SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT CARD

SY 2016-2017
Southern High School
Superintendent of Education: Jon J.P. Fernandez
School Principal: Jim Reyes

SCHOOL STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

CHARACTERISTICS
ENROLLMENT ADDITIONAL
Female: 680 1486 DEMOGRAPHIC
Male: 804 INFORMATION
AVERAGE DAILY ENGLISH
ATTENDANCE 1201.80 37%
AVERAGE DAILY
LEARNERS
MEMBERSHIP 1498.48
AVERAGE DAILY RATES 80.2% STUDENTS
ELIGIBLE TO
157 Students
RECEIVE
or 10.52%
STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GRADE SPECIAL
EDUCATION
SERVICES
9TH 10TH 11TH 12TH Unduplicated
382 425 393 286 Suspension
Count
STUDENT 298 or
SUSPENSION 20.05%
RATE Duplicated
Suspension
Count
672 or
45.22%

RESOURCES INFORMATION
School Personnel Resources
NO. OF
% OF TOTAL
POSITIONS EMPLOYEES
ADMINISTRATOR 4 3.48%
TEACHER 94 81.74%
SCHOOL HEALTH COUNSELOR 1 0.87%
LIBRARY STAFF 1 0.87%
SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR 4 3.48%
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF 3 2.61%
INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES 6 5.22%
CUSTODIAL/MAINTENANCE/CAFETERIA 2 1.74%
TOTAL 115 100.00%
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS SPECIAL AWARDS
John Hopkins Talented Development 9th Grade Academy  Southern High School 9th Grade Students were
The Johns Hopkins Talent Development Program for incoming 9th recognized for their participation in the Americorp’s
graders supports student achievement by developing individual “MLK Day of Service” event on January 16, 2017.
talents and strengths while building their academic and socio- Students participated in a wave and an informational
emotional competencies. This SY 2016-2017 is the 5th year of
implementation. The following is in place in the 9th Grade
Academy:
1) Freshmen Seminar, Strategic Reading, and Transition to
Advanced Mathematics are double dose intervention
courses.
2) CATAMA (Computer and Team-Assisted Mathematical
Acceleration) Lab is a third dose of math intervention.
3) 9th Grade Math, English, and World Geography teachers
are continuously receiving professional development on
differentiated instruction, lesson delivery, and classroom
management by utilizing the Johns Hopkins protocol
focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance.
Interscholastic Sports Program
Over 450 students participate in IIAAG sports, with approximately
200 students being mulit-sport athletes. This school year, Southern
High won the following: 2nd Place in Girls Basketball, 3rd Place in
Two Events for Paddling, and 3rd Place in Girls Rugby.
Interscholastic Sports gives students the opportunity to participate
in healthy, physical activity, while maintaining academic and
behavioral success both inside and outside of the classroom.
Additionally, through the training and practice schedules and the
competitions with other schools on Guam, student athletes learn the
very important concepts of team work, fair play, as well as develop
school pride and identity.
Guam Community College Programs
Southern High School continues to maintain a partnership with
Guam Community College. Guam Community College (GCC) is
accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and
Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools
and Colleges (WASC). GCC offers eight career and technical
education (CTE) programs at Southern High School (SHS): Allied
Health, Automotive Service Technology, Collision Repair
Technology Auto Body, Computer Networking, Lodging
Management, ProStart (Culinary Arts), and Marketing, Electronics.
Southern High School received GCC Certificates of Mastery.
Honors Courses and Advanced Placement Courses
Southern High School continues to offer Honors and AP Courses to
students in the 10th, 11th , and 12th grades. Courses include English
10, 11, and 12 Honors, Anatomy and Physiology Honors,
Chemistry Honors, Physics Honors, Trigonometry Honors,
Japanese Honors, Advanced Placement U.S. History, Advanced
Placement American Government, and Advanced Placement
Calculus.
Students participating in Honors and AP Courses are exposed to a
more rigorous and fast-paced curriculum. Additionally, students
can earn college credit should they pass the end of course Advanced
Placement Exam.
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
fair and gained valuable knowledge by incorporating
their class readings into community service.
 Southern High School partnered with the Guardians
of the Reef Program, which allows SHS students to
teach 3rd – 4th grade Students about Guam’s reefs.
Twenty students were awarded for their service to
this program.
 Southern High School student Martin Borja was
elected as the Vice-Chair for the Island-wide Board
of Governing Students in March 2017.
 Southern High School’s Junior Achievement won 1st
place Island-wide on the Highest Rate of Return on
Investment in January 2017.
 Southern High School’s Junior Achievement
Program was recognized for piloting the first school-
