Prairie High School Annual Report
2003-2004
School Administration
Mark Gronemeyer, PrincipalDan Bubon, Associate Principal
Kevin Behrends, Activities Director
Rocky Bennett, Administrative Assistant
2003-2004 Building Goals
• Investigate increased credit opportunities for students both inside and outside thetraditional program and school day.
• Formulation of a high school task force to study how to better serve the needs of
all students, especially those in grades 11 and 12.• All senior students passing the ALT and receiving the BASC.
Faculty and StaffSee attached
Cadre MembersCareer/Vocational Joan Cochrane
Fine Arts Craig Aune
Language Arts/Reading Cathie Jones
Math Terry SchneeklothPhysical Education Lynette Stecklein
Science Amy Jabens
Social Studies Dot PospishilSpecial Education Mary Rita Meyers
World Languages Susan Armitage
Department Chairs
Guidance Kay Pundt
Family & Consumer Science Patty MilesIndustrial Technology Joe Greathouse
Media Jill Hofmockel
Art John Saikaly
PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF
Administrative
Mark Gronemeyer - Principal
Kevin Behrends-Assoc.Prin/Activites Dir.
Dan Bubon - Assoc.Prin/Dir.St Services
Rocky Bennett - Admin. Assistant
Art
Chris DuPont - E101
John Saikaly- E101/2
Business Education
Norma Bowersox - C217
Joan Cochrane - C218
Career Center
Mary Gudenkauf F229
Counselors
Kay Pundt F226
Clay Stoffer F228
Steve Stumpff F217
ELP
Lori Danker - F227
Family Consumer Science
Patricia Miles - B107/B110
Linda Sadler (a.m.) - B110
Industrial Arts
Dave Becicka - E112
Joe Greathouse - E109
Luke Pestka - E121/E123
Information Technology
Russ Bush - C223
Kim Hynek - A222/23
Language Arts
Jillian Bane – C247
Noreen Bush - C248
Mary Campbell - C222
Joleen Dake - C231
Debbie Erenberger - C244
Cathie Jones - C245
Gail Murphy – C242
Bonnie Pruett-C206
Nathan Pruett - C219
Marcy Russell (p.m.) - C229
Mathematics
Erik Anderson - D201
Paul Hynek - D205
Marlene Meyer - D210
Charles Miller - D208
Terry Schneekloth - D209
Judy Slezak – F203
Jeff Snider – D204
Media Center
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Music
Craig Aune - H203
Cheri Brummer - H208
Jeff Schafer - H203
Peter Westphalen - H208
Physical Education
Kelly Danilson (p.m.) – A100
Kevin Geary – A100
John Lukasko - A100
Lisa Powers – A100
Lynette Stecklein - A100
Science
Maria Averkamp (a.m.) – D217
Laurie Azeltine - D217
Laura Barden - D228
Sharon Bender - D224
Amy Jabens - D221
Ron Newland - D220
Bill Schwarz - D229
Social Studies
Matt Alexander - B204
Bjorn Berg- C230
Craig Jelinek - B201
Dot Pospischil - B203
Paul Schenkelberg - B202
Tracey Schilling (a.m.) – C229
Special Education
Dave Bergeson - A221
Erik Columbus – F204
Angela Everett – C227
Amy Farmer – C243
John Gianforte - C201
Joe Kaiser - C208
Mary Kelley- C226
Jolene Koranda - C246
Mary McWilliams - C203
Mary Rita Meyers - C246
Jeff Moeller - F202
Pat Otero - C228
Marty VanRoekel - F204
Katie Walsworth - C207
Success Center
Heidi Schmitt - F215
Molly Shedek- F215
Shawn Thomsen - F215
World Language
Susan Armitage - C204
Nichole Broghammer- C221
Mike Dankert (a.m.)
