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About APS – General Information
Mission Statement
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The mission of Akron Public Schools, a pioneer in
academic excellence passionately committed to life-long
learning, is to ensure that each student in our diverse
population achieves his or her fullest potential in a safe and
affirming learning center characterized by an extensive,
student-focused collaboration of all segments of the community,
with an emphasis on preparing students to live and excel in a
global environment.
Contract with the Community
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Akron Public Schools signed a Contract with the
Community vowing to:
- raise academic
standards, test scores and graduation rates;
- guarantee
well-disciplined, safe and drug-free schools;
- cut costs and hold
spending growth to at least three percent;
- establish contracts with
parents;
- put students who behave unacceptably into alternative
programs;
- provide teachers and administrators with up-to-date
skills;
- work closely with community partners;
- evaluate
everything;
- monitor funds with an independent oversight
committee; and
- not ask the community for additional operating
funds until these goals are met.
To date, all 10 points have been met. For a copy of the completed Contract, click
here.
Cluster Street Maps
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Click on each "starred" high school to see a street map
for that cluster. Visit the individual
school pages
for directions to each school. The school clusters shown below
are effective for the 2006-07 school year only. There are also
directions to the Administration Building from other cities.
2007-08 School Closings
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June 8 through
August 28, 2007 |
Summer Vacation (Early College
students start school on August 27) |
| September
3, 2007 |
Labor Day (schools and offices
closed; no school for Early College students) |
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October 12, 2007 |
Parent-Teacher Conferences (no
school for students; school is in session for Early College
students) |
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October 19, 2007 |
Professional Development Day (no
school for Early College Students ONLY) |
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October 26, 2007 |
Professional Development Day (no
school for students; school is in session for Early College
students) |
| November 22-23, 2007 |
Thanksgiving Vacation (schools and
offices closed; no school for Early College students) |
December 21, 2007 –
January 4, 2008 |
Winter Vacation for Early College
Students |
December 24, 2007 –
January 4, 2008 |
Winter Vacation (schools closed)
(offices closed December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1) |
| January 18, 2008 |
Citywide Inservice (no school for
students; school is in session for Early College students) |
| January
21, 2008 |
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day (schools and offices closed; no school for Early
College students) |
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February 15, 2008 |
Professional Development Day (no
school for students; school is in session for Early College
students) |
| February 18, 2008 |
Presidents' Day (schools and
offices closed; school is in session for Early College
students) |
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February 19, 2008 |
Early College Honors Presidents' Day
(no school for Early College students ONLY) |
| March
17-21, 2008 |
Spring Vacation for Early College
students ONLY |
| March 21, 2008 |
Good Friday
(schools and offices closed) |
| April
4, 2008 |
Parent-Teacher Conferences (no
school for students; school is in session for Early College
students) |
| April
7-11, 2008 |
Spring Vacation (schools closed;
school is in session for Early College students) |
| May
23, 2008 |
No school for Early College students
ONLY |
| May 26, 2008 |
Memorial Day (schools and offices
closed; no school for Early College students) |
| Beginning June
6, 2008 |
Summer Vacation |
|
Calamity Day* |
Makeup Day |
| 6th Day |
Friday, June
6, 2008 |
| 7th-11th Days |
Week of June
9, 2008 |
| 12th Day |
Friday, April 11, 2008 |
| 13th Day |
Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
| 14th Day |
Wednesday, April
9, 2008 |
| 15th Day |
Tuesday, April
8, 2008 |
| 16th Day |
Monday, April
7, 2008 |
| 17th-20th Days |
Beginning Week of June 16, 2008 |
*If Akron's schools are closed more than the five calamity
days permitted under state law, this calendar will be followed.
Programs and Services
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Child Nutrition Services
(2006-07):
| Total number of breakfasts served |
1,300,885 |
| Average number of breakfasts served daily |
7,652 |
| Total number of lunches served |
3,084,753 |
| Average number of lunches served daily |
19,501 |
| Average number of meals served daily |
27,756 |
| Total number of snack meals served per year |
64,619 |
Transportation 2006-07:
Akron Public Schools uses 261 vehicles to transport
4,581 regular, non-public, charter and special education
students in grades K-8. Seventy-eight yellow buses transport
students to 51 schools with additional usage of Metro buses,
Yellow cabs and 183 vans. Buses travel more than 350,000 miles per year at
a cost of $1,275 per pupil – an average cost of $438 per
regular-education student and $2,508 per special education
student.
Other Programs/Services
District and Staff Demographics
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Size:
Akron Public Schools encompasses 62.47 square miles and over 5
million square feet of building space.
