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CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 2 Table of Contents Who We Are and What We Do : Our Successes and Our Challenges ............................... Page 3 - 6 School Committee Members ................................................................................................................ Page 7 Parent School Council ............................................................................................................................. Page 8 Finances: Budgeted Expenditures and Income Sources....................................................... Page 9 - 10 Finances: Grants Received .................................................................................................................. Page 11 Money Saving Projects for the District and Our Communities ......................................... Page 12 - 14 Technical Programs’ Advisory Committee Chairpersons ........................................................... Page 15 Our Volunteers ...................................................................................................................................... Page 15 Initiatives, Accomplishments and Planning ................................................................................... Page 16 2007-08 District Improvement Focus Areas and Action Plans ................................................. Page 17 Graduation and Drop Out Rates ...................................................................................................... Page 18 MCAS Scores Over Time: In the Aggregate and By Student Type .......................................... Page 19 2008 MCAS Composite Performance Index for Massachusetts Technical Schools ............ Page 20 Cooperative Education Placement ................................................................................................... Page 21 Historical Graduate Placement: One Year Follow-Up Survey Data ........................................ Page 22 Senior Project.......................................................................................................................................... Page 23 Adult Education Program ................................................................................................................... Page 24 Community Service Learning Program .......................................................................................... Page 24 Technical Programs Overview................................................................................................... Page 25 - 28 Student Activities, Awards and Clubs ........................................................................................ Page 29-31 Charts, Graphs, Tables and Figures Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students Enrolled on October 1, 2007 ................................... Page 4 Student Sub-Group Populations on October 1, 2007 ........................................................................ Page 4 Grade 9-12 Enrollment by Fiscal Year .................................................................................................. Page 6 Enrollment by Sending Town on October 1, 2007 .............................................................................. Page 7 Fiscal Year 2008 Budgeted Expenditures ........................................................................................... Page 9 Year-To-Year Comparison: Budgeted Expenditures .......................................................................... Page 9 Historical Trends: Budgeted Income Sources ................................................................................... Page 10 Fiscal Year 2008 Grants Received ........................................................................................................ Page 11 Drop Out Percentage by School Year .................................................................................................. Page 18 YOG 2006-2008 Four Year Graduation Rate ..................................................................................... Page 18 Chronological Trends: Grade 10 ELA & Math MCAS Performance Levels ................................... Page 19 2006-2008 Grade 10 MCAS Performance by Student Type .......................................................... Page 19 2008 MCAS Composite Performance Index for Massachusetts Technical Schools ............... Page 20 Cooperative Education Placements ....................................................................................................... Page 21 Graduate Placement: One Year Follow Up Survey - Class of 2007 and Historically ................ Page 22 The 2007-2008 Cape Cod Tech Annual Report was produced by Superintendent William Fisher and Rachel Crosby. Cover and Report design by Rachel Crosby. Questions about this Annual Report should be directed to Mr. Fisher at (508) 432 4500 X 214 Q tion ab ut th An al s o l e d c d Fis r (5 ) 4 4 00 2 CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 3 Who We Are and What We Do o Ae o Our Successes and Our Challenges "Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment" Barbara Jordan The 2007-2008 School year was another very busy and productive one. We implemented our new Teacher Evaluation Process and related documents. The changes are meeting with positive comments and cooperation from our Union and the administrators doing the evaluations. Our students excelled on the MCAS in 2008, with our school again meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the aggregate and for all-sub-groups (please see page 19 for more details on MCAS) Our Drop-out rate has continued to decrease. This past year it was only 1.1% and it has steadily declined since 2005 (see page 18). Our graduation rates for all groups remained consistently above the state average (see page 18). On the Technical side, our students once again performed exceptionally Bill Fisher well at District, State and National SkillsUSA competitions. We sent a total of Superintendent/Director two individual students and one team to the National Competition in Kansas City and we brought home a Gold Medal in Marine Services as well as a Silver Medal in Dental Assisting. And our Advertising Design Team finished 7th out of 40 teams (see page 31 for more on SkillsUSA). Our Future Farmers of America Program (FFA) continued to make excellent achievements (see pages 2930). And our new Community Service Program is making headlines and getting praise from the communities where the students volunteer to do work (see page 24). We have continued to make significant progress in our Renewable Energy Initiatives and have received regional recognition for our efforts as well as other state awards. Our staff was asked to present at a national conference on Renewable Energy in Tucson, Arizona, as well as at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Annual Conference in Boston. On the practical side, our conservation efforts have reduced our energy consumption by almost 1 million kilowatt hours over the last 4 years, saving our district and the towns contributing to our budget almost $400,000. Our Tri-Generation System, the first pre-packaged system of its kind in the US, began operation in the fall of 2007 and has been a real boost to our energy conservation efforts so far. As you will see in this report, our technical shop programs save our sending towns and taxpayers more than $1,000,000 in this past year alone by providing labor to projects that would normally cost significantly more (see pages 12 to 14). It is clear that we, as do all our towns and schools, face a very difficult fiscal future. This makes conservation and cost-cutting mandatory . While we face many ongoing and some significant new challenges, we continue to work hard and intelligently as we strive to provide the highest quality technical and academic education to the students who come to us from our 12 sending towns. Sincerely, William N. Fisher Superintendent/Director CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Who We Are and What We Do (Continued from page 3) PAGE 4 Who Are Our Students? Although consisting primarily of white students, the Cape Tech student body has gradually become more racially and ethnically diverse, enrolling 12.8% non-white students in 2007-08 compared with only 8.4% in 2004-05. Our student enrollment contains a relatively high proportion of Special Education students, 24.3% of the total population on October 1, 2007 compared to a statewide average of only 16.9%. Moreover, Cape Tech’s percentage has remained significantly higher over the past ten years. The percentage of low-income students on October 1, 2007 was 28.5%. This percentage has increased steadily since 200405, when it was only 15%. And our percentage was only slightly lower than the statewide average (29.5%). Cape Tech’s percentages of Limited English Proficient and First Language not English students were quite a bit lower than the statewide average percentages. Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students Enrolled on October 1, 2007 Cape Number Tech of Students Percent Category African American 22 3.0% Asian 0 0.0% Hispanic or Latino 42 5.8% Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 22 3.0% Native American 7 1.0% White 631 87.2% 724 TOTAL Student Sub-Group Populations on October 1, 2007 Number Cape of Tech Category Students Percent Special Education 176 24.3% First Language not English 11 1.5% Limited English Proficient 5 0.7% Low-income 206 28.5% State Percent 8.1% 4.9% 13.9% 1.9% 0.3% 70.8% State Percent 16.9% 15.1% 5.8% 29.5% Student Performance and School Wide Achievements As we direct our energy to planning for the future, it is also important to acknowledge and celebrate our recent successes:  Cape Cod Tech has become a local and national leader at the high school level in the field of renewable energy and energy conservation. Construction is underway on a regional renewable energy education center to be housed in a separate building on the school’s campus. This center will house the Renewable Energy Education and Awareness Program (REEAP), the funding for which was partially supplied by a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.  Based upon our students’ scores on the 2008 Grade 10 MCAS exams, Cape Cod Tech made Adequate Yearly Progress in English Language Arts and Mathematics, in the aggregate (all students) and in all reported subgroups.  Over 92% of our Grade 10 students passed both the English and Math MCAS exams on the first try.  Plans for a Schoolwide Literacy Program were finalized and the program was implemented beginning in September 2008.  In the 2006-07 school year, we were successful at raising our attendance rate above the 95% target set by the State. In the 2007-08 school year, our attendance rate was just 1/10th of a percentage point below 95% (94.9%).  In 2007-08, we successfully completed the first year of our Graduate to Success drop-out prevention program, with 90% of our most at-risk seniors earning a diploma and almost half of the participants planning to attend college. As a result, grant funding for this program from the Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board/JTEC has been continued allowing us to provide two additional years of services. (Continued on page 5) CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Who We Are and What We Do (Continued from page 4) PAGE 5  The reports from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education show a continued decrease in our drop-out rate, to only 1.1% in school year 2007-2008 (see page 18).  Cape Cod Tech implemented school-wide technical program planning and instruction methodologies based on the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Frameworks. instructional planning. A new evaluation document and protocol was adopted as well.  Standards Based Unit Plans were contractually adopted by all teachers and administrators to improve  Graduate placements are primarily tracked by means of a One-Year Follow Up Study (required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) in which we survey individuals in a single graduating class approximately 12 months after graduation. The responses we receive, year after year, show the vast majority of the graduates with whom we were able to make contact reported that they had found suitable employment or gone on to further education. (see the data and graphs on page 22).  