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A Diverse Community Of Learners

Profile of Excellence 2007-2008

PAINT BRANCH HIGH

SCHOOL

14121 OLD COLUMBIA

PIKE
BURTONSVILLE, MD
20866

Guidance Office
301-989-5640
FAX: 301-989-6095

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Paint Branch High School, a Montgomery County, MD public school , is located 30 miles from
Washington, DC, in a community that has a blend of suburbia and many small town features. Opened in
the fall of 1969, Paint Branch maintains a comprehensive four-year curriculum including Advanced
Placement courses (AP), the Honors Program (H), and Special Education programs. Additionally we offer
an innovative whole-school Signature Program which enhances and extends the high school curriculum.
The Signature Program is comprised of several themes :

Science - providing a wide range of science and health occupation courses, programs and
activities. Paint Branch offers advanced courses in many subjects including Medical Careers,
Molecular Biology, Engineering Science, Environmental Science, Biotechnology, as well as a
Professional Restaurant Management program.

Media - providing a wide range of media electives and required courses and activities that infuse
media skills and concepts.

American History Scholars – The first program of its kind in the state of Maryland, Paint
Branch students, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of New York and the
University of Maryland, College Park, may enroll in a rigorous academic program adding a
second history course each year which is focused on the media’s influence on American
History. Each student successfully completing this course of study will be recognized as an
American History Scholar at graduation and receive a Gilder Lehrman Institute Certificate of
Distinction along with his/her diploma.

In 2003, Paint Branch became one of four county schools to attain recognition as a member of the
Academy of Finance by offering an academically rigorous college-preparatory program from the
National Academy Foundation that encourages high school students to take courses in financial studies
and related disciplines. Paint Branch also implemented a new Naval JROTC unit in 2003. Paint Branch
serves a socio-economically and ethnically diverse community with students from 80 different countries.
We are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools with
commendation, and by the Maryland State Department of Education.

As a Technology Modernization school, Paint Branch has approximately 700 networked computers and
10 computer labs, all with high speed internet access.

Enrollment:

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Total Enrollment Grades 9-12 = 1798 students (as of September, 2007)

Class of 2008 - 385

Class of 2009 - 411

Class of 2009 - 499

Class of 2010 - 503

Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Secondary Schools - with Commendation

Maryland State Department of Education

A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Gilder Lehrman American History High School

Academy of Finance

Academy of Engineering Technology (Project Lead the Way)

Marking System:

A=Superior; B=Above Average; C=Average; D=Below Average; E=Failure; CR=Credit; NC= No Credit;
E2=Loss of Credit (5 or more unexcused absences)

GPA Computations:

All subjects are counted unweighted- A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 E=0 90-100=A; 80-89=B; 70-79=C; 60-69=D;
Below 60=E. Weighted GPA is used for class rank percentile only.

Graduation Requirements:

22 Credits: 60 hours of community service 2 Foreign Languages or 2 Advanced Technology or 3-9 Career
Completers; 4 English; 3 Social Studies; 4 Math; 3 Science; 1 Physical Education; 1 Fine Arts; 1
Technology Education, .5 Health. All graduates must pass the Maryland State Functional Reading,

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Writing, Math, and Citizenship tests.

Distribution of Cumulative Averages Class of 2007:

Range % of Class % of Class

GPA Weighted GPA

4.51 & above 0% 3%

4.01 - 4.50 0% 12 %

3.51 - 4.00 14 % 17 %

3.01 - 3.50 23 % 16 %

2.51 - 3.00 26 % 18 %

2.01 - 2.50 17 % 14 %

1.51 - 2.00 14 % 13 %

1.50 & below 6% 6%

Class of 2007 Profile:

421 students of which 95% are continuing education, 75% attend a four-year school, 20% attend a two-
year school, and 5% enter work or military

Honors Work in Designated Courses:

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science C++

English Levels 9 through 12

Geometry

Mathematics in 9 through 12

Matter and Energy

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Modern Foreign Languages levels 3, 4

Modern World History

National, State and Local Government

Physics 1

U.S. Government

U.S. History

Advanced Placement Courses:

AP American Government and Politics

AP Biology (double period)

AP Calculus

AP Chemistry (double period)

AP Comparative Government & Politics

AP Computer Science

AP English Language and Composition (11)

AP English Literature and Composition (12)

AP Environmental Science

AP French Language

AP French Literature

AP Microeconomics (AOF)

AP National, State, & Local Government and Politics

AP Physics (double period)

AP Psychology

AP Spanish Language

AP Spanish Literature

AP Statistics

AP Studio Art - Drawing (single and double periods)

AP Studio Art 2D - Design

AP U.S. History

AP World History

Advanced Level Courses:

Advanced Composition

Algebra II with Analysis

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Anatomy and Physiology

Engineering Science

Medical Careers

Modern Foreign Languages, Levels 5 &6

Media/Television Production

Precalculus with Analysis

Scholarships for the Graduating Class of 2006

Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars:

3 National AP Scholars
35 Scholars with Distinction
26 Scholars with Honors
48 Scholars

National Merit Scholars: 3 Semifinalists

National Achievement Scholars: 4 Semifinalists

Maryland Distinguished Scholars:

Academic: 1 Finalist, 26 Honorable Mention

Talent: 2 Honorable Mention

Montgomery County Public Schools does not rank students. Refer, however, to cumulative
grade point average distribution table for Paint Branch.

