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Northern Cambria School District
Address
Map
813 35th Street

Northern Cambria,
,
Cambria County
,
Pennsylvania
15714

United States of America
Information
TypePublic
School board9 locally elected members
SuperintendentJoseph Kimmel, M'ed (contract August 11, 2014 to August 11, 2017)[1][2] Salary $110,000[3]

former Superintendent Dr. John A. Jubas retired May 2014[4]

former Superintendent Thomas Estep[5] salary $114,000 (2007) retired July 1, 2010
AdministratorFaith Riling, Interim Director of Finance

Joe Homerski, Information Technology Director
Mike Weber, Cafeteria Director

Tim Born, Maintenance Director
PrincipalRebecca Pupo, HS (2014)
former principal Joy Tibbott
Faculty27 teachers[6]
Grades9th - 12th
Age14 years old to 21 years old special education
Number of pupils386 pupils (2014),[7]

376 pupils (2012-13)[8]
373 pupils (2009-10)[9][10]

402 pupils (2005)
 • Grade 981 (2013), 105 (2010)
 • Grade 1089 (2013), 91
 • Grade 1195 (2013), 90
 • Grade 12109 (2013), 97 (2010)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)gold and black
per pupil spending$11,562 (2008)
per pupils spending$13,030.59 (2013)[11]
Websitehttp://www.ncsd.k12.pa.us

Northern Cambria High School is located at 813 35th Street, Northern Cambria. It is a small, rural public school in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is the sole high school operated by the Northern Cambria School District. In 2014, enrollment was 386 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 44% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 11% of pupils received special education services, while none of pupils were identified as gifted.[12] The school employed 35 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education, 5% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The current high school building is the John F. Kennedy building, which opened in 1963 when the students from the former Barnesboro and Spangler High Schools were first housed at the same location. In 2013, High School Principal, Joy Tibbott was moved to the administrative offices as Director of Education as part of lawsuit settlement. She was to hold the position through 2014-15 school year.[13]

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2012, Northern Cambria High School reported an enrollment of 379 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 152 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, the School employed 26.9 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 13:1.[14] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1 teacher was rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.[15] The School is a federally designated Title I school. Dennis Colbert retired as Principal of the school in 2010.[16]

High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Academics

2014 School Performance Profile

Northern Cambria High School achieved 76.7 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 70% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 66% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 65% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[17][18] Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.[19]

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,134 of 2,947 Pennsylvania public schools (72 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.[20] Fifty-three percent of schools statewide received lower SPP scores compared with last year's, while 46 percent improved. A handful were unchanged.[21][22]

2013 School Performance Profile

Northern Cambria High School achieved 72.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement.[23] The actual test performance data was withheld by the PDE.[24] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher. Pennsylvania 11th grade students no longer take the PSSAs. Instead, beginning in 2012, they take the Keystone Exams at the end of the associated course.[25]

AYP history

AYP History

In 2012, Northern Cambria High School declined to Warning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status, due to missing all metric measured.[26] In 2011, Northern Cambria High School achieved AYP status.[27] Effective with Spring 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education discontinued administering the PSSA's to 11th graders. From 2003 to 2010, Northern Cambria High School achieved AYP status each school year.

PSSA results

Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and were mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[28] In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[29]

11th Grade Reading:

  • 2012 - 66% on grade level, (15% below basic). State - 67% of 11th graders are on grade level.[30]
  • 2011 - 67% (20% below basic). State - 69.1%[31]
  • 2010 - 74% (13% below basic). State - 66%[32]
  • 2009 - 72% (14% below basic). State - 65%[33]
  • 2008 - 60% (21% below basic). State - 65%[34]
  • 2007 - 63% (13% below basic). State - 65%[35]

11th Grade Math:

  • 2012 - 54% on grade level (25% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 59% of 11th graders are on grade level.[36]
  • 2011 - 59% (21% below basic). State - 60.3%[37]
  • 2010 - 61% (24% below basic). State - 59%[38]
  • 2009 - 62% (24% below basic). State - 56%[39]
  • 2008 - 39% (36% below basic). State - 56%[40]
  • 2007 - 52% (28% below basic). State - 53%[41]

