BLAINE HOMECONNECTION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

District Mission

Our mission is to ensure that all students gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to achieve their highest potential as responsible citizens of our society through excellence in education, community cooperation and communication.

School Mission

Our mission is to build a partnership with families to enrich each child’s learning experience.

Blaine HomeConnection School Demographics

Enrollment (October 2005)

Student Count - 76

Gender (October 2005)

Male - 52.6%

Female - 47.4%

Ethnicity (October 2005)

American Indian/Alaskan Native - 3.9%

Black - 2.6%

White - 93.4%

Special Programs

Free or Reduced-Price Meals (May 2006) - 6.5%

Special Education (May 2006) - 0.0%

Transitional Bilingual (May 2006) - 0.0%

Migrant (May 2006) - 0.0%

Attendance

Unexcused Absence Rate (2005-06) - 9.6%

Teacher Information (2005-06)

Classroom Teachers (Part Time) - 20

Students per Teacher - 4

Average Years of Teacher Experience - 10

Teachers with at least a Master's Degree - 25%

Results with fewer than 10 students are not shown. Results not shown may also indicate data not available.

School Improvement Plan

Our school improvement plan is focused on improving WASL participation and performance, and alleviating overcrowding. Specifically our goals fall into 3 areas: refusals, science and facilities.

1. Reduce the number of refusals to take the WASL to less than 5%.

2. Raise the number of students meeting the standard in science.

3. Provide more appropriate facilities for HomeConnection.

Invitation to Parents

Continual parental involvement is required of all families. Parents teach core academic subjects at home and supervise their children’s daily off-site learning activities. For each student, parents develop a learning plan for the year and submit monthly progress reviews. Parents of children age 12 and younger are required to remain on-site while their children attend on-site enrichment classes.

BUDGET

District Expenditures: -$19,041,354

Transportation: $722,684

Special Education: $1,670,917

Cost per student: $184.00

Building Use and condition

Currently Blaine HomeConnection rents 3,003 sq. ft. of space from Northwood Alliance Church in Blaine. The building, which is approximately 30 yrs. old, has been well maintained. The Northwood building is situated on a large lot which has ample room for a building addition with more classrooms.