Halifax Area High School

Halifax Area High School
Location
3940 Peters Mountain Road
Halifax, Pennsylvania 17032
Dauphin County
United States
Information
Type Public
School district Halifax Area School District
Superintendent Michele M. Orner, Ed.D. contract July 1, 2014 to August 3, 2017
Principal David Hatfield[1]
Faculty 29.8 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Pupils

298 pupils (2014)
353 pupils (2012) [3]
374 pupils (2011)[4]

368[5]
 • Grade 9 100 (2013), 92 (2010)
 • Grade 10 78 (2013), 92
 • Grade 11 76 (2013), 96
 • Grade 12 76 (2013), 88 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio 11.2[2]
Color(s) Black and Gold
Athletics conference PIAA District 3[6]
Mascot Wildcats
Website Halifax Area High School

Halifax Area High School is a suburban, public secondary school located at 3940 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the sole high school operated by the Halifax Area School District. By September 2014, enrollment had declined to 298 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 29.5% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family federal poverty level. Additionally, 15% of pupils received special education services, while 2.35% of pupils were identified as gifted. Per a report by US News and World Report, the school employed 28 teachers in 2013.[7] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

In 2013, Halifax Area High School's enrollment was 331 pupils grades 9th through 12th. Twenty four percent (24%) of pupils were from low income homes and 15% received special education services. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, just 89% of the teachers were "Highly Qualified" under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, the school reported an enrollment of 374 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 79 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. The school employed 31 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.[8] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 11% teachers were rated Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.[9]

In 2010, Halifax Area High School served 374 students in grades 9 to 12, with 79 pupils qualifying for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to family poverty. The school had 31 teachers yielding a student teacher ratio of 12:1.

In 2014, the Board approved a $22 million renovation project of both the high school building and middle school building.[10] The project includes a new multimedia center to be shared by both schools and a new administration wing. The Halifax Area School Board had approved roof replacement and repairs on the high school/middle school complex in 2012.[11][12]

Academic achievement

Halifax Area School District was ranked 252nd out of 498 Pennsylvania School Districts, in 2014, by the Pittsburgh Business Times.[13] The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school.[14] Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District).

Graduation rate

In 2014, Halifax Area School District had a graduation rate of 89.61%.[17]

Former calculation graduation rate

School Performance Profile

In 2014, Halifax Area High School achieved 82.6 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - 69% were on grade level. In Algebra 1, 84% showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 65% demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the course.[22][23] Statewide, the percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in Algebra I increased to 39.7% to 40.1%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in reading/literature declined to 52.5%. The percentage of high school students who scored proficient and advanced in biology improved from 39.7% to 41.4%.[24]

In 2013, Halifax Area High School achieved a 78.4 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level reading, mathematics and science achievement. In reading/literature - just 67% of students were on grade level. In Algebra 1, only 65.6%% of students showed on grade level skills. In Biology, 52% showed on grade level science understanding.[25] According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2,181 public schools (less than 73 percent of Pennsylvania public schools), achieved an academic score of 70 or higher.

AYP status

In 2012, Halifax Area High School declined to Warning Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status due to missing all 4 academic metrics measured in reading and mathematics.[26]

PSSA Results

Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, commonly called PSSAs are No Child Left Behind Act related examinations which were administered from 2003 through 2012, in all Pennsylvania public high schools. The exams were administered in the Spring of each school year. The goal was for 100% of students to be on grade level or better in reading and mathematics, by the Spring of 2014. The tests focused on the state's Academic Standards for reading, writing, mathematics and science. The Science exam included content in science, technology, ecology and the environmental studies. The mathematics exam included: algebra I, algebra II, geometry and trigonometry. The standards were first published in 1998 and are mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.[31] In 2013, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania changed its high school assessments to the Keystone Exams in Algebra 1, Reading/literature and Biology1. The exams are given at the end of the course, rather than all in the spring of the student's 11th grade year.[32]

11th Grade Reading
11th Grade Math:
11th Grade Science:

Science in Motion Halifax Area High School did not take advantage of a state program called Science in Motion which brought college professors and sophisticated science equipment to the school to raise science awareness and to provide inquiry-based experiences for the students. The Science in Motion program was funded by a state appropriation and cost the school nothing to participate.[42] Cedar Crest College provided the science enrichment experiences to schools in the region.

College remediation

According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 35% of Halifax Area School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges.[43][44] Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years.[45][46] Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.

Dual enrollment

Halifax Area High School offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities at their high school. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books.[47] Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.[48] For the 2009-2010 budget year, Haifax Area School District received a state grant of $1,921 for the program. Under state rules, other students that reside in the district, who attend a private school, a charter school or are home schooled are eligible to participate in this program.[49] In 2010, Governor Edward Rendell eliminated the grants to students, from the Commonwealth, due to a state budget crisis.

