Recap of the past year in Friendswood ISD and looking forward.

1. Friendswood Independent School District
Leading to Achieve Excellence

2. Enrollment Trends

3. 2013-14 Taxes
(Fiscal Year to Date June 4, 2014)
$7.2 Million
$22.8 Million
Debt Service collections
(restricted use: Bond
payments)
M&O taxes

4. Tax Rate Update
• The 2013-24 tax rate is $1.367 per $100
valuation ($1.04 M&O and $0.327 I&S). This
rate has been the same for the past six years.
• The tax rate includes 19 cents for the 2008
Bond Program.

5. 2013-14 Revenues (as of 6-4-14)
General Fund Operating Revenues = $34,051,100
Property Taxes =
$22,829,995
67.05%
Local Revenue
from Other
Sources =
$2,832,360
8.32%
Gifts
$23,877
.07%
State Aid =
$8,364,868
24.56%

6. 2013-14 Expenditures (as of 6-4-14)
2013-14 General Fund Operating Expenditures = $30,597,037
Payroll = $25,160,271
82.2%
Supplies & Materials
= $1,393,433
4.60%
Contracted Services =
$2,635,060
8.60%
Other Operating
Expenses =
$2,635,060
4.60%

7. 2014 EOC Comparison
FISD vs State Scores
98
100
90
93
98
86
93
72
73
92
0 20 40 60 80 100
Alg 1
Biology
English I
English II
US History
STATE 2014
FISD 2014

8. Friendswood ISD
ACT Scores- 5 Year Trend

9. Reading STAAR
92%
91%
94%
94%
92%
97%
76%
74%
76%
77%
75%
82%
0.00% 50.00% 100.00%
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
90%
91%
97%
98%
90%
96%
70%
70%
79%
79%
67%
79%
0% 50% 100%
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
State
FISD
Math STAAR
92%
89%
88%
89%
81%
73%
70%
73%
71%
62%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
4th Writing
7th Writing
5th Science
8th Science
8th Soc. St.
State
FISD

10. FISD SAT Score Trends
400 450 500 550
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
National
State
FISD
Friendswood ISD students continue to perform well on SAT
exam. In 2012-13, FISD students posted a composite score
of 1625 on the SAT.

11. 400 450 500 550 600
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
National
State
FISD
SAT Reading Scores
450 500 550 600
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
National
State
FISD
SAT Math Scores

12. 535 Friendswood High School students took 1079 AP
exams with 75.1% scoring a 3, 4, or 5
FISD Performs Well on AP Exams

13. Mustang
Pride

14. A record amount of more than $161,000 was given to teachers
and campuses from the Friendswood Education Foundation. The
group met the $1 million dollar giving mark this year in both
endowment and in giving grants to teachers.

15. Education website Niche.com awards
FHS with grade A as one of the best
of the best in the Houston-area
public schools.
FHS is #17 among 4A State
comprehensive high schools with
similar amounts of students or
smaller and #51 out of all 5A and 4A
State public comprehensive schools
in Texas in the 2014 US News Best
High Schools by US news and World
Report.

16. Texas Honors Circle
FISD and Windsong Intermediate are recipients of the Texas Honors Circle
Awards for District and Campus. The comptroller's office created this award to
recognize Texas public school districts and campuses that have achieved
significant student academic growth while keeping spending relatively low.

17. FISD receives the
Energy Pacesetter Award
Friendswood ISD received the Energy Pacesetter Award. The Energy Pacesetter Award is
for stellar organizations that are setting the pace in energy savings for others.

18. Academic Decathlon Wins State, Again!
Not only did the Friendswood High School Academic Decathlon win State Championship
for middle sized schools, but also had six members invited to compete at Nationals in
Hawaii. Nine individuals with the top scores in the nation were invited to compete; 6 of
those 9 were from FHS!
Academic Decathlon returned with great results at National competition in Honolulu,
Hawaii. Six Decathletes qualified as individuals and all came away with medals.
Friendswood posted the 5th highest score overall, winning medals in every subject. Total

19. Friendswood High School had 11 Students Named
National Merit Semifinalists

20. Seven students at Friendswood High School have been selected as 2013-2014
National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar or Honorable Mention
recipients.

