Ingomar Middle School

Ingomar Middle School
Address
1521 Ingomar Heights Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 15237-1699 United States
Information
Type	Public
School board	9 locally elected board members
School district	North Allegheny School District
Superintendent	Dr Raymond D Gualtieri, (contract 2011-July 2013) salary $174,942 (2012)[1]
Principal	Heidi Stark
Vice principal	Dan Swoger
Faculty	51 teachers[2]
Grades	6th - 8th
Pupils	668 pupils (2013), 668 pupils (2012-13)[3] 636 pupils (2010)
• Grade 6	232
• Grade 7	213
• Grade 8	223
Website	http://www.northallegheny.org/Domain/863
Ingomar Middle School, 1977

Ingomar Middle School is midsize, suburban, public middle school that is located at 1521 Ingomar Heights Road, Pittsburgh. Ingomar Middle School is one of three middle schools operated by North Allegheny School District. In 2013, the school's enrollment was 668 pupils, with 3% of pupils coming from a low income home. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act in 2013.^[4][5] The building is 116,082 square feet on a 20.4 acre campus.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, the School reported an enrollment of 569 pupils in grades 6th through 8th, with 19 pupils receiving a federal free or reduced-price lunch due to family poverty. The School employed 45 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 12:1.^[6] According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of its teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.^[7]

In 2005, the building underwent extensive renovations including: adding 2 new art rooms, 2 new computer rooms, 1 new library, a new main entrance and new gymnasium entrance. The renovations also included upgrades to the building shell, HVAC system, electrical service and distribution, telephone and data line installation throughout the building, reconfiguration of the music, special ed, science and student drop off areas. The kitchen and cafeteria were also upgraded. In 2014, the North Allegheny School Board voted to realign the attendance area of the school to relieve overcrowding. Students were reassigned to the district's other middle schools effective with the 2014-15 school year.^[8][9]

All North Allegheny School District middle school students including: Marshall Middle School, Carson Middle School and Ingomar Middle School move on to North Allegheny Intermediate High School.

Academics

Ingomar Middle school is among the highest achieving schools in the western Pennsylvania and pittsburgh region.

Western Pennsylvania Ranking

In 2013, Ingomar Middle School ranked third (3rd) out of 141 western Pennsylvania middle schools based on the last three years of student academic achievement in PSSAs in: reading, math writing and science.^[10] The rankings were done by the Pittsburgh Business Times and included schools in: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Fayette County, Westmoreland County, and Washington County.

• 2012 - 2nd
• 2009 - 4th^[11]

In 2013, Ingomar Middle School's seventh grade ranked 6th among 150 Western Pennsylvania middle schools.^[12] In 2012, the seventh grade ranked 4th in the region.^[13]

In 2013, Ingomar Middle School's sixth grade ranked 12th among 198 Western Pennsylvania middle schools.^[14] In 2012, the sixth grade ranked 12th in the region.

2013 Pennsylvania School Performance Profile

Ingomar Middle School achieved 97.2 out of 100. Reflects on grade level reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement. In reading, 89% of the students were on grade level. In Mathematics, 91% of the students showed on grade level skills. In Science, 85.9% of the 8th graders demonstrated on grade level understanding in science. In writing, 95% of the 8th grade students showed on grade level writing skills.^[15] 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.^[16]

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Since 2003, Ingomar Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status each school year.^[17] Each year, students in sixth grade are tested in reading/math. Seventh grade is tested in reading/math. Eighth grade is tested in reading/math/science/writing.

PSSA Results

8th Grade Reading:

• 2012 - 99%, 91% advanced. State - 79%^[18]
• 2011 - 100%, 90% advanced. State - 81.8%^[19]
• 2010 - 95%, 87% advanced (3% below basic). State - 81%^[20]
• 2009 - 97%, 86% advanced (2% below basic), State – 80%^[21]

8th Grade Math:

• 2012 - 97% on grade level, 83% advanced. State - 76%^[22]
• 2011 - 95%,79% advanced. State - 76.9%
• 2010 - 95%, 81% advanced. State - 75% ^[23]
• 2009 - 93% (4% below basic). State – 71%^[24]

8th Grade Science:

• 2012 - 89%, 56% advanced. State - 59%
• 2011 - 89%, 57% advanced (3% below basic). State – 58.3%
• 2010 - 87%, 53% advanced (6% below basic). State – 57%
• 2009 - 81%, 49% advanced (6% below basic), State – 55%

In 2010, Ingomar Middle School's eighth grade ranked 10th state-wide for middle school achievement in the Science PSSAs exam.^[25]

STEM program

Students at Ingomar Middle School may participate in the annual regional, NETL Science Bowl competition. In 2013, the school had 2 teams participate. One team came in First Place. The team was sent to Washington DC for the National Middle School Science Bowl competition. In 2014, Ingomar sent three teams to compete among more than 30 middle school science teams, but^[28] the team from Marshall Middle School at the National Science Bowl was the only middle school team in Pennsylvania that qualified to compete.^[29] In 2012, In the 2011 National Science Bowl competition, the Ingomar Middle School team placed third in Fuel Cell Car race.

Ingomar Middle School students may also participate in regional and national Technology Student Association (TSA) competitions. These events focus on STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics related contests like robotics.^[30] In 2014, 45 Ingomar Middle School students participated, with students taking 1st place in 5 events.

Several ingomar Middle School students participated in the Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair in 2014. A sixth grade student from Ingomar was a First-place winner.^[31]

School safety and bullying

The Ingomar Middle School administration reported there were zero incidents of bullying in the school in 2012. Additionally, there were no issues of sexual misconduct or incidents involving local law enforcement.^[32] Each year the school safety data is reported by the district to the Safe School Center which publishes the reports online. Ingomar Middle School students are indoctrinated in the Olweus Bully Prevention Program during their years attending Ingomar Elementary School.

The North Allegheny School Board has enacted an antibullying anti cyberbullying policy.^[33] Students are encouraged to report bullying. Students who engage in bully are subject to discipline up to and including suspension and expulsion.^[34]

Wellness policy

North Allegheny School Board established a district Student Wellness Policy in 2006.^[35] 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.^[36]

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.^[37] The Pennsylvania Department of Education required the district to submit a copy of the policy for approval.

The Ingomar Middle School offers both a free school breakfast and a 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.^[38] The meals are partially funded with federal dollars through the United States Department of Agriculture.^[39]

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.^[40] 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.^[41]

North Allegheny School District provides health services as mandated by the Commonwealth and the federal government. Nurses are available in each 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.^[42] Nurses also monitor each child's weight.

Extracurriculars

The North Allegheny School District offers Ingomar Middle School students a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, costly sports program. Eligibility for participation is determined by school board policy and in compliance with standards set by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).

By Pennsylvania law, all K-12 students residing in the district, including those who attend a private nonpublic school, cyber charter school, charter school and those 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.^[43]

Sports

The School provides:

According to PIAA directory July 2013 ^[44]

References

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