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May 29, 2012
I. Our Mission
Our mission is to be the school of
choice for those seeking a rigorous
and supportive early college
experience on a university campus.
II. The Pillars
We promise to provide the following
to our students…
1. Small School Environment
2. Teaching Excellence
3. University Partnership
4. Focus on STEM Education
III. Student Commitments (DRSLs)
NUAMES students are expected to
commit to the following principles…
1.
2.
3.
4.
Citizenship
College Readiness
Core Curriculum
Communication
Focus on STEM Education
University Partnership
Teaching Excellence
Small School Environment
Pillar 1
Small School Environment
Class Size
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
WSD
DSD
NUAMES
School Enrollment
Total Student Enrollment (Oct 1)
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
SY 2013
Pillar 2
Teaching Excellence

Seven New Hires
◦ Diana Bass – Social Studies – AP US History, AP European History &
World Civilizations
◦ Brenda Casper – PE, Health and Drivers ED, Student Gov.
◦ Nevelyn Headrick – Engineering and Science – IED, Physics
◦ Mary Johnston – ACT Prep and Financial Literacy
◦ Steve Ludlow – English – English 10, CE English 1010, Creative
Writing
◦ Sarah Whitbeck – Math – Pre-Calculus, Algebra 2
◦ Michelle Banz – Psychology and AP Psychology

Professional Development Focus
◦ ACT Prep and College Readiness
◦ Student Academic Progress
◦ Promotion of College Atmosphere

Performance Bonus Program
◦ This year, Bonuses may be as high as $1000 per
teacher per term
Average GPA Last Four Years
3.40
3.35
3.30
3.25
3.20
3.15
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Pillar 3
University Partnership

Fall 2012 - New Classrooms
 2 New classrooms in current building for this year
 1 New conference room in current building for this
year

Fall 2013 – New Building

Concerns?
Space
Pillar 4
Focus on STEM Education

Science

Technology
◦ 3rd out of 172 Schools in Utah CRT’s last year
◦ 2 TSA National finalists
 Minna Wang and Tanner Lemperle
◦ 2nd in State TSA Vex Robotics Competition

Engineering - Project Lead the Way

NUAMES will add two additional courses
◦ NUAMES has the largest high school engineering program
in Utah.
◦ In 2010-2011 – 300 students enrolled in PLTW courses.
◦ In 2011-2012 – 348 students enrolled in PLTW courses.
◦ 2012-2013 – Engineering Design and Development
◦ 2013-2014 – Biotechnology/Biomedical Engineering
NUAMES outperformed the state and nation in every PLTW category offered.
100
95
90
85
80
NUAMES
75
Utah % passing
Nation % passing
70
65
60
55
50
Aerospace
Digital Electronics
Intro to Engineering
Principles of
Engineering
Communication
Citizenship
Focus on STEM Education
University Partnership
Teaching Excellence
Small School Environment
Northern Utah Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science
Student Commitment 1
Citizenship
Attendance
% Students Absent 10+ Days
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
NUAMES
DSD
Northridge
Clearfield
Layton
Davis
Discipline
Suspensions
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
NUAMES
Northridge
Clearfield
Layton
Davis
Discipline
50
45
Referrals to Law Enforcement
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
NUAMES
Northridge
Clearfield
Layton
Davis

Student Activities

Community Service
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
SBOs
Clubs
Honor Society
Rotary (Interact)
Girls’ State
Boys’ State
Dances
Socials
◦ Many Capstones included this component
◦ Business/Education Partners: Northrop
Grumman, Futura Industries, Wells Fargo,
Moore Good Ideas, Kohl’s, J.C. Penney’s, WSU,
DATC, DSD.
Student Commitment 2
College Readiness
Number of NUAMES Graduates
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
Number of Early College Students
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Early College Tuition Paid Out by NUAMES
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
Total Early College Tuition Paid Out
Scholarships Paid out by WSU
Tuition Paid out by NUAMES
400000
350000
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
EC Tuition Paid Per NUAMES Student
Total Tuition Paid by NUAMES / Total NUAMES Enrollment
$800
$700
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
Associate Degrees Earned
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
Percentage of Seniors Graduating with
Associate Degrees
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
SY 2009
SY 2010
SY 2011
SY 2012
Post-High School Scholarships
Scholarships Earned
$1,800,000
$1,600,000
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$2010
2011
2012
Percentage of Seniors receiving Post-High
School Scholarships
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
52/87
84/120
SY 2010-11
SY 2011-12
Early College Grade Point Average
3.4
3.35
3.3
3.25
2010-11
2011-12
3.2
3.15
3.1
3.05
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Early College Students on
Academic Probation
18
16
14
12
Fall
10
Spring
8
6
4
2
0
2010-11 yr
2011-12 yr