Our Senior Project, now in its 7th year, continues to generate positive feedback, not only from the students and teachers, but from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and other educational establishments. Studies have overwhelmingly shown that students who participate in Senior Project programs develop stronger independent thinking and decision-making skills while experiencing the pleasure of learning something of their own choosing (see page 23). Connecting With and Serving Our Local Communities Maintaining active and dynamic school-to-business connections helps Cape Tech adjust to meet the work force needs of the region’s economy. These connections also allow for significant student skills enhancement via cooperative placements and internships in local businesses (see page 21). Our school has benefited from extensive interest and involvement by parents and community members, who serve on shop advisory boards (see page 15) which play a significant role in the development of each technical program. Representatives from each sending town also assist in the governance and monitoring of the school as School Committee members (see page 7). Our Parent School Council is active and involved and provides valuable input to our administrators and teachers (see page 8). The number and quality of the articulation agreements between our school and post-secondary institutions are increasing. Cape Tech has also been very involved with the Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board and our representative on that Board has had committee responsibility for Youth Programs, Planning and Evaluation for the Board and the School to Careers Program. Our Adult Education Program (see page 24) continues to expand and provide more varied education, training and certification options for the older residents of our communities. Selected Challenges Like all schools, Cape Cod Tech faces multiple and varied challenges as we strive to fulfill our mission. In all the towns on Cape Cod, there has been a well-documented, marked decline in the number of school age children. This means Cape Tech is and will be drawing from a smaller pool of students. We will need to work hard to keep enrollment at a optimum number in the coming years. In the 2007-08 school year our Grade 9-12 enrollment rebounded to a high of 724, but is expected to gradually decline over the next several years. As the number of families with school age children declines, the economic pressures on remaining families also impacts schools. Over the past several years, Cape Tech has seen a significant increase in the percent of students who are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch. National statistics show that low income students as a group struggle more to succeed and have a significantly higher average drop-out rate than their fellow students who are not low income. School accountability requirements generated by the Federal and state government are increasing without additional resources to pay for them. For 10th grade students in 2008, not only the English and Math MCAS, (Continued on page 6) CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Who We Are and What We Do (Continued from page 5) PAGE 6 Grades 9-12, October 1 Enrollment by School Year but also, for the first time, the Biology MCAS counted toward graduation eligibility. Additionally, any students who score in the Needs 720 724 800 705 686 671 699 Improvement Level on English or Math must 651 654 640 628 700 also have an Educational Proficiency Plan de600 veloped for them to insure that they are moving toward proficiency in those content areas. 500 Our ability to attract and keep good, 400 younger qualified teachers is restricted by the 300 amount we can pay them and that amount is 200 barely what they need to afford housing here on Cape Cod. This will become an important 100 issue as our older teachers continue to retire. 0 We are anticipating cuts in State aid to 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 schools and in regional transportation aid. Our transportation costs remain a significant item in our budget (our district runs from Mashpee to Provincetown, a distance of more than 70 miles). In the near future, technical school students may be required to take a skills competency assessment to qualify for the Certificate of Occupational Proficiency. This assessment will be based on the standards in the State Vocational Technical Education (VTE) Frameworks. Adjusting to and implementing the new Frameworks continues to be a resource-intensive project for technical educators. Selected New Programs and Initiatives In July 2007, Cape Tech competed for and was awarded a federal grant to fund the Graduate To Success Program. This program launched in September 2007 and targeted 20 seniors who were in danger of not graduating. The students received intensive assistance, including case manager services, counseling, individualized tutoring, and enrollment in remedial courses. As a result, all but two of the students graduated with their class in June of 2008 and the remaining two were still working toward receiving their diplomas. Cape Tech is continuing to focus efforts on assisting disabled students to achieve at the same levels as their regular education peers. The school has begun moving toward the research-proven strategy of inclusion, which means increasing the percentage of special education students in mainstream classes. As mentioned earlier, we competed for and received a sizeable Renewable Energy grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative in the late spring of 2008. This grant is designed to pay for renewable energy training equipment installed in our shops and classrooms and for the development of a comprehensive Renewable Energy Curriculum. In addition, through donations and other revenue sources, the school raised enough funds to begin rehabbing an existing building as a Renewable Energy Center. The Center, when completed in 2009, will house the Renewable Energy Education and Awareness Program (REEAP), which will not only provide training to students from Cape Tech, but also open its doors to students from other schools. Also, adults will be able to attend training and awareness programs at the Center. The goal is to establish Cape Tech as a major regional center for renewable energy training and information. Our new School Based Health Clinic, established in partnership with Cape Cod Health Care, opened in April 2008 and provides on-site medical and health services to our student population and staff (at no cost to the school district). Though it is clear that there are tough economic times ahead for the world, nation, state and Cape Tech, rest assured that we will continue to use our resources wisely and efficiently and will not lower our standards or refrain from implementing changes that will improve the performance of our students and staff. Number of Students CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 7 School Committee Members: 2007-2008 Barnstable Joan Bentinck-Smith Ann Williams Paul P. Sullivan Nancy Buckley Virginia Doane Patricia Siewert Peter J. Nyberg Donald B. Baker Bernard Richardson David W. Fuller Carolyn G. Crowell (Chair) Lee Culver Mashpee Orleans Provincetown Dr. Robert Fleming Thomas Collins Christopher Enos Brian Dunne Therese Humes Eric Winslow Barbara Woodbury Evelyn Hayes John H. McCormack, Jr. Brewster Chatham Truro Dennis Wellfleet Eastham Yarmouth Harwich Enrollment : 2007-2008 Enrollment By Sending Town on October 1, 2007 Sandwich 1 student 0.1% Truro 6 students 0.8% Wellfleet 8 students 1.1% Total Enrollment = 724 Provincetown 9 students 1.2% Orleans 15 students 2.1% Mashpee 45 students 6.2% Harwich 68 students 9.4% Eastham 17 students 2.3% Yarmouth 174 students 24% Barnstable 218 students 30.1% 9th Graders 191 173 181 177 26.4% 23.9% 25.0% 24.4% Dennis 95 students 13.1% Chatham 13 students 1.8% Brewster 55 students 7.6% 10th Graders 11th Graders 12th Graders CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 8 2007-2008 Parent School Council Representatives Barnstable Mary Taylor Cullen Deanna Dennehy Jill McKay Brewster Daniel Brightman Laurel Due Jean Fredrick John Ganss Janine Getek Nancy Rupert Suzanne Hogg Thirza DeSalvatore John & Kathleen Ohman Thomas & Nancy Thompson Harwich Orleans Cathy Karras Denise Weigand Ed & Laurel Maas Ken & Adele Scott Yarmouth Rebecca Armentrout Lauren Griffiths Laurel Visceglio Justina Wrona-Leiter Sandra & Michael Gaus Laurel Visceglio Dennis Parent School Council SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2007-2008 Reviewed/discussed the following:             Skills USA medal winners FFA competitions Late Bus Transportation Admissions Freshman Exploratory Program Non-traditional shop enrollment Perkins Funding Sports programs Technical Curriculum Frameworks MCAS Enrollment CCT Recycling Initiative           Professional Development Days D.E.A.R. and Club Meeting time Tech Prep Public Relations Initiative Music program Long-term substitute teachers Threats, building evacuation and parent notification School Based Health Center 2008-2009 Budget Annual end of year BBQ honoring John & Abigail Adams Scholarship Award Recipients Accreditation Cape Cod Regional Technical High School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 9 Finances: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 FY 2008 Budgeted Expenditures Plant Operations 12.4% General Insurance 1.6% Administration 5.6% Support Services 4.1% Transportation 5.4% Guidance 2.5% Educational Materials 3.2% Retiree Benefits 4.9% Insurance Benefits 10.6% Retirement 1.4% Teacher's Salaries 39.6% Supervision 2.3% Capital Requirements 3.0% Principal's Office 2.8% Library A/V 0.8% Source: 2007-08 Budget Year-To-Year Comparison: Budgeted Expenditures FISCAL YEAR>> Teacher's Salaries Plant Operations Insurance Benefits Transportation Administration Retiree Benefits Support Services Capital Requirements Educational Materials Principal's Office Guidance Supervision General Insurance Retirement Library and Audio/Video TOTAL 2007-08 $ 4,543,146 1,420,010 1,211,925 624,945 638,384 556,612 473,559 340,000 362,764 323,004 289,333 261,056 181,544 156,000 92,501 $11,474,783 39.59% 12.38% 10.56% 5.45% 5.56% 4.85% 4.13% 2.96% 3.16% 2.81% 2.52% 2.28% 1.58% 1.36% 0.81% 2006-07 $ 4,293,120 38.72% 1,419,848 12.81% 1,209,804 10.91% 669,945 6.04% 637,287 5.75% 496,867 4.48% 473,203 4.27% 340,000 3.07% 331,486 2.99% 305,683 2.76% 286,039 2.58% 239,842 2.16% 158,899 1.43% 144,297 1.30% 80,583 0.73% $11,086,903 CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 10 Finances: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Historical Trends: Income Sources 2.6% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 77.5% 79.2% 77.7% 77.8% 75.5% 19.9% 18.6% 19.1% 18.9% 20.9% 2.3% 3.2% 3.4% 3.6% Other State Aid Local Assessments 2004 2005 2006 Fiscal Year 2007 2008 Source: 2007-08 Budget Income Sources by Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total Budget $9,896,500 $10,085,220 $10,663,682 $11,086,903 $11,474,784 State Aid $1,969,638 $1,871,156 $2,041,340 $2,092,180 $2,397,691 19.9% 18.6% 19.1% 18.9% 20.9% Local Assessments $7,666,842 $7,985,064 $8,282,342 $8,622,723 $8,660,853 77.5% 79.2% 77.7% 77.8% 75.5% Other $260,020 $229,000 $340,000 $372,000 $416,240 2.6% 2.3% 3.2% 3.4% 3.6% CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 11 Finances: Fiscal Year 2007-2008 - Grants Received Total Grant Revenue for 2007-2008 = $658,673 Federal Title I Distribution - $92,900 Funded .5 FTE Math Instructor for Grade 9 Title 1 eligible students. Provided extended learning time for Title 1 eligible students. Funded 1 FTE Instructional Aide to provide extra help in Title 1 classes and parent involvement activities.  