1. Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Evaluation
June 12, 2013

2. Accelerate Student Learning at All Levels
Indicator
Weight
Increase Graduation Rate by 20% or 13 Percentage Points
Increase AP Qualify Scores by 10%
Increase Reading and Math Performance by 10%
10%
20%

3. Our Graduation Rate Increase by 17 Percent or 11 Percentage Points Over the Most Recent Reporting Period

4. Huntsville Ranked 6th of 134 School Systems In Terms of Percent Increase in Graduation Rate for the 2013 Reporting Period
Percentage Point Change in School System Graduation Rate
Huntsville City Schools
Alabama School Systems
Systems with Increasing
Graduation Rates
Systems with Decreasing Graduation Rates

5. Our Students Increased Their AP Qualifying Scores by 34 Percent
School Year
School Year
School Year

6. AP and Pre-AP Enrollments Are Also Up Among Our African-American Students
Percent Increase in Enrollments, Year Over Year

7. Our Students Also Earned Approximately $34 Million in Scholarships
Columbia High School:
Three Gates Millennium Scholars (of Only 1,000 Scholarships Nationwide)
Increased Scholarships by $1,5 million (101% increase)
New Century Technology High School:
One Gate Millennium Scholar (of Only 1,000 Scholarships Nationwide)
Increased Scholarships by $1.13 million (175% Increase)
Grissom High School Increased Scholarships by $3.76 million (30% Increase)
Across Huntsville City Schools We Attained the Following Gains:
16% increase in National Merit Commended Scholars
17% increase in National Merit Semi-finalists
30% increase in National Merit Finalists
27 % increase in Academic Scholarships
29% increase in Non-Academic and Non-Athletic Scholarships

8. Increased by 15 Points or 23 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Since Last Spring, Student Grade Level Proficiency in Math (Grades 1-12)
Increased by 15 Points or 23 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level
STAR Assessment Period

9. Student Grade Level Proficiency in Reading (Grades 1-12) Also
Increased by 5 Points or 8 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level
STAR Assessment Period

10. Increase Flexibility in the General Fund While Preserving Educational Program
Indicator
Weight
Increase General Fund Surplus to Reflect 70% of One Month Reserve
10%

11. By the End of September We Anticipate Having 108 Percent of Our Required Reserve of One Month General Fund Operating Expenditures
General Fund Reserve
Goal
30-Sep-2009
30-Sep-2010
30-Sep-2011
30-Sep-2012
30-Sep-2013

12. Accomplished Talent Management Indicator Weight
Increase Percent of Employees Giving Retirement Notice Before May 1st
Create Standards for Teacher Effectiveness 5%
10%
Accomplished
Implemented the Early Retirement Notification Incentive – Began Hiring Six Weeks Earlier
Implemented Probationary and Tenured Teacher Review Program

13. Improve Capital Infrastructure
Indicator
Weight
Complete and Present Construction Plan for Approval that Reduces Maintenance Backlog by 20%
Increase Percentage of Use of Technology
7.5%

14. This Year We Completed a Capital Strategy to Deliver Equity and Operating Efficiency in Schools Matched to Likely Enrollments and Educational Needs.
In August, 70 Percent of Voters Approved Renewal of the 6.5 Mill Ad Valorem Tax to Fund this Strategy.
This May, In Agreement with the NAACP Defense Fund and the Department of Justice, We Gained Court Approval of a Five Year Plan to Implement Our Strategy.
Provide diverse, equitable schools that afford every student access to effective, personalized instruction in safe and orderly educational centers of excellence by:
Building new schools that consolidate student bodies within feeder patterns that achieve a consistent student progression from Pre-K to 12th grade.
Locating and right-sizing new schools so as to accommodate enrollments within communities with a focus upon maintaining local elementary schools and improving the programmatic efficiency and offerings of secondary schools serving local elementary schools.
Improving the location and condition of magnet schools to align programs, and foster enrollment and achievement growth.