Concurrent Enrollment
◦ Current Offerings





CE Math 1050/1060
PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design
PLTW Principles Of Engineering
PLTW Aerospace Engineering
PLTW Digital Electronics

Concurrent Enrollment
◦ New Offerings




CE Math 1010
CE Math 1030
CE English 1010
PLTW Engineering Design and Development
2011-12 CE Grade Distribution
180
160
140
120
1st term
100
2nd term
80
3rd term
60
4th term
40
20
0
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Advanced Placement
◦ Current Offerings – None
◦ New Offerings






AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
Calculus
English
European History
United States History
Psychology
Spanish
% of Students Having Taken the ACT
Sophomores – (135/158) 85%
100%
90%
Juniors – (128/142) 90%
80%
70%
Seniors – (119/120) 99%
60%
50%
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Average ACT Scores for SY 2011
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
Nation
Utah
NUAMES - All
NUAMES Seniors
All Sophomores will take new ACT Prep class for SY 2012-13
National Merit Scholarship Finalists:
2 in 2012
Devon Taylor
Grayson Moore
2 in 2013
Alex Hardy
Minna Wang
Student Commitment 3
Core Curriculum
Average GPA by Term - 2010-2012
3.4
3.35
3.3
3.25
2010-11
2011-12
3.2
3.15
3.1
3.05
First
Second
Third
Fourth
On the 2011 Utah End of Level CRTs,
Out of 172 High Schools, NUAMES ranked . . .
22nd in Math

NUAMES Math Program Changes for Fall 2012
◦ Placement testing for each incoming student
◦ Summer Algebra I “Boot camp”
◦ Each Math teacher will have their own “Math Lab”
◦ Additional Courses
 CE Math 1010
 CE Math 1030

To be Developed During the 2012-2013 SY
◦ Common Grading Disclosures
◦ Common Assessments
◦ Competency Based Credit Offerings
Algebra 1
Algebra 1
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 11
State 12 (Proj)
The State
NUAMES 11
NUAMES 12 (Proj)
NUAMES
Algebra 2
Algebra 2
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12 (Proj)
NUAMES 10
NUAMES 11
NUAMES
NUAMES 12 (Proj)
Geometry
Geometry
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 08
State 09
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
(Proj)
08
09
10
11
12 (Proj)
NUAMES
On the 2011 Utah End of Level CRTs,
Out of 172 High Schools, NUAMES ranked . . .
3rd in Science
Chemistry
Chemistry
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 08
State 09
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
(Proj)
08
09
10
11
12 (Proj)
NUAMES
Physics
Physics
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12 (Proj)
NUAMES 10
NUAMES 11
NUAMES
NUAMES 12 (Proj)
Biology
Biology
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 08
State 09
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
(Proj)
08
09
10
11
12 (Proj)
NUAMES
On the 2011 Utah End of Level CRTs,
Out of 172 High Schools, NUAMES ranked . . .
3rd in English
10th Grade English
10th Grade English
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 08
State 09
State 10
State 11
The State
State 12
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
(Proj)
08
09
10
11
12 (Proj)
NUAMES
11th Grade English
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
State 08
State 09
State 10
State 11
The State
11th Grade English
State 12
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
NUAMES
(Proj)
08
09
10
11
12 (Proj)
NUAMES
On the 2011 Utah End of Level CRTs,
Out of 172 High Schools, NUAMES ranked . . .
2nd Overall
Commitment 4
Communication

Capstone/Portfolio

Mentor Program

Essays/Writing

Continue to improve communication with
stakeholders

1. Continue Improving College Readiness and
Academic Performance

2. Launch/Promote AP and CE programs

3. Promote a College Atmosphere

4. Support Professional Development
Activities and a Collaborative Environment
PowerPoint Design
by:
Neal James