2019-20 Performance Report

• Internships:
  • 9 Port of Seattle Fall Internships 
  • Fashion Design & Marketing retail internships
• 1058 Industry certificates were earned by students for the following:  
  • HIV, HIPAA, Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • CPR/1st Aid
  • Food Handlers 
  • OSHA 10
  • Forklift Safety
  • ACF Culinarian Graduate
  • IMS 100, 200, and 700
  • FAA Medical
  • FAA Student Pilot
  • FAA Private Pilot 
• 221 ASVAB test-takers that lead to over 90 students meeting alternative graduation pathway score to replace SBA scores
• 668  equivalencies earned in English, Science, Health, PE, Fine Art, or Algebra 2 to reduce the barrier of attending PSSC.
• Over 420 dual credit college articulations with local colleges and universities including Renton Tech, Bates, Clover Park, Highline, Green River, South Seattle, Seattle Central, DigiPen University and University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• Over 300 students earned dual college credits. 
• Had a 98 percent retention rate of PSSC and PSHS students of concern through CARE Team intervention, supports and resources.
• Over $300,000 awarded in scholarships to PSSC students.
• Community Service included the 
  • Dental Hygiene Blood Drive
  • Student Advisory Council--Thanksgiving Food Drive and volunteer with local food bank and collected over 500 toys for families in need with local police department

High School & Beyond Plan is met by our Portfolio, Golden Ticket, College & Career Planning Fair, Exit Ticket, online assignments, Hiring Fair, Worksource and program specific training.

College and Career Planning Fair was October 9. Over 22 colleges and universities and 20 business partners attended and shared career pathway information and human resource partners that reviewed student resumes.

Marketing & Tours

• Increase Focus Tours with  9th, 10th and 11th grades throughout the year 
  • Advisory marketing visit
  • Grade-level marketing visit
  • Small group tours by grade level or career pathway
  • PSSC Dean and Counselor are reaching out to your counselors, CCAS, and Dean’s to facilitate these visits (PSSC Dean and Counselor are willing to come to your school to share PSSC opportunities)
• Continued to expand student support services from the Counselor and Dean for FAFSA, scholarships, career, social, emotional, and academic needs of students and programs.
• Continued to collect data to track academic and career pathways.
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• Parent communication with regularity to reach 100% contact. We will have more parent involvement with activities and events to help engage in student success.
• Math literacy - This year, deploy the math assessment to several classes where students will take the online quiz in early October. This will establish a baseline for future work. Create an industry specific math test to measure improvement within a class after the initial period.
• STEM - Personal and team exploration of STEM models utilized by CTE instructors. Implementation of STEM in team member classrooms and sharing examples with PSSC staff. 
• SEL - Use exit slips at the end of sessions to check in on the previous learning. Ask students about the SEL strategies taught throughout the year in our end of year survey and focus on all staff in the building.
• Schoolwide Literacy focus on writing for portfolio, technical literacy, English equivalencies, and ELL support structures aligned with our Annual Action Plan.
• Continue to expand student support services from the Counselor and Dean for FAFSA, scholarships, career, social, emotional, and academic needs of students and programs.