15. Under Our Court Approved Plan, We Will:
Under the Court Approved Plan We Will Build Seven New Schools, Substantially Reduce our Maintenance Backlog, and Reduce Excess Space
Under Our Court Approved Plan, We Will:
Complete $194 million in New School Construction by 2016 to Deliver:
Two High Schools
One Freshman Academy
One Junior High School
One P-8 School
Two Elementary Schools
Replace 1.8 million square feet of Old Schools with 1.1 million square feet of New Schools
Completion of the Construction Program will Reduce Our Total Maintenance Backlog by 35 Percent

16. Since 2011 We Have Taken Steps to Align Enrollments and Facilities
Schools Consolidated Since July 2011:
Chapman Elementary and Middle Schools
Mountain Gap Elementary and Middle Schools
Whitesburg Elementary and Middle Schools
Providence Middle School and Williams Middle School
Schools Retired Since July 2011:
Seldon Center
Homebound School
Schools Retiring 2013 to 2014:
Ed White Middle School
University Place Elementary School
Repurposed Schools:
Terry Heights Pending Demolition for Construction of New Elementary School
HCT will be Repurposed for Use by City and School System Utility Services

17. Schools Sold As of June 2013:
We Have Sold or Reached Agreements to Sell Six Schools So As to Reduced Excess Capacity While Adding Value to Local Communities
Schools Sold As of June 2013:
Lincoln Elementary
University Place Elementary
Homebound School
Schools Under Agreement for Sale/Transfer to Huntsville City:
Grissom High School
Johnson High School
East Clinton Elementary
Schools Pending Disposition:
West Huntsville Elementary
Academy for Academics and Arts (Cavalry Hill Campus)
Seldon Center
Stone Middle School

18. By the Close of 2018, All of Our Students Will Attend New High Schools, and We Will Have Retired Our Oldest, Least Equitable, and Least Efficient Capacity
Completion of Our Plan Will:
Provide All Students with Equitable Learning Environments from Programming to Commissioning
Relocate 27% of Huntsville City Schools’ Students from Obsolete or Overcrowded Facilities to New Schools
Retire 700,000+ ft2 (20+%) of the System’s Current Building Capacity that has a Weighted Average age of 48 years
Reduce the Average Age of School Facility Square Footage from 43 Years to 24 Years
Achieve a Recurring Annual Operating Savings of $5 million
Reduce our Maintenance Backlog by 35 Percent

19. All of Our Students and Teachers Now Work in a Digital Networked Curriculum Aligned with College & Career Readiness Standards
1:1 Technology
I-Pads: 6,000
Laptops: 20,000
Connectivity
WiFi on School Buses
Increased Bandwidth
Monitoring Tools
Lightspeed & DyKnow Filters
Cisco Wireless Infrastructure
Content & Change of Practice
Pearson - Digital Curriculum
Embedded Professional Development
Project Management

20. Meet Requirements to Earn Unitary Status
Indicator
Weight
Create a Plan for HCS to Attain Unitary Status in Three Years and Begin Implementing Immediately Upon Approval
20%
Accomplished
Created and Presented Unitary Status Plan to the Board of Education
Conducted First Face-to-Face Meeting with DOJ and NAACP Defense Fund Resulting in Approval of Major Construction Program and Agreement on Subsequent Meeting to Discuss Benchmarks to Gain Unitary Status

21. Superintendent Goals 2012-13 Outcomes
Raise Student Achievement:
Goal: Increase Graduation Rate by 20 Percent
Outcome: Increased Graduation Rate by 17 Percent Through June 2013
Restore Required Reserves and Improve the Capacity of HCS to Absorb Financial Shocks:
Goal: Create a Reserve Equal to 70% of One Month’s General Fund Expenditures
Outcomes:
By September 30 We Expect Our Reserve to Equal 108% of One Months General Fund Expenditures
We Have Expanded Use of Contracted Services for Non-Instructional Activities
Build a Deep Bench of Effective School Leaders and Teachers
Goal: Hire New Teachers Earlier
Outcome: We Are Six Weeks Ahead of Our Hiring Pace
Improve System Capital:
Goal: Develop Five-Year Capital Plan
Secured Voter Renewal of 6.5 Mill Ad Valorem Tax
Secured Funding for Major Construction Program
Secured Court Approval of Major Construction Plan
Earn Unitary Status:
Goal: Develop a Plan to Earn Unitary Status
Deployed Digital Curriculum to Increase Student Achievement and Close the Digital Divide
Created Plan to Gain Unitary Status
Negotiated Construction of Seven Schools and Realignment of Education Programs
Made Significant Progress in Desegregating Faculty
Secured Agreement with DOJ and NAACP Defense Fund to Future Meetings Focused Upon Unitary Status

22. Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Evaluation
June 12, 2013

23. Since Fall 2011, Student Grade Level Proficiency in Math (Grades 3-8)
Increased by 19 Points or 32 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level
STAR Assessment Period

24. Increased by 8 Points or 12 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Since Fall 2011, Student Grade Level Proficiency in Reading (Grades 3-8) Also
Increased by 8 Points or 12 Percent (Based Upon STAR Assessment)
Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level
STAR Assessment Period