• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1968
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    92.7
    student Enrollment
    1010
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 8
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 75.9
    Multiracial...................... 5.4
    Hispanic......................... 9.43
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. 1
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 49.2Ā 
    Female........................... 50.9
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 21.7
    504.................................. 10.1
    Special Ed..................... 8.1
    LEP................................. 1.5
    Title 1............................. No

    Ā **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 2012-2015 Science Wing Renovation

Southern High School

Strategic Plan Indicators

  • After each school leadership team reflected on its school culture, community, and the key contributing factors to student growth, they used this information to select the Strategic Plan Indicators that would have the greatest positive impact for their students.  Each school was directed to select two to six indicators on which to focus during the 2018-19 school year.  Certainly, we all know that if we focus narrowly and deeply, we are more likely to realize positive results.  The indicators that this school’s leadership team selected are noted below.
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  • 2019-2020 Strategic Plan Indicator(s) Chosen by the School - 1, 7, 9, 10 (expand to view details)

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    Indicator 1. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, AND PARTNERS WHO REPORT FEELING LIKE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL SYSTEM COMMUNITY

    Indicator 7. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 WHO MEET OR EXCEED EXPECTATIONS ON STANDARDIZED ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS

    Indicator 9. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF 9TH GRADERS WHO MATRICULATE TO 10TH GRADE STATUS AFTER ONE YEAR

    Indicator 10. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL ON A DAILY BASIS

    Southern High added the indicator to increase the percentage of students in grades 9-12 who meet or exceed expectations on standardized English and mathematics assessments. The overall data for the English assessment is strong. However, after analyzing data for different groups, Southern has a gap in performance in for students who are FARMS, Special Education, and ELL.

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  • 2018-2019 Strategic Plan Indicator(s) Chosen by the School - 1, 9 (expand to view details)

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    Indicator 1. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, AND PARTNERS WHO REPORT FEELING LIKE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL SYSTEM COMMUNITY

    Indicator 9. INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF 9TH GRADERS WHO MATRICULATE TO 10TH GRADE STATUS AFTER ONE YEAR

Strategic Journey

  • Throughout the next 3 years, schools will focus on their chosen Strategic Plan Indicators as the drivers to increase student engagement and achievement within their schools.  They will choose strategies to help them grow or increase within each indicator and will monitor and evaluate the student and school changes that take place along the journey.  Below you will see what this school imagines their students and school to look like in 2021 after having focused and worked on their chosen indicators for three years.

Our Vision of Success: 2021

  • Students will say that Southern High School is a place where they feel valued and welcomed, and they feel a connection motivating them to attend school daily where they find opportunities to further develop their personal interests and participate in, clubs, and other supports.

    Staff, parents, and community members will appreciate that their input is valued and considered for improvements at Southern High School. Our staff will engage in professional development that meets teachers' requests and needs, opportunities for social events and teambuilding, and a school culture and environment that is collaborative. Our parents and community members will value regular weekly updates of school-based events to families, informational sessions and events that meet their needs, and the curricular and extracurricular opportunities in which their children participate.

     
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    Targeted 9th graders will benefit from a structured mentoring program. Ultimately, students will report a successful 9th grade year, opportunities to connect to an adult role model in the building, experiences that align to their interests (field trips, career talks, assemblies, coursework, clubs), and that they discovered a connection with someone and a reason to come to school each day. 

    Likewise, staff will express gratification that the grade success was based on the quality relationships that they built with their students, the real-world connections and engaging instruction that was implemented, and staff understanding of students’ individualized needs. As a result, parents and community members see the impact of the quality of instruction and high level of care that is positively impacting our students.