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CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Superintendent’s Report to the Community:

The 2008-2009 School Year is now behind us and with it, the many activities and events that took place throughout the year. This report is intended to update patrons of the district on the accomplishments of our students this past year. With each passing year, I am amazed at the talent of our students in so many areas of involvement. However, the real test of the Annual Progress Report is how well our students achieved academically. In the following pages of this report, you will learn how our students performed on required assessments.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our CAL Staff that have worked so hard on behalf of our students this year. A special thank you also to parents, who have supported your students all year and who have helped us out in so many different ways. Thanks also to the community members who have always been extremely involved with CAL Community School. Your support is very much appreciated!

Please continue to thank our Board of Education for the work they do to provide a quality education for our students. The countless hours of donated time are certainly appreciated by the administration, staff, and students of the district.

The Board of Education, Administration and Staff of CAL Community School strongly encourage students to participate in the various extra-curricular activities offered at CAL. We hope that parents also encourage and support your students as they show interest in these various activities. As a small school, it is no secret that we need the participation of as many students as possible in order to sustain the programs that we now enjoy. It is also no secret that involved students are less likely to get into trouble in school and within the greater community in the way of law enforcement issues.

Again, a special thank you to all who have supported the students of the CAL District and who have made it possible to provide the quality education our students receive.

Steve LaneSuperintendent

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CAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS

CAL PK-12 VISION STATEMENT: THE VISION OF OUR PK-12 COMMUNITY IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH AN ENGAGING, CHALLENGING CURRICULUM, WHICH FOSTERS GOOD CHARACTER, RESPONSIBILITY, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND PRDUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP IN A CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY.

CAL ELEMENTARY MISSION STATEMENT: THE MISSION OF THE CAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS TO PROVIDE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN WILL ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND VALUES THAT FOSTER LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP.

CAL JUNIOR / SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT: THE CAL JUNIOR / SENIOR HIGH PROVIDE AN ENGAGING CURRICULUM IN A CARING COMMUNITY. THE DISTRICT WILL EDUCATE ALL STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY, POSSESS SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY.

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CAL Community Schools Essential Learning Goals

The CAL Communities believe it is essential that CAL Community School Students:

Live self-directed accountable lives Demonstrate a strong work ethic Identify and apply appropriate problem-solving strategies Express positive self-concept that fosters inner motivation Determine goals, set priorities, and evaluate progress Define life and career options based on strengths and interests

Communicate Effectively View cultural and life experiences with an open mind Listen attentively Speak effectively Read with competency for information and pleasure Write clearly

Process and apply knowledge and academic skills Demonstrate competency in the basics including technology, communications, and the arts Apply complex thinking skills Demonstrate knowledge of historical and contemporary contributions of diverse populations

Effectively apply personal life skills Demonstrate practical life skills Make choices that promote healthy minds and healthy bodies Practice healthy personal, professional, and other societal relationships Participate in activities that enhance the quality of life

Work and think independently and collaboratively Manage behavior and time to complete the process Brainstorm options and utilize available resources Consider other options and agree to disagree respectfully Take pride in personal abilities Actively participate in and support the group Demonstrate respect and appreciation for individual and group differences

Behave as responsible members of a global society Show understanding, tolerance, and compassion of others and their beliefs Take responsibility for personal actions and their consequences Behave in a manner that demonstrates respect toward the environment Organize time and other resources in order to accomplish a productive goal Are informed and involved

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A Position Paper Supporting the School’s Rolein the Development of Character in Young People

By the participating Clergy for the CAL Community School District, serving the communities of Coulter, Alexander and Latimer, Iowa

As pastors of the Christian Faith, we believe that character development is an important component in education. This position paper is an expression of our desire to help the CAL Community School define its role in the character development of their students. Character development begins at home from the time a child is born. We believe that families are primarily responsible for helping children develop positive values. We believe that the family needs and deserves the support of the school, the church, and the community in developing these values. We believe that “good” character is both taught and caught (modeled) by everyone who has an influence on children. As pastors, we seek effective ways to reinforce those values held in common by the family, school, church and community. Through our study and discussions together, we affirm that there are basic human values that we all embrace regardless of our cultural or religious backgrounds. As pastors, we want to give our support to the development of those characteristics in our children and the community at large. Out of our concern for our community and its children has grown a list of what we believe are positive values, which are basic to all humankind.

Respect Respect for self Respect for others Respect for family and heritage Respect for authority Respect for differing world views

Integrity Honesty Responsibility Trustworthiness Honor Work ethic Humbleness Compassionate Tolerant

Citizenship Law abiding Involved Participates in the democratic process Charitable

Vision Faith Hope Goal Setting Perseverance Learning from the past to influence the

future

Relationships Just / Fair Polite Discerning Loyal Encouraging

Personal Responsibilities Health / hygiene Sexual abstinence Freedom from use of illegal drugs

including alcohol and nicotine Responsibilities within the family

The CAL Community Schools also actively implement the CHARACTER COUNTS program throughout the entire student population which teaches the Six Pillars of Character: Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Citizenship, Trustworthiness, and Fairness. Student assemblies are held each month to recognize students who exemplify the qualities of the specific pillar for that month. In the elementary this past year, we emphasized the Pillar of Respect each month along with the other Pillars. Students were recognized for both Respect and for the other five traits of Character.

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CAL District Achievements – 2008-2009

State-Wide Pre-School Program for 4-Year Old Children – CAL Community School was awarded a grant in the first round of grants in the summer of 2007. Last November, after about a year into the State-Wide Program, the CAL District had our first site visit from the Department of Education. We were indeed fortunate to have many supporters of our Pre-School Program available to visit with the two folks from the Department of Education. The program has gone very well and just a few changes were needed to meet the Quality Pre-School Program Standards that earmark the state’s program. We were required to put up a chain link fence along the playground to prevent little folks from running out into our traffic area from the playground. This spring, we were able to complete the chain link fence that had been a plastic snow fence through the winter months.

Last Phase of Playground Equipment – We completed our last phase of installing a new playground structure on the 29th and 30th of June. With assistance from the CAL Education Foundation, who wrote a grant and also made a generous donation, the Board of Education was able to authorize the rest of the funds needed to complete the project.Many staff members, and a few students were available to lend a hand in assembling the structure. Several parent volunteers and a couple of students also helped spread the pea gravel and secure the timber border to enclose the new playground area.

New Asphalt on all School and Cub Cadet Childhood Center Parking areas – In late July and early August of 2009, Heartland Asphalt of Mason City recovered our paved areas with a fresh layer of asphalt. The rocked parking area for the Cub Cadet Childhood Center is now paved also and is ready for another school year.

Another Roof Area Replaced – Midwest Roofing of Mason City has completed another section of roof replacement at the end of July. The area replaced was the Northwest corner of the elementary wing. Next year we should complete the last section of roof replacement and then concentrate on other maintenance areas.

New Elementary Windows – As the 08-09 school year ended, Mulford Brothers Construction of Bradford replaced the three windows in the second grade room. We have been replacing the windows in each classroom each year for the past three years. We hope to replace the remaining elementary windows next summer.

Flooring Improvements – This summer, we removed two badly worn carpets from two classrooms and replaced them with laminate flooring. We hope the laminate floors will hold up well and be easier to clean as well as being allergy free.

We have also painted two floors with an epoxy paint that should be more durable than the previous painted floors. The multi-classroom and the “cold hallway” have new, shiny floors that spruce up the building.