Supplemented classroom instructional supplies and technology for Title 1 Math classes. Funded educational assessment for all incoming Grade 9 students in order to identify educationally disadvantaged students for the Title 1 program and post testing to monitor program effectiveness. Provided professional development for Title 1 staff and parents of Title 1 students Federal Title II - Part A Teacher Quality - $24,488 Funded .4 FTE Math Instructor in order to provide smaller class sizes for Grade 9 and 10 Math. Funded .1 FTE position to plan and coordinate Professional Development. Federal Title II - Part D Enhanced Educational Technology - $1,159 Provided professional development on the integration of technology into instruction Federal Title V Innovative Programs - $1,022 Provided professional development for teachers in Effective Instructional Strategies Federal Learn and Serve School Based - $10,500 Paid for Coordinator position for the first year of the Community Service Learning Program and for some of the activities expenses. Federal Carl Perkins Allocation Grant - $214,109 Provided support to technical programs with remedial math assistance, and aides to shops as well as supplies, equipment, professional development, consulting, Senior Project Coordinator, Data Specialist, English as Second Language instruction, student technical assessment, and conference travel and registration. Continued funding for 5 part-time aides in 5 technical shops. Purchased supplies and equipment, software and technology hardware. Federal Special Education Entitlement- $203,386 Provided funds for some special education teachers and aides and instructional materials and software and teacher training. Federal Special Education Program Improvement - $4,800 Provided funds for training for special education teachers and funds for mentoring. State Academic Support Services - $18,300 Provided school year tutoring for students who did not pass the Grade 10 MCAS ELA and/or Math. Provided support to 10th graders who were deemed at risk of failing the Grade 10 Math MCAS. State Safe Schools II - $1,000 Provided funds for the Gay-Straight Alliance student club. Paid for club activities and for a stipend for an adult coordinator Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board/JTEC: Graduate to Success - $87,009 Provided funds for services given to seniors at risk of dropping out before graduation. Services included tutoring, individual counseling, credit recovery courses, employment placement, employability skills development, and follow-up assistance for one year after graduation. CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 12 Money Saving Projects for the District and Our Communities Virtually all our technical shops complete work projects at significantly reduced cost either directly for the Cape Tech school district or for local residents, governments and businesses that are located in our region. These projects not only save thousands of dollars, but also provide our students’ with real life work experience in a supervised setting. In many cases it is possible to place a value on the savings realized through this work, but some shops, such as Health Technology, simply volunteer and do not place a dollar value on their time. In 2007-08, the total estimated value of the savings from work completed and services provided by Cape Tech’s technical shops was in excess of $ 1,000,000! $ $ The Auto Collision Shop completed over 180 jobs for district taxpayers with an estimated savings of $15,000 and repaired and refurbished school vehicles and vans with an estimated savings to the district of $15,000. Also, completed repairs to a Nauset School District vehicle, estimated savings to the town, $3,000 and completed work on Town of Barnstable vehicle, estimated savings to the town, $5000. Savings to the District and its taxpayers totaled $38,000. The Automotive Technology Shop repaired 393 motor vehicles of all types for the District and for residents of the District. The approximate cost of materials was $93,180. These materials at retail would sell for approximately $186,216. Add in the retail labor charges that the consumer would have paid for the repairs to be performed, and the savings to the District and it’s taxpayers would be around $300,000. The Carpentry Shop completed 37 carpentry and painting projects, including constructing 11 floating docks for Eastham’s Wiley Park swimming area. These projects resulted in savings for both residents of the Cape Tech sending towns and the District itself. These projects saved $70,000 overall in labor costs for all jobs for all customers. The Cosmetology Shop serviced approximately 858 clients in 2008. The shop revenue was approximately $11,912. We charge approximately ¼ of the cost of services offered in salons, for an estimated savings to the community of approximately $47,648. In addition, the Cosmetology shop provides services to students and faculty free of charge, for an estimated savings of $3,000. Savings to the District and it’s taxpayers totaled approximately $50,6480. The Culinary Arts Shop provided food and/or service for many events involving many organizations and individuals, including: Harwich Corner Thrift Shop luncheon, Harwich COA luncheon, Cape Cod Discovery Club lunch, Cape Cod 5 reception, Mashpee SouthPort lunch, Seagals luncheon, Harwich Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Harwich Gingerbread Train Children’s Place, Harwich Our Lady of the Cape Men’s Club lunch, Mayflower Assisted Living Center, CONCH luncheon, Multi Cultural Fair CCCC, Orleans Auto dinner, Cape Cod Connection lunch, Cape Cod Marine Tech Assoc, SEMASS dinner, Harwich & Provincetown Hockey banquet, Red Hat Group lunch, Harwich Middle School, Brewster COA, Cape Cod Tech Health Clinic open house, luncheon for “The Monday Night Club”, BUGS luncheon, and a Guidance Counselors’ breakfast. Culinary Arts also hosted many events for the school district, including: AmeriCorps lunch, Superintendents’ luncheon every month, Laidlaw breakfast, Tech Night, Advisory Committee dinner, Early Childhood Education breakfast, National Vocational/ Technical Honor Society reception, Principal’s Breakfast, refreshments for freshmen class, Senior Banquet, Pre-school graduation celebration, Soup Bowls for Hunger Benefit, FFA Banquet buffet, refreshments for Cape Cod Tech Art Show, Superintendent’s Awards Dinner, Refreshments for Cape Cod Tech Graduation, Pre-Voke Graduation breakfast, Cape Cod Tech Career Fair buffet, Interact Dinner and the SkillsUSA luncheon. All of the service and food was provided to the recipients at a collective savings of many thousands of dollars. These events also brought Cape Tech additional revenues in excess of $35,000, for total savings of approximately $50,000. The students of the Dental Assisting Shop provide invaluable service to the District’s low income population while receiving important on-the-job training in the Ellen Jones Dental Center. The Center operates out of space donated by Cape Tech and provides low cost dental services to persons with limited (Continued on page 13) $ $ $ $ CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 13 $ financial resources. The Dental Assisting Shop also provides free mouth guards for students involved in contact sports. All this service resulted in total savings of $10,000for the District and the patients of the Ellen Jones Dental Center. The Early Childhood Education Shop provided an affordable and high quality learning environment for preschoolers from families who resided in the towns of Brewster, Harwich, Marstons Mills and Yarmouth. In school year 2007-2008, Cape Tech’s Preschool Program tuition averaged only $3.00/hour per child, while average private preschool tuition costs in the District were significantly higher. We also placed 9 students in various professional classrooms in the district including private preschools, elementary schools and special needs programs. The students presence in these classrooms often provided much needed support at no additional cost to the schools. The Electrical Shop worked with many non-profit organizations to help them defray the cost of electrical installations. These organizations included: Town of Brewster, Boy Scouts of America, 4H Camp Farley, Centerville Library and the Habitat for Humanity. For the school district, projects included adding new wiring for several shops, classrooms and administrative offices and rewiring a science lab. The shop also completed work for eight private citizens in various towns. Savings to the Cape Tech District and it’s communities totaled in excess of $18,000 $  $ The Graphic Arts Shop was very productive. We completed a variety of different projects for our school as well as our sending towns. Savings to our district were in excess of $35,000, including $8,000 from printing the school yearbook in-house. Projects for district residents, schools, town governments and non-profit organizations included very small jobs, such as business cards, to mass mailings. We produced newsletters and business forms and our sign-making equipment was kept very busy. This year our total number of projects increased to over 400 and we expect an increase again in 2008-09. Many of these projects were for town governments and local firms. Total estimated savings were $45,000. The Health Technology Shop continues to serve the infirm and the elderly in the community. The shop spends many hours providing volunteer health-related services, including: tobacco compliance checks through Barnstable County Tobacco Control, two successful blood drives with the American Red Cross, participating in Foster Grandparent program at Pleasant Bay Nursing, providing meals to the sick and elderly through the Meals on Wheels program in Dennis, working with Bayberry Quilters on the ABC project making baby quilts for babies with AIDS, organizing fundraisers for charities: Daffodil Days, Pennies for Patients, Relay for Life, Aids awareness, and Making Strides for Breast Cancer. Health promotion is also another service of our shop. The value of these services cannot be measured in monetary terms. The Horticulture Shop completed many municipal and non-profit projects including: Town of Harwich Department of Public Works, planting and maintenance of Route 137 traffic island and town tree planting; Garden Club of Harwich, removal of groundcover and incorporating compost into planting bed at Brook’s Park; Garden Club of Brewster, installation and removal of holiday swags; Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, sod planting; V.F.W. Chatham, removal of sod and replanting of turf; Harwich High School, planting of roses. Total municipal and non-profit projects savings equaled $7,870. Projects on the school campus included: arboretum project, removal of back banking steps, turf seeding, grounds and athletic field maintenance, flower, shrub and tree bed care and grounds graduation preparation. Total school campus projects savings equaled $63,300. Work for private residences included: three landscape design and installation, five tree and brush cutting and removal, one lawn renovation, two lawn seeding, one planting bed preparation, two landscape maintenance and one retaining wall installation. Total private residence projects savings equaled $9,950. Total Savings for All Horticulture Projects Equaled $81,100. The Hotel/Restaurant/Business Management Shop saved the District and local businesses money in several unique ways, including: various hotel tasks, conference set-up, housekeeping at the Sheraton Four Points in Eastham, production assistance for the annual Taste of Harwich event, set-up for various (Continued on page 14) $ $ CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 14 $ in-house school events, and working as bank tellers at the Cape Tech branch of the Cape Cod 5 Bank. Total monetary savings to the District, local businesses, and residents was $21,500. The HVAC Shop completed several projects in the Cape Tech building and also for residents of the District, including installing a temporary draft inducer system for a boiler heating system while a new chimney was being built at the Brewster Historic Museum, then returning to reconnect flue piping to the new chimney; performing complete air balance procedure to 4 heating systems and 1 energy recovery ventilator system, plus rewiring the heating systems to enhance air quality and comfort levels at the Laurel School in Brewster; and various projects for nine private homes. At Cape Tech, projects included installing a 6x6 walk-in storage cooler and retrofitting a new condensing unit outside for the Horticulture shop; reconfiguring an exhaust ventilation system in Marine Services; reconfigure the dust collection system