Demographics Write-up

Student Class Enrollment	Males:    11                                                  Females:11
Grade Level(s) in Your Class	9th
Subject(s) Taught	Health
Demographics:
School Socio-Economic Status	_15___% of free and reduced lunch
School Location	___Urban     __X__Suburban     ___Rural
Describe relevant aspects of your School & Community that influence and/or impact teaching & learning. (Examples: curriculum, reform models, school focus, community partnerships, community support level)	Issaquah High School is located in the heart of Issaquah, a community of middle to upper socioeconomic status. The school is classified as a 4A, the largest classification in the state. 1,320 students attended the school last year.  The school offers support services for special needs students and others.  Homework help is offered after school from teachers in homework labs. The teaching staff although coming from many different schools of thought, the mojoratiy come from the same background.  The recent remodel of the school has changed the education envirnment emensely.  Having an impact on many different areas of the education process.  First, student and teacher moral is soaring, second, the advancement and use of technology is beyond what many were ready for and thus has created an eager scramble to learn.  Teachers are offered encentives to keep pace with the changing technology (i.e. smartboards, document cameras).    Classroom demographics are split even between the races. However, a mojarity are white and from a high socioeconomic status.  This creates an ease in classroom management.   Students are generally well motivated to learn.  Problems arise most commonly in the males with ADD or ADHD.  Also, because of the strong SES students posses great aptitude with technology. Parent support is not seen in class, being a high school, however, parent interest is apparent.  Parents are generally concerned with how their son or daughter is doing and usually willing to work with them at home.  The classroom has about 1 computer for every 4 students.  Being that we are in an affluent community levies are easily passed and thus the rapid improvement in technology in recent years.
Classroom  Mobility *your classroom	__2__% of student turnover within the school year
Race/Ethnicity *your classroom	___1.5_% Black                                                __2__% Hispanic         __79.7__% White                                               ___0.4_% American Indian  ___16.3_% Asian/Pacific Islander                         ___4_% Multiracial
Spoken Languages *your classroom	__75__% English as a first language  __4__% Fluent in English as a second language  __2__% English-language learner
Identified Special Student Needs (List any types of specific learning disabilities and/or gifted/talented students and the number of identified students ) *Your classroom	·       3 IEP students ·       2 ELL students ·       6 ESL students ·       1 student with physical impairments ·       3 students with vision impairments ·       1 gifted and talented student
Academic Profile
Assessment Data:	Standardized or teacher designed test(s) administered to your students (include year given) ·       Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELs reading fluency test) (Fall 2009) ·       Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) (Spring 2009) ·       Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI), comprehension assessment (Fall 2009)  __15__% Above     __55__% At Standard     __30__% Below Standard