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Individual and Group Accomplishments2008 - 2009

Boys Basketball – The CAL Cadet boys’ basketball team showed tremendous success and improvement during the 2008 - 2009 season, finishing with four victories and an overall record of 4 – 17.The Cadets erased a long losing streak by beating the league-favorite, Tripoli Panthers, 57 –55, in a game played at Latimer in Mid-January. CAL would follow that victory with wins over Clarksville twice, and Janesville. Unfortunately, the Cadets bid to continue their season ended in a first-round district loss to Madrid.Four-year players for the team that will be sorely missed next year will be Travis Aikey and Mark Freie, who started at point guard and forward respectively, and shooting guard Randy Riebkes. The junior varsity and varsity squads were also aided this year by foreign exchange student, Alex Ruiz.The boys will return a wealth of starters for next season, however, including first-team all-conference forward Tyler Krabbe, honorable mention all-conference center Brett Johnson, and shooting guard Justin Fitz

CAL Boys Track – The CAL boys’ track team more than doubled their overall team points scored last year and had a fairly successful 2009 track and field season.To begin the year, the Cadets struggled against much larger schools at a meet in Eagle Grove, but then quickly rebounded to take second place at their next meet in Clarion, losing only to WCLT by three team points.Overall this year, the team was aided by fairly good weather, as only one meet was lost due to thunderstorms.While no athlete from the team was able to advance from districts to the State Meet, long-distance runner Justin Fitz was the closest to do so, as he finished fourth in the two-mile run. Only the top two place winners advanced to State from the district meet, held in Lake Mills.Justin was also our team’s top point scorer for the year, but he was followed close behind by Mark Freie, Erik Brehmer, Kyle Vanness, and Nick Brooks. Also on the team included Nick Grummer, Logan State, Kellen Suntken, Dillon Muhlenbruch, Jose Trinidad, and Spencer Kellison. At the season-ending awards banquet, Justin won both the Most Valuable Athlete Award and the Most Points Award. Winning the Most Improved Award was Jose Trinidad, and there was a tie for the Newcomer of the Year Award, as both Kellen Suntken and Erik Brehmer won that honor.While the track team loses three seniors from this season in Mark Freie, Erik Brehmer, and Nick Grummer, they still return a wealth of talented, hard-working athletes who can help to make next season another successful one.

Girls Basketball - The CAL Cadet girls’ basketball team honored several athletes with post-season honors from their teammates, coaches, and the Iowa Star Conference. Head coach Danae Ites was thankful for her girls’ hard work and dedication throughout the season and knows as this group of seniors leave, new faces will be required to step up to new challenges. The team finished the season with a record of 15-5 including 15-3 in conference play to capture the Iowa Star Conference Championship. The team started the season posting several decisive wins and completed the 2008 portion of their season with a perfect 8-0 record. As the season progressed, the Cadets were faced with several very close contests including six games decided by five points or less. “The girls deserve a lot of credit. They knew every team was after them each night and most times just found a way to win.” Ites said. Junior, Lindsey Bruns was one of several Cadet award winners as she was a unanimous first team selection to the All-Conference squad and the team’s most valuable player. Bruns was also named to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Region squad for class 1A. Her team-leading 17.1 points per game placed her as the 14th leading scorer in class 1A. Bruns also led the team in several other categories including 82 assists, 85 steals, and was the only Cadet player to compete in all 80 quarters of the teams’

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Individual and Group Accomplishments (Cont.)

games. Carley Christiansen was also selected to the first team All-Conference squad. Christiansen averaged 14.6 points per game along with 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 steals and nearly 2 assists per game. Senior, Makenzie Keehn led the squad in rebounding with 6.8 rebounds per game and was recognized with second team honors. Keehn averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 assists, and one steal per game. The final Cadet All-Conference selection was Sophomore, Katie Johnson receiving an honorable mention from the selection committee. Johnson averaged 3.5 points, two rebounds, two steals, and one assist per game off the bench for the Cadets.Other team awards went to Tori Elphic for the “Let it Rain” award for her team leading three point completion percentage of 41.2%. Tori also was selected as the teams “Most Improved Player.” Carley Christiansen won the “Free-Throw” award with an average of 65.5%. Hannah Lupkes was the “Cadet Award” winner.Ites will miss the senior leadership of four girls as they complete their CAL careers. Makenzie Keehn, Taylor Christiansen, Morgan Muhlenbruch, and Hannah Lupkes. “This group of seniors are going to be missed because of their great leadership qualities on and off the court.” Ites said. As the returning girls prepare for upcoming seasons, there are several experienced players waiting to fill the shoes left by graduating seniors. “We have coming back a talented, unselfish and hard-working group of young ladies that are only going to get better.” Ites said.

Girls Track – This years' track team consisted of a mere 12 girls, but that didn’t stop them from having one of their best seasons in recent years. The team finished the season winning meets at CWL, NEH, Ventura, as well as the Iowa Star Conference. During the season, six school records were set. Taylor Christiansen broke her own discus record and Carley Christiansen broke the 800 and 1500 meter record. Other school records were broken in the 4x800 meter relay, 4x400 relay, and Distance Medley Relay. Topping off the season, the squad qualified an impressive nine events for the state meet in DesMoines. Making the trip were Taylor in the shot and discus, Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch in the 400 meter dash and 400 meter hurdles, and Carley in the 800 meter run. Relay qualifiers were the 4x200 relay of Abby Muhlenbruch, Makenzie Keehn, Katie Johnson, and Maria Gomez. The 4x400 relay team of Abby Muhlenbruch, Makenzie Keehn, Katie Johnson, and Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch posted an impressive time of 4:14.33 for a new school record. The 4x800 relay had a school record time of 10:03 with Carley Christiansen, Tori Elphic, Katie Johnson, and Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch. Rounding out the state competitiors, was the Distance Medley Relay team of Makenzie Keehn, Katie Johnson, Abby Muhlenbruch, and Carley Christiansen. The quartet ran a school record time of 4:27.12 at the state meet. Taylor was the lone state placewinner in seventh place with a throw of 36’5.5” in the shot put. Kaityln Muhlenbruch won the MVP and Newcommer awards while Carley Christiansen won both the Most Improved and Hustle Awards. Amber Bradley was the Coachs’ Award recipient.

Softball – (2008) The CAL Softball team finished their season reaching 20 wins on 17 losses. The gilrs did a great job of continuing to improve each game and several team members were selected to post-season honors. Senior members included Mikyla Muhlenbruch, Shelby Rapp, Deidre Schaefer, Anna Keehn, Alyssa Anderson, Brittany Worden, and Crystal Yakel. Lindsey Bruns led the squad with a batting average of .372 on the year with 45 hits, 11 doubles, and two home runs. Jessica Rapp handled a majority of the pitching duties with nearly 160 innings of work and an era of 2.37. Makenzie Keehn led the team with 18 stolen bases on 18 attempts. Their conference record of eight wins and eight losses placed them fifth of nine schools in the Iowa Star Conference. The Iowa All-State State squad selected Mikyla Muhlenbruch, Brittan Worden, and Makenzie Keehn with Honorable Mention distinction. All District winners were Brittany Worden and Mikyla Muhlenbruch.

Iowa Star All-Conference membersFirst Team: Makenzie KeehnSecond Team: Jessica Rapp, Mikyla Muhlenbruch, & Anna KeehnHonorable Mention: Brittan Worden

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Baseball- The baseball squad finished the season earning a single victory on the year, but the teams’ record was not an indicator of the improvements made. Travis Aikey led the squad in most of the statistical

Individual and Group Accomplishments (Cont.)categories. He finished the season with a .338 batting average and scored 24 runs to lead the team. He also had the most hits (25), doubles (7), and triples (1). Aikey and Brett Dirksen each had a home run on the season as well. Brett Johnson led the team in runs batted in with 16. On the defensive side, Mark Freie finished the season pitching 56 innings, facing 390 batters and throwing 1219 pitches. He was the winning pitcher in the team’s only victory. Justin Fitz led the team in strikeouts with 42 on the season.Two Cadets earned post-season honors for the team. Travis Aikey was selected to the first team all-district squad at short stop, as well as earning first team Iowa Star Conference selection. Kyle Vanness was chosen as honorable mention all –conference outfielder.

