ELLWOOD CITY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Educating all of our children today for their success tomorrow
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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We are pleased to share some important news about the progress our students and staff have made over the past year. As you may know, Lincoln Jr/Sr. High School was identified for Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) due to challenges in proficiency and growth on standardized assessments, Career and College Readiness, and Attendance. Over the past year, our entire school community has worked with focus and dedication to improve in these areas, and we are proud to announce that we have met the challenge.
Thanks to the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and families, we have not been re-designated for TSI for this coming school year. Our efforts have led to meaningful improvements:
The Academic Growth Score for our students on standardized assessments increased by over 10 percentage points in Math, Science, and ELA.
The percentage of students who are not chronically absent increased by over 10 percentage points.
More students than ever met the Career Standards Benchmark, surpassing the state average.
This achievement is a testament to the dedication and perseverance of our school community. While we take this opportunity to recognize our progress, we remain committed to ensuring continued growth and success for all students.
Thank you for your support and partnership in this work. Together, we will continue to move forward.
Thanks to Ellwoodcity.org for the wonderful article on TSI at the Ellwood City Area School District https://ellwoodcity.org/2025/01/31/lincoln-jr-sr-high-school-identified-for-targeted-support-and-improvement-tsi/
We want to congratulate Lincoln Jr/Sr. High School 7th Grader for being one of the 18 Under Eighteen Honorees for Junior Achievement.
Click here to meet all of the honorees and to read Virginia's Bio.
https://jawesternpa.org/events/18-under-eighteen-presented-by-eqt/
Click here to read the article in the Post Gazette about the Honorees
Vision Statement:
Ellwood City Area School District aims to prepare all students for the 21st Century world by providing:
A high-performing school system with appropriate resources for success
A comprehensive technology-based and standards-driven education
A culture that promotes life-long learners and problem-solvers
A climate that promotes social and emotional development
Instruction that assists students to consistently utilize a versatile learning toolbox
College and career readiness
An environment that supports strong personal skills and individuality
A foundation in collaboration and resiliency
A safe, stable and caring learning environment
A listening ear
Staff will be expected to:
Identify and adapt to students ever-changing education needs
Utilize best teaching practices for instruction
Include a wide variety of teaching and evaluation tools
Work collaboratively
Be inclusive of all students and their parents
Support the academic, social and emotional needs of students
Support students’ future endeavors
Students will:
Develop long-term relationships with each other and the community
Become critical and analytical thinkers
Become skilled researchers of information
Develop strong communication skills
Advocate for themselves and others
Be technologically literate
Tolerate and accept differences in others
Become productive citizens
Families and the Community will:
Support, value and prioritize education
Work with teachers to build strong home-school connection
Help to create open communication with the schools
Support the financial needs of the district to provide first-class education