Port Angeles High School

Welcome to Port Angeles High School!

We welcome Port Angeles ninth through twelfth graders to Port Angeles High School, 304 East Park Avenue. If you have any questions, visit our website or please call us at 360.452.7602.

Our Mission

Together we will develop the skills to achieve our ambitions, the enthusiasm to pursue learning, and the commitment to cultivate responsible citizenship.

High School Statistics	2007-08	2006-07
Enrollment	1,249	1,323
Smallest Class	5	9
Largest Class	31	35
Average Class Size	20	22
Classroom Teachers	77.175	80.9
Support Staff	5.4	5.4
Administrators	3.5	3.5
Secretaries	8.75	8.75
Para-Educators	20	18
Custodians	7	7
Food Services	10	10
Volunteers	125	100
Avg. Annual Attendance	89.98%	90.1%
Suspended	91	255
Expelled	22	4
Students Promoted	85%	96%
Free/Reduced Lunch %	31.8%	26.5%
Title I/Lap	206	n/a
Special Education	166	185
Bilingual	4	1
Highly Capable	265	222

Reflections on the 2007-08 School Year

Port Angeles High School staff continued to refine a program that provides the core skills to enable all students to meet the state graduation requirements. All staff members focused on helping every student master the essential curriculum, as defined by reading, writing and math standards. As a result of our collaboration to examine student work and refine our instructional practices, student achievement made some advances:

A 100% passage rate for the 108 students who submitted a Collection of Evidence in mathematics, which meets the WASL standard for graduation.
Overall increase in students passing the science portion of the WASL (39.0% to 44.4%) and improvement in each strand area.
Increase in the number of grade 11 students who have met standard on all required WASL assessment needed to graduate (76%) compared to the previous year (58%).
Decrease of 56% in the number of students suspended or expelled for disciplinary reasons.
Our scholarship program recognized 130 students with over $1.2 million in assistance for college tuition.

Plans for the 2008-09 School Year

Student Learning. The Port Angeles High School Continuous School Improvement Plan focuses on realizing the vision of every student graduating on time. Key strategies include the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process, the Learning Assistance Program (LAP), the student advisory program, and professional development designed to support teachers in the improvement of instructional practices. With regard to our attention to essential curriculum:

Credit Recovery will be offered before and after school for students who nearly missed passing specific English, social studies, and math courses.
LAP teachers will provide remediation in reading, writing, and math; LAP staff members will identify the students most at-risk and make personal contact with the families to identify a plan to support their particular learning needs.
Students that do not have an Individual Education Plan (IEP), have a DRP® score of 55 or below, and are not enrolled in Read180®, will be further tested by our LAP staff to determine specific strategies for remediation and to make recommendations for course placement.
READ180® will be implemented to support acceleration of student learning in reading, so that students will close the gap and be successful at grade level.
All students in grades 9-12 who did not pass one or more sections on their previous WASL will have a Student Learning Plan created and communicated to their families through a parent/student/teacher conference.
Last year’s intervention plan for struggling 9th grade students will continue to closely monitor students who are at-risk of failing their classes, offer additional support, and provide greater parent communication.
Port Angeles High School continues to partner with community groups, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and Peninsula College to link identified students with tutors and mentors. An AmeriCorps tutor will be available to students from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday every week. The OESD’s Building Bridges Grant interventionist will work with at-risk grade 11 and 12 students regarding their progression toward graduation. (1.6)
Enrichment opportunities include our honors courses (English 10, American Studies, Geometry, Algebra II/Trig, and Math Analysis), as well as AP courses (English, U.S. History, Calculus, Politics & Government, and Art). AP Biology is not being offered this year because of insufficient enrollment; the plan is to offer it on an every-other-year basis. An honors option for Chemistry students is being offered on Wednesday mornings for students wishing for this designation on their transcript.

Professional Development. The Small Learning Communities Council meets weekly to design and implement our Wednesday morning professional development and collaboration. Staff members identify topics that support the achievement of our academic objectives, as well as emphasize a more positive culture and climate. The improved implementation of the CQI process should lead to improved student achievement on all sections of the WASL, and therefore, removing a barrier to on-time graduation.

School Climate. The Advisory program will aid in students’ progress towards graduation. Advisors will serve as an advocate for each student during his or her four years, and ensure students meet requirements of the High School & Beyond Plan, Senior Culminating Project and Student Learning Plan. Advisors are the primary resource for parents who are concerned about their students’ progress.

Clear, consistent communication with parents and the community is a critical component to on-time graduation for our students. Skyward Family Access will continue to offer families and students the ability to monitor academic progress and attendance. The new high school website, activities calendar, and electronic reader board will provide a new level of communication for our constituents. Community partnerships to assist students with their academics and attendance is another vital element to helping students graduate.

How Can You Help?

Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. But not all children learn in the same way at the same time. The parents, friends of Port Angeles High School students and our community are all instrumental in providing the additional support that makes learning at the high school motivating and rewarding. We need your support to continue our rich history of a high school that cares for kids and celebrates success. Please call us at 360.452.7602.

Use and Condition of Building

Port Angeles High School is a campus style school comprised of 11 buildings on approximately 33 acres. Dates of construction range from 1953 through 1978. The facility supports grade nine through grade twelve classrooms, as well as outdoor fields for district and community recreation. The physical evaluation of the high school buildings ranged from a low of 25.5% to a high of 56.4% based on a January 7, 2008 study and survey by BLRB Architects. Facility Use and Conditions Report available at the Port Angeles School District office.

For more information on Port Angeles School District's Report Card go to: reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us.

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