Jim Jones - C220
Roxene Pierce - C205
Secretaries
Denise Fisher - Principal
Laura Fisher - Attendance
Jackie Fossum - Activities
Connie Goldsberry - Guidance
Paraprofessionals
Amy Becicka - C203
Tammy Carolan - Cafeteria
Anne Cook - C226
Traci Davis – A221
Tiffany Delagardelle – C227
Karen Dennis - C226
Melanie Farr – D233
Denise Feaker – Success Center
Judy Graham-Success Center
Brenda Haendler – C208
Peggy Jordan – F202
Kim Kuntz - C207
Kathy Miles - C203
Mary O’Connor - Library
Cheryl Pond – Lib/Workroom
Kelly Pond – C201
Bob Pruett - Parking Lot
Judy Serbousek - School Store
Beth Smith – C228
Debie Towe – Nurse’s Office
Kelly Tlusty - C207
Kim Turley – D233
Steve VanHorn – C226
Custodians
Brad Craig
Frank Drees
Mitch Heferbecker
JoAnn Knowlton
Darold Landuyt
David Markham
Jaymes McClean
Eileen McDermott
Patty Nedrow
Sharon Osborn
Steve Snyder
Linda Updike
Cooks
Charlene Anderson
Sharon Brown
John Buresh
Soon Burger
Beverly Carnahan
Tammy Holder
Cherie Johnson
Patty Konecny
Pam Luther
Annette Michel
Coletta Slezak
Shelley Starcevich
Personnel Leaving
Susan Armitage, German Retirement 11 yearsRoxie Pierce, Spanish Retirement 31 years
Judy Slezak, Math Retirement 34 years
Dave Bergeson, Special Ed. Relocating to Seattle 5 yearsAngie Everett, Special Ed Moving back to Indiana 1 year
Bjorn Berg, Soc. Studies Contract expired 1 year
Jillian Bane, Language Arts One-year leave of absence 2 yearPaul Hynek, Math Contract expired 1 year
Karen Dennis, Para Retirement 20 years
Kim Turley, Para Student left district 1 year
BEDS Total Enrollment
Race Ethnicity by Grade
Grade |Race
Ethnicity
RaceEthnicity
AmericanIndian or
Alaskan
Native
Asian orPacific
Islander
Black, notHispanic
Hispanic White, notHispanic
Grade 11,063 9 26 23 16 989
08 55 5
09 2287 4 7 9 2 265
10 2282 2 5 6 6 263
11 2264 1 7 4 4 248
12 2225 2 7 4 4 208
Gifted/Talented
Grade 9: 20 Students 7 female 13 male 1 male Asian
Grade 10: 36 students 24 female 12 male 1 Hispanic male
Grade 11: 30 students 17 female 13 male 1 Hispanic male
Grade 12: 20 students 11 female 9 male 1 Asian female
Special Education
Level 1 189
Level 2 52Level 3 11
In-school suspensionsPHS
2000-2001 442 Daily Average 4.2 Days Authorized 745
2001-2002 243 Daily Average 3.0 Days Authorized 5012002-2003 449 Daily Average 4.4 Days Authorized 755
2003-2004 487 Daily Average 4.4 Days Authorized 769
487 Total
356 Males 73 Females
178 were students with IEP's240 of 487 were repeat students
One time in ISS: 136 students
Two times: 43 studentsThree times: 29 students
Four times: 39 students
Average age: 16
Caucasian: 224African-American: 13
Hispanic: 4
Asian: 5
Other: 1
Referral Reasons:
Attendance: 127Defiance: 259
Violence: 29
Substance: 36Other: 36
Out of school suspensionsPHS 2003-2004
One day OSS: 16 students
Two days OSS: 7 studentsThree days OSS 5 students
Five days OSS 12 students
Saturday Suspensions
PHS 2003-2004153 total students served a Saturday suspension
140 White
7 African-American6 Hispanic
264 total Saturdays were served
Grade Breakdown
32 Freshmen (11 repeat)50 Sophomores (26 repeat)
42 Juniors (19 repeat)
28 Seniors (6 repeat)
Of the 264 total suspensions--