for Carpentry; repair multiple equipment failures and various door issues in Culinary; change the existing rusted oil storage tank for a new Roth double wall safety tank and install solar panels and pipe to a storage tank that will feed hot water to the hand wash sink used by the shop population, both in HVAC. Total estimated savings for all types of HVAC Projects was $32,400. In the Information Technology Shop, student technicians completed over 900 work orders servicing the school and customers from the community. About 800 of these were serving the district. At industry rates for outsourced IT service, the value of this work is very conservatively estimated to be a savings of $70,000 to the district and $25,000 to community customers. Therefore, the value of all this work for the District and its residents is estimated at $95,000. Marine Services completed approximately 100 repair orders for district customers on various pleasure boats and marine engines including: extensive repairs and maintenance for the Harwich Fire Rescue Department on their newly acquired 28’ “SAFE” boat and repairs completed on various sailboats, powerboats, and an outboard engine for the Town of Brewster Recreation Department. Other community customers included the Barnstable Rowing Club and Camp Favorite. Total monetary savings to the local towns, organizations and residents was $50,000. The Masonry Shop staff and students found several ways to do stone, brick, concrete and other work for the school district and for various individuals and organizations in the community. Work for private citizens included: rebuilding the Brewster Historical Society chimney, rebuilding steps, and several concrete and brick repair jobs with total savings to District residents of $4,000. Total savings to the District and its residents was $4,500. The Plumbing Shop had a very productive outside-of-shop work program in 2007-2008. For the school we installed several faucets, repaired a bathroom, and cleaned a drain for a total savings to the school of $3,250. For residents and organizations in the District we completed 11 projects, including installing several outdoors showers, remodeling a bath, and fixing and installing faucets. For a new Habitat for Humanity house we did all the heating and plumbing work. In total, these community projects saved a total of $42,100. Total savings to the District and its communities was $45,350. The Roots and Roses Floral Retail Shop is typically open to the public every Monday through Friday from 11AM to 1 PM. Savings directly to the school district derived from providing flower and plant arrangements for Graduation, Advisory Dinner, athletics events, class Proms, and the Cove Restaurant. We also provided plants for the fall & spring campus plantings and the Cape Tech interior areas. Floral donations to plant sales held by the Harwich Garden Club, the Village Garden Club of Dennis and the Hyannis Garden Club saved those organizations a total of $950. Customers coming to the shop to make Floriculture purchases additionally saved approximately $14,500. Total savings to the District and its residents was $20,300. In the Welding Shop several projects were completed, including: fabricating a nail rake for the baseball fields; repairing a John Deer loader for the Yarmouth Golf Course; building a receiver hitch for the plumbing van; building six outboard engine stands and three 20 foot long engine stands for the Marine Services program; cutting up and disposing of a 40 foot trailer and an old Clark fork truck and we made money from the scrap. Altogether, this work saved the District and its residents approximately $8,500. $ $ $ $ $ $ CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 15 Technical Programs Advisory Committee Chairpersons Cape Tech is extraordinarily lucky to have dedicated community members who work for free as members of our Technical Shop Advisory Committees. The following table lists the Chairpersons of each committee, but our gratitude and appreciation go out to all the other members. Auto Body Tony Fajio, Cape Cod Collision Cosmetology Michelle Giacalone and Phil Holmes Early Childhood Education Marcia Galazzi, Family School Health Tech Carol Faith, Asst. Director Pleasant Bay Nursing Home HVAC Matt Eaton, Harwich Port Heating Masonry Lou McKnight, Drywall Masonry Supplies Auto Tech Jason Frazier, Platinum Auto Culinary Arts Mike Fitzgerald, MIT Endicott House Electrical Paul Knell, Cape Cod Community College Horticulture Kevin Brouillette, Kevin’s Petal Carte Information Technology Mike Fredricks, Cape Cod Healthcare Plumbing Doug Lantry, AB Canco Carpentry Don Willoughby, Grainger Dental Assisting Erin Maloney, Cape Cod Tech Dental Program Graphic Arts Jim Canavan, Graphic Designer Hotel, Restaurant and Business David Willard, Cape Cod Five and Donald Witkoski Marine Services Technology Aaron Goodale, Nauset Marine, Inc Welding Jim Dernoga Our Volunteers Cape Tech is very appreciative of the many individuals who volunteer their time in our academic, technical and administrative departments. Thank you one and all! Name Ann Armington Gale Ashton Nancy Beaudet John Beeler Myrna Belastock Sidney Belastock Teedy Farrell Sylvia Gabos Jean Gage Diane Gore Christine Harrington George Hedlund Liza Hernandez Alan Hobbs Department Horticulture Horticulture Guidance Horticulture Early Childhood Marine Services Horticulture Horticulture Culinary Arts Cosmetology Horticulture Marine Services Hotel & Restaurant Manage Library Name Nancy Jamieson Gail Jamison Edward Kirker Elinor Martin Harold Mattson Catherine Mazza Nancy Merkel Mary Nardini Steve Patzman Camerine Natale Ruth Raila Frances Reed Margaret Sullivan Judy Sullivan Department Horticulture Horticulture Auto Technology Main Office Auto Technology Main Office Early Childhood Carpentry Carpentry HVAC Guidance Horticulture Main Office Horticulture CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 16 Initiatives, Accomplishments and Planning Initi tives, ccomplis me t an Plan ing Our Recent Accomplishments In the past year Cape Cod Regional Technical High School has continued to assist our students in achieving both academic and technical excellence. Superintendent-Director Bill Fisher has provided some information pertaining to this and I wish to add that:   Forty-two members of our senior class, the class of 2009, have been designated recipients of the John and Abigail Adams scholarship. This is a merit scholarship based upon exemplary performance on MCAS examinations during the students’ sophomore year and entitles recipients to four years of tuition-free attendance at any state college or university in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This year our students received the maximum number of scholarships that the Commonwealth would award. Len Phelan Cape Tech Principal   Cape Cod Regional Technical High School was honored last spring by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a Commonwealth Compass School for marked and consistent strong performance on MCAS examinations.   Cape Cod Tech has actively sought and recently received grant funding for our expanded efforts in the area of renewable energy education. We will strive to continue to do so in the coming year   Cape Cod Tech’s recently installed state-of-the-art Tri-Generation power plant is significantly reducing our energy costs and fossil fuel consumption and is providing our students with cutting edge educational opportunities utilizing the latest in environmentally friendly power generating technology. MCAS scores in all reportable categories.   The school made Adequate Yearly Progress in English and Mathematics in the 2008 Grade 10   Seventy percent of our tenth grade students scored   In Advanced and Proficient on the MCAS ELA and seventy-two percent did so in Math on the spring 2008 MCAS examinations. addition, the school is continuing focused efforts to assist special education students in achieving at the same levels as their regular education peers.   We have revamped our Tech Prep Program, which will provide more and easier opportunities for students to earn college credit at no charge for achieving success here at Cape Cod Tech. a sense of community responsibility in our students and to provide important services to our sending towns.   Cape Cod Tech is continuing the operation of our Community Service Learning program to foster   We have partnered with Cape Cod Community College to participate in the College Connection Program in which college level courses are offered here at Cape Tech to eligible students. Also, all of our students, upon graduation, have a seat waiting for them at Cape Cod Community College should they choose to attend . of Study to assist all students to be college and workforce ready . On the next page, you will find detailed explanations of how Cape Tech plans for the future by establishing focus areas and then creating three-year action plans to address the related issues.   We are working closely with the Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board to hone our Course CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 17 Establishing District Improvement Focus Areas and Related Action Plans The five Improvement Plan Focus Areas below reflect Cape Tech’s concentration of energy on the need to make AYP. The focus areas all have some connection to the AYP standards and most particularly to MCAS performance and graduation rates. 1. Leadership and Governance - Cape Tech administrators have been making policy and program changes by basing decisions on student performance data. These decisions have and can lead to large changes in curricula, instructional methodologies, scheduling, graduation requirements and other significant issues. Cape Tech must continue to make these necessary, targeted and precise data-based changes if the school is to continue to grow and improve. 2. Improve MCAS Scores for All Students - Although the Aggregate Group (all students taking the exam) made AYP in both English and Math in 2007, there was very little increase in average scores. This “leveling off” is a normal part of the improvement process, but in order for Cape Tech to continue to make AYP, continued improvement among all groups of students is needed. 3. Improve MCAS Scores for SPED Students - In 2007, Special Needs students represented 28% of the 10th Grade at Cape Tech, this group of students did not make AYP in either ELA or Math that year. 4. Improvement in the Graduation rates - The graduation rate is now part of the AYP formula. Graduation also represents a minimum goal for students if they are to be successful members of our community. Though all our rates exceed the State baseline of 55%, they are below what we consider acceptable. 