21. FHS senior, Roma Pradhan, has
been named a semifinalist of the
73rd annual Science Talent Search.
Friendswood High School is one of
185 across the US from which one
or more Intel STS semifinalists were
named this year.
Roma Pradhan has her work
inducted into the National Museum
of Education's National Gallery for
America's Young Inventors. She is
one of six young inventors inducted
in December 2013 in Akron, Ohio
where the National Gallery is
located.

22. Two students were invited to compete in the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair in Los
Angeles.

23. FHS had many winning students at science fairs on campus, at Galveston County
Science Fair and at the Houston Science and Engineering Fair. The majority of the
competitors also received scholarships and awards at the fairs.

24. Two FHS students competed and won at State
Debate contest.

25. Four Westwood Bales teams competed in the 2014 Mars
Rover Contest at the University of Houston and came in
first, second, third and fourth places.

26. Zone 3
Galveston County
Spelling Be
FJH seventh grader was
the runner up in the Zone
3-Galveston County
Spelling Bee. She received
a second place trophy.

27. Destination Imagination (DI)
fifth grade team from
Westwood Bales advanced to State

28. JH Student Council wins State award for service projects, including campus litter
pickup. FHS Student Council wins three awards this year for Outstanding Student
Council Award, Energy and Environment Award and Community Service Award.
FJH Student Council Wins State Award for Service

30. 212
451
68 83
198
100
601
21
247
406
87 88
245
117
679
41
324
431
86
133
201 145
479
186
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Agriculture,Food&Natural
Resources
Arts,AVTechnology&
Communications(includes
ProfessionalCommunication)
Business,Management&
Administration
Marketing&Finance
HealthScience
Hospitality&HumanServices
Science,Technology,
Engineering&Mathematics
(STEM)
InformationTech
2011
2012
2013
Enrollment by Career Clusters
Some clusters have been combined for reporting purposes. Taken from Fall
2011, 2012 & 2013 PEIMS submission report – one student may be reported
multiple times.

31. Feeder CTE Courses/Programs Offered at Friendswood
Junior High
177
41
186
67
23
212
50
209
39
48
75
168
55
188
62
51
0 50 100 150 200 250
College and Career Connection
Beginning Engineering
Gateway to Technology
Construction Management
Construction Technology
Digital Interactive Media
Enrollment 2013-14
Enrollment 2012-13
Enrollment 2011-12

32. Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)
had 21 students advance to State competition

33. The Top 5 inventors at Westwood Bales advanced to the
25th Annual Young Inventors Showcase of Houston at The
Children's Museum

34. DECA Advances to State
12 DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) members
advanced to State competition. One advanced to International
competition in Atlanta during the summer.

35. Forensics Student Qualifies for
Nationals!
Friendswood High
School Forensics has a
triple qualifier, Dylan
Dickens, for the
National Forensic league
National Tournament in
June. This is his third
year to attend and this
year he earned 8th place
out of 248 competitors.

36. FCCLA Competes at State
Six members of Family Career and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA) competed at State contest in Corpus Christi. Two
members competed in Environmental Ambassador and won first
place. The two advanced to National competition in San Antonio.

37. SkillsUSA had 27 students compete at State with two advancing
to National competition this summer.

38. Five Friendswood Junior High robotics teams competed in a Texas Computer Education
Association Region IV robotics meet at Fairmont Junior High in Deer Park ISD. Two of the
FJH teams advanced to State competition in Deer Park.
FJH Robotics

39. FHS won the Good Herdsman Award at the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo. Competing against approximately 400 others,
the FHS group won for quality of care given to their animals, stalls'
cleanliness and for the ability to share Ag Science knowledge with
visitors.

40. A student at FHS in the FFA County Fair Queen. She
represents FHS at the Galveston County Fair & Rodeo.
FFA County Fair Queen

42. All Junior High Choirs received
superior ratings in
UIL competition.

43. 17 Mighty Mustang Band members made
All State Band.