Cross Country – The Cross Country squad consisted of three girls and four guys. Both teams showed significant improvement througout the season. Justin Fitz led the boys’ with a season best time of 17:57 at the Garner meet. Brett Johnson battled through injury and posted his best time of 20:40 at the Belmond Invitational. Korey Ellis ran 22:38 on a tough Hampton course and John Lupkes ran a season best time of 26:45 at the district meet in Marshalltown. On the girls’ side, Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch also worked through some injuries and ran her season best 16:57 at the Mason City Newman Invitational. Shelby Rapp ran 17:23 at the West Fork Invite and Tori Elphic posted a time of 18:07 at South Hamilton. The kids had a great season and we are looking for more improvement next year.

Volleyball – The CAL volleyball team wrapped up their season with a team banquet and awards were given to several Cadet athletes for their accomplishments this year. Three girls were selected to the Iowa Star Conference all-conference squad. Leading the way was senior Makenzie Keehn with a first team selection. Keehn ended the season as the team leader in several categories including 145 kills, 437 attacks, and 67 blocks. “Makenzie was a great leader for us all year on the court. We will surely miss her next season.” Coach Matt Delger said. Lindsey Bruns earned second team honors with her play during the season. Bruns, a junior, led the Cadets with 402 assists, 151 digs, and 51 aces on the year. The final all-conference selection went to Carley Christiansen with an honorable mention. At the teams awards banquet, Delger presented the team awards for the season. The squad voted Makenzie Keehn as the Most Valuable Athlete. Keehn was also voted the team’s Offensive Player of the Year. Earning the Defensive Player of the Year was Shelby Schaefer. The team’s Hustle Award went to Lindsey Bruns and Abby Muhlenbruch. The Cadet Spirit Award went to Carley Christiansen and Hannah Lupkes. Newcomer Bree Goodman was selected as the Most Improved Athelete while Hannah Pals earned the Newcomer of the Year Award.The Cadets finish their season with 10 wins and 18 losses and end up fifth in the Iowa Star Conference. The team will graduate five seniors with varsity experience. The five seniors are Makenzie Keehn, Taylor Christiansen, Morgan Muhlenbruch, Clair Blau, and Hannah Lupkes. “All our seniors were good leaders for us and helped us on the court. I wish we could have gone further in districts for the sake of our seniors, they are a great group of girls and work very hard.” Delger said.

Football – The CAL football team and its players were honored with several post-season awards with the announcement of the Eight Player All District Team for District #3. Even though the Cadets finished their season 0-9, you would never guess by looking at the number of CAL players chosen for the All-District Team. Selected to the First team for the Cadets was Mark Freie at the defensive line position. Freie finished his senior season with 46 tackles, one fumble recovery, and seven sacks. Kicker Alex Ruiz was chosen as first team kicker by making 14 of his 17 extra point attempts for an 82% average. He also kicked five field goals on the season including a season long 40 yard attempt. The final CAL player selected to the first team was quarterback Travis Aikey. In a twist, the senior back was chosen as first team running back on his 614 yards rushing along with three touchdowns. Aikey also threw for 904 yards in the air completing nine touchdown throws on the season.

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Three Cadets were named to the second team this year. Tanner Yakel was selected at the offensive line position. “Yakel is a big kid who did a solid job of holding his blocks and understanding his position. He did a great job for us all year.” Coach Shannon Muhlenbruch said. Sophomore Nick Brooks was selected

Individual and Group Accomplishments (Cont.)

to the second team as well at the defensive line position. Brooks had 60 tackles on the year with two sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. The final second team selection was junior Kyle Vanness at the linebacker position. Vanness led the team with 70 tackles including two sacks and two fumble recoveries on the year. The final selection was Tyler Krabbe as honorable mention. Krabbe had 45 tackles, one fumble recovery, and one interception, along with nine receptions for 264 yards and three touchdowns.The squad also held their annual awards banquet and the team selected Mark Freie as the team’s most valuable player. Along with his defensive line selection, Freie also had 639 yards receiving and four touchdown receptions in addition to one rushing and one kickoff return for touchdowns. The teams offensive most valuable player went to Travis Akiey while defensive most valuable player went to Nick Brooks. Tyler Krabbe was selected with the teams most improved award. The final team award went to Joel Johnson as the coaches’ “Rudy” award winner.

Wrestling – The Cadets had another young squad this year, with only two seniors, three sophomores, and four freshman. Jacob Hefti led the team in victories for the third straight year. Nick Brooks and Kellen Suntken were tied with Hefti for most team victories. Brooks and Hefti also had the most pins on the team. Brooks also led the team in takedowns and nearfalls,while Suntken was the escape leader. Caleb Goodman led the team in reversals. The Cadets finished 1-5 in duals, notching a victory over West Fork.

Boys Golf – The boys team consisted of 9 players:•Alex Dohrmann (Freshman) - Letter winner, finished fourth on the team in both the Conference and Sectional Tournaments.•Joel Johnson (Freshman) - Numeral winner•John Lupkes (Freshman) - Numeral winner•Clayton Miller (Freshman) - Numeral winner•Korey Ellis (Sophomore) - Letter winner•Brett Johnson (Junior) - Letter winner, finished 2nd on the team in the Conference Tournament and 3rd on the team in the Sectional Tournament. Received the Players Award.•Tyler Krabbe (Junior) - Letter winner, shot the best team score in the Conference Tournament and second best team score in the Sectional Tournament. Received the Most Valuable Player Award.•Randy Riebkes (Senior) - Letter winner, Runner-up Medalist against Ventura at Latimer.•Alex "Sergio" Ruiz (Senior) - Letter winner, finished 3rd on the team in the Conference Tournament and shot the best team score in the Sectional Tournament. Received the Most Improved Player Award.The Iowa Star Conference for golf consists of the following teams: CAL, Clarksville, Don Bosco, Dunkerton, Green Mountain-Garwin, Northeast Hamilton, North Tama, Tripoli, and Walnut Ridge Baptists (Waterloo). The boy’s team finished the season with an overall record of 2 wins, 28 losses. Conference record was 1-7 and the Sectional record was 0-8. Girls Golf – The girls golf team started the season with 11 girls and ended the season with 9 golfers.Brielle Eddy (Freshman) - Letter winner, Runner-up Medalists in 3 meets, 1st Team All-Conference (finished 9th overall).Kendra Vanness (Freshman) - Numeral winnerKatie Dirksen (Sophomore) - Numeral winnerMichelle Pralle (Sophomore) - Letter winner, 3rd place finish at LatimerMaia Zewert (Sophomore) - Letter winnerLindsey Bruns (Junior) - Letter winner, Runner-up Medalist against Ventura, 1st Team All-Conference (finished in 3rd place), finished 12th in District Tournament. Received the Most Valuable Player Award.Shelby Schaefer (Junior) - Letter winner, received the Most Improved Player Award.Hannah Lupkes (Senior) - Letter winner, Runner-up Medalist against Ventura, 3rd place against Don Bosco at Latimer, finished 18th in Conference and 17th in Districts. Received the Players Award.

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Morgan Muhlenbruch (Senior) - Letter winner, finished as Medalist once and Runner-up once against NEH, only player to birdie a hole.

Individual and Group Accomplishments (Cont.) The girl’s team finished the season with an overall record of 18 wins and 10 losses. A Conference Tournament record of 6-1 and a District Tournament record of 5-3. In the Iowa Star Conference Tournament, the girls finished 2nd out of seven teams. Instrumental Music – The 2008-2009 Band year closed out a very successful tenure of Mr. Harvey Nicholson’s four years at CAL. The year included four home football games and nine home basketball games. First quarter project was for each student to perform an improvised blues melody. This quarter culminated with the variety show with many students performing solos and Duets. Each section in the band was spotlighted: Woodwinds played “The Entertainer”, brasses played “Mission Impossible”, Percussion played “30 Gallon, Jazz Band played “Worksong” and “Orinoco Cocoa”. The Concert Band played “Smooth and “Pinnacle”.