5. Expand the Implementation of the Vocational Technical Education Frameworks - Massachusetts has developed a Vocational Technical Education (VTE) Framework for each technical career program. To insure that all technical instruction is based on those standards, all technical teachers must accordingly map their curriculum and incorporate all standards into their programs 2007-08 District Improvement Action Plans Focus Area Action Plan Improvement Objective Develop and document a process over the next 3 fiscal years that clearly demonstrates that the School Committee and School Leadership have established, implemented and consistently evaluated policies ,procedures and the focus of budgetary decision-making around current educational and technical standards. student achievement data and instructional practice that results in high achievement for all students To ensure district administrators are able regularly and accurately track spending through the use of efficient accounting technology Align budget priorities and procedures with student performance data Improve English skills so that all students may be proficient in written and oral communication Improve student performance in Mathematics Leadership and Governance Leadership and Governance Leadership and Governance Aggregate MCAS Performance Aggregate MCAS Performance Improve MCAS Scores for SPED Students Graduation Rate Improvement Graduation Rate Improvement VTE Frameworks Implementation Improve performance and outcomes for students with disabilities. Continue to develop data and strategies relating to student attendance in order to continue exceeding student mandated 95% attendance rate. Increase graduation rate and decrease the drop-out rate for the student body. Implement a Community Service Learning component in order to support student success. Implement the Vocational Technical Education Frameworks in order to improve student performance in the technical programs. CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 18 Rates: Four Year Graduation and Drop-Out Cape Tech’s Annual Drop-Out Rate has consistently declined and was officially calculated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) at being 3.1% for the 2006-07 school year. Furthermore, as the top chart below shows, the estimated Cape Tech drop-out rate is down to only 1.1% in 2007-08. This rate is much lower than the 3.8% for the entire State. In 2007-08, Cape Tech received an $87,000 grant from the Cape and Islands Workforce Investment Board/ JTEC to fund a Graduate to Success Program. This program is designed to keep at-risk seniors in school and help them to graduate. These students receive intensive assistance, including case manager services, counseling, individualized tutoring, and enrollment in remedial courses. Based largely upon the success of the program in (18 of 20 participants from the Class of 2007 graduated), Cape Tech received a renewal of this grant. Dean William Terranova provides administrative oversight for this program and also implements the Three Year Improvement Action Plans designed to reduce the Annual Drop-Out Rate further. It is still important to note that, in its peer group of other Massachusetts technical high schools, Cape Tech had until recently one of the highest annual drop-out rates, significantly exceeding this group’s average. Given the estimated drop in the Cape Tech rate to 1.1% in 2007-08, it is expected that this ranking will significantly improve. The cohort (Four Year) graduation rate is a new statistic first reported by DESE in winter 2007. The Four Year Rate tracks a cohort of students from 9th grade through high school and represents the percentage of the cohort that graduates. This staCape Tech and Massachusetts Tech Schools Cape Tech tistic now has extra importance as Drop Out Percentage by School Year Tech Schools Avg. it is included as part of the AYP 7.0% 8% computation. 50 Students 7% Currently, the DESE has set a relatively low 55% Four Year 6% 4.0% Graduation Rate target for high 29 Students 5% 3.4% schools and, as the bottom chart 3.1% 24 Students 4% 21 Students shows, Cape Tech is easily sur2.7% 18 Students passing this target not only for all 3% students, but also for all sub1.1% * 2% 8 Students groups. 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1% 1.5% For the Class of 2008, the Four 1.2% Year Graduation Rates were: 0% 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08  89.5% - All Students  82.1% - SPED Students  83.3% - Low Income Students  89.2% - White Students Improvement in the Four Year Graduation Rate from 2006 to 2008 has been steady and generally significant. The percent of students graduating increased for all students and for all sub-groups except Low Income. With the continuation of the Graduate to Success Program, the school will maintain its efforts to retain its students and help them graduate. YOG 2006 - 2008 Four Year Graduation Rates by Aggregate and Sub-Groups 100% 2006 Grad Rate 2007 Grad Rate 2008 Grad Rate 89.2% 83.3% 78.5% 80% 89.5% 85.5% 78.4% 82.1% 79.6% 71.8% 83.3% 83.3% 69.1% 60% 40% 20% 0% All Students Special Education Low Income White CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 19 Chronological Trends: Grade 10 ELA & Math MCAS Performance Levels The Federal No Child Left Behind Law established the goal of all Grade 10 students reaching or exceeding Proficiency in ELA and Math by the year 2014. In order to align with this law, Massachusetts has also established Proficiency as a goal for our 10th graders, which means they must score Proficient or above in order to earn a Competency Determination. Also, effective with the Class of 2010, a Science assessment has been added, but to date, students will earn a Competency Determination in Science if they score at the Needs Improvement level or higher. The graphs below display our aggregate progress with student proficiency in both ELA and Math. The 2008 scores show a 4 percentage point gain for ELA, and a 6 percentage point gain for Math. Grade 10 English Language Arts MCAS Scores: All Students 2006-2008 ADV 2% ADV 7% ADV 13% Grade 10 MATH MCAS Scores: All Students 2006-2008 ADV 34% ADV 28% ADV 32% Percent of Students PROF 60% PROF 59% PROF 57% Percent of Students PROF 34% PROF 37% PROF 39% N.I., 40% FAIL 3% N.I. 33% FAIL 5% N.I. 31% FAIL3% N.I. 39% FAIL 6% N.I. 25% FAIL 7% N.I. 30% FAIL 6% 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 Adv = Advanced Prof = Proficient N.I. = Needs Improvement Fail = Failure 2006-2008 Grade 10 ELA & Math MCAS Performance by Core Student Types The Department of Education provides MCAS performance data by student type. Among these student types are the core groups of Regular Education Students and Students with Disabilities (SPED). In 2008, both Regular Education and Special Education showed positive gains in meeting or exceeding Proficiency. Notably, ELA scores show an 8 percentage point increase in Advanced Level performance among Regular Education students. Math shows a 6 percentage point increase in Advanced Level performance among Regular Education students. Modest gains are seen for Special Education students in ELA, while much more substantial gains are seen in Math. It will be an important focus of our Regular Education data analysis and Special Education study to determine how those gains were made so that we can support and expand practices that have been effective for 2008. 2006-2008 Grade 10 ELA MCAS Scores by Student Type Adv 3% Adv 0% Adv 0% Prof 34% Prof 26% Adv 9% Adv 17% Adv 43% Percent of Students 2006-2008 Grade 10 MATH MCAS Scores by Student Type Adv 37% Adv 43% Prof 70% Prof 72% Prof 69% Percent of Students Adv 2% Prof 27% Adv 9% Prof 25% N.I. 42% Fail 21% Adv 4% Adv 2% Prof 20% Prof 35% Prof 38% N.I. 19% N.I. 60% N.I. 41% Fail 18% Fail 16% Fail 0% Prof 42% N.I. 18% Fail 1% Prof 41% N.I. 14% Fail 2% N.I. 25% N.I. 53% N.I. 64% N.I. 61% Fail 2% N.I. 19% Fail 0% N.I. 14% Fail 0% Fail 9% Fail 10% Fail 8% 2006 SPED 2007 SPED 2008 SPED 2006 Regular Ed 2007 Regular Ed 2008 Regular Ed 2006 SPED 2007 SPED 2008 SPED 2006 Regular 2007 Regular Ed Ed 2008 Regular Ed Adv = Advanced Prof = Proficient N.I. = Needs Improvement Fail = Failure CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 20 2008 MCAS Composite Performance Indices for Massachusetts Technical Schools Massachusetts computes a Composite Performance Index (CPI) for all public schools for the Grade 10 MCAS scores in English Language Arts, in Mathematics and, starting in 2008, also in Science. These indices reflect how schools are doing in relation to having 100% of their students at Proficiency in these subjects. The Federal No Child Left Behind legislation currently requires that schools have all students performing at the Proficient level in both English and Math by the year 2014. This data table below shows 2008 CPI’s in English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science for 26 Massachusetts technical high schools. Cape Tech ranked 11th among these schools in both the Math and English CPI. This ranking, while adequate, still represents a slight decrease in ranking from 2007. In Science, 2008 was the first year the scores in this subject counted, and Cape Tech ranked 16th among the 26 schools. This ranking is expected to improve as teachers and administrators adjust to the new Science MCAS. Technical School Assabet Valley Regional Voc. Tech. Blackstone Valley Regional Voc. Tech. Blue Hills Regional Voc. Tech. Bristol-Plymouth Regional Voc. Tech. Cape Cod Regional Voc. Tech. Franklin County Regional Voc. Tech. Greater Fall River Regional Voc. Tech. Greater Lawrence Regional Voc. Tech. Greater Lowell Regional Voc. Tech. Greater New Bedford Regional Voc. Tech. Minuteman Regional Voc. Tech. Montachusett Regional Voc. Tech. Nashoba Valley Regional Voc. Tech. North Shore Regional Voc. Tech. Northeast Metropolitan Regional Voc. Tech. Northern Berkshire Regional Voc. Tech. Old Colony Regional Voc. Tech. Pathfinder Regional Voc. Tech. Shawsheen Valley Regional Voc. Tech. South Middlesex Regional Voc. Tech. South Shore Regional Voc. Tech. Southeastern Regional Voc. Tech. Southern Worcester County Regional Voc. Tech. Tri County Regional Voc. Tech. Upper Cape Cod Regional Voc. Tech. Whittier Regional Voc. Tech. 2008 ELA Composite Performance Index 88.9 93.3 88.0 90.6 88.6 87.0 86.3 78.3 82.7 87.3 90.2 91.4 87.0 88.6 79.7 87.7 86.8 84.9 93.4 79.4 91.3 79.4 88.7 88.1 91.2 91.9 2008 Math Composite Performance Index 84.2 91.0 84.5 83.8 86.1 82.5 80.9 69.1 81.4 84.3 84.5 91.8 85.0 84.8 78.4 83.1 86.7 87.4 91.8 80.7 87.7 75.6 87.0 90.7 88.2 92.3 2008 Science Composite Performance Index 82.3 86.3 74.2 80.9 78.3 84.9 75.6 51.7 80.4 71.9 77.5 85.5 78.4 79.4 68.3 75.4 82.7 81.6 79.7 66.6 83.7 64.0 78.0 80.6 78.8 82.5 CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 21 Town Cooperative Education Placement Cooperative Education gives the qualified student the opportunity to apply classroom theory and shop experience to a paid work situation outside school. Students can gain hands-on experience by working during the school year in business, industry, or service organizations. In 2007-2008 the total students involved in the Cooperative Education Program at Cape Tech increased from 57 to 62 students (44 seniors and 18 juniors). Students who participated were held to high academic, behavior, and attendance standards. Co-Op students represented 16 different technical areas in which Cape Tech offers training. Technical Shop Marine Services Auto Technology Electric Plumbing Horticulture HVAC Carpentry Cosmetology Culinary Graphic Arts Auto Body Health Technology Hotel/Business Management Information Technology Masonry Welding TOTAL Number of students 10 9 9 7 6 6 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 62 Coop Employer Brian's Outboards Millway Marina, Inc. Brewster Chamber of Commerce Eric Meads Heating/AC/Refrigeration Stephen B. Griffin Tilework 99 Restaurant Enchanted Florist New England Water Gardens Perry Borden Ryder’s Cove Boat Yard Chase Electric New England Carpentry Don and Dave’s Auto Repair Peltier Electric, Inc. Cape Associates Cape Cod Auto Mall Cranberry Golf Course Glen Hemeon Landscaping Goose Hummock Marine Allen Harbor Marine Service Harwich Port Heating and Cooling Allied Systems Technologies, Inc. Anchor Auto Body Baxter’s Fish and Chips Big Wave Bourque Heating and Cooling Cape Cod Lincoln-Mercury Color Studio Hi-Line Cruises Hyannis Nissan LeFleur Electric Minuteman Press North Coast Mechanical Premier Jeep and Hyundai Puritan Pontiac Super Cuts Trans Atlantic Motors Vista De Mar Spar A1 Refrigeration Services LLC Done Well Plumbing Joyce Landscaping, Inc Nate’s Electric, Inc. Atlantic Plumbing and Heating Ben Buck Electric Sousa's Plumbing and Heating Crosby Yacht Yard, Inc. Oyster Harbors Marina Glynn Electrical Inc. Fay’s Automotive Center Frank A. Days and Sons Tyndall and Clark Pluming/Heating Platinum Auto Service Curley Direct Mail Wellfleet Steel Works Bluewater Holding Company E.W. Drew Electrical Ophthalmic Consultants Joseph’s Beauty Salon Barnstable Barnstable Brewster Brewster Brewster Centerville Centerville Centerville Chatham Chatham Dennis Dennis Dennisport East Sandwich Eastham Harwich Harwich Harwich Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Port Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Hyannis Marstons Mills Marstons Mills Marstons Mills Marstons Mills Orleans Orleans Orleans Osterville Osterville Plymouth Provincetown Provincetown South Dennis South Yarmouth South Yarmouth Wellfleet West Yarmouth West Yarmouth West Yarmouth Yarmouth Examples of Co-Op Student Over Achievement Most money earned by an individual student: $6,780 Highest hourly wage: $15.00 Most hours worked by a single student: 608 (equivalent to 76 days @ 8 hours/day) Average hours worked: Grade 12 - 364 (equiv. of 45 days) Grade 11: 203 (equiv. of 25 days) CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 22 One Year Follow-Up Placement Statistics* 2007 Graduates Who Responded to Survey (113 of 133 total graduates) Cape Tech has displayed consistent success with graduate placement. This Military - Not In Not In Labor Military - In Field Field of Training success is evidenced by the data, Force of Training 4% 2% which shows that the vast majority of 1% Post Secondary the graduates with whom we were able Education Only Employed in to maintain contact reported that they 25% Unrelated Field had either found suitable employment Plus Post Secondary Educ. or gone on to further education. 