Graduation requirements

The Halifax Area School Board has determined that a student must earn 26 credits to graduation.[50]

By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.[51] At Halifax Area School District the project has students explore careers.[52] Effective with the graduating class of 2017, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education eliminated the state mandate that students complete a culminating project in order to graduate.[53]

By Pennsylvania School Board regulations, beginning with the class of 2017, public school students must demonstrate successful completion of secondary level course work in Algebra I, Biology, and English Literature by passing the Keystone Exams.[54] The exam is given at the end of the course. Keystone Exams replace the PSSAs for 11th grade.[55]

Students have several opportunities to pass the exam. Those who do not pass after several attempts can perform a project in order to graduate.[56][57] For the class of 2019, a Composition exam will be added. For the class of 2020, passing a civics and government exam will be added to the graduation requirements.[58] In 2011, Pennsylvania high school students field tested the Algebra 1, Biology and English Lit exams. The statewide results were: Algebra 1 38% on grade level, Biology 35% on grade level and English Lit - 49% on grade level.[59] Individual student, school or district reports were not made public, although they were reported to district officials by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students identified as having special needs and qualifying for an Individual Educational Program (IEP) may graduate by meeting the requirements of their IEP.

Advance Placement Courses

In 2013, Halifax Area High School offered 3 Advance Placement Courses. As of 2008, the High School offered two Advanced Placement courses - AP English Literature and Composition and AP Calculus AB. According to the course catalog, students who wish to take AP English must score 500 (50) or better on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT (PSAT); students who wish to take AP Calculus must score above a 550 (55) on the math portion of the SAT (PSAT). Students have the option of taking the College Board's examination in the Spring. Students, who achieve a 3 or better on the exam, may be awarded college credits at US universities and colleges. Each higher education sets its own standards about what level of credits are awarded to a student based on their AP exam score. Most higher education institutions award credits for scores of 4 or 5. Some schools also award credits for scores of 3. High schools give credits towards graduation to students who take the school's AP class.

In 2014, Halifx Area High School offered 2 Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Thirty seven percent of the Halifax Area pupils who took the exam after the calls scored a 3 or better.[60]

SAT Scores

In 2014, Halifax Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 506. The Math average score was 517. The Writing average score was 501.[61] Statewide in Pennsylvania, Verbal Average Score was 497. The Math average score was 504. The Writing average score was 480. The College Board also reported that nationwide scores were: 497 in reading, 513 in math and 487 in writing.[62]

In 2013, Halifax Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 489. The Math average score was 501. The Writing average score was 483. The College Board reported that statewide scores were: 494 in reading, 504 in math and 482 in writing. The nationwide SAT results were the same as in 2012.[63]

In 2012, 51 Halifax Area School District students took the SAT exams. The District's Verbal Average Score was 506. The Math average score was 517. The Writing average score was 500. The statewide Verbal SAT exams results were: Verbal 491, Math 501, Writing 480. In the USA, 1.65 million students took the exams achieving scores: Verbal 496, Math 514, Writing 488. According to the College Board the maximum score on each section was 800, and 360 students nationwide scored a perfect 2,400.

In 2011, 47 Halifax Area students took the SAT exams. The district's Verbal Average Score was 485. The Math average score was 491. The Writing average score was 500.[64] Pennsylvania ranked 40th among states with SAT scores: Verbal - 493, Math - 501, Writing - 479.[65] In the United States, 1.65 million students took the exam in 2011. They averaged 497 (out of 800) verbal, 514 math and 489 in writing.[66]

In 2009, the average SAT scores for Halifax Area High School were 468 Critical Reading, 443 Math, and 472 Writing. .[67]

In 2008, the average SAT scores for Halifax Area High School were 480 Critical Reading, 487 Math, and 473 Writing.[68]

In 2007, the average SAT scores for Halifax Area High School were 498 Critical Reading, 509 Math, and 503 Writing.[69]

Classrooms for the Future grant

The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006-2009. Halifax Area School District applied to participate in 2008-09, receiving $74,691.[70] The grant program was discontinued by Governor Rendell due to a massive state funding shortfall in 2010.

Wellness policy

Halifax Area School Board established a district-wide Student Wellness Policy in 2006 - Policy 246.[71] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 - 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006."

