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page 3 school board page 4 who we are page 5 what we offer page 6 our schools page 7 our students page 8 our community page 9 our graduates page 10/11 district highlights page 12 revenues page 13 expenditures page 14 assessment schedule page 15 kindergarten/grade 1 page 16 grade 2 page 17 grade 5 page 18 grade 6 page 19 grade 7 page 20 grade 8 page 21 extra-curricular activities page 22 grade 11 page 23 sat/ap courses page 24 class of 2010 plans with pride we present to you the 2009-2010 annual report to the community this publication highlights the many accomplishments of our students staff schools and school district it provides a glimpse into the many amazing things going on inside our seven schools and highlights some of the wonderful people who work so hard to truly prepare our students for the world this annual report will provide you with information on the performance of our students on measures of their academic progress it will give you a look at our staff members with whom our students interact every day it will give you a glimpse of the leadership team that helps to guide our school district initiatives so that we move ever closer to our mission of providing a learning environment that utilizes all resources to enable students to reach their highest potential and to ensure educational opportunities for all the success in our classrooms is the direct result of the amazing work of our teachers support staff members principals and parents our classrooms are alive with imagination energy and a love for learning we hope that some of the photos and program descriptions in this annual report will give you a sense of the high quality of a public school education in our community we encourage you to take some time to examine this annual report whether or not you have children currently in our schools we hope that you will agree that the perkiomen valley school district is focused on providing our students with the support they need to be successful in school and beyond we would love to hear from you on how you think our school district is doing your feedback on this annual report and on how well pvsd serves the community is important to help us as we continue to grow and improve please email your responses to webmaster@pvsd.org lynn bigelow president board of school directors clifford l rogers ed.d superintendent of schools annual report 2

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the nine members of the perkiomen valley board of school directors are elected at large to serve the citizens of collegeville schwenksville and trappe boroughs and lower frederick perkiomen and skippack townships the board meets on the first and second monday of each month at 7:30 p.m at the perkiomen valley high school library input from our residents is always welcome and encouraged during the 2009-2010 school year the board of school directors recognized 112 students 41 staff members and 27 community members for outstanding achievements and contributions to the perkiomen valley school district the pv board of directors recognizes the achievements of many student groups including the pv middle school west mural club this group of students and staff members was honored in april 2010 for the amazing murals that they have designed in the middle school back left to right gerry barnefiher david warren randy bennett john king bonnie neiman and superintendent dr clifford rogers front left to right diane landes lori snyder vice president lynn bigelow president and capt sam schweigert it is the mission of the perkiomen valley school district to provide a learning environment that utilizes all resources to enable students to reach their highest potential and to ensure educational opportunities for all school board service is voluntary members are elected to four-year terms and are not paid for the countless hours they spend on school district business school board service requires a sizeable time commitment perkiomen valley board of school directors attend hundreds of meetings a year including local government meetings committee meetings and meetings for organizations such as the north montco technical career center and the central perkiomen valley regional planning commission annual report 3

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the perkiomen valley school district serves approximately 5,900 students in central montgomery county pennsylvania established in 1969 through a merger of the collegeville-trappe and schwenksville school districts we celebrated our 40th anniversary during the 2009 -2010 school year the school district includes an area of 30 square miles and has a total population of approximately 31,000 residents in six municipalities collegeville borough lower frederick township perkiomen township schwenksville borough skippack township and trappe borough we are very proud of our history of academic excellence and we will strive to exceed this level of excellence as we move into the future our students display strong performance and high achievement on standardized testing and many of our graduates move on to post-secondary educational institutions we are privileged to receive continual support from parents community members and members of our board of school directors who are energetic and determined together we are committed to providing the finest educational opportunities for all students in the district operating school buildings students as of 9/09 million annual budget employees sending municipalities teachers full-time school support staff maintenance/custodial staff part-time school support staff food service staff administrators other professional staff starting teacher salary average teacher salary maximum teacher salary teachers with advanced degree 82 bachelor s degree 352 master s degree 2 doctorate of teachers have 3 or fewer years with pv average teacher years of service teachers w 30-34 years of service teachers w 35 years of service based on 6/14/10 board enrollment report in march 2009 the perkiomen valley school district adopted its strategic plan to guide the school district through the 2014 school year a steering committee composed of school board members parents administrators teachers students and community members helped to develop the strategic plan the strategic plan which is available on the pvsd website at www.pvsd.org will be under midpoint review during the 2010-2011 school year elementary middle school high school annual report 4