75 were served for demerit removal/service contract189 were served for disciplinary reasons
TRANSPORTATION MEMORANDUM
TO: BUILDING ADMINISTRATORS
FROM: SCOTT GRABE
SUBJECT: 2003-2004 “BUS DISCIPLINE” REPORT
DATE: 6-7-04
There were a total of 522 “Bus Conduct Reports” filed by bus drivers and building staff andparents during the 03-04 school year. The breakdowns are as follows:
1. High School 98
2. Middle School 154
3. Crest 78
4. Heights 53
5. View 52
6. Ridge 87
As a result of the above “Bus Conduct Reports” the transportation department levied a total of214 “suspension of riding privileges”. The length and total of suspensions are broken-down asfollows:
1. High School 34 (1-5days) 14 (Longer than 5 days)
2. Middle School 37 (1-5 days) 22 (Longer than 5 days)
3. Crest 24 (1-5 days) 7 (Longer than 5 days)
4. Heights 13 (1-5 days) 1 (Longer than 5 days)
5. View 16 (1-5 days) 9 (Longer than 5 days)
6. Ridge 24 (1-5 days) 13 (Longer than 5 days)
Volunteer Hours99.25 recorded hours in Family & Consumer Science with Linda Sadler and Patty Miles
Average Daily Attendance
Non-IEP students95.5%
IEP students 92.6%
Grade Membership
Days
Absent
Days
Present
Days
ADM ADA
8 870 0 870 5 5
9 50331 2206.5 48124.5 289.25 276.63
10 50401 2785 47616 289.69 273.68
11 46746 2514 44232 268.66 254.26
12 40340 2229.5 38110.5 231.86 219.13
Building Test Result Analysis
Achievement Level Tests• 80 sophomores completed the 2-hour review and took their respective ALT's. 49
students took language arts, 15 students took reading, and 16 students took the
math test. This was conducted on Saturday, May 29, 2004.• 48 of these 80 students passed the ALT they took. (60%)
• Of the 48 who passed, 37 passed their third and final test.
• Of those that did not pass, 17 students increased their score and 4 stayed thesame.
• In the Class of 2006, 123 students need to pass at least 1 ALT. 74 of these are
non-IEP students and 49 are IEP students. Of the non-IEP students, 39 need topass one test, 24 need to pass two tests, and 10 need to pass all three tests.
• Compared to the previous year, non-IEP students: The class of 2005 had 102
students needing to pass at least one test, Class of 2006 will have 74 studentsneeding to pass at least one test.
• Class of 2004 had 42 students needing to pass at least one test as incoming
seniors.
• Class of 2005 will have 17 students needing to pass at least one test.
Average GPA's9th grade 2.67
10th grade 2.77
11th grade 2.7712th grade 2.77
Median GPA's
9th grade 2.80
10th grade 2.8711th grade 2.82
12th grade 2.82
ACT Information
Year Tested PHS State Nation N
93-94 23.1 21.9 20.8 92
94-95 22.7 21.8 20.8 88
95-96 23.1 21.9 20.9 105
96-97 21.1 22.1 21.0 102
97-98 21.4 22.1 21.0 111
98-99 22.2 22.0 21.0 91
99-00 22.5 23.0 22.0 128
00-01 21.9 22.0 21.0 109
2001-2002 22.1 22.0 20.8 128
2002-2003 22.7 22.0 20.8 107
ACT Post-Secondary Success Indicator (% scoring above 20 on ACT 66% of the graduates taking the ACT scored above 20.
Percentage of students completing academic core program100% of students completed 4 years of language arts
120 Students or 61% completed 3+ years of mathematics
106 students or 55% completed 3+ years of science126 students or 66% completed 3+ years of social studies.