In addition to preparing for the Winder concert, the second quarter included a comparative study of Duke Ellington’s and Tchaikovsky’s arrangements of the Nutcracker Ballet. The music department then went to Minneapolis to hear and see a performance of both pices performed by the Minnesota Orchestra.

Third quarter was spent looking at theme and variation and preparing for the Pop’s concert. This concert had the theme of Route 66. Music selections were based on locations of places along that famous highway, travel and cars.

The fourth quarter had the students divided into groups to write a fanfare. These were in four-part harmony, and each none was four or five measures long. The group played them for their final and each one had its own unique quality. In addition to doing this well, the band earned its 11th consecutive Division I rating at Large Group Contest

Vocal Music – The CAL Concert Choir began its year with a Variety Show held in October. The entire mixed choir performed two numbers for the show. Several small groups were also organized by the students, and each group performed a song. In addition, students Lexi Steenblock, Natalie Nordlund, Korey Ellis, Nich Passehl and Alex Heldenbrand sang individual songs. In November, fifteen members of the choir traveled to Tripoli for the Conference Honor Choir. It was a great opportunity for CAL students to be able to sing with a larger group, as we had about 200 students in attendance for this choir. The Holiday Concert was held in the auditorium in December. We had to postpone it a week because of inclement weather, but when the students were finally able to perform, they did quite well. The High school concert choir and Junior High choir performed in this concert In January, four students were set to attend Dorian Vocal Festival. Due to bad weather, Lexi Steenblock, Taylor Christiansen, Carley Christiansen and Hannah Lupkes were not able to attend the largest honor choir in the nation, but they should be proud that they were accepted. The annual POPS Concert was held the last Friday in February. The theme this year was “Route 66.” In April, a girls quartet headed to Greene for small group contest. Alex Heldenbrand, Natalie Nordlund, Shelby Rapp and Michelle Pralle did very well, earning a Division II. The Junior High Choir also performed during April, and the annual Junior High Fine Arts Night. To finish up the year, in May we held the High School Concert. The choir performed the three selections that it would be performing a few day later at large group contest, and awards were handed out after the performance. Lexi Steenblock received the National Choral Director’s Award. Danielle Piotrowski, Lexi Steenblock, Kylee Sturm, Taylor Christiansen, Hannah Lupkes, Carley Christiansen, Natalie Nordlund, Luis Schlagel, Nick Passehl, Michelle Pralle, Shelby Rapp, Alex Heldenbrand, Korey Ellis, Clayton Miller, Kellen Suntken and Amber Bradly also received a letter in concert choir. The choir performed at large group contest as well. They did very well, and were one point away from receiving a Division I rating, the highest rating a musical group can receive. It was a very good year in the vocal department at CAL!

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Speech / Drama – The CAL Speech and Drama programs were very successful this year. Overall, 44 students participated in various speech and drama activities in the high school, which is half the high school population.

Individual and Group Accomplishments (Cont.)For Large Group Speech Contest, we took 10 groups, involving 20 students. Of the groups that performed, 2 received I ratings and moved on to State competition. The other groups received II ratings. Those moving on included, Abby Muhlenbruch, Katie Kirksen, Katie Johnson, and Shelby Rapp in Group Improvisation, and Alex Dohrmann, Clayton Miller, and Joel Johnson, also in Group Improvisation. At the State Contest, both groups received a II rating.At the Individual Events District Contest, we took 31 entries, involving 24 students. Of those entries, 8 received I ratings and moved on to the State Contest. All received II ratings at the State Contest.An awards ceremony was held at Hometown Pizza on May 26. At that time, 18 Speech Letters were awarded and 6 Speech Numerals were awarded. A medal for the most speech/drama points accumulated for the year was presented to Natalie Nordlund.Musical / PlayNatalie, Clayton, Nick, Korey, Michelle, Shelby, Hanna, Luis, Kellen

TAG – (Talented and Gifted) Program - The CAL HS TAG program met the needs of the high-achieving students in 2009-2010 by encouraging staff to provide enrichment opportunities for students in classrooms. Among activities undertaken by classroom teachers were the History Day event in social studies classrooms and the Road Less Traveled Program (to interest girls in science-based careers) in science classrooms. Through guidance programs, numerous on-line college courses were offered. NIACC Communication Skills I and II were offered to identified high achieving students. Six individuals took advantage of the course with one individual taking the second semester course individually with the instructor. One specific program promoted by TAG was Career Focus Day on the NIACC Campus and sponsored by AEA267. This event was attended by eight high-achieving Juniors. Since many high-achieving youth have a myriad of career choices, the purpose of the event was to meet the affective needs of such students pondering, and often baffled by, career selection. Another specific program promoted by TAG was the Iowa High School Battle of the Books competition. Five sophomores and one junior participated in this first time endeavor. Although we did not place high in the standings, those participating read higher-level, and more books than they would have read without the program and showed interest in participating again next year.Other group enrichment opportunities (quiz bowls, contests, workshops) were brought to the attention of identified students, but schedules interfered with participation in those events.Throughout the year, Mrs. Elling, our TAG Coordinator, attended several area TAG Network opportunities offered through AEA267.

FFA – The CAL FFA membership of 23 students conducted a variety of activities for the 2008-2009 school year. Along with the numerous SAE projects of individual students, the CAL FFA also participated in several judging contests throughout the year, with a contest at South Dakota State, the Clay County Fair, and the State Fair. Several students accompanied Mr, Kraai to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana in October. FFA Students assisted elementary students with donating books to their classrooms and also helped with the “Ag in the Classroom” initiative that introduces elementary students to the many facets of agriculture. Students who received honors and awards are as follows: Kellen Suntken, Most Active 9th grader, Most active 10th grader was Dillon Muhlenbruch. Most active 11th grader was Kyle Vanness, and Most Active 12th grader was Jacob Hefti. Star Greenhand award went to Kellen Suntken, and the Star Chapter Farmer award went to Dillon Muhlenbruch. The Senior Scholarship went to Hannah Lubkes.

Spain Trip – During March 2009, 10 juniors and seniors went on our biennial Spain trip. They spent 15 days getting practical use of their Spanish at stores, restaurants, castles, museums, cathedrals, flamenco shows, and other famous sites. They also spent 5 of those days staying with a host family where they had the

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opportunity to really experience the daily life of living in Spain. A once-in-a-lifetime experience and a perfect opportunity to show how hard they have been working in class!

