 444. The Math average score was 463. The Writing average score was 434. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 44 Canton Area students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 444. The Math average score was 445. The Writing average score was 414.[73] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[74] In the United States 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[75]

AP Courses

In 2013, Canton Junior Senior High School offered 5 Advanced Placement (AP) courses at a higher cost than regular courses. Students have the option of taking College Board approved courses and then taking the College Board's examination in the Spring. Students, who achieve a 3 or better on the exam, may be awarded college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education institution sets its own standards about what level of credits are awarded to a student based on their AP exam score. Most higher education give credits for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also give credits for scores of 3. High schools give credits towards graduation to students who take the school's AP class. At Canton Junior Senior High School, in 2013, fewer than 10 of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam.[76]

In 2015, Canton Junior Senior High School offered 4 AP courses. None of the students who took the courses achieved a 3 or better on the AP exam given at the ned of the course.[77]

Freshman Seminar

Freshman students take four seminars rotating to a new one each marking period. Thinking skills and problem solving as well as, teamwork and career exploration are taught. The seminar courses include: Character Building, Achievement Skills, Goal Setting and Career Exploration.[78]

Junior high school

Seventh grades have been tested in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and Science. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take the Keystone Exam for Algebra I at the end of the course. The testing of 8th grade in reading and mathematics began in 1999, as a state initiative.[79] Testing in science began in 2007. The goal is for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focus on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science.[80] The standards were published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[81] In 2014, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted the Pennsylvania Core Standards - Mathematics.[82]

8th Grade Reading
8th Grade Math
8th Grade Science

7th Grade Reading
  • 2012 - 78%, 38% advanced, (7% below basic). State – 76%
  • 2011 - 78%, 35% advanced, (5% below basic). State – 76%
  • 2010 - 63%, 28% advanced, (13% below basic) State - 73%
  • 2009 - 51%, 22% advanced (17% below basic), State - 71.7%
  • 2008 - 60%, 21% advanced (18% below basic), State - 70%
  • 2007 - 52%, 21% advanced (17% below basic), State - 66%

7th Grade Math
  • 2012 - 85%, 62% advanced (7% below basic). State - 80%
  • 2011 - 75%, 40% advanced (8% below basic). State - 78.6%
  • 2010 - 73%, 51% advanced (20% below basic). State - 77%
  • 2009 - 51%, 29% advanced (26% below basic). State - 75%
  • 2008 - 56%, 28% advanced (19% below basic). State - 72%
  • 2007 - 56%, 24% advanced (16% below basic). State - 67%

Dropout Early Warning System

In 2013, Canton Area School District did not implement the state's free dropout prevention Early Warning System and Interventions Catalog at the junior high school.[90] The process identifies students at risk for dropping out by examining the pupil’s: attendance, behavior and course grades. Interventions are implemented to assist at-risk pupils to remain in school. The program is funded by federal and private dollars.[91]

Tuition

Students who live in the Canton Area School District's attendance area may choose to attend one of Pennsylvania's 157 public charter schools. A student living in a neighboring public school district or a foreign exchange student may seek admission to Area School District. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district. It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student's parents must pay to attend the Canton Area School District's schools. The 2012 tuition rates was $10,065.99 for the high school.[92]

Classrooms for the Future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006–2009. Canton Area School District received $105,293 in 2006–07. In 2007–08 the district received $131,242. For the 2008–09, school year the district did not apply for funding. Of the 501 public school districts in Pennsylvania, 447 of them received Classrooms for the Future grant awards.[93]

Project 720 grant

Project 720 was a high school reform program implemented for three years under the Governor Edward Rendell administration. The intent was to increase academic rigor and improve the instruction of teachers in the Commonwealth’s high schools. Teachers were expected to use data driven instructional practices and to meet the needs of diverse learners.[94] The 720 in the name referred to the number of days a student was in high school in ninth through 12th grades. High school’s applied for funding and were required to agree to report to the PDE their plans, their actions and the outcomes. In 2007-08 budget year, the Commonwealth provided $11 million in funding. Canton Area School District was one of 161 PA public school districts to apply, receiving $50,000 funding over three years.[95][96] For 2010-11, Project 720 funding was decreased to $1.7 million by Governor Rendell. The grant program was discontinued effective with the 2011-12 state budget.[97]

School safety and bullying

The Canton Junior Senior High School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the District in 2013. Additionally, there were multiple assaults on students and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in three incidents at the schools, with one arrest.[98] [99] Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which then publishes the compiled reports online. Nationally, nearly 20% of pupils report being bullied at school.[100]

The Canton Area School Board has provided the district's antibully policy online.[101] The District participates in the Olweus antibullying program.[102] All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the District must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.[103] The Center for Schools and Communities works in with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.[104][105] According to the Center for Disease Control’s biannual national study of high school students in 2009, five percent of Pennsylvania students did not go to school for at least one day because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school.[106]

Education standards relating to student safety and anti harassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.[107]

Wellness policy

Canton Area School Board established a district wellness policy in 2006.[108] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006." Most districts identified the superintendent and school foodservice director as responsible for ensuring local wellness policy implementation.[109]

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[110] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

The Canton Junior Senior HIgh School offers a free school breakfast and free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.[111] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[112]

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D.[113] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.[114]

Canton Area School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available in the high school building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[115] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.

Extracurriculars

The Canton Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports for high school and junior high school students.[116] Eligibility to participate is set by school board policies.[117][118] The district spends more than $600,000 a year providing extracurriculars.[119]

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the Canton Area School District, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those home schooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs, including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[120][121]

According to PA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches and all those who assist in student activities, must have criminal background checks. Like all school district employees, they must also attend an anti child abuse training once every three years.[122][123][124]

Clubs include

Sports

Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[125]

Article XVI-C of the Public School Code requires the disclosure of interscholastic athletic opportunities for all public secondary school entities in Pennsylvania. All school entities with grades 7-12 are required to annually collect data concerning team and financial information for all male and female athletes beginning with the 2012-13 school year and submit the information to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, all non-school (booster club and alumni) contributions and purchases must also be reported to PDE.[126]

According to Pennsylvania’s Safety in Youth Sports Act, all sports coaches, paid and volunteer, are required to annually complete the Concussion Management Certification Training and present the certification before coaching.[127][128]

The District provides the following varsity sports:

Boys

Girls
  • Basketball - A
  • Cheerleading - AAAA
  • Cross Country - A
  • Softball - A
  • Track and Field - AA
  • Volleyball - A

Junior high school sports

Boys
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Track and Field
  • Wrestling

Girls
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball

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