% of graduates indicating plan to pursue post-secondary education83 students (44.2%) will be attending a community college
68 (36.2%) will be attending a four-year college
12 (6.4%) other post-secondary education or training (11 to cosmetology)10 (5.3%) to military
8 (4.3%) will be in the super-senior program
6 (3.2%) seeking full-time employment1 homemaker
Number of job shadows and internshipsIndependent Student Experiences:
Job Shadow Students placed through Workplace Learning Connection and Speech 11
Class:Fall and Spring Total = 112
Customized Job Shadows or Tours arranged one on one: 21Middle School Job Shadows: 9
Workplace Learning Connection Interns:
Fall, 2003 = 3 studentsWinter, 2004 = 4 students
Spring, 2004 = 2 students
Year Total= 9 (three did not complete the requirements and are not considered in thiscount)
Independent Internships: 7 students
Special Education Services:
Independent Career Activities: 24 studentsInternships: 3 students
IEP Meetings: 7 students
Classroom Presentations: 7 teachers, 100+ studentsMock Interviews: 15 students
Percent of junior class already completing the BASC requirements93% of the Class of 2005 have met BASC requirements (non-IEP students)
Student and Staff Recognition, New Programs, Initiatives
Journalism
Quill and Scroll International Honor SocietyMelissa Bechen Courtneyy Dullea
Erin Van Houten Amanda Forsyth
Zac Fields Aimee NunemakerApril Neal Matt Kostle
ScienceBausch and Lomb Award Justin Smith and Meghann Mahoney
Outstanding Science Students jamie Tindall and Ryan Zenisek
ISU Honors in Engineering Jamie Tindall, Clay Schumacher, Ryan Zenisek12 students earned 10 hours of college credit for College Physics
Botany was added as a science elective and a plant sale generated funds to allow the
class to become partially self-funded.Sharon Bender was named Iowater Classroom Teacher of the Year 2003 for work done
with students on water quality monitoring at Prairie Creek.
Sharon Bender Volunteer Service Award for Teaching from Governor Vilsack for water
quality monitoring.
Special Education
Special Olympics: CJ Strausser won a gold medal at Special Olympics for Bocci Ball.Jeff Sires, Nate Gilson, and Brandon Campbell will be Super Seniors during the 04-05
school year.
Andy Terrell earned a Big Brother, Big Sister award for his volunteer work with anelementary student at Crest.
Initiatives: Reading strategy implementation training, co-teaching collaboration
between math and special education.
Video Production (Hawk's Nest)
Environmental Contest Winners: Jonah Legg, Anna Nehre, and Erin FoizeyKim Hynek received CCNA Certification and Board Recognition for her program.
Mathematics
Judy Slezak was elected for a two-year term to the Executive Board of Iowa Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Industrial Technology
New program--Home Construction and Intro to Technology for all incoming 9th grade
students.Student Awards--SkillsUSA-VICA: Jeff Cooling placed 1st at State and will compete at
Nationals in June.
Special Project--Hawks All Over Campus ProjectElectric Car--1st place at Forest City Competition.
Family and Consumer ScienceLinda Sadler received a $500 grant from the Midwest Dairy Council and will speak at
the Iowa Family and Consumer Science Conference in Ames on July 27.
Guidance
Kay Pundt was the recipient of a Governor's Award for Outstanding Iowa Counselor
Kay Pundt was the President of the AEA 10 Guidance Counselor Group
Language Arts
Noreen Colbeck-Bush received a Prairie Foundation Grant to fund cost of 7 Habits
books for English 10 students.
Vocal Music
All-State MusiciansLeigh Hofer Lacey Benter
Evelyn Rossow Meghann Mahoney
Elaine Sokolowski Becky DoveJennifer Drahos Joe Trpkosh
Casey Rigdon
Concert Chorale received their 6th consecutive Division I rating.
Ambassadors made finals in 3 of 4 competitions.
Two new classes next year--9th boys chorus and madrigal singers.
Business, Information Management and Marketing
Russ Bush was named Wal-Mart local teacher of the year.Cedar Rapids West Rotary Club also recognized him as PHS Teacher of the Year.