Community Reports

2021 Community Report

TCAPS Year in Review Community Report. Full report in text can be found below.

2020-2021 Community Report in Written Text

Mission 

We exist to educate. Education improves the quality of life for all.

Curriculum & Instruction

Best High Schools 2020 US News & World Report
TC Central High School and TC West Senior High School ranked among the nation's Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about the Best High Schools recognition.

 

  • UpNorth Live and On Demand virtual courses offered with live instruction or mentoring by TCAPS teachers
  • Over $450,000 invested in secondary mathematics, middle school social studies, high school environmental science, elementary science, and elementary special education reading intervention

Summer Learning:
 

  • Over 200 elementary students participated in a face-to-face learning program
  • Over 600 elementary students received new books
  • High school summer academy expanded to offer free credit recovery via Edgenuity and through locally designed credit recovery courses housed on the Brightspace platform

Technology

  • Full 1:1 Chromebook access for K-12 (K-5: 3,841 & 6-12: 5,047) with padded carrying cases provided for K-5
  • Hotspots provided to families without internet service to create online academic equity
  • TCAPS Tech Support responded to 545 requests for support
  • 869,937 logins via ClassLink cloud and 1.8 million app launches

Finance & Operations

  • 10.5% fund balance and a structurally balanced budget
  • Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for 16th consecutive year
  • Expanded GSRP from two to five classrooms
  • Free breakfast and lunch for all students through June

Completed Capital Projects include:
 

  • Main office security renovations: Cherry Knoll, East Middle, Long Lake, TC High, West Senior High
  • Trojan Athletic Complex
  • New Montessori School currently under construction
  • District network upgrades
  • Westwoods classroom additions & parking improvements
  • West Senior High auditorium and sound system upgrades

Student Support

  • 1,146,137 Food Service Program meals served from July 2020-June 2021, over 60,000 served during the summer of 2021
  • $32,184.18 in community donations to support students in need

Prepared for What Comes Next

  • TCAPS Wellness Committee for student and staff support
  • Opening of TCAPS Montessori building
  • Strategic planning
  • K-12 published, viable curriculum