based corporation in the JA Program, Southern
Productions.
 Southern High School students were recognized and
awarded by Homeland Security for becoming Teen
CERT, Certified Emergency Response Team
Members.
 Southern High School Students were trained in Safe
Schools Ambassadors Program with the Guam
Judiciary, which focuses on anti-bullying efforts.
Forty students were awarded for this endeavor and
SHS is the only public school on Guam with the
program.
 The NIH/NIDDK Short-Term Research Experience
for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) National
Coordinating Committee granted a summer program
opportunity at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to
12th grader, Siena Kai Aguon.
 The Department of the Interior and the the Junior
Statesman offered two full scholarships to 11th
graders Nolan Flores and Alyssa Sumbo to the
Junior Statesman Summer School at Stanford
Univeristy. Addionally, 11th grader Tehine Davis
was accepted into the Junior Statesman Summer
School at Stanford University.
 Students Atisa Lujan and Shaina Santiago, both 12th
graders, were awarded the Moda Ginos Scholarships
to the University of Guam.
The JROTC Program continues to thrive at Southern High
School. Southern High JROTC students are part of an intense
curriculum and training program that focuses on cadet
development. During school year 16-17, the SHS JROTC
received the following awards: Second place in all three of the
Best Officer/NCO/First Aids Person; third place school for
the MSUG Marksmanship competition; second place in Color
Guard (armed and sabers), second in Unarmed Regulation
Drill (MSUG Field Drill Meet); Level II in the Academic and
Leadership Bowl (nation-wide, both finalist for competition
for top honors); first place in the Raiders competition in the
JCLC (JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge); second place
for the Co-Ed physical fitness team (out of three teams
different from SHS JROTC) for 8th Brigade; Additionally,
the SHS JROTCS provides many color guard supports for the
community, provides additional community services and
service learning activities, participates successfully in the
Cadet Challenge Bowl and Adventure Training, and
organized a successful Change of Command Ceremony.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
 Port Authority of Guam,
 Moda Gino’s
 Southern Cobras Soccer Club
 Agat and Santa Rita Mayor’s Office
 Sodexo
 Westcare
 Guam Army National Guard
 Judiciary Court System
 University of Guam
 Guam Community College.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Southern High School Faculty attended training
on Standards Referenced Grading and Proficiency
Scales and began the practitioner work toward
implementation of these curricular goals into their
instruction.
 GAVRT held a 4-day training in Guam during
which 16 elementary, middle, and high school
teachers were trained on how to utilize the
GAVRT program in their classrooms. Mrs.
Geralyn Balbastro was the first teacher from the
Guam training to successfully complete a GAVRT
antenna session with seventy of her students. The
students and their teacher completed this STEM-
based activity despite the 18-hour time difference.
 SHS Teachers continue to participate in District
Professional Development with their high school
counterparts to provide input on the curriculum
maps and proficiency scales for each of their
respective contents.
 Southern High School students worked with
administration and teachers on the successful
implementation of several school-wide activities,
such as pep-rallies and the Southern Gupot
Chamorro, to boost morale amongst all SHS
students, faculty, and community partners.
 Southern High School teachers and students
produced the Annual Southern’s Got Talent event,
this year bringing in folk groups from Korea,
Russia, and Singapore. The event drew in our
island community, sending positive messages of
collaboration and respect of culture through the art
of dance.
SCHOOL–WIDE EXPENDITURES
Salaries $1,364,560.82
Benefits $488,630.62
Travel $0.00
Contractual $485,548.08
OBJECT Supplies $38,313.75
CATEGORY Text & Library Books $20,038.26
Equipment $80,624.30
Utilities $385,660.28
Capital Outlay $9,680.00
Other Expenditures $17,695.23
PROGRESS: ARE STUDENTS MAKING SUFFICIENT PROGRESS?
Southern High School continues to grow with the district as the Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum is developed in each of the
departments. Teachers attended the district High School Professional Development sessions and dialogued and made decisions
about the intended curriculum in their subject areas, resulting in the development of curriculum maps to help guide their
instruction in the coming year. Teachers also participated in Professional learning about Standards-Referenced Grading,
Common Formative Assessments, and Proficiency Scales, as the school continues to move forward to reshape instruction to
reach all learners.

