Seward Rotary Club member, Dr. Matt Dominy, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for the School District of Seward was the program for the weekly Seward Rotary Club meeting on January 16, 2019 at the Jones Bank auditorium. A luncheon, fellowship and short business meeting preceded the presentation. Dr. Dominy was introduced by the Rotary Program Chair for January, Kevin Zadina. He presented a power point presentation on the School District of Seward’s Strategic Plan process, the NSCAS Data Results, the ACT Data Results and the AQuESTT Ratings for the School District of Seward.
Seward Rotary Club member, Dr. Matt Dominy, Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for the School District of Seward was the program for the weekly Seward Rotary Club meeting on January 16, 2019 at the Jones Bank auditorium. A luncheon, fellowship and short business meeting preceded the presentation. Dr. Dominy was introduced by the Rotary Program Chair for January, Kevin Zadina. He presented a power point presentation on the School District of Seward’s Strategic Plan process, the NSCAS Data Results, the ACT Data Results and the AQuESTT Ratings for the School District of Seward.
Dr. Dominy presented the Mission Statement of the School District of Seward and the School District’s Strategic Planning process. The planning process involves parents, teachers, paras, board members, and prospective board members. He shared the Seward District’s beliefs, spoke on the parameters as well as the objectives of the plan. Finally, strategies were shared and he requested feedback.
In regard to Student Data, the District of Seward uses both Summative and Formative Assessments. He spoke on the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System NSCAS) for grades 3 to 8 at Seward. He then shared the results and scores and compared Seward’s scores to those of the Central Conference-similar sized schools in the area. He noted that Seward Public Schools ranked number one in all grade levels in the Conference except the Eighth Grade, and they ranked second in the District. Finally, he shared the implications fo the testing.
In regards to the ACT testing of all SHS Juniors, there were two sets of data-the Graduating Class Data of 2018 and the Nebraska Summative ACT test (Class of 2019) or Third Year Cohort. He shared the Graduating Class Composite Scores for the last four years, with about 78% of the students tested, and 100% of the students tested this last year. Finally, the ACT Central Conference Comparison showed Seward High placed second over -all in the Conference scores comparison, with only Adam’s Central beating Seward’s scores.
Finally the Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow
(AQuESTT ) rating of the School District of Seward was shared, with all Nebraska schools evaluated with a rating of Excellent, Great, Good, or Needs Improvement. The rating evaluated each school system’s Academic Achievement, Academic Progress, English Language Proficiency and Progress, Graduation Rate and School Quality of Student Success.
He was excited to share that the School District of Seward was one of two schools in Class A and B with an Excellent Rating-the top rating in the program. He concluded with the implications of the AQuEST rating and shared closing thoughts and called for questions.
For more information on the program, contact Dr. Matt Dominy at Seward Public Schools at 402-643-2941 or email him at matt.dominy@sewardschools.org