Character Counts - Students of the Month2008-2009

September Students of the Month : K-2 Andrew Bell & Wyatt Folkerts 3-5 Madi Vanness & Chris DanielsMiddle School Andrea Holguim & Colin Zander HS Nominees: Tanner Yakel, Hannah Pals, Carley Christiansen, Randy Riebkes, Morgan Muhlenbruch, Tori Elphic, Tanata Bouillon

October Students of the Month : K-2 Dayton Drake & Colin Hill 3-5 Derek Juhl & Stephanie RamirezMiddle School Jenna Johnson, Karter Miller, Juan Gomez, Zach Vanness, Carmen Gregario, Gabby GomezHS Nominees: Laurissa Hamilton, Ben Schroeder, Shelby Schaefer, Amber Bradley, Makenzie Keehn, Jacob HeftiSheldon Bouillon, Tyler Krabbe, Marco Sosa, Brittney Gamble, Hannah Pals, Natalie Nordlund, and Lindsey Bruns

November Students of the Month : K-2 Kathy Abate & Konnor Karg 3-5 Katlyn Arthur & Jordan DietzMiddle School Brooklyn Plagge & Amber Zewert HS Nominees / wiiners: Natalie Nordlund & Tori Elphic

December Students of the Month : K-2 Michael Sosa & Logan Colglazier 3-5 Trevor Brinkman & Liby MurrayMiddle School HS Nominees : Lindsey Bruns, Alex Dohrmann, Quentin Boelman, Natalie Nordlund, Crystal Yanez, Luis Schlaglel, Jacob Hefti, Jordy Sosa, Paola Calles, Yeri Flores, Tanner Yakel, Laurrissa Hamilton, Kellen Suntken, and Tori Elphic

January Students of the Month : K-2 Delaney Peil & Anthony Trinidad 3-5 Abby Castillo & Diana PorzioMiddle School Sidney Turner & Jenna Johnson HS Nominees / winners Natalie Nordlund & Kellen Suntken

February Students of the Month : K-2 Amiya Johnson & Sebastian Daniels 3-5 Kaylee Karg & Kendra MillerMiddle School Jacob Blau, Juan Trinidad, Trevor Mollenbeck, Troy Petz, Clara Arnold, Juan Carlos CallesHS Nominees: Hannah Lupkes, Shelby Schaefer, Kendra Vanness, Marco Sosa, Alex Ruiz, Erik Brehmer, Lindsey Bruns, Tony Miller, Spencer Kellison, Dillon Muhlenbruch, Amber Bradley, Clayton Miller, and Carley Christiansen.

March Students of the Month : K-2 Alejandro Yanez & Caleb Johnson 3-5 Ben Flores & Burke Colglazier Middle School Brandon Flurer, Juan Gomez, Amber Zewert, Mario Yanez HS Nominees: Shelby Rapp, Tori Elphic, Crystal Yanez, Logan State, Natalie Nordlund, Carrie Mulford, Megan Lubben, Carley Christiansen, Tanata Bouillon

April Students of the Month : K-2 Anna Yerman & Dakota Johnson 3-5 Liah Murray & Derek JuhlMiddle School Kim Daniels & Spencer Brinkman HS Nominees / Winners Lindsey Bruns & Kellen Suntken

May Students of the Month : K-2 Andrew Nicholson & Graham Patrick 3-5 Trevor Brinkman & Francisco Trinidad Middle School: Juan Gomez & Amber Zewert HS Nominees: Luis Schlagel, Randy Riebkes, Kyle Vanness, Makenzie Keehn, Crystal Yanez, Marco Sosa, Spencer Kellison, Kylee Sturm, Taylor Christiansen, Ana Agustin, Erik Brehmer, Shelby Schaefer, Justin Fitz, and Bret Johnson

Monthly assemblies were held by Elementary, Middle School and High School in which teachers nominated students that best exemplified the monthly pillar of character. Two winners were selected from each group recognized. As you will notice, numerous names were often noted in the recognitions listed above. While we did have record of who was nominated at all levels, we didn’t record the winners in each of the middle school or high school months. Consequently, we didn’t want to leave anyone out, so we recognized the students who were nominated by their teachers. As you can tell, we have quite a number of students who are nominated

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repeatedly as representing the six pillars of character: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Respect, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.

CAL Community School DistrictReading Proficiency Levels

3rd Grade Reading Comprehension – (4 Year Comparison)

Third Grade Reading Trend

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Grade 3 Reading Subgroups – (2008 – 2009) * ( Normally subgroups with less than 10 students are not reported, but we are reporting groups with 7 or more for this class.)

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Male 8 87 13 87 13 0Female 8 13 87 13 87 0Hispanic * * * * * *White 14 50 50 50 50 0Free/red. Lunch 7 43 57 43 57 0Not F/R Lunch 9 56 44 56 44 0IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 15 47 53 47 53 0ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 15 47 53 47 53 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The chart above shows Reading Proficiency levels of the different subgroups within the third grade class for the 2008 – 2009 school year.

Elementary Reading (Continued)

The chart below is the proficiency comparison for consecutive Fourth grade classes.

Fourth Grade 4 Year Reading Comparison

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88 % of this year’s 4th graders are proficient in Reading.

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The chart below is the proficiency comparison for consecutive Fifth grade classes.

Fifth Grade 4 Year Reading Comparison

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90% of this year’s 5th graders are proficient in Reading, but there are no high performing students.



Male 10 0 100 0 100 0Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 12 17 83 17 75 8Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 12 17 83 17 75 8ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 14 14 86 14 79 7Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 16 12 88 12 82 6

With such a small 5th grade class this year, only subgroups that include the entire class are reported.



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Elementary Reading Proficiency (Continued)

6th Grade 4 Year Reading Comparison

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The proficiency levels for the various subgroups in the 6th grade are listed in the table below.



Male 12 33 67 33 59 8Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 12 25 75 25 50 25Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch 11 27 73 27 46 27IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 15 33 67 33 47 20ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 15 27 73 27 53 20Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 18 33 67 33 50 17

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Elementary Math Proficiency

The chart below shows a four-year comparison in The chart below shows a four year comparison of 4th grade proficiency in Math for Third Graders. Math proficiency.

Third Grade Math 4 Year Comparison

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63% of third graders are proficient in Math in 08-09. In 08-09 81% of 4th graders were proficient in Math This is a decrease from the 71% the previous year. This is a decrease from the 90% t he previous year.

One important item to note here is that the 07-08 third graders are now the 08-09 fourth graders and they did improve from in the High Performance Level by 6%.

The chart below shows the Math proficiency levels of Third Grade Sub-groups for 2008-2009.Grade 3 # of Students %non-

proficient%proficient Low % Intermediate% High %

Male 8 37 63 37 63 0Female 8 37 63 37 63 0Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 14 36 64 36 64 0Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 15 40 60 40 60 0ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 15 40 60 40 60 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 16 37 63 37 63 0

The chart below shows the Math proficiency levels of Fourth Grade Sub-groups for 2006-2007.Grade 4 # of Students %non-


Male 10 20 80 20 70 10Female 6 17 83 17 83 0Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 12 25 75 25 67 8Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *

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Elementary Math Proficiency (continued)

Fifth Grade Math 4 Year Comparison

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In 08-09, fifth graders were 100% Proficient with 30% of them Sixth grade proficiency was 72% compared to 85% in 07-08,Performing in the High Performance Level. but students in the High Performance Level were up 2%.

5th Grade Sub-Group Proficiency Levels in Math (The entire class is proficient in 2008-2009)Grade 5 # of Students %non-


Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students * * * * * *ELL Students 0 0 0 0 0 0Not ELL 10 0 100 0 70 30Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 10 0 100 0 70 30

6th Grade Sub-Group Proficiency Levels in MathGrade 6 # of Students %non-proficient %proficient Low % Intermediate% High %Male 12 33 67 33 59 8Female 6 17 83 17 50 33Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 12 17 83 17 58 25

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Elementary Science Proficiency

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The chart above shows a gain in proficiency by this year’s 4th grade science proficiency has increased significantly over third graders, but none scored in the high performance range. last year. We still do not have any students in the High

Performance Level in the past four years.

The chart below shows the science proficiency of third grade student sub-groups for 2008-2009.Grade 3 # of Students %non-


Male 8 37 63 37 63 0Female 8 37 63 37 63 0Hispanic * * * * * *White 14 36 64 36 64 0Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 15 40 60 40 60 0ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 15 33 67 33 67 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 15 37 63 37 63 0

The chart below shows the science proficiency of fourth grade student sub-groups for 2008-2009.Grade 4 # of Students %non-


Male 10 20 80 20 80 0Female 6 17 83 17 83 0Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White 12 25 75 25 75 0Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *

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Elementary Science Proficiency (Continued)

Fifth Grade Science 4 Year Comparison

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Proficiency in Science has decreased in 08-09 from 6th Grade proficiency in Science dropped from 100% in 07-08 to5th grade proficiency in 07-08 of 79%. Proficiency is now 61% in 2008-2009. However, there are more students in the High60% for 08-09. Performance Level in 08-09.