44. FHS Band competed and is one of the
TOP 10 Marching Bands in the State.

45. Four FHS Choir members and
one alternate were named to
All State Choir.

46. Friendswood High School received six nominations for their
production of 42nd Street in the 2014 Tommy Tune Awards.
Best Direction
Kathy Powdrell
Best Choreography
Ashley Marmaro
Best Musical Direction
Janwin Overstreet-Goode
Best Orchestra
Julio Sanchez
Best Scenic Design
Best Ensemble/Chorus

47. The Friendswood Wranglerettes wrapped up their competition
season at Crowd Pleasers Nationals where the girls were
named 2014 National Champions after winning first place in
every team and every officer routine.
The Wranglerettes have won a National Championship title 16 times in
their history and are undefeated since 2007.

48. The Varsity Color Guard placed first in World Division, the
JV placed second in Scholastic JV Division and the Junior
High team placed first in Cadet Division.

49. For the first time in school history, Friendswood Junior High sent a squad to compete at
NCA Senior and Junior High School National Championship in Dallas.
The FJH Cheerleaders had scored enough to take second place and received 2 of 3 Judges’
Awards; “Best Use of Tumbling” and the prestigious “Superior Showmanship,” which is
generally awarded to the first place team. They put Friendswood Junior High on the map
and set the bar high for the squads to come.
FJH students competed in the
JH UIL Academic Contest and
won first place.

50. FHS Wranglerettes raise $13,597.20 for St. Judes,
Named top fundraising team, best shirt design

51. The Mustang athletic program is enjoying an
unprecedented surge in participation.
For the 2013/2014 academic year the high school
had approximately 945 students participate in UIL
athletic programs.
Roughly 44% of all students on campus are
involved in UIL sports.
The Jr. High had approximately 610 combined
athletes in the four athletic periods.

52. FJH's 8th grade Mustangs won State title for 7 on 7
football. The final game was between FJH and
Magnolia. Score was 28-20.

53. Qualified at the Regional Semi Playoff Series
BASEBALL

54. District Champs & competed in the 4A Region III
Tournament.
BOY’S BASKETBALL

55. Qualified for the 4A Region III Tournament
GIRL’S BASKETBALL

56. District 24-4A Champs & Regional Semifinalist
TEAM TENNIS

57. District 24-4A Champs & Regional Qualifiers
BOY’S CROSS COUNTRY

58. Five on the FHS golf team competed at State. It has been
29 years since a boys FHS golf team has competed at State.

59. 11 Regional qualifiers including a regional
champion and UIL State qualifier.
TRACK & FIELD

60. District 24-4A Champs, 4-A Region III Champions &
Qualified in the State tournament in Georgetown.
GIRLS SOCCER

61. Led the way with 17 qualifying athletes to
participate in the UIL state meet.
SWIM TEAM

62. SPRING
TENNIS
Mixed Doubles
State Runner Ups

63. Wrestling once again showed its competitive strength by
qualifying a female wrestler for the state meet, 3 male
qualifiers and producing one State Champion for the boys.
WRESTLING
BOY’S AND GIRL’S

64. District 24-4A Champs, 4-A Region III Champions &
competed in the UIL State volleyball tournament.
VOLLEYBALL

65. District 24-4A Champs & State Qualifiers.
GIRL’S CROSS COUNTRY

66. ZONE CHAMPS (teams)
Football (2)
Cross Country
Volleyball
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
Boys Tennis (2)
Girls Tennis
Girls Track
JUNIOR HIGH
DISTRICT CHAMPS
Football (2)
Swimming
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer

67. Highlight
This year will be remembered as one of the
most successful in school history.
Every FHS varsity team made it to the 4A
playoffs, and all but one team went past the first
round of playoffs.
Winner of the LONE STAR CUP
2013-2014

68. FHS Cheer 4 Change is one
of the top fundraising teams
for Komen-Houston;
FHS Cheer Team raised
$11,321.04.
FHS Cheerleaders
National Champions

69. NEW Classification
SAME Expectations
24-6A District