11th Grade Science:

  • 2012 - 28% on grade level (9% below basic). State - 42% of 11th graders were on grade level.[42]
  • 2011 - 34% (15% below basic). State - 40%[43]
  • 2010 - 47.7% (8% below basic). State - 39%
  • 2009 - 47% (15% below basic). State - 40%[44]
  • 2008 - 17% (26% below basic). State - 39%[45]
  • 2007 - students field tested. Results withheld from the public by PDE.

College Remediation Rate

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 8% of the Northern Cambria High School graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[46][47] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[48][49] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

Graduation rate

In 2014, Northern Cambria School District’s graduation rate was 80.58%.[50]

  • 2013 - 83.84%[51]
  • 2012 - 84.9%[52]
  • 2011 - 82%[53]
  • 2010 - 84.9%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate.[54]
According to traditional graduation rate calculations

Graduation requirements

Among Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts, graduation requirements widely vary. The Northern Cambria School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 22 credits to graduate, including: a required class every year in math 4 credits, English 4 credits social studies 3.5 credits, science 3.5 credits, Physical Education 2 credits, health .5 credits, Computers 2 credits, arts humanities 5.5 credits and electives.[58] Students in the class of 2019 are required to pass a total of 24.5 credits.

For nearly two decades, all Pennsylvania secondary school students were required to complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[59] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[60]

By Pennsylvania State School Board regulations, beginning with the class of 2017, public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, and English Literature by passing the respective Keystone Exams for each course.[61] The exam is given at the end of the course. Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.[62]

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Schools are mandated to provide targeted assistance to help the student be successful. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.[63][64] For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.[65] In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.[66] Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

AP Courses

In 2014, Northern Cambria High School offered 1 Advanced Placement (AP) course at a higher cost than regular courses. The fee for each AP Exam is $91 (2014).[67] The school normally retains $9 of that fee as a rebate to help with administrative costs. In 2012, the fee was $89 per test per pupil. Students have the option of taking College Board approved courses and then taking the College Board's examination in the Spring. Students, who achieve a 3 or better on the exam, may be awarded college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education institution sets its own standards about what level of credits are awarded to a student based on their AP exam score. Most higher education give credits for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also give credits for scores of 3. High schools give credits towards graduation to students who take the school's AP class. At Northern Cambria School District the AP courses are weighted at 1.06 credits.[68] At Northern Cambria High School none of the students who took an AP course earned a 3 or better on the exam.[69]

SAT scores

In 2014, 71 Northern Cambria School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 457. The Math average score was 475. The Writing average score was 440.[70][71] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[72] In 2014, 1,672,395 students took the SATs in the United States.

In 2013, 53 Northern Cambria School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 430. The Math average score was 470. The Writing average score was 435. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[73]

In 2012, 48 Northern Cambria School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 449. The Math average score was 492. The Writing average score was 459. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 67 Northern Cambria School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 461. The Math average score was 467. The Writing average score was 439.[74] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[75] In the United States, 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[76]

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a research arm of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, compared the SAT data of students in rural areas of Pennsylvania to students in urban areas. From 2003 to 2005, the average total SAT score for students in rural Pennsylvania was 992, while urban students averaged 1,006. During the same period, 28 percent of 11th and 12th graders in rural school districts took the exam, compared to 32 percent of urban students in the same grades. The average math and verbal scores were 495 and 497, respectively, for rural students, while urban test-takers averaged 499 and 507, respectively. Pennsylvania’s SAT composite score ranked low on the national scale in 2004. The composite SAT score of 1,003 left Pennsylvania ranking 44 out of the 50 states and Washington, DC.[77]