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from the elementary teacher captivating students with the joys of reading to the high school physics teacher who brings science lessons to life with classroom experiments perkiomen valley teachers work hard each and every day to ensure that our children are receiving the best education possible we are proud of our faculty and staff who work together to embrace the common goal of supporting student learning guided by the student health advisory council and the student wellness policy which took effect in june 2006 our staff is focused on providing instruction services and programs that improve our students overall health and well-being perkiomen valley school district teachers implement a dynamic and innovative curriculum our standards-based curriculum both challenging and broad specifies what should be taught in our schools the curriculum expects much of students good study habits attention to quality efforts and an active discussion of key concepts with the combined efforts of students parents and teachers perkiomen valley graduates emerge as wellrounded thoughtful citizens the curriculum is revised on a cyclical basis to ensure that it is both current and of high quality focused on 21st century learning the perkiomen valley school district utilizes numerous technology resources to help enhance the instruction and experiences in our classrooms from smart boardtm devices to video conferencing capabilities our students are provided with state-of-the-art technology that supplements classroom instruction perkiomen valley school district staff members are provided with opportunities to attend programs that will allow them to further their education and enhance their teaching practice these professional development opportunities are essential to improving the learning of children we believe in offering opportunities for our students that broaden their horizons beyond the school day in addition to our athletic opportunities and extra-curricular clubs we are proud to offer organized trips competitions and nominations to special programs annual report 5

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509 gravel pike collegeville pa 19426 610 489-1230 lead principal cyndi lewis blue house principal patti scott red house principal sean berk white house principal mark stipa enrollment 1,708 students building size 352,000 sq ft built 1972 renovations 1997 and 2005 100 kagey road collegeville pa 19426 610 409-8580 principal seamus clune assistant principal amy sacks enrollment 765 students building size 160,000 sq ft built 1996 220 big road zieglerville pa 19492 484 977-7210 principal ryan stanson-marsh assistant principal donna milligan enrollment 640 students building size 173,153 sq ft built 2004 98 kagey road collegeville pa 19426 610 409-9751 principal kim minor enrollment 724 students building size 84,000 sq ft built 1996 55 second street schwenksville pa 19473 484 961-7064 principal pauline galiardi enrollment 579 students building size 80,500 sq ft built 2003 4081 heckler road collegeville pa 19426 610 409-6060 principal kim boyd enrollment 803 students building size 84,000 sq ft built 1998 200 east third avenue trappe pa 19426 610 489-2991 principal dr michelle cinciripino enrollment 691 students building size 74,000 sq ft built 1957 renovations 1995 all enrollment numbers are from the september 2009 enrollment report annual report 6

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6500 6000 5500 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 enrollment data is from the monthly enrollment reports provided to the pv board of school directors in september of each year 0.20 5.60 5.43 2.42 american indian/alaskan native asian/pacific islander black non-hispanic 86.36 hispanic white regular education special education gifted education limited english proficiency free or reduced lunch descriptors as defined by no child left behind and reported to the pennsylvania department of education annual report 7

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the perkiomen valley school district is an active partner in the community our students and staff are heavily involved in the community attending various events and participating in volunteer projects with service organizations representatives from the school district also participate in regular meetings with officials from our six municipalities and serve on the central perkiomen regional planning commission our community education program offers educational and enrichment classes for all members of our community this is a wonderful opportunity for senior citizens adults with no children in our schools or any other community member to participate in a class or program in our school buildings for more information about the community education program and to see the courses currently being offered please visit www.pvsd.org and click on the link to community education gold card program perkiomen valley school district residents age 60 and over are welcome to join the school district s gold card club and enroll in many of our classes at a savings of 50 to apply for a gold card please visit our website at www.pvsd.org and print off an application or you can visit our school district office at 3 iron bridge drive collegeville a total of 70 pvhs students and parents participated in an annual cleanup of the skippack creek students gathered trash from the banks of the west branch of the skippack creek below the village all of the participants worked very hard and our skippy is a better environment for their efforts the fitness trail at pv middle school west in zieglerville was constructed in june 2010 to provide opportunities for students and community members to improve core and large muscle group strength flexibility and cardiovascular endurance the fitness trail was funded through a generous grant from the pottstown area health wellness foundation musical performances all perkiomen valley senior citizens are invited to matinee performances at no cost to many of our musical shows please check our website for more information annual report 8