The legislation placed the responsibility of developing a wellness policy at the local level so the individual needs of each district can be addressed. According to the requirements for the Local Wellness Policy, school districts must set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, campus food provision, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness. Additionally, districts were required to involve a broad group of individuals in policy development and to have a plan for measuring policy implementation. Districts were offered a choice of levels of implementation for limiting or prohibiting low nutrition foods on the school campus. In final implementation these regulations prohibit some foods and beverages on the school campus.[72] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

In addition to a free and reduced price school lunch program, Halifax Area School District provides a school breakfast program, funded in part, by federal and state dollars. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.[73] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.[74]

In 2013, the USDA issued new restrictions to foods in public schools. The rules apply to foods and beverages sold on all public school district campuses during the day. They limit vending machine snacks to a maximum of 200 calories per item. Additionally, all snack foods sold at school must meet competitive nutrient standards, meaning they must have fruits, vegetables, dairy or protein in them or contain at least 10 percent of the daily value of fiber, calcium, potassium, and Vitamin D.[75] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of the lunch.[76]

Halifax Area School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. Nurses are available in the building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.[77] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.

Highmark Healthy High 5 grant

In 2011, the Halifax Area School District received funding through a Highmark Healthy High 5 grant. Halifax Area High School received $9,826 which was used to implement the "Halifax Fitness For Life" program, a cardio/circuit/interval training program that will be incorporated into the PE curriculum for all students. Halifax Elementary School also received a grant of $9,967 o implement Club Fit which was a program incorporating walking, DDR, scooter soccer, obstacle courses, and various other fitness games.[78] Beginning in 2006, Highmark Foundation engaged in a 5-year, $100 million program to promote lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents through local nonprofits and schools.

The District also participated in Highmark Healthy High 5 Health eTools for Schools which enabled mobile data collection of pertinent health and physical fitness screening data on students K-12 in a database held by InnerLink, Inc. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Health eTools for Schools also provided interdisciplinary research-based curriculum in nutrition, physical education and physical activity to participating districts. The program was discontinued in 2013.[79]

School safety and bullying

The Halifax Area School District administration reported there was one incident of bullying in the high school in 2013. Additionally, there were three drug incidents and no sexual incidents involving students. The local law enforcement was involved in six incidents at the schools.[80][81] Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which then publishes the compiled reports online. Nationally, nearly 20% of pupils report being bullied at school.[82]

The Halifax Area School Board has provided the district's antibully policy online in 2009.[83] All Pennsylvania schools are required to have an anti-bullying policy incorporated into their Code of Student Conduct. The policy must identify disciplinary actions for bullying and designate a school staff person to receive complaints of bullying. The policy must be available on the school's website and posted in every classroom. All Pennsylvania public schools must provide a copy of its anti-bullying policy to the Office for Safe Schools every year, and shall review their policy every three years. Additionally, the District must conduct an annual review of that policy with students.[84] The Center for Schools and Communities works in partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Education to assist schools and communities as they research, select and implement bullying prevention programs and initiatives.[85][86]

Education standards relating to student safety and anti harassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.[87]

Halifax Area School District administration has not sought either of two school safety grants: PA Safe School Grants and School Resource Officer and Police Officer grant.[88][89]

Faculty

David Hatfield is the current principal of Halifax Area High School. He assumed this position in 2006. Prior to becoming high school principal, David Hatfield was assistant principal in both the high school and middle school (both of which are located in the same building).[1]

Former high school guidance counselor, David Borelli, was the assistant principal of Halifax Area High School, starting in August 2008.[90] The

Extracurriculars

Halifax Area High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive costly sports program.[91] Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy and in compliance with standards set by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).[92][93] In 2014, Halifax Area School board budgeted $346,828.81 for athletics.[94]

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those who are homeschooled, are eligible to participate in the extracurricular programs including all athletics. They must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools.[95]

Sports

Halifax Area School District provides its athletics disclosure form on its web site.[96] Article XVI-C of the Public School Code requires the disclosure of interscholastic athletic opportunities for all public secondary school entities in Pennsylvania. All school entities with grades 7-12 are required to annually collect data concerning team and financial information for all male and female athletes beginning with the 2012-13 school year and submit the information to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, all non-school (booster club and alumni) contributions and purchases must also be reported to PDE.[97]

According to Pennsylvania’s Safety in Youth Sports Act, all sports coaches, paid and volunteer, are required to annually complete the Concussion Management Certification Training and present the certification before coaching.[98][99]

In 2014, Halifax Area School Board charges students a one time $25 fee for participation in after school athletics.[100] A joint Pennsylvania School Board Association and Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association survey, conducted in 2012, found nearly one third (30%) of public school respondents indicated charging individual students $10 to $250, with a statewide average of $65 per-sport.[101][102]

Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. When athletic competition exceeds the regular season, additional compensation is paid.[103]

The District funds:

Boys
Girls
  • Basketball - AA
  • Cheer - AAAA
  • Soccer (Fall) - A
  • Softball - A
  • Volleyball - A

According to PIAA directory July 2014 [104]

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