Tuition

Students who live within the Northern Cambria School District's attendance area may choose to attend one of Pennsylvania's 157 public charter schools. A student living in a neighboring public school district or a foreign exchange student may seek admission to Northern Cambria HIgh School. For these cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Education sets an annual tuition rate for each school district. It is the amount the public school district pays to a charter school for each resident student that attends the charter and it is the amount a nonresident student's parents must pay to attend the Northern Cambria School District schools. The 2013 tuition rates for Northern Cambria High School was $9,992.[78]

Grants

Classrooms for the Future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006 to 2009. The School District applied to participate in 2006-07, but was denied funding by PA Education Secretary Gerald Zahorchak. In 2007-08 and in 2008-09 did not apply for funding in spite of repeated requests from the Board to do so.[79][80][81][82] Among the public school districts in Cambria County, the highest award was given to Greater Johnstown School District which received $463,166. The highest funding statewide was awarded to Philadelphia City School District in Philadelphia County - $9,409,073. The grant program was discontinued by Governor Edward Rendell as part of the 2009-10 state budget.

Highmark Healthy High 5 grant

Northern Cambria High School also received a $7,588 Healthy High 5 grant in 2011. The funds were used to fund its Get Moving Keep Moving program.[83] Beginning in 2006, Highmark Foundation engaged in a 5 year, $100 million program to promote lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents through local nonprofits and schools.

Project 720

Northern Cambria School District did not participate in Project 720 High School Reform grants. Project 720 was a high school reform program implemented for three years under the Rendell administration. The intent was to increase academic rigor and improve the instruction of teachers in the Commonwealth’s high schools. Teachers were expected to use data driven instructional practices and to meet the needs of diverse learners.[84] The 720 in the name referred to the number of days a student was in high school in ninth through 12th grades. High schools applied for funding and were required to agree to report to the PDE their plans, their actions and the outcomes. In 2007-08 budget year, the Commonwealth provided $11 million in funding. The funding was discontinued effective with 2011-12 Pennsylvania education budget.

Nutrition/Wellness policy

Northern Cambria School Board established a district-wide wellness policy in 2006.[85] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006." Most districts identified the superintendent and school foodservice director as responsible for ensuring local wellness policy implementation.[86]

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[87] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

Northern Cambria High School offers both a free school breakfast and a free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.[88] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[89] The District also offered the Seamless Summer Food program to all children without charge in the summer of 2015.[90]

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D.[91] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.[92] The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 mandates that Districts raise their full pay lunch prices every year until the price of non-subsidized lunches equals the amount the federal government reimburses schools for free meals. That subsidy in 2013-2014 was $2.93.

In 2014, President Obama ordered a prohibition of advertisements for unhealthy foods on public school campuses during the school day.[93] The Food and Drug Administration requires that students take milk as their beverage at lunch. In accordance with this law, any student requesting water in place of milk with their lunch must present a written request, signed by a doctor, documenting the need for water instead of milk.[94][95]

Northern Cambria High School provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available in the building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[96][97] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.[98]

Extracurriculars

The District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[99] Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy and in compliance with standards set by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the school district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[100]

According to PA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act 126 of 2014, all volunteer coaches and all those who assist in student activities, must have criminal background checks. Like all school district employees, they must also attend an anti child abuse training once every three years.[101][102][103]

Athletics

The Northern Cambria teams are call the Colts with the school colors being black and gold. The black color was adopted from the previous Barnesboro High School and the gold from Spangler High School. The Northern Cambria Track and Sports Complex (Charles Miller Track) is located behind the high school. The school football field is not at the high school, but at a site about one mile away. The school's girls volleyball team won the PIAA A state championship in 2005 and 2009. The boys basketball team won the PIAA Class B state championship in 1965.

Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[104]

Northern Cambria High School offers the following PIAA sports:

Varsity

According to PIAA directory July 2015[105] Northern Cambria's athletic teams compete in the Heritage Conference[1]. Most of the schools in this conference are in Indiana County.

In 2014, Northern Cambria School District discontinued offering its own wrestling team due to a lack of participation.[106] Students can access a wrestling program through a cooperative program with neighboring Cambria Heights School District.[107]

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