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a total of 353 perkiomen valley high school students received their diplomas at graduation ceremonies on friday june 18 2010 a total of 76 of pvhs graduates who planned to attend college were accepted into their first choice including top colleges universities and specialty schools such as albright college alvernia university american university art institute of philadelphia bloomsburg university brown university bucknell university cabrini college california university of pa clarion university cornell university culinary institute of america delaware valley college drexel university eastern university elizabethtown college elon university emerson college florida institute of technology george mason university georgetown university gwynedd mercy college hussian school of art indiana university of pa james madison university kutztown university lasalle university lebanon valley college lehigh university lock haven university lycoming college messiah college millersville university montgomery county community college moravian college new york film academy ohio university penn state altoona penn state berks penn state harrisburg penn state main campus penn state schuylkill philadelphia university saint joseph s university santa monica college shippensburg university slippery rock university susquehanna university swarthmore college syracuse university temple university the restaurant school at walnut hill college university of arizona university of chicago university of connecticut university of houston university of michigan university of pittsburgh university of virginia west chester university students received scholarships totaling $2,137,900 10 national merit scholarship qualifiers 7 commended students and 3 merit scholars 33 students were members of our national honor society 80 of the senior class that took ap tests scored a 3 or above 8 students enlisted in the armed services to serve our country 202 students participated in the high school s senior career study program 30 students completed programs at the north montco technical career center pac 10 cross country champion vince perozze took third-place in district 1 won 3 gold medals at the pac 10 spring track championships and finished third in the state championship meet my son recently graduated from college and i feel that pv high school prepared him well for his studies the teaching staff cares and they are dedicated educators i was pleased with his education proud parent perkiomen valley high school graduate community survey 2009-2010 annual report 9

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every year students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 participate in the pennsylvania state system of assessment test commonly referred to as the pssa these tests are designed to determine if the students are making what is known as adequate yearly progress ayp which is a measurement defined by the no child left behind act in 2010 in order to meet ayp schools are required to have at least 56 of their students score proficient or higher on the mathematics assessment and at least 63 of their students are expected to score proficient or higher on the reading assessment since the inception of no child left behind perkiomen valley students have consistently met or exceeded the ayp targets in mathematics and reading we continue to work with students in all schools who are not yet able to demonstrate proficiency in reading and/or mathematics and support their growth as well each of our elementary buildings has a differentiated instruction model in place that provides interventions to students based upon their academic needs at the secondary level in addition to interventions middle states goals have supported the efforts to help students make progress towards proficiency pvsd proficient advanced in mathematics 72.2 89.3 90.6 92.1 86.9 95.0 90.3 pvsd proficient advanced in reading 80.4 93.8 86.6 83.9 80.7 88.0 87.0 state target for advanced proficient in reading grade 11 8 7 state target for advanced proficient in mathematics 6 5 4 3 during the 2009-2010 school year autistic support classrooms were opened for 28 perkiomen valley students previously receiving their education classes through the montgomery county intermediate unit or approved private schools there were a total of four classes opened three classes k-5 were opened at south elementary school and one class at pv middle school west this provided students living in the perkiomen valley school district the opportunity to attend school within their home school district the special education department hired new staff for the autistic support program a supervisor of special education four special education teachers eight para-educators an occupational therapist speech therapist and behavior specialist all possessing experience in the area of autism annual report 10

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perkiomen valley high school made philadelphia magazine s exclusive list of top public high schools of 2009 philadelphia magazine s rankings are based on a variety of statistical factors including test scores percentage of graduates attending college faculty information extra-curricular programs spending per student and school district family income level we are proud of the acknowledgment that our high school is one of the top in the area students and staff members in the perkiomen valley school district participate in many community programs and invite participation in our schools by community organizations here are just a few of the community organizations and area businesses with whom we have partnerships collegeville rotary club collegeville women s club colonnade at schwenksville glaxo-smith kline local police and fire departments montgomery county community college montgomery county youth and family services perkiomen valley chamber of commerce skippack lions club ursinus college the perkiomen valley school district foundation is an independent nonprofit organization created to encourage excellence by enhancing and enriching the educational opportunities offered by the perkiomen valley school district the foundation provides funding of programs that would not otherwise be available through tax dollars or other traditional funding sources in 2009-2010 the pvsd foundation provided more than $43,000 in grants to teachers for many different projects for a detailed list of grants and for more information about the pvsd foundation visit www.pvsdfoundation.org the 2009-2010 school year brought many incredible accomplishments from our students this list is representative of only a few of the these outstanding achievements the pvhs girl s tennis team was undefeated and won the pac-10 championship a total of 52 students designed 26 solar-powered model cars and participated on the suns of vikings team in the 17th annual philadelphia junior sprint rally at the franklin institute due to their success these students were then invited to compete in the 13th annual nesea northeast junior solar sprint rally the pvhs marching vikings capped off an amazing season by being crowned the 2009 ussba group 1 national champions senior todd stong received a national scholastic art writing award the american visions medal todd received the award for his oil painting chair on bed a piece that serves as an allegorical self portrait annual report 11

