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Logansport High School
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Logansport High School is proud to be a year three TAP school. What is TAP? There are many reform efforts underway in schools throughout the U.S. to improve the teaching workforce. Most of these efforts focus on a particular area of improvement such as increasing professional development opportunities for teachers, or providing incentives such as signing bonuses or loan forgiveness to new teachers entering the classroom. Many reforms are making an impact in a small way; however, they do not provide the comprehensive approach that is needed.
After an extensive review of the research on school improvement efforts as well as years of working with talented teachers, the Milken Family Foundation recognized the need for a multi-faceted strategy that restructures schools in order to improve the teaching profession.
As a result, Lowell Milken and the Milken Family Foundation created TAP™: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement, a comprehensive school reform system that provides powerful opportunities for career advancement, professional growth, instructionally focused accountability and competitive compensation for educators. Through the implementation of four interrelated key elements, teachers are improving their instruction and the achievement of their students. The four elements are multiple-career paths, ongoing applied professional growth, instructionally focused accountability, and performance based compensation( http://www.talentedteachers.org/action/action.taf?). LHS Celebrates
Logansport High School faculty, staff, and scholars celebrated our very first “Value-Added” celebration ceremony, on December 12, 2011.
I am pleased to announce that LHS received a “Value-Added” score of 5 based on our 2010-2011 test results. Therefore, we celebrated the outstanding academic achievement of our scholars and professors. This is an achievement for which the LHS community should feel justifiably proud. High achievement is usually the result of many positive factors-initiative, ability, parental influence, and the school environment.
That said, Logansport High School’s environment has been revitalized by an initiative that was implemented two years ago--The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP). The TAP model represents the highest ideals of teaching and learning. I firmly believe that our TAP Program, along with the positive factors listed above, has been vital in transforming our environment and promoting academic growth at LHS. The fact that our school received a Value-Added growth label of 5 makes TAP all the more wonderful. Value-Added growth represents the effectiveness of the teacher and the school. Value-Added is a statistical model for gauging how much students gain in a given year. Our goal was to attain 1 year of growth for each scholar. However, our school averaged two years of growth, during the 2010-2011 school year!
As your principal, I want you to know that I am extremely proud of the school’s accomplishment. I feel that our scholars will be rewarded throughout their life for the extra effort that they put forth to achieve such academic excellence.
Recognizing that we must continue to work together to ensure that our growth, in the 2011-2012 school year, meets or exceeds that of last year, I am accepting the formidable task of maintaining the positive flow of academic success. I also look forward to a continuation of mutual support and efforts from you to keep our school moving forward.
Ms. Lillie P Giles |
Important Dates to RememberAugust 16, 2011-Back to School Night August 26, 2011-Parish Jamboree September 8, 2011-Progress Report Night September 30, 2011-LHS Homecoming October 3, 2011-8th Grade Anti-Bullying Workshop October 6, 2011-DeSoto College/Career Fair at North DeSoto High School October 10-14, 2011-Fall Break October 19, 2011-7th Grade Anti-Bullying Workshop October 24-28, 2011-GEE Retesting November 11, 2011-Veteran's Day Holiday November 14-15, 2011- Student-Led Progress Report Week November 21-25, 2011- Thanksgiving Holiday December 1-14, 2011- End of Course Tests: Algebra I, English II, Geometry, Biology I, English III December 8, 2011-Senior Project Presentations December 19, 2011-January 3, 2012-Christmas Holidays January 4, 2012-Professional Development January 16, 2012-Martin Luther King Holiday February 6-7, 2012- Student Led Progress Reports February 20-24, 2012-Winter Break February 27, 2012-Professional Development March 15, 2012-Junior Ring Ceremony March 20, 2012-Phase I State Testing April 2-6, 2012-Easter Break April 12-17, 2012-Spring Testing May 14, 2012-Graduation May 18, 2012-Last Day for Students Tigers Read
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© 2011-2012 Logansport High School
P.O. Box 549,
Logansport,
Louisiana 71049
(318) 697-4338 Phone | (318) 697-1120 Fax |
201 Crosby,
Mansfield,
Louisiana 71052
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