26% Data on graduate placements is gathered by school staff approximately oneyear after graduation and then reported to the Department of Education. The pie chart shows the placement Employed in data as it is currently reported to the Field of Training Department of Education, with each 15% Employed in Unrelated Field graduate fitting into only one relatively Employed in 17% Field Plus Post specific category. Secondary Educ. For the purpose of providing year-to10% *As of summer 2008 year comparisons, however, the bar charts below combine these more specific categories into four broad categories, meaning that a graduate is often counted twice (e.g., employed and also in post secondary education). Looking at the trends from year to year, what is repeatedly noticeable is the sustained increase in the percentage of students who continue on to post-secondary education. This trend is a response to the well documented demand of today’s employers for workers who are better educated and trained in their fields. Cape Tech graduates are well aware of this fact and are choosing to pursue additional training, either full or parttime, rather than simply settling for getting a job. Employed in Field of Training (All) 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Post Secondary Education (All) 60.2% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 55.8% 45.1% 48.1% 25.7% 53.7% 40.4% 29.7% 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year of Graduation 2004 2005 2006 Year of Graduation 2007 Employed in Unrelated Field (All) 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Military Service (All) 46.9% 29.7% 33.7% 29.6% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 3.3% 1.9% 5.8% 5.3% 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year of Graduation 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year of Graduation CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 23 Senior Project - Cape Tech’s Capstone Student Project Studies have overwhelmingly shown that students who participate in Senior Project programs develop stronger independent thinking and decision-making skills while experiencing the pleasure of learning something of their own choosing. Their academic skills improve as well, and they are motivated to strive for greater rigor in both academic and technical learning. It is essential that technical high schools be proactive in their efforts to significantly raise the bar regarding higher expectations of student performance and change their cultures to one of accepting increased academic challenge. Authentic performance-based assessments such as Senior Project are powerful tools for integrating the highest levels of critical thinking and problem solving in the technical and academic arenas. At Cape Cod Tech, Senior Project is comprised of the following 4 phases: Product, Paper, Portfolio, and Presentation! The Product Phase is a “hands-on” experience or product related to some aspect of their vocational technical training. It must be a “learning stretch” in that it is a student generated idea, outside of the regularly taught curriculum. Products can follow 1 of 2 paths. The first is a “hands-on” tangible demonstration of the student’s technical skills. Often, these types of products are something the student and their family wish to keep or use at the end of the project. The second type of project that students may pursue is a servicebased project where the student utilizes their technical expertise to benefit their community or a non-profit agency. In this situation, the student’s project would help people directly or contribute to the health and well being of the people or environment of Cape Cod and/or communities beyond. The second phase is the Research Paper. The research paper requires the student to use specific skills such as written expression, research, organization, and time management to produce a paper on a topic related in some way to their product. Students can do research to answer a question, gain understanding of a complex or interesting topic, draw a conclusion based on persuasive evidence, or compare and contrast various elements of their topic. The third phase is the Portfolio. The portfolio is considered the “paper journey”, which follows the process and progress of each senior project and will be monitored and graded each trimester by the student’s shop/ academic teacher. The purpose of the portfolio is the documentation, record keeping and organization of all phases of the project. The final phase is the Presentation. This is an oral presentation given by the student before a panel of judges. For the presentation, the student explains the learning that occurred during completion of his/her senior project. A successful Senior Project involves parent and teacher support as well as the student’s initiative and selfdiscipline. By all working together, this can be one of the most rewarding experiences the students will have in high school! Each year the shops with the highest Senior Project average are recognized at Senior Awards Night. A certificate and trophy are given to the shop which best demonstrates: exemplary technical and employability skills, outstanding technical literacy and written expression skills and excellence in oral communication and presentation skills. The Class of 2008 top shops included: 1st place, Health Technologies: Lead Instructor - Noreen McGillis 2nd place, Dental Assisting: Lead Instructor – Peggy Reilly-O’Brien 3rd place, Early Childhood Education: Lead Instructor – Annie Dolan-Niles 4th place, Horticulture: Lead Instructor - Robert DelVecchio We’re on the Web! Please go to www.capetech.us CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 24 Adult Education The Adult Education Program at Cape Tech has continued to offer courses of interest and value to residents of our communities. In 2007-08, the Program offered 50 courses in three different sessions and 29 of these courses had sufficient enrollment to be held. More than 200 students enrolled in these courses (some enrolled in more than one course). Enrichment courses included: Adobe Photoshop, Advanced QuickBooks, Basic American Sign Language, Basic Computer, Conversational Spanish, Digital Photography, eBay Basic, EKG Cardiovascular Technician, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Phlebotomy, QuickBooks / Accounting, and Starting an eBay Business. The vocational skills courses were Artistic Welding, Basic Welding/Intermediate Welding, Advanced Welding, Art of Baking Bread, Art of Pastry Making, and Thai Cooking. The licensing courses included: CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant, Contractor Licensing, Cosmetology License, Manicure License, Massage Therapy, and Plumbing Code & Theory. The health and fitness courses were Ballroom Dancing and Hatha Yoga. Students came from all over, including: Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Wellfleet and Yarmouth. Community Service Learning Program The Community Service Learning (CSL) Program began it first full year of operation in 2007-08. This program was the brainchild of Horticulture teacher Nancy Knight and Superintendent Bill Fisher and became a reality when the school applied for and received a Federal School Based Learn and Serve grant. The Program’s Mission Statement reads: “Cape Cod Tech’s Community Service Learning Program will provide our students with an opportunity to enhance their social skills, encourage civic engagement and promote community responsibility. Through students working in their communities serving their neighbors and sharing their unique talents and abilities, it will increase their understanding of the significance of a culture of service, citizenship and community responsibility.” In 2007-08, the CSL Program sponsored two activities: 1. In September 2007, the freshman class of the Cape Tech conducted a beach clean-up in Harwich as the kick-off activity of the CSL Program. The students spent three hours cleaning two Nantucket Sound beaches. The students also gathered and collated data on the trash collected and have utilized this data in their classes. The students were supervised by Cape Cod Tech faculty members and AmeriCorps personnel. A total of 968 pounds of trash was removed from the two beaches, 321 pounds of which were recycled. 2. Cape Cod Tech’s freshman class again partnered with AmeriCorps to help restore and enhance the scenic views and enhance the habitat to improve wildlife diversity of Thompson’s Field, 87 acres of protected open space in Harwich. Students were taught how to rid the area of invasive plants and worked diligently on that task. A large amount of downed limbs and dead trees, which could create dangerous fire situations in the upcoming dry months, were also collected and readied for chipping. The students also took part in a nature hike and learned about the difference between invasive and indigenous species, transitional forests, the forest canopy, and vernal pools. Back in their classrooms students utilized the information gained in the field to participate in reflective activities that allowed them explore the impact of what they learned and its effect on their thoughts and future actions. A celebration breakfast in honor of the huge success of the project and the much appreciated hard work of the freshmen was held following the days of service learning. Special guests from AmeriCorps were in attendance and the Harwich Conservation Commission Director presented Cape Tech’s freshman class with a certificate of Appreciation. CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 25 Technical Programs Overview by Paul F. Smith School year 2007-08 was another rewarding and busy year for the Technical/ Vocational programs at Cape Cod Tech. Among our noteworthy accomplishments and events, we include:  The annual Shop Advisory Committee dinner was held in October and attracted the largest number of advisory committee members (260 total attended) from local businesses and industry. Our guest speakers were Dan Dray, Administrator at the Cape Cod Economic Development Council, who spoke on “Career Opportunities on Cape Cod’ and Anju Rajani from Cape Self Reliance, who spoke on Renewable Energy. Paul Smith Our Annual Tech Night was also a great success. We entertained over 750 Technical Studies Director people from the community who also partook of a great meal prepared by the Culinary Arts students and staff. Many wonderful raffle prizes were given away to lucky ticket holders. All raffle prizes were created and donated by our shops. The Auto Collision Program improved student attendance as well as the number of non-traditional students. Students participated in ASE testing and received certifications in Collision Repair. Six students received toolships/scholarships and seven students will go on to further education and advanced training. All 11th grade students completed OSHA 10 hour training. In Auto Technology students scored the high written school score out of fifty schools tested. A junior and a senior teamed up to win the State skills event. Four students enrolled in programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College and Cape Cod Community College and two were awarded scholarships to several technical colleges. Three students have received their ASE provisional certifications. The shop awarded two thousand dollars in tool ships and money for college needs to graduating seniors. The Carpentry Program completed another successful year of offering quality education with curriculum paralleling the National Education and Research Construction curriculum. We have been emphasizing the importance of good attendance by stressing the student handbook rules and making the students aware of the impact and consequences of poor