Honors Programs for Grades 9-12:

The Honors Program consists of Advanced Placement courses and honors work in designated courses.
The honors program is designed to provide appropriate instructional challenges for academically talented
and motivated students. While in some cases the objectives for honors work may be the same for regular
courses, in honors level work objectives are pursued in different ways, covered in more depth, and
require greater use of abstract and higher level thinking skills. In addition, students in the honors

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program are expected to work more independently and may undertake research and writing of a more
rigorous and sophisticated nature than required of other students.

Selection for Honors work is based on course prerequisites and gifted and talented criteria-- Grades, test
results, teacher and counselor recommendation, student interest, and work samples. A student is not
selected for the honors program as a whole, but rather for a particular honors course.

Honors work can be completed in Grades 9-12 in English, foreign languages, mathematics, science, social
studies, and selected courses in art and computer science. All work in advanced placement courses and in
the advanced level courses is considered to be honors work. The courses listed in the third group, while
taken by a wide range of students, are courses in which honors work is also available in the Montgomery
County Public Schools (MCPS) curriculum. They replace courses and course selections which in the past
have carried designations such as "Rapid Learner," "Able Learner," and "Gifted/Talented" in grades 9-12.

Administration:

Ms. Jeanette Dixon, Principal

Mr. John Haas, Assistant Principal
Ms. Cheryl LaSota, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Tracy Pettis-Jones, Assistant School Administrator

Signature Coordinator:

Mr. Brian Eichenlaub

Counselors:

Click here for students' counselor assignments

Ms. Darlene Hairston, Resource Counselor

Ms. Katherine Cureton
Ms. Felicia Kimmel
Ms. Rebecca Long
Ms. Bea Newell
Mr. Johahn Oliphant

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Ms. Cherie Roginsky-Green

Ms. Adrian Whipple

Grade 9 Smaller Learning Community House Counselors:

Dr. Ben Carson House, Ms. Adriane Whipple, Counselor

Dolores Huerta House, Mr. Johahn Oliphant, Counselor
Rosa Parks House, Ms. Katherine Cureton, Counselor
Theodore Roosevelt House, Felicia Kimmel, Counselor

College/Career Coordinator:

Ms. Maureen Murphy

Registrar:

Ms. Patricia Hill

Staff Development Teacher:

Ms. Patricia Gafford

Staff:

Paint Branch is proud of its dedicated and competent staff. 124 professional teaching faculty and 67
supporting services staff work to meet the needs of the student body. Eighty-three percent of the
teaching staff have at least a Master's degree and ninety-one percent have five or more years experience.

CEEB Number:

210316

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Average Scores for SAT I:

93% of all the 12th grade students take the test.

2007 Average: Total 1005; Verbal 489; Average Math 516

2006 State Average: Total 1002; Verbal 500; Average Math 502

2006 National Average: Total 1017; Verbal 502; Math 515

Advanced Placement Test Scores:

In May, 2007, 476 freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors at Paint Branch, or 52% of all
juniors and seniors, sat for a total of 855 Advanced Placement tests in 29 areas. Of that
number, students scored:

level five on 122 tests (14%)

level four on 179 tests (21%)

level three on 243 tests (28%)

yielding tests scores for earning potential college credit.

On 64% of the AP tests taken, students earned a score of 3 or higher.

An Advanced Placement Fair for interested students and parents is held annually in February.

Advanced Placement Test Results for 2007:

AP Test Number Number Number Percentage at

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Number Scoring Scoring Scoring Level 3, 4 or

Tested 5 4 3 5

Biology 80 11 16 28 69%

Calculus AB 1 0 0 0 0%

Calculus BC 42 15 8 9 76%

Chemistry 20 4 6 5 75%

Chinese Language 1 1 0 0 100%

Computer Science A 7 2 1 0 43%

Computer Science AB 7 1 2 2 71%

Economics - Micro 28 0 0 2 7%

English
66 4 16 23 65%
Language/Composition

English
Literature/Composition 48 4 10 14 58%

Environmental Science 20 1 3 1 25%

French Language 7 2 1 1 57%

French Literature 3 1 0 1 67%

Government & Politics

U.S. - Comparative 19 4 5 2 58%

Government & Politics

U.S. 120 10 17 42 58%

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Physics C Electricity &

12 6 5 1 100%
Magnetism

Physics C Mechanical 19 6 8 4 95%

Psychology 103 24 26 28 76%

Spanish Language 15 2 4 4 67%

Statistics 74 8 15 14 50%

Studio Art - Drawing 1 0 0 0 0%

Studio Art - 2D Design 1 0 0 0 0%

US History 15 4 4 6 93%

World History 140 12 32 54 70%

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