The chart below shows the proficiency of 5th Grade sub-groups in Science.Grade 5 # of Students %non-


Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students * * * * * *ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 10 40 60 40 50 10 Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 10 40 60 40 50 10

The chart below shows 6th Grade Sub-group proficiency in Science.Grade 6 # of Students %non-


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Secondary Reading Proficiency

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7th Grade proficiency had dropped sharply in 07-08, but has 8th Grade proficiency has dropped from 80% to 69% inRisen back to 54% proficiency in 08-09. 08-09.

7th Grade Sub-Group Proficiency Levels in Reading Grade 7 # of Students %non-


Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students * * * * * *ELL Students 0 0 0 0 0 0Not ELL 12 42 58 12 58 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 13 46 54 46 54 0

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11th Grade Reading Proficiency has increased in 07-08 from the 05-06 level and 06-07, but the 08-09 proficiency did drop just a little, but increased to 5% in the High Performance Level.

The chart below shows 11th Grade sub-group proficiency in Reading. (Subgroups with less than 10 students are marked with an *)



Male * * * * * *Female 10 20 80 20 70 10Hispanic * * * * * *White 13 23 77 23 69 8Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch 12 25 75 25 67 8IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 15 27 73 27 66 7ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 17 35 65 35 59 6

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Secondary Math Proficiency

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7th Grade Math Proficiency has increased after a drop in the Eighth Grade Math proficiency has increased slightly in 08-09 fromprevious 2 years, with 77% proficient in 08-09. the previous year, but is still down dramatically from 06-07 when

91% of the students were proficient.

The chart below shows 7th Grade sub-group proficiency levels in Math. (Subgroups with less than 10 students are marked with an *)Grade 7 # of Students %non-


Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students * * * * * *ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 12 25 75 25 58 17Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 13 23 77 23 62 15

The chart below shows 8th Grade sub-group proficiency levels in Math. (Subgroups with less than 10 students are marked with an *)

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Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * * Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students 11 27 73 27 73 0ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 12 33 67 33 67 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0Not Migrant 13 38 62 38 62 0

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11th Grade Math proficiency has increased to 84% over the previous 79% proficiency. There is also 16 % of the students performing in the High Performance Level.

The chart below shows 11th Grade sub-group proficiency levels in Math. (Subgroups with less than 10 students are marked with an *)



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Secondary Science Proficiency

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7th Grade Science students in 08-09 were 14% more proficient 8th Grade Science students were 18% more proficientthan students in the 7th Grade in 07-08 and 4% more proficient in 08-09 than in 07-08. than students were in 06-07.

The chart below shows 7th Grade sub-group proficiency levels in Science. (Subgroups of less than 10 students are marked with an *)Grade 7 # of Students %non-


Male * * * * * *Female * * * * * *Hispanic * * * * * *White * * * * * *Free/red. Lunch * * * * * *Not F/R Lunch * * * * * *IEP Students * * * * * *Not IEP Students * * * * * *ELL Students * * * * * *Not ELL 12 33 67 33 67 0Migrant 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The chart below shows 8th Grade sub-group proficiency levels in Science. (Subgroups of less than 10 students are marked with an *)Grade 8 # of Students %non-


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Multiple Assessment Data

Reading Achievement – 2008 - 2009

CAL Six Traits of Reading Achievement Trends

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Multiple Assessment Data – Math Achievement

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Multiple Assessment Data – Science Achievement

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10th Grade Science scores are beginning to show a decrease in the Low Achievement Range, an increase in the intermediate range and slight increase as well in the High Achievement Range.

Local, State and National Score Comparisons – Reading

CAL Reading Achievement Trends Compared to Iowa and NationITBS & ITED

4th Grade Reading

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Our Students 2005-06 7 93 National Students 40.0 60.0

Our Students 2006-07 9 91 Iowa Students 24.0 76.0

Our Students 2007-08 17 83


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11th Grade ReadingLess than Proficient






Grade 4 Students:Enrolled when district-wide assessment was taken 16 Enrolled whose scores are represented in the data 16% Enrolled who participated in, and are represented in 100%

Grade 8 Students:Enrolled when district-wide assessment was taken 13Enrolled whose scores are represented in the data 13% Enrolled who participated in, and are represented in 100%


State and National Score Comparisons – Math

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Our Students 2005-06 7 93 Less than Proficient Proficient/ Advanced




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State and National Score Comparisons – Science

8th Grade Science



Our Students 2005-06 28 72 Less than Proficient Proficient/ Advanced




11th Grade ScienceLess than Proficient

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CAL 8TH GRADE STUDENTS TAKE EXPLORE ASSESSMENT

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CAL 8th Grade Students Take EXPLORE Assessment – Continued

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State Indicators of Success(Attendance, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Core Course Completion, etc.)

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CAL Attendance

2004-2005 Attendance 95.89% (Elementary) 94.35% (Secondary)2005-2006 Attendance 95.99% (Elementary) 94.88% (Secondary)2006-2007 Attendance 96.24% (Elementary) 96.32% (Secondary)2007-2008 Attendance 96.26% (Elementary) 96.66% (Secondary)2008-2009 Attendance 97% (Elementary) 96% (Secondary)With a new attendance policy for the past three years, secondary attendance has increased and held steady over the previous two years.Elementary attendance has steadily increased over the past 5 years also.

Certified Enrollment

September 2004 Certified Enrollment 261.5September 2005 Certified Enrollment 280.9September 2006 Certified Enrollment 293.8September 2007 Certified Enrollment 279.8October 1, 2008 Certified Enrollment 282.8

Student Profile

2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009White 83.26% 83.38% 79.3% 76.8% 74.2%Hispanic 16.74% 16.62% 20.1% 23.2% 25.8%Other 0% 0% .006% 0% 0%

Graduation RateState Graduation Rate 05-06 90.80% State Graduation Rate 06-07 90.5% State Graduation Rate 07-08 88.7%CAL Graduation Rate 05-06 90.63% CAL Graduation Rate 06-07 96.97% CAL Graduation Rate 07-08 100%

Drop Out RateState Drop Out Rate 05-06 2.14% CAL Drop Out Rate 05-06 0.74%State Drop Out Rate 06-07 2.30% CAL Drop Out Rate 06-07 0.79%State Drop Out Rate 07-08 2.85% CAL Drop Out Rate 07-08 0.00%

Future Education and TrainingThe percentage of Seniors planning to receive further education and training is 73%. 27% of the graduating class is heading to the work force, military, or is undecided at this time. 62% of the class will be attending a community college with 11% intending to attend a 4-year college.

ACT (American College Testing) ResultsSix Year Trends

Total Tested English Mathematics Reading Science CompositeGrad Year CAL State CAL State CAL State CAL State CAL State CAL State 2004 26 23,591 18.2 21.4 19.2 21.8 19.7 22.4 19.4 22.1 19.2 22.0 2005 21 22,545 17.6 21.5 17.4 21.7 19.0 22.4 18.9 22.1 18.4 22.0 2006 18 22,233 21.0 21.6 19.2 21.8 22.3 22.5 21.1 22.1 21.1 22.1 2007 19 23,016 19.9 21.6 18.3 21.9 19.3 22.6 20.5 22.3 19.7 22.3 2008 17 22,950 19.1 21.9 18.4 22.0 20.1 22.9 20.1 22.3 19.6 22.4 2009 9 22,377 18.7 21.9 17.9 21.9 19.3 22.9 19.8 22.4 19.0 22.4

Core Course Completion – 2008 - 2009 Graduates(3 or more years of Core Courses)

Mathematics 3 years 100% Science 3 years 100% Social Studies 3 years 100% English/Language Arts 4 years 133%

Progress with Early Intervention Goals

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Kindergarten – In Math Exemplar testing, all students fell into the Novice of Apprentice category in the October Fall testing, but by Spring, there were 12 students in the Apprentice Category and 9 in the Practitioner category. In the DIBELS testing, an initial test was given in the fall as a baseline. By Spring 20 of 21 students were above the cut score of 29 in Letter Naming. In the Phonemic Segment, 18 of 21 were above the cut score of 35. The 6 Traits of Writing were introduced to the students in the Spring.

