School-Profile-2019-2020_Campus-DRAFT

McCaskey High School Campus School Profile 2019 – 2020 School District of Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania www.sdlancaster.org J.P McCaskey High School 445 North Reservoir Street Lancaster, PA 17602 Phone: 717-291-6211 McCaskey East High School 1051 Lehigh Avenue Lancaster, PA 17602 Phone: 717-396-6810 Administration Dr Damaris Rau Superintendent of Schools Dr Carol Powell Asst Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Dr Abie Benítez Director of Schools Mr John Lischner Campus Principal Mr Luis Diaz Jr Mr Justin Reese Associate Principal, JPM Mrs Karen Hess Assistant Principal Mrs Kathy Lutz Assistant Principal Mrs Amy Martz Assistant Principal Mrs Elizabeth Moodie Assistant Principal Mrs Jazmin Torres Assistant Principal School Counselors Mrs Becky Falcon Ext 31671 Ext 30521 Mr Quintin Owens Ext 30525 Mr Jeremy Seedorf Ext 30523 Ms Pamela Terry Ext 30524 Mr Thomas Toczek Mrs Rebecca Lopez Mr Mark Mowery Mr Davin Orlowski EAST The McCaskey Campus, a diverse learning community, prepares all students to meet their highest potential as successful, resourceful, productive, and thriving citizens through increased academic demand and preparation for real life applications in an ever-changing world SCHOOL COMMUNITY Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, J.P McCaskey High School Campus serves a diverse urban community supported by tourism and service-related industries and light manufacturing Currently, district enrollment is over 11,000 students with 2,563 on campus; grades 9-12 The high school represents families from over 52 countries with over 33 languages/dialects spoken POPULATION Hispanic 56.12% African American 20.57% Caucasian 15.37% Asian & Other 7.94% Free/Reduced Lunch 89.27% GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Course Credits Course Credits English/CA Mathematics Science Social Studies World Language Wellness-Health & PE Art/Music 0.5 Electives 5.5 Class of 2019 – 715 Graduates GRADING SYSTEM J.P McCaskey Campus utilizes a traditional letter grade system Weighted and unweighted grade point averages are calculated on 5.0 and 4.0 scales Quality points are attributed to IB, AP, Dual Enrollment, & Honors courses Associate Principal, East JPM Ms Megan Kirkpatrick CAMPUS MISSON Ext 31683 Ext 31632 Ext 31312 Ext 31690 GRADE STANDARD HONORS AP IB A 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 B 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 C 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 D 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 F 0 0 DUAL ENROLLMENT / AP/ IB ENROLLMENT 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 AP 353 333 350 IB 266 273 249 DUAL ENROLLMENT 230 300 256 SAT SCORES Median ERW Median Math Total Median (Reading/Writing) 450 430 880 Avg Reading/Writing Avg Math Total Avg 463 441 904 Class of Total # in class # Year # Year # Total % Year % Year % Total Franklin & Marshall College Gettysburg College Harrisburg Area Community College Indiana University of Pennsylvania Lebanon Valley College POST SECONDARY PLACEMENT 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 704 640 651 692 128 130 154 151 137 139 164 137 265 269 309 288 19% 22% 22% 22% % 19% 22% 25% 20% % 38% 42% 47% 42% % POST SECONDARY DESTINATIONS Millersville University Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology PA College of Health Sciences University of Pennsylvania Penn State University University of Pittsburgh Shippensburg University University of Virginia Temple University All Military Branches CURRICULUM J.P McCaskey and McCaskey East offer an extensive program of study that includes IB, AP, and Honors courses as well as AFJROTC Approximately 10% of students take at least one IB class, 13% of students take at least one AP class, and 33% of students take at least one Honors class Opportunities for students include early acceptance programs, career and workbased experiences as well as dual enrollment with Harrisburg Area Community College, Franklin & Marshall, Millersville University, Eastern Mennonite University, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Please visit our website for more information about additional partnerships, student programming, course offerings, and opportunities ADVANCED COURSE OFFERINGS For a complete list of curriculum offerings, please visit our website AP Calculus AB & BC IB 20th Century Topics SL & HL IB Math Studies SL AP Language & Composition IB Biology SL & HL IB Mathematics SL AP Literature & Composition IB Business SL IB Physics SL & HL AP Music Theory IB Chemistry SL & HL IB Psychology SL AP Spanish Literature & Language IB Economics SL IB Theory of Knowledge AP World History IB History of the Americas HL Y1 IB World Religions SL Computer Science AP & IB IB Language A & B HL World Language I-VI CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) CTE provides students with a Career Path and College Readiness skills As a Comprehensive High School, McCaskey is one of the few high schools in PA to offer PDE-approved career technical education (CTE) training programs that lead to industry certifications and offer articulated credits at dozens of state colleges CTE PROGRAMS OF STUDY Course Credits Course Accounting Drafting/CAD Administrative Assisting Early Childhood Education Building Trades Electronics Cosmetology Health/Medical Assisting Credits 6 6 CTE seniors complete an end-of-program, national occupational competency assessment The NOCTI exam is based on industry standards and assesses students’ knowledge and performance skills Test data contributes to the school performance profile (SPP) score In 2018-2019, over 130 students tested; 85.19% scored Competent or Advanced CTE is no longer an either/or choice, but a "BOTH/AND" opportunity for student success