Ingomar Elementary School

Ingomar Elementary School
Address
602 W Igomar Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 15237 United States
Information
Type	Public
School board	9 locally elected members
School district	North Allegheny School District
Superintendent	Dr Raymond D Gualtieri, (contract 2011-July 2013) salary $174,942 (2012)[1]
School number	412-366-9665
Principal	Mrs. Kristen M. Silbaugh, salary $95,122 (2012)
Faculty	29 teachers[2]
Grades	K-5
Age	5 years old to 11 years old
Pupils	406 pupils (2012-13),[3] 430 pupils (2009-10) [4]
• Kindergarten	50 (2011)
• Grade 1	78
• Grade 2	82
• Grade 3	64
• Grade 4	67
• Grade 5	89
Website	http://www.northallegheny.org/ies

Ingomar Elementary School is a midsized, public elementary school located at 602 West Ingomar Road, Pittsburgh. The School is operated by the North Allegheny School District. In 2013 the enrollment is 406 pupils, with 2% of pupils receiving a federal free or reduced price meals due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Ingomar Elementary School is not a federally designated Title I school. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school provides a highly effective, half day kindergarten.^[5] In 2013, 6.6% of the schools pupils have been identified as gifted and 7% of students receive special education services. The building is 61,452 square feet in size, on a 5.65 acres campus. In 1999, the building had additions and renovations included upgrade of building shell, HVAC & electrical, reconfiguring of the existing building for library/art/music. Added 2 classrooms, multi-purpose room, kitchen and stage. Historically, a one-room school was built on the site circa 1910.^[6]

In 2010, Ingomar Elementary School enrollment was 430 pupils with 11 pupils receiving a free or reduced price lunch. The School employed 29 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated highly qualified under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Western Pennsylvania school rankings

Ingomar Elementary School's fifth (5th) grade was ranked 24th out of 273 western Pennsylvania school district fifth grades, in 2013, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on the last three years of student academic performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments (PSSA) in: math, reading, writing and science.^[7] (includes 105 districts in: Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Washington County and Westmoreland County but excludes Duquesne City School District & Midland Borough School District due to their not operating a high school). In 2012, Ingomar's fifth grade ranked 8th in the western Pennsylvania region.

Ingomar's fourth grade (4th) ranked 21st in 2013 among 300 western Pennsylvania fourth grades.^[8] In 2013, the fourth (4th) grade ranked 9th in the region.

Ingomar Elementary's third grade (3rd) ranked 26th in 2013 among 314 western Pennsylvania third (3rd) grades.^[9] In 2012, the fifth grade ranked 26th in the region.

Academics

2013 School Performance Profile

Ingomar Elementary School achieved a score of 86.7 out of 100. The score reflects on grade level: reading, science, writing and mathematics achievement. In 2012-13, 85% of the students were reading on grade level in grades 3rd through 5th, with 43% advanced. In 3rd grade, 94% of the pupils were reading on grade level. In math, 88.8% were on grade level (3rd-5th grades), with 67% advanced. In 4th grade science, 94% of the pupils demonstrated on grade level understanding, with 83% advanced. In writing, 84% of 5th grade pupils demonstrated on grade level skills.^[10] 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 History

In 2011 and 2012, Ingomar Elementary School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status.^[11] Ingomar Elementary School also achieved AYP every year from 2003 through 2010.

PSSA History

Each year, in the Spring, the 3rd graders take the PSSAs in math and reading. The fourth grade is tested in reading, math and science. The fifth grade is evaluated in reading, mathematics and writing.

5th Grade Reading:

• 2012 - 87% on grade level (3% below basic). In Pennsylvania, 65% of 5th graders are on grade level.^[12]
• 2011 - 91% (1% below basic). State - 67.3%^[13]

5th Grade Math:

• 2012 - 84% (3% below basic). State - 73%
• 2011 - 94% (1% below basic). State - 74%

4th Grade Reading

• 2012 - 86% (3% below basic). State - 72%^[14]
• 2011 - 90% (0% below basic). State - 73%

4th Grade Math

• 2012 - 95%, 75% advanced (3% below basic). State - 82%
• 2011 - 97%, 80% advanced (1% below basic). State - 85%^[15]

4th Grade Science

• 2012 - 98%, 77% advanced (0% below basic). State - 82%
• 2011 - 99%, 77% advanced (0% below basic). State - 82.9%^[16]

3rd Grade Reading

• 2012 - 90%, (3% below basic). State - 74% ^[17]
• 2011 - 97%, (2% below basic). State - 77%

3rd Grade Math

• 2012 - 98%, 73% advanced (0% below basic). State - 80%
• 2011 - 97%, 59% advanced (0% below basic). State - 83%

Wellness policy

North Allegheny School Board established a district-wide student Wellness Policy 3441 in 2006.^[18] The policy deals with nutritious meals served at school, the control of access to some foods and beverages during school hours, age appropriate nutrition education for all students, and physical education for students K-12. The policy is in response to state mandates and federal legislation (P.L. 108 – 265). The law dictates that each school district participating in a program authorized by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) "shall establish a local school wellness policy by School Year 2006." Most districts identified the superintendent and school foodservice director as responsible for ensuring local wellness policy implementation.^[19]

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.^[20] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

The Ingomar Elementary School offers a free school breakfast and free or reduced-price lunch to children in low income families. All students attending the school can eat breakfast and lunch. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level are provided a breakfast and lunch at no cost to the family. Children from families with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the federal poverty level can be charged no more than 30 cents per breakfast. A foster child whose care and placement is the responsibility of the State or who is placed by a court with a caretaker household is eligible for both a free breakfast and a free lunch. Runaway, Homeless and Migrant Youth are also automatically eligible for free meals.^[21] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.^[22]

In 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (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.^[23] In order to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 all US public school districts are required to raise the price of their school lunches to $2.60 regardless of the actual cost of providing the lunch.^[24]

Ingomar Elementary School provides health services to students as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. A nurse is available in the building to conduct annual health screenings (data reported to the PDE and state Department of Health) and to dispense prescribed medications to students during the school day. Students can be excluded from school unless they comply with all the State Department of Health’s extensive immunization mandates. School nurses monitor each pupil for this compliance.^[25] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.

School safety and bullying

The North Allegheny School District administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying at Ingomar Elementary School in 2012.^[26] Each year the school safety data is reported by the District to the Safe School Center which publishes the reports online.^[27]

The North Allegheny School Board has provided the district's anti-bully policy online.^[28] 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.^[29] 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.^[30][31]

Education standards relating to student safety and antiharassment programs are described in the 10.3. Safety and Injury Prevention in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health, Safety and Physical Education.^[32]

References

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