First Grade – In Math Exemplar Testing, the results of Fall and Spring testing were very similar. However by Spring, 13 of 18 students were at the Expert range with the other 3 students at the Practitioner range. In the DIBELS testing, all but two students reached the goal of 40 in both the Fall and Spring with 16 students achieving that goal.

Second Grade – In Math Exemplar testing, there were 13 of 23 students in Fall testing who were in the Expert and Practitioner category that means proficiency, while 10 were in the Apprentice category. By Spring, 15 of 22 students were in the Expert or Practitioner category with just 7 students in the Apprentice category. In the IRI Reading Assessment, the Word Recognition category had 15 of 22 students in the Independent Reader range by Spring, while none of the students were independent readers in the Fall. In mid-year, 18 or the 22 students were Instructional Readers, with a number of these students becoming Independent Readers by Spring. In Reading Comprehension, 7 of 22 students were in the Independent range, while 15 of 22 were in the Instructional range. In Reading Fluency, second graders went from 52 words per minute in the Fall, to 75 words per minute in mid year, and they reached 85 words per minute by the end of the school year.

Third Grade – In Math Exemplar testing, there were only 7 students of 19 in the Practitioner range in the Fall, but by Spring, there were 10 students in the Practitioner and Expert category, with 7 students moving into the Expert range, 3 in the Practitioner range and 6 within the Apprentice range and only 3 students in the Novice category at the end of the year. In the IRI Reading Assessment, 12 of 19 students were performing in the Independent reading category by Spring, 6 were in the Instructional Range and only 1 student in the Frustrated range. In Reading Comprehension, 13 of 19 were reading in the Independent range by Spring, and 4 were in the Instructional range with only 2 students in the Frustrated range. In Reading Fluency the Third Grade students went from reading 68 words per minute in the Fall, to 85 words per minute in mid-year, and they were reading at 100 words per minute by the end of the year. In writing skills, 16 of the 19 students in third grade were writing at the Emerging or Developing Writing category by Spring.

Additional 2008 – 2009 School Improvement Goals

Technology Goal :

District-Wide – We have been able to improve our District Web Site by the use of the SOCS sponsored site. Over the past year, we have been able to place more information than in the past on our district web site. Of course, the technology goal of the district is to keep abreast of the constant changes in technology, and keep teachers and students aware of this ever-changing software and hardware available to us.

Teachers – Our previous goal was to have teachers use more technology in the classroom, and we have made strides in this area, as we have more computers in teachers classrooms than ever before. We have begun a program to have all teachers equipped with a laptop computer within the next year. It is the hope of the district to be able to equip teachers with more updated technology to better use in the classroom. We have purchased a new mobile laptop lab this past year for use in the Language Arts, and Spanish classrooms. More available lab opportunities should lead to better student achievement as the access to quality computers increases. Our website has allowed better access by parents to teachers and to their student’s grades.

Students – Our previous goal for students was to use technology to develop proficiency in Reading, Math, and Science. While our test scores don’t reflect an increase in proficiency on standardized tests, I think our teachers would agree that more accessibility to quality computers does increase productivity on classroom projects and additional assessed work of the student.

Eighth Grade Student Proficiency in Technology:

Performance Exam: Students are assessed on the five Technology Standards and Performance Indicators:1. Basic Operations & Concepts2. Technology Productivity Tools3. Technology Communications Tools4. Technology Research Tools5. Technology Problem Solving and Decision Making Tools

The performance exam is separated into four parts, each worth 25% of the exam grade. These four parts are:Part One – Keyboarding Timing - Average of four 3minute timings of selected paragraphs.Part Two – Word Processing – Student type a short letter using various formats.Part Three – Spreadsheet - Students will enter information and write various formulas in a spreadsheet.Part Four – Presentation – Students will create a short presentation from selected information .

This past year at the time of proficiency testing, there were 14 8th grade students. All students but one were above a 75% work that is required to be proficient in Technology. There were 9 A’s, 4 B’s, with one student who received a D. This means that 7% of the class was not proficient and 93% were proficient.

Positive Culture / Climate for Learning Goal:

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The school year 2008-2009 has been the fourth year that students in grades 6-8 have been located in the CAL Community School District middle school building. While it is always difficult, other than conducting surveys, to measure culture and climate, the decision was made three years ago to include the “Character Counts” character education program for all K-12 students. Monthly assembly programs have been held in both elementary and secondary student groups. Teachers have nominated deserving students for their respective pillar of character awards. High School monthly award ceremonies were conducted this past year by Student Council Members. At the secondary level, out-of-school suspensions are very rare and at the elementary level very few disciplinary events are reported by teachers and dealt with by administrators.

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Goal: Our goal in 2008-2009 was to continue to apply personal and life-skills in a safe and nurturing environment. In the fall of 2008, the Iowa Youth Survey was given to students in 6th 8th, and 11th grade. The results showed an improvement in several areas, such as tobacco use, and even a decrease in survey answers in the area of drug usage. Alcohol usage seems to be very similar from the survey taken several years ago. With the Bullying and Harassment guidelines in place now, we did have a couple of reported incidents in this area, but by and large, most students feel safe here at CAL Community School.

Career Education Goals:Our current goal of increasing career awareness and career experiences for students in an ongoing goal: This past year, our secondary students experienced our Fourth Annual Career Fair held at school. A variety of speakers shared their experiences and educational requirements that pertain to their respective positions. The individuals invited are from the local area and have often been CAL graduates.

The Transition Advisory Board from AEA 267 has held a two-day event to assist Special Education students in the transition to life after high school. CAL Community School has included all high school special ed8cation students in this event for the past three years. Superintendent Lane is on this Transition Advisory Board and feels this is a very worthwhile event for CAL students.

During the past several years, school leaders, as well as business and industry leaders from Franklin County have been meeting in an attempt to entice recent and up-coming graduates to remain or return to Franklin County and fill the numerous jobs that are not being filled by competent young people. Several Career Fairs at the County level are being planned, along with additional planning to showcase what Franklin county has to offer the graduates of our three county school districts.

CAL Long Range and Annual Improvement Goals

Long Range Reading Goal: By the end of the school year 2013 – 2014, all students will be proficient in Reading as set forth by the No Child Left Behind legislation on a nationally normed test. (LRG1, MCGF3, AR6, EIG1)

The following indicators will measure district progress with this goal:

1A. Percentage of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or above using national norms) on ITBS Reading Comprehension Test in grades 3 – 8 and the ITED Reading Comprehension Test in grades 9-11, including data disaggregated by subgroup.

1B. Percentage of students in grades 2-3 who are independent readers at grade level on the Informal Reading Inventory (IRI).

2008-2009 Annual Improvement Goal – ReadingFor the 2008-2009 School Year, the percent of students proficient in Reading in third grade and 11th grade will show a measured increase in proficiency percentage compared to the correlative data from 2007-2008 as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills / Iowa Tests of Educational Development. Subgroups in those two grades that will show a measured increase in proficiency will be our English Language Learners, our IEP students and those students who qualify for free and reduced lunches. It is our goal that our Guided Reading Initiative in all elementary grades, along with our professional development training in LIteracy Excellence will translate into higher proficiency levels for the third grade class. It is also our goal that the Second Chance Reading program will ensure that 11th grade students will reach the state trajectory for reading with the extra work from this program.