ENVIRONMENT: IS THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTING STUDENTS,

TEACHERS, & FAMILIES?
Southern High School is in the process of reshaping and rebuilding its internal structures. In order to provide supports to all
students and to support the belief that “All Students Can Learn,” there was a drive this year to teach personnel and students
how to build positive relationships with each other. This is not an easy task, as interventions, other than expulsion, were
considered and used before expulsions were considered.

The Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) framework is in place. Faculty and staff have received training on
how to address problem behaviors and how to effectively enforce consequences for behaviors and to teach proper behaviors.

OUTCOMES: WHAT ARE STUDENTS ACCOMPLISHING?

 ACT Aspire* Performance Levels

In Need of Support Students scored substantially below the ACT Readiness Benchmark
Close Students scored below but near the ACT Readiness Benchmark
Ready Students met the ACT Readiness Benchmark and are on target for 50% or higher
likelihood of college course success by Grade 11

100% 100% 100%

9th Gr MATH
9th Gr RDG
9th Gr ENG

80% 80% 80%

60% 60% 60%

40% 40% 40%

20% 20% 20%

0% 0% 0%
SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17 SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17 SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17
Exemplary 10% Exemplary 2% Exemplary 2%
Ready 35% 29% 23% Ready 18% 15% 9% Ready 6% 4% 3%
Close 27% 27% 27% Close 25% 22% 19% Close 13% 10% 9%
In need 39% 44% 40% In need 57% 62% 69% In need 81% 86% 86%

100% 100% 100%

10th Gr RDG

10thGr MATH
10th Gr ENG

80% 80% 80%

60% 60% 60%

40% 40% 40%

20% 20% 20%

0% 0% 0%
SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17 SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17 SY14-15 SY15-16 SY16-17
Exemplary 10% Exemplary 1% Exemplary 0%
Ready 30% 35% 23% Ready 11% 14% 8% Ready 1% 2% 3%
Close 26% 19% 27% Close 17% 17% 17% Close 4% 5% 6%
In need 44% 46% 40% In need 72% 69% 74% In need 95% 93% 91%
 Standards Based Assessment (SBA)** Performance Levels

Below Basic Indicates little or no mastery of fundamental knowledge and skills

Basic Indicates partial mastery or the knowledge and skills fundamental for satisfactory work
Proficient Represents solid academic performance indicating students are prepared for the next grade
Advanced Signifies superior performance beyond grade-level mastery
No data for SY 15-16
 School Performance Grading Guide

This year’s grading guide will not reflect the usual descriptive categories for “Exemplary”, “Strong”, “Satisfactory”, “Low”, and “Unacceptable”. The district will shift to
another grading approach that focuses on growth and which requires prior year and current year data. Given that the district administered two new summative
assessments last spring, no prior year data is available to apply this new approach. Below are SY 2014-15 data on student assessment and other school indicators that
will be used for next year’s growth calculation.

SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL - Growth Model

Performance SY 2014-15 SY 2015-16 Growth
ACT Aspire Test Results - % of Students at 'READY' level
Grade 9: English, % Ready 35 29
Grade 9: Reading, % Ready 18 15
Grade 9: Math, % Ready 6 4
Grade 10: English, % Ready 30 35
Grade 10: Reading, % Ready 11 14
Grade 10: Math, % Ready 1 2
SBA Test Results - % of Students at 'ADVANCED' or 'PROFICIENT' level
Grade 11: Reading % Proficient or Advanced 36
Grade 12: Reading % Proficient or Advanced 39
Anatomy & Physiology % Proficient or Advanced 64
Chemistry % Proficient or Advanced 23
Biology % Proficient or Advanced 20
Physical Science % Proficient or Advanced 27
Algebra 1 % Proficient or Advanced 10
Algebra 2 % Proficient or Advanced 12
Geometry % Proficient or Advanced 9
US Government % Proficient or Advanced 42
US History % Proficient or Advanced 18
World History % Proficient or Advanced 12
Guam History % Proficient or Advanced 48
Geography % Proficient or Advanced 32
Other school indicators (Total weight = 30%)
Annual Dropout Rate 5.2%
Graduation Rate 70.9%
Passing Rate 78.0%
Student Discipline (Unduplicated Rate) 18%
 School Administrators PTO Officers
Principal Jim S. Reyes President
Assistant Principal Dr. Kin C. Fernandez Vice-President
Assistant Principal Erwin Manibusan Secretary
Assistant Principal Stacey A. Sahagon

We, the family and community of Southern High School, commit ourselves to high standards by promoting excellence and preparing
students for life.
Southern High School
1 Juan Perez Leon Guerrero Drive
Santa Rita, Guam 96915
Tel: (671) 479-2103

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Expires: June 30, 2019