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state 20 federal 1 our school buildings anchor the community in many ways and host meetings and events for scouting organizations community-based sports organizations voting and courses for local universities the pvsd operations department maintains 1.1 million square feet of buildings and is responsible for the upkeep of almost 250 acres of school district property every year pv buses traveled a total of 1,820,000 miles during the 2009-2010 school year pvsd is participating in a multi-county transportation study aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of transporting pv students across neighboring school districts the 2009-2010 school year was the last year for the occupational assessment tax oat which was replaced with an increase in earned income tax eit local 79 real estate taxes earned income tax real estate transfer tax occupational assessment tax public utility realty tax per capita taxes delinquent taxes earnings on investment tuition rentals and all others from other educational agencies basic educational subsidy pa accountability grant special education subsidy transportation capital project reimbursement state property tax allocation state share of social security state share of retirement all other state subsidies $51,677,498 $4,900,000 $1,100,000 $4,150,000 $70,000 $253,900 $1,500,000 $900,000 $1,673,887 $1,692,100 $5,666,374 321,858 $2,106,956 $2,279,000 $1,210,000 $1,731,357 $1,529,961 $1,494,127 $359,766 annual report 12

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noninstructional services 2 instructional support services 32 debt service 11 instructional programs 55 the perkiomen valley food services department served a total of 446,922 meals in the 2009-2010 school year the pvsd community education department offered 110 programs to 3,094 participants last school year the pv school district through its transportation contractor sta inc transported 5,600 students to pv schools and another 1,100 students to private schools each day last year over 95 of all pvsd students received transportation during the 2009-2010 school year due to the many utility efficiency suggestions and efforts from pv staff members the district saved almost $250,000 last year the pvsd website is updated regularly as the budget is developed and we have many resources online to help residents understand the budget process regular instruction special education vocational education other instructional community education $33,825,005 $11,118,293 $1,682,647 $597,104 $237,751 pupil instructional staff support administration pupil health business/fiscal operations maintenance of facilities transportation central support others $7,368,213 $4,325,223 $919,402 $783,849 $8,051,456 $6,028,502 $402,421 student activities athletics $360,413 $1,102,730 transfers to debt service $9,931,275 annual report 13

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curriculum benchmarks pssa reading/math terranova sat/act dibels pssa writing advanced placement pssa science inview grade 4sight psat dra other measures k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 postgrad xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx students accepted to first choice of post-grad graduates perceptions on quality of preparation for the future student participation in extra­ and co-curricular activities x x student participation and success in higher level math x x reading basic level literacy progress progress toward standards proficiency nat l benchmarking demonstration of standards proficiency nclb aptitude sat college prep aptitude course admisselection sions college course credit non-assessment measures of progress toward strategic goals key dibels tests are administered in various grade levels in our schools pvsd benchmarks of progress we have developed a schedule of assessments with a series of checkpoints to monitor the progress of students relative to grade-level standards the information that we gather from this progress monitoring helps us to realize the strengths and needs of our students in response we consider the necessary adjustments in the appropriate areas as we strive to support the success of our students we will present information annually in an effort to inform the community about our students learning and achievement you can download a copy of this assessment schedule by visiting our website at www.pvsd.org clicking on the parents tab at the top and then clicking on the assessments link annual report 14

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what percentage of kindergarten students met or exceeded the targets 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 eve rgreen schwenksville skippack south 70.0 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 80.6 97.4 93.5 target by the end of kindergarten students will demonstrate proficiency at a dra level 3 indicating that early reading skills are in place the chart above shows the percentage of students in each building who met or exceeded proficiency at the targeted level first-grade students participate in a developmental reading assessment dra which is an individual reading assessment designed to measure each student s reading level beginning in the 2010-2011 school year kindergarten students will also be assessed using the dra in january and may during the dra students read a leveled book to their teacher and then retell the story the teacher listens for accuracy and fluency as the student reads a student s ability to retell the story can indicate how well they are comprehending what percentage of first-grade students met or exceeded the targets 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ever green schwenksville skippack south 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 84.6 77.6 88.7 80.0 target by the end of first grade students will demonstrate proficiency at the dra level 16 indicating they are reading at their appropriate level along the continuum of reading development the chart above shows the percentage of students in each building who met or exceeded proficiency at the targeted level annual report 15

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