attendance. Another improvement objective has been to increase non-traditional enrollment. All senior students have completed the O.S.H.A. Training Program and the Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation program. In order to increase enrollment, Cosmetology introduced an evening program for adults and participated in the Exploratory Program which introduces 9th graders to all the shops. They also continued to improve attendance and punctuality and increase licensure rates by making appointments and transporting students to their licensing exams. As a result, the entire senior class took and passed their Cosmetology Licensing Exam. Senior Carissa Giacalone participated in the Dual enrollment program at Cape Cod Community College and also received the Rotary Club Student of the Year Award. Five Seniors received Toolship Awards and several seniors received Scholarships. The Culinary Arts program improved communication and planning with the Administration concerning events involving food service and followed through with requests for new and replacement tools and equipment. Introduced “Mental Mondays”, featuring specialized instruction and less production work; worked on performance assessments and team building activities; improved recruitment and retention of students; increased student attendance; increased educational field trips and did more community service and outreach. Involved female students in non-traditional support ; students in need received funding for culinary shop uniforms; increased passing rates for standardized student testing - American Culinary Federation (100%), ServSafe (88%), CPR (100%), OSHA (100%); 100% of seniors passed Senior Project. Completed an interview with television Channel 18 highlighting Culinary students and the Cape Tech Culinary Arts Program. . (Continued on page 26)       CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Technical Programs Overview (Continued from page 25) PAGE 26  In the Dental Assistant Program, the new classroom was fully completed and is utilized full-time. Two students received Rising Star Awards from the Dennis-Yarmouth and Orleans Rotary. Five seniors and three post grads received Massachusetts Certification in Radiology and also passed the Dental Assisting National Boards exam in Radiology. Six Juniors and three post grads took the Dental Assisting National Boards exam in Infection Control. All seniors and post grads successfully completed at least 200 hours in internship where they worked alongside staff in local dental offices. Seniors in the program fundraised over $700.00 so that they could attend the annual New England Yankee Dental Congress. The Program graduated six seniors and three post graduates. All seniors successfully completed all phases of senior project and several students will be attending college in the fall. Students continue to assist in Cape Tech’s Ellen Jones Dental Center, which expanded to six operatories so there are more personnel in the center to help train and evaluate dental assisting students. The Ellen Jones now has digital radiography and Dental Assisting program students can now train in both film based and digital radiography. The Early Childhood Program laboratory preschool successfully completed its first full year of extended day/mixed age group programming and a waiting list for the preschool program now exists. Organized 13 special events for high school and preschool enrichment and scheduled 12 field trips/ guest speaker presentations. Collaborated with Nauset Integrated Preschool to provide services for a preschool child with special needs. Updated Preschool Handbook and Early Childhood Student Handbook. Used digital camera to extensively document high school and preschool activities. An Early Childhood senior was chosen as Rotary Club Student of the Month. The Electrical Program continued to actively encourage non-traditional enrollment and was successful in enrolling two female freshman to the shop. Electrical was the most sought after shop by 9th graders in the Exploratory Program and the shop’s enrollment for the last three classes has been at 100% of capacity. The shop sent 10 students to the SkillsUSA district competitions , the most from any shop. Juniors are now regularly exposed to research and argumentative papers in an attempt to ready them for Senior Project. Health Technology placed first in Senior Project and was awarded the Senior Project Excellence Award. This goal was achieved by routinely working closely with each student individually. The shop received Department of Public Health site approval for CNA program and is also an American Heart Association approved course site. Achieved 100% passing rate on the State CNA certification written and practical exam. Students won several Skills USA medals. A senior Health Tech student received the Superintendent Award while another senior was class Salutatorian. Enrollment of males increased. Expanded relationship with Cape Cod Healthcare and other healthcare facilities and organizations. Improved shop equipment so students can learn with industry standard equipment. All junior and senior students completed OSHA training and juniors, seniors, and post grads were trained in Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider and First Aid. In Horticulture we had a safe year without serious injury to students or staff. We continued to maintain and beautify the school campus grounds and interior spaces; continued campus arboretum project; continued the Barnstable County Fair planting exhibit and designed and constructed a Bayberry Hills golf hole diorama for the town of Yarmouth, which was mostly funded by Cape Cod Five Foundation mini grant. The shop was awarded 4th place in the Senior Project program. In the shop class, students were taught how to use scale in landscape design. In the floriculture setting, students calculated fertilizer application rates and market and sold flowers and plants with a computerized cash register. In the FFA turf science competition, students were instructed to calculate area as well as fertilizer tasks. We have (Continued on page 27)     CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Technical Programs Overview (Continued from page 26) PAGE 27 integrated open ended questions into our bell work, homework, quizzes, and exams to help students to be more successful at answering these questions. We participated in both the OSHA and CPR certification programs to enhance the employability of our graduates.  The Hotel, Restaurant and Business Management Program seniors took on Senior Project with aplomb. One senior garnered a perfect score for the entire project. As of this writing, all but one of our graduating seniors are planning on attending either a 2 or 4-year college. We had a decidedly well-rounded group, with players on the baseball, softball, and basketball teams. Students also participated in the Drama club, the Interact Club, and the GSA Alliance. We are a diverse group, representing several cultures, abilities, and an equal mix of both genders. Students took leadership roles in our Interact Club, raising $1800 to help defray medical expenses for a former Cape Tech student. They envisioned, planned, and created the Phantom Phormal, the key fundraising piece of their campaign this year. Some served as their class officers. Most students participated in DECA marketing and management competitions and scored well. One DECA team scored a perfect 100% score on their Oral Assessment for Case Studies. Others participated in the Federal Reserve’s Banking Bowl in Boston. A fascinating internship position was added this year: Veronika Lavelle worked at the Brewster Chamber of Commerce where she was given a choice of projects. She chose the “Weddings in Brewster” promotional campaign and her final product was lauded by town selectmen and mentioned in a local newspaper. School Store revenues continue to pay our DECA membership and competition fees. Students were diligent in servicing customers at our in-school branch of Cape Cod Five, and out of school on Co -op. We utilized a local grant from the Cape Cod Hospitality Marketing Association to procure 4 new computer work stations for our program. We assisted the Harwich Chamber of Commerce by setting up and staffing “The Taste of Harwich”. We planned and executed our Advisory Committee dinner, and the student-in-charge, Samantha Borges, did admirably. We also arranged the set-up and entertainment for the Senior Project Ice Cream Social, the FFA banquet, the Interact Recognition Dinner, The WW2 Veteran’s Dinner, Eagle Scout Celebration, and dozens of conference room set-ups. We also began a new radio program this year: “Wednesday Jazz”. In addition, our 9th grade students, as part of their first Interact Club project, created a mini-marketing plan to raise enough money to buy a wheelchair for an underprivileged child. In the HVAC Program, we increased our non-traditional students to a total of nine. We are still working on alignment of our curriculum and lessons plans with the State VTE/COP frameworks and to satisfy PARHA. All seniors have their EPA certification. One student went to the state SkillsUSA and came in 4th. In Information Technology we are still working on creating greater opportunities for students’ to work outside school, but are limited by transportation issues. We have had informal discussions at the curriculum sub-committee and with the Principal regarding the possibilities for higher student certification reimbursements. Grant funding will be researched and might be a possibility. We are also working on a certification model which would allow student certification exams to be scheduled as Theory Final Exams. Our Computer Maintenance Team took Bronze and Silver Medals at the SkillsUSA district competition. Our Website Development Team took home a silver medal. Marine Services made good progress in aligning curriculum and instruction to the state VTE frameworks (currently 50% complete). Our students swept both the district and state competitions for Skills USA and competed at the Nationals in Kansas City, where we won the gold medal. Over the past 3 years, our shop has won bronze, silver and gold medals at the Nationals. All grade 9 and 11 students (Continued on page 28)    CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Technical Programs Overview (Continued from page 27) PAGE 28 were trained by the Mass Environmental Police in boating safety and received their Boater’s Safety Licenses. This year students excelled in Co-op placement, with 8 of the 10 seniors and 2 of the 7 juniors employed by local boatyards. We also increased our non-traditional student enrolment by 20%.  The main goal of the Masonry Program was to attract ten students from the incoming 9th graders to prevent the Program from closing. Mr. Cahill and the students created a new look for the shop and developed a new exploratory program. Donations were received from Kyle McCready of Foster Southeastern, Earl Beckett and Tricia Mosny of Mortar Net, Dave Dimmick of New England Concrete Masonry Association, John Lamplough of Laforge Concrete, Maureen Fetig of Fetig Tile, Cloutier Tile, and Bill Piper of G. L. Tech. The donations included banners, tools, pamphlets, hats, posters, videos and product samples. However, at the end of Exploratory we had only attracted eight students, which forced us to change focus from keeping the program alive to meeting the educational needs of the remaining students. Brandon Tesson, a senior, won a gold medal at the regional SkillsUSA competition, then competed at the state level. Travis Foster, a senior, was recognized as “Spotlight” student of the month by the Nauset Rotary Club. All seniors achieved high grades on their Senior Projects. Travis Foster, Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Brendon Tesson received well deserved toolships just prior to graduation The Plumbing Program continued aligning theory and shop curricula with the new state frameworks and we are about 90% complete. There are five girls in the plumbing shop and we are very close to having a non-traditional enrollment of 10%. We took home Silver, Bronze, and Gold Medals at Skills/ USA District competition for team build. Two juniors and two seniors were on Co-op. We built a fixture installation work station for a ½ bath. The sophomore class was certified as aquapex installers. The theory class has added several practices to better MCAS scores, including written open response essays, multiple choice questions, rubric based assessments, analysis of non fiction text; such as installation manuals for gas appliances, written self assessments, use of graphs, and charts. In shop, students are required to do projects to meet the plumbing code and be of professional quality. If these standards are not met the project must be repaired. The rubric for grading involves the Plumbing Shop Weekly Performance Record that evaluates employability skills. The Plumbing Project Worksheet is used to evaluate workmanship, accuracy, math skills, and the materials used. Students are also required to log their daily activities and for each project they are required to explain what they learned and how it relates to the Massachusetts State Plumbing Code. Math and writing are integrated into all aspects of the shop area. In the Welding/Metal Fabrication Program this year once again four out of five students are continuing their education. The department was able to generate approximately $4,000 from scrap metal. Some money went towards tool ships, and some went to purchasing new tools for the shop. We also were able to set up a re-occurring toolship with Nancy Stewart (Arthur Babcock’s daughter). She set up three scholarships for $500.00 each and the shop matched her with another $500.00 for the same three students. This is going to enable the students to purchase a very expensive piece of welding equipment (Mig Machine).   