November School Board Meeting
When:  Tuesday, November 13th
Where:  High School Technology Center
Time: 5:00 p.m.

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OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL
IN ARKANSAS

Lakeside High Schoolhas been selected as an Outstanding High Schools That Work (HSTW) School. This award is based on the success of local school leaders and teachers in improving school practices and raising student achievement. The award was presented by Dave Spence, president of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), at the 25th Annual HSTW Staff Development Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

Spence praised the school for its achievement, pointing out that it takes dedication and hard work on the part of state, district and school leaders and teachers to make progress in preparing students for postsecondary studies and careers. He presented the award before an audience of more than 5,000 educators from across the nation attending the HSTW Conference.

Lakeside High Schoolwas one of only 13 HSTW schools in the nation to receive the 2011 Outstanding School Award. To be recognized as an Outstanding HSTWSchool, a school had to be nominated by the HSTW state coordinator or by an SREB director for a noteworthy accomplishment such as a significant increase in achievement on state assessments, in graduation rates, in the percentage of students meeting college-readiness standards or in the percentage of students passing state-approved employer certification exams.

“This school has shown what can be accomplished to raise student achievement by deeply implementing the HSTW model for strengthening curriculum and instruction,” said Gene Bottoms, SREB Senior Vice President. “The school illustrates the spirit of change and the gains in performance that High Schools That Work advocates to get students ready for postsecondary studies and careers.”

More than 1,100 high schools in 39 states participate in the HSTW school improvement initiative to create a culture of high expectations that motivates students to make the effort to succeed in school.

SREB, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, advises state education leaders on ways to improve education. SREB was created in 1948 by Southern governors and legislatures to help leaders in education and government work cooperatively to advance education and improve the social and economic life of the region. SREB has 16 member states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West

Benchmark Test Scores from the Arkansas Department of Education.

(September 23, 2011)

Lakeside has the highest overall test scores in the county, and among all 5A schools in the state. This is a result of very hard work from our students, employees, parents, and board members.

Please click on the article from The Sentinel Record.

State Issues Numerical Grades to Schools

(October 3, 2011)
Five Arkansas school districts that earned the top ‘A’ grade in four annual Policy Foundation studies also receive the highest mark in the first state report required under a 2003 accountability law. 

Top Districts

Five districts (Bentonville, Fayetteville, Greenwood, Lakeside (Garland County) and Valley View) earned ‘A’ grades from the Foundation and “schools of excellence” or “schools exceeding standards” designations from the state

http://arkansaspolicyfoundation.org/

Please click on the article from The Sentinel Record.

Lakeside High School has been named to the prestigious list of top high schools in America by the Washington Post.This ranking system was started by Newsweek Magazine, but was bought out by the Washington Post in 2011.

This years ranking includes both public and private high schools in the nation.It recognizes approximately 2,000 of the Top Academic High Schools In America, representing the top 9% of all American high schools.

Since 1998, The Post's Jay Mathews has ranked Washington-area public high schools using the Challenge Index, his measure of how effectively a school prepares its students for college.In 2011, the Post expanded its research to high schools across the United States.

The formula is simple: Divide the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or other college-level tests a school gave in 2010 by the number of graduating seniors. While not a measure of the overall quality of the school, the rating can reveal the level of a high school¹s commitment to preparing average students for college.

The Washington Post Ranking Formula takes the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year and divide by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June.They call this formula the Challenge Index. With a few exceptions, public schools that achieved a ratio of at least 1.000, meaning they had as many tests in 2011 as they had graduates, were put on the national list at washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge.

They then rank the schools in order of ratio.This year only 9 percent of the approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools managed to reach that standard and be placed on the Washington Post list.

Lakeside High School joins 50 other public and private Arkansas high schools on the list.