Schools:
|
Number of Schools
|
Number of
Buildings |
%
70+
Years Old |
# of CLCs* |
| Elementary |
36 |
85% |
6 |
| Middle |
10 |
30% |
1 |
| Senior High |
7 |
50% |
0 |
| Total |
53
|
71% |
7 |
|
Administration Buildings
|
10 |
|
|
Auxiliary Schools |
8 |
|
CLCs to open in 2008 |
3 |
*Community Learning CentersEmployees (2007-08):
|
Total Number of Employees |
3,139 |
|
Administrators |
65 |
|
Principals/Assistant Principals |
97 |
|
Full-Time Teachers |
1,786 |
|
Operational Support |
42 |
|
Instructional Support |
539 |
|
Clerical Support |
190 |
|
Maintenance |
420 |
Teacher Salary Range (2007-08):
Teachers’ salaries ranged from $33,377.07 for a beginning
teacher to $74,591.42 for a veteran teacher with graduate
training.
Bargaining Units:
Six recognized bargaining units represent
teachers/professional staff; office support staff; educational
assistants; foremen; child nutrition services employees; and
maintenance, buildings and grounds, transportation and
distribution employees. The six units are:
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Akron Education Association (teachers/professional staff)
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International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers – Local #100
(child nutrition)
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International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers – Local #100
(maintenance, buildings and grounds, transportation and
distribution)
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Akron Association of Classified Personnel (office support staff)
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Ohio Association of Public Schools Employees – OAPSE Local #689
(educational assistants)
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Ohio Association of Public Schools Employees – OAPSE Local #778
(foremen)
Student Demographics
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Number of Students (2007-08):
25,081
Demographics (2006-07):
|
Race |
Gender |
Mobility Rate |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.8% |
Male |
50.93% |
40% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.1% |
Female |
49.07% |
|
| Black/African American |
48.9% |
|
| Hispanic |
1.3% |
| White/Caucasian |
42.6% |
| Multi-Race |
5.3% |
Elementary Pupil/Teacher Ratio (2007-08): 20.08/1
Percentage of Students on Free/Reduced Lunch (November 2007):
68%
Graduation Requirements – 21 credits:
| English |
4 |
Social Studies |
3 |
| Science |
3 |
Health & Physical Education |
1 |
| Mathematics |
3 |
Electives |
7 |
Students who began ninth grade before July 1, 2003, may use any
combination of Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and 9th Grade Ohio Proficiency Tests (OPT) passes to meet testing requirements; students who
entered ninth grade after that date may use only OGT. The OPTs will be
administered for the last time in the summer of 2008.
Scholarships:
The graduating class of 2007 received more than $12 million in
scholarships.
Testing Data
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Akron Public Schools is rated as Continuous Improvement by the Ohio
Department of Education.
Testing (2006-07):
| |
Reading |
Math |
Writing |
Science |
Social Studies |
| Gr.3
(A) |
73.1% |
75.6% |
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| Gr.4
(A) |
71.9% |
65.9% |
73.2% |
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| Gr.5
(A) |
70.4% |
42.8% |
|
52.0% |
41.9% |
| Gr.6
(A) |
60.9% |
52.0% |
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| Gr.7
(A) |
61.9% |
55.4% |
66.5% |
|
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| Gr.8
(A) |
68.7% |
57.9% |
|
42.7% |
37.2% |
| Gr.10
(G) |
80.7% |
70.4% |
84.9% |
58.1% |
65.3% |
| Gr. 11
(G) |
92.1% |
85.6% |
93.3% |
76.9% |
86.4% |
A=Achievement
G=Ohio Graduation Test
Other Statistics 2006-07:
| Number of Students Taking ACT |
776 |
| Average ACT Composite Score |
19.2 |
| Average ACT English Score |
18.3 |
| Average ACT Math Score |
18.8 |
| Average ACT Reading Score |
19.6 |
| Average ACT Science Score |
19.7 |
| (State Average ACT Score) |
(21.5) |
| (National Average ACT Score) |
(21.1) |
| Number of Students Taking SAT |
115 |
| Critical Reading Mean SAT Score |
555 |
| (State Critical Reading Mean SAT Score) |
(536) |
| (Total Group Critical Reading Mean SAT Score) |
(502) |
| Math Mean SAT Score |
526 |
| (State Math Mean SAT Score) |
(542) |
| (Total Group Math Mean SAT Score) |
(515) |
| Writing Mean SAT Score |
525 |
| (State Writing Mean SAT Score) |
(522) |
| (Total Group Writing Mean SAT Score) |
(494) |
| Number of 2007 Graduates |
1,337 |
| Graduation Rate |
78.1% |
| Attendance Rate |
93.2% |
| Performance Index Score |
83.7 |
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