2009 – 2010 Annual Improvement Goal – ReadingFor the 2009 – 2010 School Year, the percent of students proficient in Reading in third grade and in grades 8 and 11 will show a measured increase in proficiency compared to correlative data from 2008-2009 as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills / Iowa Tests of Educational Development. Subgroups in those three identified grades will also show a measured increase in proficiency. It will be our goal to continue our Guided Reading Initiative in the elementary grades, along with training in Literacy with the Iowa Core Curriculum professional development to raise proficiency levels in grades 3, 8, and 11. It is our goal that the Second Chance Reading program will also assist 8th and 11th grade students in reaching the state trajectory in their respective grade levels in Reading. All staff will have expectations that students increase time reading and writing across all curriculum areas as a process to improve students achievement in Reading and Language Arts.

2009-2010 Action Plan to Achieve Goal – ReadingThe district plan to meet future Reading Goals is to implement and continue the Second Chance Reading Program in grades 6, 8 and 11th. The district will also continue to practice the 6 Traits +1 of Reading and Writing to also assist students in improving their reading and writing achievement. Our AT-Risk teacher also works with students individually to assist them in the various core subject areas where they struggle. Literacy Excellence Professional Development continues into this coming year along with continued work on the Iowa Core Curriculum work in literacy.Long Range Math Goal

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By the end of the school year 2013 – 2014 all students will be proficient in Mathematics as set forth by the No Child Left Behind legislation on a nationally normed test. (LRG2, MCGF3, AR6, EIG1)The following indicators will measure district progress with goal 2:2A. Percentage of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or above using nationally norms) on ITBS Math Total Test in grades 3- 6 and the ITED Math Total Test in grades 9-11 including data disaggregated by subgroup.2B. Percentage of students who achieve at the proficient level or above on Math Exemplars in grades 3-8, and grades 8-10

2008-2009 Annual Improvement Goal – MathFor the 2008-2009 school year, the percent of 7th and 8th grade students proficient in Math will show a measured increase in proficiency percentage compared to the correlative data from 2007-2008 as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills / Iowa Tests of Educational Development. Subgroups of ELL students, IEP students, and students who are on free and reduced lunches will be especially addressed to improve their proficiency levels. It is also our goal to see the "Study Clinics" that have now been implemented at the middle school level, make a marked difference in the performance level of our 7th and 8th grade students.

2009 – 2010 Annual Improvement Goal – MathOur 2009 – 2010 Annual Improvement Goal is that all students in reportable classes and reportable sub-groups will demonstrate a measured proficiency percentage improvement on ITBS or ITED assessments in the school year 2009-2010.

2009 – 2010 Action Plan to Achieve Goal The focus on our 2009 – 2010 Action Plan in Math will be on grades 7 & 8 , as these two classes did not meet proficiency in 2008-2009 ITBS assessments. Each year, teaching staff review item analysis on the ITBS Math tests to determine areas of weakness and ways to improve performance in those specific items. Improved reading strategies through the 6 Traits of Reading and implementation of the Second Chance Reading Program should also prove to improve Math scores due to the amount of reading that is required for math proficiency. The district has an At-Risk teacher and counselor to assist students on an individual basis as well.

Long Range Science Goal By the end of the school year 2013 – 2014 all students will be proficient in Science as set forth by the No Child Left Behind legislation on a nationally normed test (LRG3, MCGF3, AR6, EIG1) The following indicators will measure district progress with goal 3:Percentage of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or above using national norms) on ITBS Science Test in grades 3-6 and the ITED Science Test in grades 9-11, including data disaggregated by subgroup.Percentage of students in grades 4 8and 10 who achieve at the proficient level or above on the district developed Science Exemplars.

2008-2009 – Annual Improvement Goal – ScienceFor the 2008-2009 school year, the percent of students proficient in Science in grades 3, 7th, 8th, and 11th ( and all subgroups within those grade levels) will show a measured increase in proficiency percentage compared to the correleative data from 2007 - 2008 as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and The Iowa Tests of Educational Development.

Our goal will be that additional work with our Foss Program in grades 7 & 8 will improve our test scores. It is also our goal that our Study Clinic at the middle school level will assist students to improve their work in Science and correspondingly to improve their proficiency in standardized tests. A goal of our professional development in Literacy Excellence is to transcend literacy improvement to all subject areas, so that students might interpret testing materials better, thus scoring higher.

At the high school level it is our goal that increased hands-on approach to learning will also improve test proficiency.

2009 – 2010 Annual Improvement Goal – ScienceThe district’s 2009 – 2010 Annual Improvement Goal in Science will be that all students in reportable classes and reportable sub-groups will demonstrate a measured percentage improvement in ITBS and ITED assessments in the testing year 2009 – 2010.

2009 -2010 Action Plan to Achieve GoalOur results are showing that our elementary grades are below state trajectories in Science performance. We do use Foss Kits as our instructional method of delivering our curriculum. This is a more hands-on approach and builds each year. Our teachers do spend time each spring reviewing our item analysis of our ITBS and ITED scores. Detrmining which items on the tests are not being answered correctly are key to identifying specific items that need more work. Professional Development in Reading initiatives will also assist students in reading test samples correctly in science assessments. Our At-Risk teacher and Counselor, as well as teacher associates are available to assist students on an individual basis.

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CAL Community School District2008-2009 District Financial Profile

This pie chart shows a good picture of the percentages of how our revenues come to us based on the items listed in the box on the left.

This pie chart shows how the percentages of our expenditures are distributed, based upon the expenditure amounts listed at the left side of this page.

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CAL Sources of Revenue

Property Taxes$1,047,008 (37%)Income Surtaxes$86,962 (3%)Other Local Non-Tax Sources$156,713 (5%)State Aid$1,374,093 (49%)Federal Aid$159,031 (6%)

Total Revenue Sources$2,823,807 (100%)

CAL ExpendituresInstruction & Student Services$ 2,247,101 (80%)Executive & Building Administration$ 215,724 (7%)Operations & Maintenance$ 190,197 (7%)Student Transportation & Food Service$ 115,921 (4%)Business Administration & Board of Education$ 45,080 (2%)

Total Expenditures$2,814,023 (100%)

CAL Tax Rate Information2008-2009 Property Tax Rate for all funds $ 12.02518 per $1,000 Taxable Valuation

Net District Valuation Jan.1,2007$ 105,341,135

Cash in Bank, June 30, 2009$ 769,195Solvency Ratio (cash in Bank/Cost) = 27%2007-2008 Unspent Balance Authority = $1,487,691

District ExpendituresDistrict-Wide Expenditures$ 899,709 (32%)

Elementary Expenditures$ 913,250 (32%)

Secondary Expenditures$ 1,025,170 (36%)

Total Expenditures$2,838,129 (100%)

To learn more about the information in the Annual Report, contact:

AdministrationCAL Community School

1441 Gull AvenueLatimer, IA 50452-0459

www.cal.k12.ia.us

Mr. Steve Lane, Superintendent, Elementary Pre-K – 5 Principal & Co-Curriculum Coordinator

Phone: (641) 579-6087 FAX: (641) 579-6408e-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Scot Aden, 6-12 Principal & Co-Curriculum Coordinator

Phone: (641) 579-6086 FAX: (641) 579-6408e-mail: [email protected]

2008 - 2009CAL Community School Board of Education

Mark Johansen, President and Director at LargeSteve Muhlenbruch, Vice-President and Director at Large

Therron Miller, Director District IShawn Elphic, Director District IIBeth Eddy, Director District IIIBev Stratmann, Board SecretaryMarlys Pralle, Board Treasurer

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