If you have any questions about the Technical Program information presented in this section, please contact Technical Studies Director Paul F. Smith at (508) 432 - 4500 x 273 CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 PAGE 29 Student Activities and Clubs Athletics - Interscholastic Athletics: Athletic Director Don Farley - Cape Cod Regional Technical High School is a member of the Mayflower League. It is governed by the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). Students must be in good standing in order to participate in the following sports: Soccer (boys & girls) Football (boys) Volleyball (girls) Cross Country (boys & girls) Baseball (boys) Track (boys & girls) Softball (girls) Cheerleading (girls) Golf (boys & girls) Basketball (boys & girls)             The Boys Varsity Soccer Team had a 11 - 9 record and went to the State Tournament. The Girls Varsity Soccer Team went to the State Tournament - the first time for a girls team. The Boys Varsity Football Team had a winning 6 - 4 record. The Boys Varsity Golf Team had a 10 - 10 record and went to the State Tournament. The Co-op Cross Country Team (with Harwich) had Cape Tech runners as #1 and #2 The Girls Varsity Volleyball Team had a 4 - 14 record. The Boys Varsity Basketball Team had a 10 - 8 record and went to the State Tournament. The Girls Varsity Basketball Team won the Mayflower League Championship for the first time. The Boys Varsity Hockey Team went to the State Tournament. The Boys Baseball Team had a 12 - 8 record and won the Vocational State Championship. The Boys Varsity Tennis Team won the Mayflower League Championship for the first time. The Girls Softball Team had a respectable 8 - 10 record. Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA): Advisors John Ganss and Susan Speight - For over 56 years DECA, the association of marketing students, has been leading talented young people toward real careers and lifetime skills. DECA sponsors student competitions at the local, state, and national levels. This club does wonders for students. We really stress employability skills, as students must be present and dependable as they are preparing for this event. We think that this competition and the preparation surrounding it give our students extra motivation to stay involved, and stay in school. Í Through aggressive marketing of healthy snacks and water at our school store, and the addition of a new business venture, Convertible Jukebox, we were able to fund 100% of our DECA Competition expenses. Í Sixteen students participated in District 1 competition. We fielded a team of two who garnered a perfect 100% score in one of the two oral case study presentations (very rare). Their advance work in this was admirable, and they deserved to win. Í All told, 6 students qualified for the state level, and it was a very ambitious and energetic group. Drama Club: Advisors Cathie LeBlanc and Susan Speight - This year we coordinated the third annual Radio Drama Unit. The two plays performed were: “The Last Leaf” by O’Henry “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant The average number of students per radio performance was 10. Those students who did not have a reading part accepted other responsibilities, such as voice coach, acting coach, sound effects, cue coach, or radio engineer. Just before Winter Recess the Drama Club gave a radio performances of “The Christmas Truce” by Aaron Shepard. Future Farmers of America (FFA): Advisors Bob DelVecchio, Vincent Anton and Nancy Knight - The National FFA Organization is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares students for premier leadership, personal growth and career success. Students compete in a Demonstration Competition (Continued on page 30) CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Student Activities and Clubs (Continued from page 29) PAGE 30 at the Massachusetts FFA Convention and at a FFA National Convention in Louisville, KY. Other notable happenings include:         We graduated 14 Seniors in June 2008. The FFA program played an important role in retaining these students by keeping them connected to the program. This year we won the Bay State Award of Excellence which honors FFA programs that contribute to the community by completing off campus projects. We helped students’ improve on their English skills by encouraging students’ to participate in public speaking competitions. This year a student performed in this competition and won 2nd place in the Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event. We again hosted our FFA Family Awards Banquet where FFA members prepare speeches and conduct the meeting in front of more than 120 people. We again had success in our Agri-science competitions. Students’ need to prepare lab reports and are required to present their experiments before judges. Student gain self confidence by their participation in these activities as well. Ran successful FFA Fruit fundraiser where we netted over $1,000.00 and sold cordwood and netted $400.00. Hung holiday swags for the Brewster Garden Club as they donated $300.00. Attended FFA Turf Career Development Event and won 2nd place. One student placed 3rd overall. Among the awards we received at the Massachusetts FFA State Convention were: « Won 1st Place in: Zoology Agri-science Fair, Engineering Agri-science Fair, Botany Agri-science Fair, Biochemistry Agri-science Fair and Reporter’s Book. « Won 2nd Place in: Individual Quiz Bowl, Prepared Public Speaking, Team Demonstration, and Secretary’s Book « Won 3rd Place in: Talent Show, Nursery Landscape Team « Bronze for Individual Nursery Landscape « Silver for Floriculture Team « Bronze Award for Demonstration « Bay State Award for Excellence « Bay State Degree (2 members) « State Star in Agriculture Business (1 member) Gay/Straight Alliance: Advisor Anna Green - The group raised awareness with a Talk About It Day, a Day of Silence and the Human Rights Week speakers’ panel. Approximately 20 to 30 students attend the weekly meetings and the GSA was awarded a $1000 grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This grant helped pay for a bus to attend the Youth Pride event in Boston and 43 students went this year. Homework Zone: Advisors Ave Gaffney and Susan Speight - We averaged 20 students most Thursday afternoons throughout the year, providing a space for monitoring and tutoring students. We also served as a waiting area for our sports teams. Teachers also use the Homework Zone to give make up exams. Library/Media Center (LMC): Media Specialist Amy McHugh - The Library Media Center achieved all goals set forth in last year’s annual report and implemented new programs, services and goals throughout the 2007-08 academic year to better serve students, staff, faculty and the community. Specific areas such as: promoting information literacy, meeting all vocational and academic curriculum needs, continuing to offer Senior Project assistance for all phases, providing access to print and non print material for all stu(Continued on page 31) CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2007-2008 Student Activities and Clubs (Continued from page 30) PAGE 31 dents, staff and faculty, and encouraging lifelong readers, which were cited in last year’s report were met. In addition to these services the Library Media Center has strived to maintain a creative, productive, and informative environment that fosters and encourages learning throughout the all vocational and academic disciplines and supports the state frameworks. National Vocational/Technical Honor Society (NVTHS): Advisors Bryan Fede and Dominic Bachand - NVTHS is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement in career and technical education and in promoting educational excellence and enhancing career opportunities for its members. The Cape Cod Tech chapter of the NVTHS is a member of the national organization and as such adheres to the standards for membership which include: Scholastic Achievement, Skill Development, Leadership, Honesty, Responsibility and Good Character.  We had 45 total members in 2007-08 and 22 graduated with the class of 2007.    We increased awareness of the NHS membership and events at Cape Cod Tech with bulletin board and announcements in daily notices. Junior class members were taken on field trip to Boston to view American Red Crescent Mvt. Photograph exhibit at Suffolk Univ. and tour of State house. This was done to increase global awareness of members and their civic duties in the community. We held a fundraiser with that netted $647. SkillsUSA/Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA): Advisors Carol Olsen, Larry Souza, Chandler Barnatchez, Tracy Jepsen and Brent Warren - VICA is a national organization serving more than 260,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. 2007-08 Accomplishments: Held our annual Craft Fair, raising over $9,000 for SkillsUSA. We had so many crafters, we filled the Commons as well as the Hall and Gym, we were full before November. Registered all students as SkillsUSA members for 2007-2008 school year for 100% participation. Students worked with Habitat for Humanity - Youth United to build a house in Brewster for a local family. Students competed in the South District Competition, on Thursday, March 13 with 99 student participants. District medals included 10 bronze, 10 silver, and 9 gold. Students competed in the State Competition, on Thursday - Saturday, May 3 with 65 student participants. State medals included 6 ribbons, 7 bronze, 2 silver, and 3 gold. The three gold medal winners went to a luncheon at the State House and represented Cape Cod Tech at Nationals, where we won the gold in Marine Services, the silver in Dental Assisting and placed 7th out of 40 teams in Advertising Design. The student participation at districts and states has almost doubled since 2005. We also have SkillsUSA curriculum which focuses on Employability Skills for the various Technical Frameworks. Student Council Government: Advisor Janine Getek - this year we worked more closely with Harwich High School; we drafted a Cape Tech student government constitution; Mr. Lynch, as grade 10 advisor, held meetings with a student representative from each shop—this will be a template for grades 9, 11, 12 in 2008-09. Students attended leadership training at: Dennis-Yarmouth High School, Barnstable County Youth Congress, a Mass Association of Student Councils event and the Southeast Regional Student Advisory Council. One of our students was honored by representing Cape Tech at the Annual Student Government Day at the State House. If you have questions about Cape Cod Regional Technical High School or this 2007-08 Annual Report, please contact Superintendent Bill Fisher at (508) 432 - 4500 x 214